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Noordam, M.L. (author)In this thesis, we explore the interaction between multiple optical light fields. Although these light fields can interfere with each other in a vacuum, actual interaction can only occur in a medium. This interaction can be amplified in materials with nanoscale dimensions such as a monolayer of WS2 and metallic nanostructures. The shapes of...doctoral thesis 2023
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Bij de Vaate, I. (author)Extreme (still) sea levels and the possibly associated coastal floods, are generally linked to (high) tides and storm surges. The risk of coastal floods will likely intensify in the future. This is because, on the one hand, the population of coastal zones is expected to continue to grow, and, on the other hand, climate change may lead to an...doctoral thesis 2023
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Altway, S. (author)HMF (5-hydroxymethylfurfural) is one of the bio renewable materials that can be used as an important platform chemical to produce biofuel and various chemical products. The main application of HMF in the chemical industry is a platform chemical for the production of plant-based polyethylene terephthalate (PET). HMF is produced through hexose...doctoral thesis 2023
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Wang, Guanzhong (author)The search for Majoranas bound states has witnessed heated efforts in the past decade. This field of research lies at the intersection of both scientific and commercial interests. The Majorana quasiparticle, being its own antiparticle and exhibiting non-abelian exchange statistics, is a unique member of the family of condensed-matter...doctoral thesis 2023
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Verhagen, K.J.A. (author)Saccharomyces cerevisiae, also known as baker’s yeast, is a robust microorganism frequently used in industrial biotechnology. The scale of its applications ranges from several millilitres for research and process development in the lab to hundreds of cubic meters for cultivation in industrial production processes. In large-scale reactors mixing...doctoral thesis 2023
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Engel, H.J. (author)Autonome architectuur en de stad gaat over de ‘revisie van de moderne architectuur’ na de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Frappant is de complete ommekeer in de appreciatie van de moderne architectuur die in de jaren zeventig heeft plaatsgevonden. In een breder verband getuigt de introductie van de term ‘post-modernisme’ daarvan. De rol van monumentaliteit...doctoral thesis 2023
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Romanos, C. (author)The role played by the Mekong River in the organization of land and people is inextricably linked with a particular spatial category. The concept of the hydrological catchment extends the space of the river far beyond the limits of the river’s perennial waterbodies, to encompass vast areas inhabited by millions of people speaking different...doctoral thesis 2023
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Eslamizadeh, S. (author)The transition to renewable energy sources affects all sectors of society, including the industrial sector. Besides climate policy ambitions and other concerns regarding the social and environmental acceptability of energy provision, the transition to renewables may also improve the availability and affordability of energy services. The latter...doctoral thesis 2023
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Mangel Raventos, A. (author)Electrochemical cells and systems have been around for a few centuries. Lately, these technologies have been attracting attention. Although the technology to generate electricity from renewable sources is well developed and widely available -such as photovoltaic and wind energy- this is not always available. Because of this, it is necessary to...doctoral thesis 2023
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Jiang, Quanxin (author)The need for more accurate cleavage modelling is particularly acute for a new generation of high-strength steels because they obtain their favourable properties through complex, multi-phase microstructures. One of the challenges in cleavage modelling is the strong sensitivity to material characteristics at the microlevel. This thesis proposes a...doctoral thesis 2023
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Ranjan, R. (author)With the advent of Additive Manufacturing (AM) techniques, the design principle of `form follows function' no longer remains a utopian proposition. The unprecedented design freedom offered by AM is making it possible to conceptualize highly performant designs by efficiently leveraging geometrical complexity. The increase in design freedom...doctoral thesis 2023
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Morete Barbosa Bertolo, V. (author)The use of materials in increasingly severe service conditions raises concerns about structural safety with respect to cleavage fracture. There are three main material-related challenges that structures face under harsh environments: 1) the trade-off between strength and toughness; 2) the ductile-to-brittle transition behaviour of BCC high...doctoral thesis 2023
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Wu, L. (author)For almost three decades, side-channel analysis has represented a realistic and severe threat to embedded devices' security. As a well-known and influential class of implementation attacks, side-channel analysis has been applied against cryptographic implementations, processors, communication systems, and, more recently, machine learning models....doctoral thesis 2023
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Loozen, G.B. (author)Optofluidic lab-on-a-chips (LOCs) employing a dual-waveguide trap for optical trapping and Raman spectroscopy have proven to be attractive and potent tools for high throughput chemical fingerprinting of bio-particles for disease diagnosis. Among the relevant bio-particles are extracellular vesicles (EVs) which a been proven through recent...doctoral thesis 2023
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van Duijvenbode, J.R. (author)To extract raw materials responsibly and sustainably, the minerals industry has to continuously optimise the mine-to-metal process and requires an entirely different valuation model. Currently, most operational decisions (e.g., ore-waste boundaries, short-term scheduling, blending policies, dispatch decisions) are evaluated using a revenue-based...doctoral thesis 2023
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Ornago, L. (author)In this dissertation, we analyse the charge transport of nanoscale molecular junctions in mechanically controllable break junction (MCBJ) experiments. In particular, we focus on the characterization of molecular features going beyond the "single-peak" picture, that is, considering features in the measurements in addition to themost prominent one...doctoral thesis 2023
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van Zwieten, G.J. (author)A vital component in the management of seismic hazard is the study of past seismic events. Classically, this has been the domain of seismology, which studies the dynamic manifestations of the event to infer properties such as epicenter and moment magnitude. More recently it has become possible to perform similar analyses on the basis of the...doctoral thesis 2023