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van den Kerkhoff, Roy-Matthieu (author)There is a growing demand for renewable sources of energy of which wave energy conversion is one. The Ocean Falls is an oscillating water column (OWC) system invented by BAM Infraconsult b.v. This system differs from conventional OWC systems since it includes a connection tube and an adjustable back wall. The OWC system is a resonance system for...master thesis 2019
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Heraganahally, Subash (author), Mehra, Sumit (author), Veitch, D.E. (author), Sajkov, Dimitar (author), Falhammar, Henrik (author), Morton, Sharon (author)Purpose of the study: Pleural diseases are common in clinical practice. Doctors in training often encounter these patients and are expected to perform diagnostic and therapeutic pleural procedures with confidence and safely. However, pleural procedures can be associated with significant complications, especially when performed by less...journal article 2019
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Vermeulen, Alex (author)A Master Thesis Research to determine the effects various demand distributions and operational cost functions have on the evolution and shape of a monocentric metropolitan transport network using a conceptual model, evaluated using network indicators.<br/>master thesis 2018
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Rodriguez Garcia, Alvaro (author)One of the cutting-edge interests gaining relevance among design offices, notably in the sphere of architecture firms, is computational design. With its inception embedded in the 60s and later reformed through the CAD revolution that boomed in the 80s, the use of the computer as a design tool has evolved to such lengths that it became...master thesis 2018
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van Amstel, Yorick (author)Currently last mile parcel delivery is becoming more and more of an issue. More people are ordering their goods online, these goods need to be delivered to home address in urban areas. Using the parcel lockers of PostNL this research looked into the question how to make last mile logistics more cost efficient and sustainable using parcel lockers...master thesis 2018
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Palin, D. (author)Bacteria-based self-healing concrete is an innovative self-healing materials approach, whereby bacteria embedded in concrete can form a crack healing mineral precipitate. Structures made from self-healing concrete promise longer service lives, with associated economic benefits [1]. Despite concretes susceptibility to marine-based degradation...doctoral thesis 2017
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Hatun, Zeynep (author)Healthcare services in the developing countries are suffering from lack of equipment, expertise and infrastructure. Sexual reproductive health is one of these health areas in which the public health sector is not meeting the growing demand and it is defined as unmet need for family planning. To address this need, international agencies have been...master thesis 2017
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Hu, Mingming (author), Miranda-Xicotencat, Brenda (author), Ita-Nagy, Diana (author), Prado, Valentina (author), Guinée, Jeroen (author), van Roekel, Eric (author), Huismans, Renate (author), Rens, Frank (author), Lotfi, Somayeh (author), Di Maio, Francesco (author)Ninety five percent of the construction and demolition waste is recycled in the Netherlands. Most of it is used for low value applications such as road base materials; the use of secondary material in buildings is still less than 3%7. In order to recover waste for higher value applications, enhancing selective demolition and waste management...conference paper 2017
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Hu, M. (author), Miranda-Xicotencat, B. (author), Ita-Nagy, D. (author), Prado, V. (author), Guinée, J.B. (author), van Roekel, E (author), Huismans, R. (author), Rens, F. (author), Lotfi, Somayeh (author), Di Maio, F. (author)Ninety five percent of the construction and demolition waste is recycled in the Netherlands. Most of it is used for low value applications such as road base materials; the use of secondary material in buildings is still less than 3%7. In order to recover waste for higher value applications, enhancing selective demolition and waste management...conference paper 2017
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- Van der Helm, A.W.C. (author), Bhai, A. (author), Coloni, F. (author), Koning, W.J.G. (author), De Bakker, P.T. (author) lecture notes 2015
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Van der Helm, A.W.C. (author), Bhai, A. (author), Coloni, F. (author), Koning, W.J.G. (author), De Bakker, P.T. (author)Three years after Zaatari camp was established in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, to host Syrian refugees, its population has grown to 82,000 persons. Zaatari is one of the largest refugee camps in the world, in one of the most water scarce areas on earth. Since its establishment, drinking water has been delivered by trucks to communal...conference paper 2015
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Broers, B.W.L. (author)After the flood of 1993 and 1995 in the Netherlands, flood risks in Limburg became an important discussion. Each flood defence system along the river Meuse needs to be provided with a safety level with an annual failure probability of 1/250. In the nearby future a new safety philosophy will be introduced, entailing new safety norms and...master thesis 2015
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Hogeveen, M.L. (author)By the means of urban regeneration, municipalities aim to increase the current value of an urban area. This so called ‘value improvement’ is obtained when extra performances achieved by urban regeneration outrun the life cycle costs for it. This implies that if both parameters are quantified the decision making process becomes more transparent....master thesis 2014
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Van der Plas, R.C. (author)www.cost-effective-architecture.commaster thesis 2014
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Meurs, H. (author), Van Wee, G.P. (author), Perdok, J. (author), Hoogendoorn, S.P. (author)This paper presents this quick-scan approach for assessing the cost-effectiveness of smaller and not-well demarcated transport measures that can be used as a first-scan while establishing packages to deal with certain transport problems. It adds to the available evaluation literature (see section 2) in relying on a combination of expert opinions...conference paper 2013
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Woo, S.J. (author)In general electric field forces have the distinctive property of being able to mediate forces to virtually any material in a fully non-invasive and contact-free fashion. Based on this property, electrostatic levitation holds great promise for the semiconductor, solar panel, and flat-panel display industry since the handling of (semi)conducting...doctoral thesis 2012
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Koopmanschap, M.A. (author), Stolk, E.A. (author), Koolman, X. (author)Objectives: The aim of this study was to get insight in what criteria as presented in Health technology assessment (HTA) studies are important for decision makers in healthcare priority setting. Methods: We performed a discrete choice experiment among Dutch healthcare professionals (policy makers, HTA experts, advanced HTA students). In twenty...journal article 2010
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Hellegers, P.J.G.J. (author), Soppe, R. (author), perry, C.J. (author), Bastiaanssen, W.G.M. (author)This paper demonstrates that combining spatial land surface data with socio-economic analysis provides a number of indicators to strengthen decision making in integrated water and environmental management. It provides a basis to: track current water consumption in the Inkomati Basin in South-Africa; adjust irrigation water management; select...journal article 2009
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Annema, J.A. (author)New railways? Extra roads? Pricing policies to reduce environmental harmful transport emissions? Politicians face tough choices. What are the costs of these proposals? Will the plan result in the expected impacts? What are the risks of a plan? Who wins, who loses? This thesis is about the Dutch practice of helping public decision-making by...doctoral thesis 2008
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Aalberts, M.L. (author)After Hurricane Katrina the Bring New Orleans Back committee advised to use the Gentilly Ridge to split the Orleans Metro Bowl into compartments in order to reduce the consequences of a flood. The Gentilly Ridge is a natural sand elevation (ridge) of approximately 0,50 1,00 meter NAVD88 in the OMB landscape. The objective of this thesis is to...master thesis 2008