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Al Sader, N. (author)More and more citizens are entering the public domain and taking over tasks that traditionally belong to the government. For example, citizens increasingly run a community centre themselves, maintain the greenery in their neighbourhood and manage the local playground. To some extent, governments also encourage this behaviour and are disposing of...doctoral thesis 2023
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Ashkrof, P. (author)This PhD thesis delves into the intricate realm of supply-side behavioural dynamics and operations within the ride-sourcing system. It investigates drivers' pivotal decisions, focusing on ride acceptance and relocation choices at the operational level. By leveraging a unique dataset, novel theories on ride-sourcing drivers’ behaviour are...doctoral thesis 2023
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Diab, I. (author)Electricity grids are increasingly congested as the world moves toward a sustainable, electrified future. Expanding and upgrading these infrastructures is costly and challenging on a technical and administrative level and even redundant when considering that some sub-parts of these grids, such as electric transportation networks, are massively...doctoral thesis 2023
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Piaggio, A.L. (author)In the context of a worldwide scenario characterized by a progressively expanding human population, the combining effects of climate change, escalating water stress, and the degradation of freshwater resources, water reclamation has emerged as a viable solution to alleviate the critical issue of water scarcity. Several streams around the world...doctoral thesis 2023
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Dong, J. (author)Advancements in technology and societal demands have led to increasing complexity, size, and automation in modern industrial systems. This trend makes these systems more safety-critical, as the occurrence of faults in system components or subsystems may cause the entire system to fail, resulting in significant economic losses and casualties....doctoral thesis 2023
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Pereira Espíndola, S. (author)The urgent need to address sustainability within material science, driven by global environmental concerns over pollution, climate change, and resource scarcity, has led to a growing interest in bio-based materials. This thesis explores the potential of biopolymers as alternatives to non-renewable resources, specifically the ones derived from...doctoral thesis 2023
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Baars, T.F. (author)Alluvial deposits in the subsurface are essential for geo-energy production and storage in many regions worldwide. Accurate correlation and characterisation of alluvial stratigraphy requires an understanding of how river channels were spatially deposited, and which geomorphological processes acted upon them. This doctoral dissertation the...doctoral thesis 2023
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Stoimenova, N. (author)Traditionally, the AI field has focused on providing answers in domains like chess, translation, protein folding, and item recommendations. These AI systems have a clear objectives and outcomes that can be easily classified as correct or incorrect. However, once such systems face the complexity of social contexts, they start to produce...doctoral thesis 2023
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Lima Pereira, L.T. (author)Wind-turbine noise can restrict the growing implementation of renewable energy sources and their application close to urban environments. The largest contributor to the noise of modern turbines is the scattering of the turbulent fluctuations at the blade trailing edge. This source of noise is directly correlated with the turbine’s extracted...doctoral thesis 2023
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Nieuwenhuis, E.M. (author)Urban areas are highly dependent on their urban water systems, which provide essential services such as access to clean drinking water, public health protection, and flood control. Global developments increasingly threaten the provision of these services: changing weather patterns, ongoing urbanization processes, and depleting natural resources...doctoral thesis 2023
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Sun, D. (author)This thesis focuses on management and control of traffic networks, including urban networks and freeway networks, in which we aim to reduce traffic congestion by minimizing the total time spent of all the vehicles in the network, and also consider green mobility by minimizing the total emissions produced by the vehicles. In this thesis, we have...doctoral thesis 2023
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Sassenburg, M. (author)Nature has been in balance for tens of thousands of years, but since the Industrial Revolution mankind has been disturbing this balance by utilizing fossil fuels for technological advancement and for societal prosperity (Chapter 1). Fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas were able to power newly found inventions like the steam and combustion...doctoral thesis 2023
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Yao, X. (author)Comfort, which is defined as “a pleasant state or relaxed feeling of a human being in reaction to its environment”, plays an important role in air travel both for passengers and airlines. However, the combination of strict safety regulations, limited space, and a large variation in passenger body types make aircraft cabins challenging...doctoral thesis 2023
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Huisman, K.H. (author)In this thesis we perform a theoretical study on the Chirality Induced Spin Selectivity effect in the context of two-terminal measurements for realistic parameters. In twoterminal measurements on chiral molecules one of the leads is magnetized and the current is measured for opposite magnetizations. In experiment it is found that the currents...doctoral thesis 2023
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Krilašević, S. (author)Both societal and engineering systems are growing in complexity and interconnectivity, making it increasingly challenging, and sometimes impossible, to model their dynamics and behaviors. Moreover, individuals or entities within these systems, often referred to as agents, have their own objectives that may conflict with one another. Examples...doctoral thesis 2023
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Balayn, A.M.A. (author)Machine learning (ML) is an artificial intelligence technology that has a great potential for being adopted in various sectors of activities. Yet, it is now also increasingly recognized as a hazardous technology. Failures in the outputs of an ML system might cause physical or social harms. Besides, the development and deployment of an ML system...doctoral thesis 2023
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Colenberg, S.E. (author)Positive social interactions and feeling connected with people around us are fundamental human needs and crucial to our well-being. This dissertation explores how interior office design could foster workers’ social well-being. The research indicates that to enhance social interactions and a sense of belonging, factors like atmosphere, diversity,...doctoral thesis 2023
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Cañizares Gaztelu, J.C. (author)Today, resilience is used in many societal contexts for understanding how things respond to risks and for improving their performance in this regard, having also become a prominent approach for adapting to climate change. Yet, despite the broad appeal of resilience and resilience-based approaches within and outside academia, there are persisting...doctoral thesis 2023