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Leuratti, Nicola (author)In the pursuit of low-carbon technologies and sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels essential to hand on to future generations a safe and livable planet, hydrogen has attracted engineering interest as a promising vector for storing and carrying clean energy that would help decarbonize society. Scientific research and technological trends...master thesis 2023
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den Otter, Jeremy (author)Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a leading cause of death globally, causing 38% of all premature deaths. Providing care for the patients who survive is considered a priority for healthcare managers. In the Netherlands, 1.7 million people currently are diagnosed with cardiovascular diseases. After experiencing and surviving a CVD event,...master thesis 2023
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van Smeden, Gerard (author)Celsius or 1085 GtC. This thesis explores this significance and points toward prioritizing ecosystem conservation as a highly effective strategy for mitigating climate change. Initiatives such as carbon offsetting, performed by organizations like ‘8 billion trees’ and ‘cool earth’, could provide feasible solutions to enhance carbon sequestration...master thesis 2023
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El Malki, Marya (author)Climate Change continues to pose a considerable threat to the well-being of people and economies. Today, to avoid catastrophic and irreversible damage, decision-makers and policy advisers need to explore possible scenarios and enact mitigation and adaptation policies to curb the rise of global temperatures within the thresholds set by the Paris...master thesis 2022
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van Walsum, Joost (author)This thesis examines the trade-off relation between flexibility- and redundancy-orientated strategies and their impact on improving supply chain performance under disruptive forces. It does so by evaluating the supply chain practices at the Ministry of Defence in the Netherlands. Seeking to improve performance in terms of cost efficiency, and...master thesis 2022
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van Essen, Lieke (author)The energy transition makes us less dependent on fossil fuels, but it also brings a new dependence to the table: a dependence on critical metals for green technology. This study used an Exploratory System Dynamics Modelling and Analysis approach to analyse the transition to a circular lithium system towards 2050 and the potential effectiveness...master thesis 2022
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Reddel, Felicitas (author)Misinformation on social media is an urgent grand challenge. Misinformation has caused excess deaths because people abstain from getting vaccinated and other evidence-based prevention behaviors. Misinformation also influences various other important topics such as climate change. And it has the potential to influence countless other areas. In...master thesis 2022
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Paoletti, Lavinia (author)The effect of using decision support systems in decision-making processes characterized by time pressure, uncertainty, and dynamism is still very limited and debated among researchers. By utilizing a case study that concerns the employment of a DSS to assist the procedures of intercepting fugitives undertaken by the Dutch National Police, this...master thesis 2022
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van der Plas, Ryan (author)Trust has been identified in previous research as an important factor in criminals their decision-making when smuggling illegal goods. This research utilizes a case study of the criminal supply chain from South America to the port of Rotterdam, for simulating the relevance of trust in the criminal supply chain using an agent-based model. The...master thesis 2022
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Soni, Anmol (author)Amidst the discourse regarding the decentralization of urban energy systems, energy community has emerged as a solution for optimizing the electricity demand and distributed generation. Community energy projects also facilitate collaboration amongst local prosumers. An energy community is a collective of residential electricity consumers (or...master thesis 2022
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Kempenaar, Tom (author)The negatives effects of criminals are a threat to the Dutch society. In 2019, 15 percent of the Dutch citizens are victims of High Impact Crimes (HIC). Policy-makers have been mainly focused on disseminating information to businesses and individuals on how to protect themselves and their properties against crime and violence. However, an...master thesis 2022
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Hermans, Bruno (author)Illicit supply chain networks are not well mapped. Regulators do not know how goods flow from supplier to retailer. There is uncertainty about whom is involved, where goods originate from, and what quantities are being shipped. Simulation models are effective tools to find measures against the distribution of illicit goods such as personal...master thesis 2022
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Lyons, Jeff (author)In light of worsening climate change and an increased interest in adapting infrastructure to cope with its effects, model-based decision support has become an essential tool for policy makers. In conditions of deep uncertainty, models may be used to explore a large space of possible system behaviours and so encourage a wider consideration of the...master thesis 2022
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van Eck, Max (author)The SARS-CoV-2 virus, more commonly known as the coronavirus, is arguably responsible for the biggest global crisis in recent history. In an attempt to effectively deal with this crisis, politicians around the globe have been using simulation models in their policy development. There are multiple types of modelling techniques used for...master thesis 2022
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van Baarle, Ilmo (author)Covid-19 has proven how uncertain the future can be. However, traffic models fail to fully acknowledge this uncertainty. Therefore, decisions made based on these models are not very robust. In this research, Robust Decision Making (RDM) method is applied on a macro-level traffic model made for the municipality of Groningen. This method,...master thesis 2021
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van Deelen, Julie (author)With the population growing and countries becoming more affluent, diets shift. These global dietary shifts contribute greatly to increasing greenhouse gas emissions because of their higher carbon and water intensities. This development is problematic considering both the growth in our global economy as well as our population. It is therefore...master thesis 2021
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Sarva, Sahiti (author)This research identifies a method to evaluate the fairness and stability of existing Pareto optimal policies in the context of transboundary water resource allocations. Using the case study of the Susquehanna river basin, the fairness of efficient policies was evaluated using utilitarianism, egalitarianism and prioritarianism. Stability was...master thesis 2021
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Moultak, Marissa (author)The energy transition requires significant investments in new power generation, storage, and transmission technology to achieve emission reduction targets while ensuring a stable supply of electricity. However, the increasingly complex, uncertain nature of the power system creates challenges for investors and requires advanced research and...master thesis 2021
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Ras, Martijn (author)Novelty search is a state-of-the-art approach focusing on behavioural novelty, rewarding diverging, as opposed to pursuing static objectives. This is relevant for exploratory modelling and analysis, which focuses on exploration of model through open exploration or directed search. Novelty search as an open exploration strategy is being tested...master thesis 2021