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Hemel, M. (author)
Amsterdam faces the challenge of maintaining a domain of 200 km historic quay walls, which is a vital part of the city’s historical landscape. Many quays are currently in poor condition and require renovation or replacement in the near future, significantly impacting the city. The quay walls can be up to 300 years old and their structure...
doctoral thesis 2023
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van Aalst, A.C.A. (author)
The production of ethanol by the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae remains the process in industrial biotechnology with the largest product volume (ca. 100 million litres annually in 2022). Carbon losses occur due to the formation of biomass and glycerol, which can account for at least 8% of the product. Under anaerobic conditions, formation of...
doctoral thesis 2023
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Baumgartner, L.M. (author)
Electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction is a potential pathway to the sustainable production of hydrocarbon fuels and chemicals. This thesis explores the material science and reactor engineering of carbon dioxide electrolyzers.
doctoral thesis 2023
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Dostanic, M. (author)
The high death toll of cardiovascular diseases worldwide and the lack of effective treatments for them are the main motivation for developing alternative and more efficient models for cardiac drug development and disease research. The missing link between current laboratory research on static in vitro and animal models and the clinical stage...
doctoral thesis 2023
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Putra, N.E. (author)
The treatment of large bone injuries continues to be challenging partially due to the limited quantity and quality of bone-replacing materials. Iron (Fe) and its alloys have been developed as a group of load-bearing biomaterials. Recent advances in additive manufacturing (AM) have enhanced the potential of Fe-based biomaterials as biodegradable...
doctoral thesis 2023
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Villalba, Víctor (author)
Imagery collected from space provides very useful information about our planet. Today there are many Earth Observation satellites in orbit which allow us to collect information which is used for environmental monitoring, response to catastrophes, surveillance and security, urban planning, economic analysis and many other applications. Thus,...
doctoral thesis 2023
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Maddila, C.S. (author)
The software development life cycle (SDLC) for a developer has increased in complexity and scale. With the advent of DevOps processes, the gap between development and operations teams reduced significantly. Developers are now expected to perform different roles from coding to operational support in the new model of software development. This...
doctoral thesis 2022
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Kool, J.J. (author)
In the last century, approximately 100,000 people lost their lives during a flood event and over 1.4 billion people were affected. As the population and economic activities grow in flood-prone areas and the frequencies and intensities of flood events increase due to climate change, damage due to flooding is expected to increase. To limit and...
doctoral thesis 2022
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Reurings, C. (author)
The current concerns regarding global warming and climate change in Europe and other parts of the world also influence developments in the automotive sector. Not only are alternative energy and power sources making their advent, but greenhouse gas emission reduction has also become a major factor in the development of vehicles with combustion...
doctoral thesis 2022
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van Hengel, I.A.J. (author)
Millions of people around the globe receive orthopedic implants every year. These implants help people to regain their mobility and contribute tremendously to improve the quality of life. However, a significant number of patients suffer from complications, such as implant associated infections (IAI) and aseptic loosening. The number of...
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Moraes Gomes, F. (author)
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Zhang, J. (author)
Cracks, which could nucleate and propagate in engineering structures, could have an adverse effect on mechanical performance and even lead to catastrophic failure. Thus, it is critical to investigate structural behavior under fracture, which requires an appropriate modeling methodology for fracture analysis. Furthermore, designing structures...
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Ganjian, M. (author)
Recurrent bacterial infection is one of the main reasons of implant failure, hugely impacting the patients’ quality of life, and ultimately resulting in morbidity and even mortality. This type of infection starts with the attachment of the bacteria to the implant surface, leading to biofilm formation and, thus, high resistance against...
doctoral thesis 2022
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Tambe, S.S. (author)
Boundary-layer instability induces spiral vortices on rotating cones. As they grow along the cone, the vortices enhance mixing of high- and low-momentum fluid, and subsequently, cause the boundary-layer to transition into a turbulent state. This transition process is scientifically enticing as it is one of the classical problems in fluid...
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Totlani, K. (author)
A crucial challenge during the initial stages of bioprocess development is that tools used to screen microorganisms and optimize cultivation conditions do not represent the environment imposed at industrial scale. Inside an industrial-scale bioreactor, microorganisms are often cultivated under fed-batch conditions, where nutrients are supplied...
doctoral thesis 2021
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Thorsen, R.Ø. (author)
doctoral thesis 2021
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Sui, Congbiao (author)
The shipping industry, which remains the backbone of international merchandise trade, is striving to reduce its operational cost and more importantly its environment impact. New ships need meet the EEDI (Energy Efficiency Design Index) requirements of IMO (International Maritime Organization). However, the current EEDI is not able to accurately...
doctoral thesis 2021
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Bobbert, F.S.L. (author)
Without our musculoskeletal system, which consists of bones, joints, and muscles, we would not be able to live. Our bones are responsible for the protection of our organs, the support of our body, and they enable our mobility. Therefore, it is important to keep them healthy. This is done by cells who repair small cracks and fractures caused by...
doctoral thesis 2021
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Perli, T. (author)
The increase in world population together with an unsustainable and fossil fuel-based economy are at the root of the significant increase in the average global temperature since the pre-industrial era. Switching to a more sustainable and circular bio-based economy is one of the main pillars included in the Paris agreement aimed at reducing green...
doctoral thesis 2021
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Ann, B. (author)
In this work, I investigate how to implement and quantify \emph{in-situ} tunable quantum interface between superconducting qubits and resonators using external transverse driving fields beyond the rotating wave approximation (RWA). When studying the system under the time-periodic driving field, we typically rely on RWA, a useful technique that...
doctoral thesis 2021
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