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van der Wal, Nienke (author)Introduction- The global incidence of thyroid cancer has risen significantly, prompting the development of innovative surgical techniques. Transoral thyroidectomy offers a scarless alternative, with the transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) showing promising results. However, CO2 insufflation during TOETVA can lead to...master thesis 2024
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Suresh, Aswin (author)Wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) can create large parts, due to its high deposition rate. WAAM can be used to create functionally graded materials (FGMs) such as a strong core of high strength low alloy (HSLA) steel and corrosion-resistant cladding of austenitic stainless (AUS) steel. However, HSLA and AUS steel are dissimilar metals with...master thesis 2024
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Walinga, Hielke (author)The behavior of software systems can be modeled as state machines by looking at the log data from these systems. Conventional algorithms, such as L∗, however, require too much memory to process log data when it gets too large. These algorithms must first load all available data into memory, which is often way too much.<br/>The approach...master thesis 2024
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Koorn, Nathalie (author)Dementia, characterized by a significant decline in cognitive abilities, encompasses various neurodegenerative disorders. This includes Alzheimer's disease (AD), frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and their clinical manifestation named primary progressive aphasia (PPA), mainly involving language difficulties. In general these diseases exhibit some...master thesis 2024
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Wijnen, W. (author)Road crashes are a worldwide societal problem and they have a negative impact on welfare. This is reflected by several types of social costs that result from road crashes, including medical costs, loss of human productive capacities and damage to vehicle and other properties, as well as intangible impacts (‘human costs', loss of quality of life...doctoral thesis 2024
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Agrawal, Tanuj (author)Designing lightweight aircraft parts to improve fuel efficiency is crucial to meet the aviation sector’s goals of reducing CO2 emissions. However, it is also important to ensure that these lightweight parts have a lower CO2 footprint over their entire lifetime. Previous studies have successfully achieved this using topology optimization and low...master thesis 2024
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Follis, Patrick (author)Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) is commonly used to optimize the power output of solar arrays for LEO satellites. Traditional MPPT techniques such as Perturb & Observe often struggle when the satellite is rotating and the temperature and incident irradiance are rapidly changing. This scenario frequently occurs with miniaturized...master thesis 2024
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Singh, A. (author)Conventional computing systems involve physically separated storing and processing units. To perform the processing, data is shuttled from the storing unit to the processing unit followed by the actual processing, and the processed data is shuttled back into the storing unit. Unfortunately, this data shuffling contributes significantly to the...doctoral thesis 2024
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Power in wheelchair propulsion: Advancing the use of wearable sensors for wheelchair sports practicevan Dijk, M.P. (author)From the perspective of wheelchair sports practice, there is a growing need to provide feedback on power output. Power can be used to monitor athletes' fitness and fatigue levels, thereby preventing overtraining and potential injuries, to individualize and analyze training programs, and it is also an objective measure of effort or intensity....doctoral thesis 2024
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Wang, R. (author)Federated Learning (FL) is a revolutionary approach to machine learning that enables collaborative model training among multiple parties without exposing sensitive data. Introduced by Google in 2016, FL taps into the wealth of data generated by edge devices while prioritizing user privacy and minimizing communication costs. Its applications span...doctoral thesis 2024
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Venkatesh, Vijay (author)The global shift towards low-carbon and renewable energy sources, driven by climate concerns associated with fossil fuels, has positioned solar photovoltaics (PV) as a major alternative. With the increasing adoption of PV technologies, it is crucial to study various PV module types. This thesis focuses on the HyET Powerfoil, an amorphous silicon...master thesis 2024
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Tanmeet Kaur, Tanmeet (author)This thesis describes the implementation of a phase-domain readout system for a thermal-diffusivity (TD) based temperature sensor. Such sensors measure the phase shift of an electro-thermal filter (ETF), which exhibits a near-linear dependency on absolute temperature. The phase shift is measured by a phase-domain delta-sigma modulator (PD-DSM)....master thesis 2024
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Goel, Saransh (author)This research investigates the impact of multipath signals in UWB communications and explores their potential to improve localization accuracy of tags using the additional information captured in the Channel Impulse Response (CIR). While traditional localization typically relies on multiple anchors, this study focuses on using a single anchor...master thesis 2024
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Irazoqui Ahlig, Diego (author)Decarbonizing industrial processes by transitioning to carbon-neutral energy sources poses significant challenges for industrial operations. The integration of technologies such as Power-To-Heat (PtH) with electric boilers and furnaces, Power-To-Gas (PtG) facilities employing electrolyzers, variable speed drives for energy-intensive machinery,...master thesis 2024
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Opstal, Anton (author)The yachting industry is embracing sustainable practices in response to global environmental concerns, particularly those outlined in the Paris Agreement, which aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit global temperature increases. Although diesel engines are most commonly used in yachts and are a major contributor to greenhouse gas...master thesis 2024
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Shokolarov, Aleksandar (author)The estimation of optical flow, which determines the movement of objects in a visual scene, is a crucial problem in computer vision. It is essential for applications such as autonomous navigation, where precise motion estimation is critical for performance and safety.<br/><br/>Frame-based cameras capture sequences of still images at regular...master thesis 2024
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Bollen, C.J.M. (author)We have a general idea of what the term empathy refers to. We typically use the concept in a normative way - to express appreciation, concern, value, risks, etc, - with regard to how we relate to one another. However, the exact meaning of the concept is far from agreed upon. As such, it actually is unclear whether and how we can fairly use this...doctoral thesis 2024
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Raue, Timothy (author)This thesis introduces a new computational methodology to solve partial differential equations within cracked domains, focusing on coupling in-crack physics with the adjacent environment. The crack is represented discretely, allowing to describe explicitly the crack opening, which is a key parameter in the description of the in-crack physics....master thesis 2024