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Zhang, Yang (author)Product appearance can contribute to market success, which has been addressed by many research and practical cases. Visual Novelty, as an important aspect of product appearance, is proved to influence consumer purchase decisions. A brand is also used frequently to assist in making purchase decisions. It might be interesting for product designers...master thesis 2021
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Zhang, Xinrui (author)Masonry is one of the most common building materials globally due to its ease of construction, price, durability and fire resistance. Its heterogeneity and orthotropic nature make its mechanical behaviour rather complex, highlighting the importance of an appropriate constitutive model to describe such behaviour accurately. In literature, most of...master thesis 2021
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Zhang, Lei (author)Because of their over-concern with body shape and weight, chronic dieters may eventually damage their physical and mental health. Typical problems include hair loss, extreme hunger, depression, and food obsession. For the sake of their health, they have to get rid of chronic dieting and change their restrained eating behavior. This project will...master thesis 2021
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Zhang, Haobo (author)Amsterdam's overdependence on tourism resulted in its homogeneous and fragile economy, which was impacted severely by the pandemic in 2020. Therefore, the municipality of Amsterdam implemented the donut economy, which was proposed by Kate Raworth, to make the urban development sustainable. Through the research of Doughnut Economics Action Lab,...master thesis 2021
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Zhang, Zhongjing (author)The formation of this triangular land and lasting cultivation upon it has transformed the Red River Delta into a highly anthropocentric rice-based delta. The delta area is affected by climate change variability as externalities, a fast and persistent urban expansion and environmental degradation presenting an increasing socio-ecological...master thesis 2021
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Zhang, Yixiang (author)The warehousing sector is among the top when it comes to the risk of developing work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs), in particular low back pain (LBP). In this sector, LBP is a prevalent issue, due to the nature of the job of lifting and moving (heavy) objects around. The issue has significant implications for the workers’ health, in...master thesis 2021
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Zhang, Guozheng (author)The thesis mainly concentrates on exploring the suitability and applicability of surrogate models for a multi-carrier energy system (MCES). The climate crisis is being paid more attention owing to its notable effects on the environment globally. For the sake of facing the challenge, the European Union (EU) has developed different strategies. One...master thesis 2021
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Zhang, Chenxi (author)Unmanned vehicles are a vital topic in today’s science and technology field. The safety problem of unmanned vehicles has been paid more attention from researchers. People are continually developing new control technologies, making the auxiliary driving or control of vehicles more accurate and reliable. Before designing a reliable controller,...master thesis 2021
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Zhang, Jiayao (author)Shape morphing has been considered a future direction in the pursuit of maximised aerodynamic and structural efficiency of an aircraft wing by triggering geometric reconfiguration to adapt to specific design requirements or load environments. Researchers have endeavoured to seek for morphing solutions that are simple, predictable, tailorable and...master thesis 2020
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Zhang, Stella (author)Trolley bus systems provide modern low-emission public transport for urban areas. The trolley bus demands a peak power at acceleration that is at least 4 times the regular operational power demand of the bus. To provide the acceleration power for a fleet of buses, the substations are inherently oversized. With the excess capacity in the trolley...master thesis 2020
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Zhang, Yiwen (author)With the influence of COVID-19, people all over the world are facing significant challenges. Families with school-aged children face difficulties in helping the children transition from traditional school to online education while bearing various stress due to the epidemic quarantine measures. The situation leads to an intense parent-child...master thesis 2020
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Zhang, Liyao (author)Visualizing the point clouds is an integral part of processing the data, which enables users to explore and interact with the point clouds more intuitively. However, most of the current point cloud renderers are developed in non-immersive environments. In the last few years, some new technologies, such as Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality ...master thesis 2020
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Zhang, Yunsong (author)Tons of residual waste is being produced during big events nowadays, which can be expensive to manage and negatively influence the environment. Insufficient waste separation is identified as the leading cause, which is feasible to tackle in the near future. To reduce the negative environmental and financial impact of the event's waste, this...master thesis 2020
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Zhang, Lanwen (author)Managing climate in museums is always a challenging task since it should meet the needs of multiple stakeholders, namely the conservation of collections, the comfort of visitors, and the protection of historic buildings. The relative humidity is one of the most crucial parameters in this management process, and it is controlled by passive design...master thesis 2020
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Zhang, Haochen (author)Anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) is a promising technology to treat phenolic wastewater. Conductive materials such as magnetite and granular activated carbon have been reported to be capable of improving anaerobic digestion by facilitating direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET). This research first investigated the effect of magnetite...master thesis 2020
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Zhang, Chenrui (author)The frequency stability of the power system is challenged by the high penetration of power electronic interfaced renewable energy sources (RES). This paper investigates the improvements of frequency responses of fully decoupled wind power generators (FDWG) by proposing a novel implementing of ultracapacitors (UC) within a hybrid scheme in real...master thesis 2020
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Zhang, Yu (author)The HEMS crew is planning to conduct research on implementing ECPR treatment during OHCA cases. A data collector that collects time and chest compression data is needed for the research. Thus, this graduation project is focused on the design of a data collector for HEMS crew during OHCA. This report describes the whole process of developing the...master thesis 2020
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Zhang, Kaiwen (author)In radio astronomy (RA), one of the key tasks is the estimation of the celestial source powers, i.e. imaging. To maximize the performance, it is crucial to optimize the receiver locations before the construction of a telescope array. However, although system calibration is an integral and crucial process of imaging, it has rarely been addressed...master thesis 2020
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Zhang, Y. (author)In the advanced semiconductor industry, modern electronic devices are expected to realize complex functions with minimized size, which requires an increase in the density of on-chip interconnects. To meet this demand, the dimension of interconnects is reduced and it requires the narrowing of metal interconnects to carry the increasing current...master thesis 2020
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Zhang, Yepin (author)When making a decision between conducting owner and contractor mining, it is common for the mine owner to take into consideration a number of factors to assess the suitability of either method for any particular project. This research identifies and investigates the key factors by means of literature review and questionnaires and interviews with...master thesis 2020