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Van Damme, Elvira (author)Accidents in buildings happen frequently and if people are not evacuated in time, this can have major consequences. The behaviour of building occupants is one of the most critical determinants herein. <br/>Evacuation behaviour consists of two phases: the response phase and the evacuation movement phase. During the response phase, a building...master thesis 2021
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Kandade, Poornashri (author)This report journeys through the research and design processes, activities and outcomes of the project that brings young adults closer to their intangible heritage and cultural identity. Intangible cultural heritage (or ICH) being at the core of this project, is a fairly new and lesser known concept. With its presence in daily life as traditions...master thesis 2021
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Wagenaar, Kirsten (author)To this day, liver transplantation is the only effective treatment for end-stage liver failure. Unfortunately, the scarcity of liver donors leads to waitlist mortality, pushing the need for alternative treatment options. In vitro models are essential tools in research on alternatives for transplantation. One of the promising models is the...master thesis 2021
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Robben, Stijn (author)Predicting the effects of drugs before human clinical trails is at the heart of drug discovery and screening processes. To overcome limitations of conventional models used in pre-clinical research stages, advancements in fabrication, microfluidics, tissue engineering and sensor development allow for platforms that ever more closely emulate human...master thesis 2021
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Akolawala, Qais (author)Glioblastoma (GBM) is a devastating cancer of the brain with an extremely poor prognosis. Novel <i>in-vitro</i> methods for the assessment of cancer response to drugs and radiation are being developed. Compared to two-dimensional cell culture, three-dimensional cellular microenvironments provide a model closer to the <i>in-vivo</i> situation. In...master thesis 2021
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Bhandari, Trishla (author)Open innovation is a collective bidirectional flow of knowledge and capabilities across organizations. Open innovation aims to build mutually beneficial relationships among corporate that can lead to competitive advantage. The market benefits by getting new and improved products faster, and the organization benefits financially and gains brand...master thesis 2021
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Schlumberger, Julius (author)Flooding has been a serious risk to the old-town of Venice, its residents and cultural heritage and continues to be a challenge in future. Despite this existence-defining condition, limited scientific knowledge on flood hazard and flood damage modelling of the old-town of Venice is available to support decisions to mitigate existing and future...master thesis 2021
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- Pîrvan, Andreea Ioana (author) master thesis 2021
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Birchall, Callum (author)Today, Rotterdam’s city is observed as a mosaic of diverse cultures representing various characters and atmospheres. Recently, the research ‘Coming to Terms with Superdiversity: The Case of Rotterdam’ gives a historical account of Rotterdam’s diversity since the 1600s to present day to try and understand how diversity formed and shifted within...master thesis 2021
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- Hoffer, Thom (author) master thesis 2021
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Kreulen, Marijne (author)This thesis builds on the proposition that the ocean is both an urban and social space. Therefore, marine planning needs to consider socio-cultural risks and opportunities to be deemed sustainable. This reconceptualisation is especially relevant for the Barents Sea, where retreating sea ice leaves the ocean more accessible to marine traffic and...master thesis 2021
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- Algra, Laura (author) master thesis 2021
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Li, Li (author)Chengdu, is a megacity in the west of China with a long history and a population of almost 20 million. It is one of the largest cities in China where the socio-cultural identity stands out with a unique local lifestyle. Also, it is a city facing overall urban regeneration since 2020, when the establishment of an urban regeneration system at the...master thesis 2021
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van de Plasse, Marieke (author)In the South of Rotterdam there is a disconnection between the artworld and the way of life in the neighbourhood. The design of a new museum will try to attempt to reduce the gap between different segments of society in the area. Therefor a museum for Street art will be introduced. Focussing on re-wiring the museum to the neighbourhood and make...master thesis 2021
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Pavlova, Sofia (author)The city of Nijmegen is in a process of losing its unique identity and urban fabric, as a result of a continuous commodification by the interests of private investments. The rise of commercialization creates an environment of strangers where the emphasis lays on individual perspectives and activities, accessible only to particular social groups,...master thesis 2021
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van der Welle, Kevin (author)This thesis aims to provide a better understanding of how one can improve the uptake of lessons learned. So far, there has not been any study that examined the use of a learning diary for organizational learning purposes. A learning diary might be used to learn as a community when individuals use their personal diaries as input for the...master thesis 2021
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Eijkel, Dirk (author)In the last two decades, it has been generally accepted that the interaction between bone and immune cells is critical in the process of bone healing and regeneration. Steering this immune response with the development of biomaterials could lead to implant acceptance in the long term. The understanding of osteoimmunological responses is of high...master thesis 2021
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Depaz, Lena (author)Medium chain length polyhydroxyalkanoate (mcl-PHA) is a form of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) which has properties similar to rubber. However, most of the research on mcl-PHA has been focused on pure cultures with artificial substrates, both of which increase the cost of the production to economically unviable levels. This is especially the case...master thesis 2021
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van de Bovekamp, Eveline (author)The way people have different views on how people should love, value, consume,<br/>produce, believe and every other aspect of life is something which is still not<br/>accepted by the majority of society. The idea of these different views, described<br/>as parallel truths, scare most people that feel the comfort of the truths of the<br/>Dominant...master thesis 2021
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Tellarini, Tommaso (author)There’s Paulo Mendez da Rocha quote that stuck with me since I read it on my first year of Bachelor: “`Las naturaleza es una mierda`” Swiss architect Luigi Snozzi made this quote his mantra, and used to repeat it all the time to his students at the first year. “`The role of the architect is to intervene on nature, modifying it for the needs of...master thesis 2021