Can Wage Restraint Pull the Mediterranean Countries Out of the Sovereign-Debt Crisis? An Empirical Analysis of OECD Export Performance

On March 25th 2011, the European Council passed the Euro-plus Pact in order to enhance the competitiveness of European countries especially for the four Mediterranean countries which were trapped in a sovereign-debt crisis. One of the main focuses of the Pact was to restrain the growth rate of wages to make it below the growth rate of...

A NMOS Linear Voltage Regulator for Automotive Applications

The electronization of automobiles is considered to be a revolution in automotive technology development progress. One trend for automotive electronics design is pursuing higher level integration. System level integrated circuits are needed to simplify the automotive electronics design and increase the reliability of automobiles. In this thesis,...

Neck muscle control patterns in 3D isometric experiments

The better understanding of neuromuscular control of the human neck is of critical importance to understand whiplash injury and neurological movement disorders. Isometric experiments using electromyography (EMG) are an appropriate method to study neuromuscular control patterns of neck muscles. As the human head-neck system is highly complex, it...

Afsluitdijk upgrading, non typical Dutch solutions

The Afsluitdijk (Enclosure Dam) is a major causeway in the Netherlands, which was constructed between 1927 and 1933, running from Den Oever on Wieringen in North Holland province, to the village of Zurich in Friesland province. The dam is 32 kilometers long and 90 m wide, with an initial height of 7.25 m above sea-level and a slope of 1:4 ...

Protection of Shanghai from Flooding: 'Open or closable navigational section?’

Due to Shanghai’s unique location, it is sensitive to sea level rise and land subsidence, which are directly related to urban flood protection. Flooding of Shanghai can be caused due to the following three factors: storm surge by typhoon, high tidal levels and sustained higher water levels in the Yangtze River and the Huangpu River as a result...

Making a real city for everyone-spatial transformation towards inclusiveness and vitality

Rural-urban migrants are vulnerable facing the industrial transition in China. This research reveals the ignorance of migrants’ interests within current urban renewal in Shenzhen, China. By referring to the theory of arrival city and urban inclusiveness, the provision of affordable work-related space through urban renewal in Shenzhen’s...

Mutual benefit from nature to human society: Reed factory along Oostvaardersdijk

This graduation project as a part of the Delta Intervention studio is meant to explore how much can the architecture contribute to water management based on its new cornerstone “build with nature”. Starting from the research on coastal vulnerabilities to the study of wetland systems, I tried to conceive an extreme environment where man and...

A 0.6V Low Noise Current Generator for Bio-Impedance Measurements in 40nm CMOS

Vital Signs Monitoring Using Doppler Signal Decomposition

There is an ever-growing demand for vital signs monitoring for a variety of occasions. Non-contact vital signs monitoring can be achieved by detecting the displacement of the human chest using Doppler radar. This method is non-invasive, environment-independent and suitable for long-term monitoring. However, the real-time detection of...