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Goto, L. (author)When designing products like bicycle helmets or oxygen masks, achieving a good fit is crucial for optimal functioning, usability, safety, and comfort. Integrating anthropometric data in the development and design of products, workplaces, and environments whilst understanding the variations in anthropometric measurements amongst users will...doctoral thesis 2023
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Wasajja, H. (author)Biomass is predominantly the major source of energy in the global south. It is the readily available source of energy in global south and is used in rural energy households in the form of wood, charcoal and agricultural residues. However, biomass energy source is not utilised in the most efficient way and hence there is still a gap in achieving...doctoral thesis 2023
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Gholinejad, M. (author)The vital role of surgery in healthcare requires constant attention for improvement. Surgical process modelling is an innovative and rather recently introduced approach for tackling the issues in complex surgeries. The goal of this thesis is to structure the strategies in surgical process modelling and to seek the applications of surgical...doctoral thesis 2023
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Annor, F.O. (author)The importance of small reservoirs for the livelihoods of people in the Upper East Region of Ghana cannot be over-emphasized. They are used for many purposes which include fishing, livestock watering, construction, irrigation, recreation, drinking water, and other domestic uses. The reservoirs were built most often close to communities to...doctoral thesis 2023
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Wei, Z. (author)Photoinduced charge transfer (CT) is a fundamental photophysical process that prevails in nature but also plays a pivotal role in various technological fields. This thesis describes spectroscopic studies on photoinduced CT in donor-bridge-acceptor (DBA) systems and their derivatives. Throughout this work, we employ femtosecond transient...doctoral thesis 2023
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Cupertino, A. (author)Nanomechanical resonators have become integral to technological advancements and scientific progress in modern society. Not only do they enable exquisite precision in sensing applications, but they also allow for exploring quantum mechanics and the development of quantum technologies. These applications require resonators with high quality...doctoral thesis 2023
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Levajac, V. (author)Quantum technology is a developing field of sciencewhere devices possess novel and superior functionalities thanks to their quantum-mechanical behaviour at the nanometer scale. A typical example is a quantum computer, where information is stored in quantum states of its quantum bits. By manipulating entangled and superposition states of these...doctoral thesis 2023
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Poinelli, M. (author)Ice, a pervasive element across the Solar System, holds immense importance in understanding the response of the Earth to ongoing climate change as well as the dynamics of planetary bodies. This dissertation investigates ice fractures on terrestrial and planetary ice bodies, focusing on their impact on the melting of ice shelves in Antarctica and...doctoral thesis 2023
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Paredes-Vallés, Federico (author)In the ever-evolving landscape of robotics, the quest for advanced synthetic machines that seamlessly integrate with human lives and society becomes increasingly paramount. At the heart of this pursuit lies the intrinsic need for these machines to perceive, understand, and navigate their surroundings autonomously. Among the senses, vision...doctoral thesis 2023
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Ewald, Vincentius (author)One of the classical solutions to maintain the aircraft structural integrity is to rely on the analysis of non-destructive testing (NDT) inspector with various inspection methods. However, it is relatively expensive in matter of time and costs to train human resources until the certification is reached. Further, in majority of the cases of...doctoral thesis 2023
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Klughammer, N. (author)In this thesis, we have introduced palladium zero-mode waveguides (Pd ZMWs) as a valuable tool for biophysics research and have showcased several applications thereof. We started by using them as single-molecule sensors for free translocations of fluorophores, proteins, and voltage-driven translocations of DNA. By studying salt-gradient driven...doctoral thesis 2023
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van der Roest, E. (author)The transition from a fossil to a renewable energy system presents challenges in ensuring reliable and affordable energy supply. This dissertation addresses these challenges by proposing an integrated system approach to designing a renewable energy and water system on the neighborhood level. The concept, known as Power-to-H3, involves converting...doctoral thesis 2023
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Ujjaini Kempaiah, K. (author)A flying aircraft consumes fuel to overcome air resistance during its motion. A significant part of this consumption (55%) is due to turbulent skin friction arising at the interface of the aircraft surface and the air. The current work aims to develop and investigate relevant turbulent skin-friction reduction techniques and assist in advancing...doctoral thesis 2023
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Gong, J. (author)Quantum computers have gained widespread interest from both industry and academia in the last decade as they are very promising for solving problems intractable by classical computers. However, there is a limited number of qubits in current quantum processors, which impedes the practical applications of a quantum computer. To increase the number...doctoral thesis 2023
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Arora, S. (author)The aimof this thesis is to investigate the impact of symmetry on light and how it alters its characteristics. Our research centers around the examination of complex photonic crystals rooted in the concept of photonic topological insulators, which are analogs of topological insulators initially introduced in condensed matter physics. Unlike...doctoral thesis 2023
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da Schio, Nicola (author), Van Eenoo, Eva (author), Caset, Freke (author), Vanparys, Line (author), Bartiaux, Françoise (author), Luppari, Edoardo (author), Ermans, Thomas (author), Verbeek, T. (author), Boussauw, Kobe (author), Maciejewska, Monika (author), Bothof, Simon (author), te Boveldt, Geert (author), Wayens, Benjamin (author), Cassiers, Tim (author)The authors of this BSI Position Paper argue that social justice should be an integral part of the car-restrictive policy agenda through specific and explicit claims. In this context, they propose that the distribution of the benefits and burdens related to car-restrictive policies should not reproduce – let alone exacerbate – socio-economic...report 2023
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Yuan, T. (author)The thumb finger is indispensable for an independent daily life. Implant replacement, which aims to restore joint mobility and functionality, is one of the surgical treatments for patients with osteoarthritis at the thumb-base. However, current designs and the biomechanical understanding of the thumb-base joint are inadequate. Small bone size,...doctoral thesis 2023
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Groenewegen, D.M. (author)Information systems store and organize data, and manage business processes concerned with that data. Information systems aim to support operations, management and decision-making in organizations. Web applications are ideal for implementing information systems. Although existing web frameworks provide abstractions for creating web applications,...doctoral thesis 2023
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Gallego Murillo, Joan Sebastián (author)Production of cultured red blood cells (cRBCs) hold the promise of being a potentially unlimited source of cells that could cover the increasing demand of RBCs for transfusion purposes, while having more control on the quality and safety of the cells compared to the current donor-dependent system. cRBCs could also be used for novel therapies in...doctoral thesis 2023