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Mulder, Reinout (author)The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, responsible for major infrastructure projects in the Netherlands, is exploring methods to incorporate well-being in its project evaluations and designs. To address the limitations of expressing well-being in monetary terms, a new evaluation method called Participatory Value Evaluation (PVE)...master thesis 2023
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Makarov, Vlad (author)The aim of this research is to evaluate the believability of Lilobot, a conversational agent meant to act as a virtual child for training helpline workers. Numerous aspects of believability are explored by means of a user study involving a questionnaire and interview with 10 participants. Questionnaire results indicate that improvement to the...bachelor thesis 2023
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Ntasi, Nikola (author)Chatbots are tools that can potentially be utilized in chat-based child helpline training. In this type of training, the quality of the feedback received is of vital importance. This paper aims to analyze the automated feedback generated by such a chatbot. The domains analyzed include user comprehension, usefulness, and potential improvement...bachelor thesis 2023
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Mekkes, Erik (author)Large Language Models of code have seen significant jumps in performance recently. However, these jumps tend to accompany a notable and perhaps concerning increase in scale and costs. We contribute an evaluation of prediction performance with respect to model size by assessing the layer-wise progression for language and user-defined elements in...bachelor thesis 2023
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Zheng, Quan (author)Image reconstruction from neural activation data is a field that has been growing in popularity with developments such as neuralink in the brain-machine interface space. To make better decisions when collecting data for this purpose, it is important to know what qualities to optimize for. The present paper investigates the relation between...bachelor thesis 2023
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Montijn, Maria (author)Climate change and its impacts have necessitated a shift from relying solely on mitigation measures to implementing effective adaptation strategies. The financial requirements for adaptation, particularly in developing countries, have increased substantially. The annual projected needs for adaptation have nearly quadrupled over the past decade...master thesis 2023
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Kant, Henk (author)As the sharing of machine learning (ML) models has increased in popularity, more so-called model zoos are created. These repositories facilitate the sharing of models and their metadata, and other people to find and re-use an existing model. However, the metadata provided for models is insufficient, with little focus on practical aspects of a...master thesis 2023
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Andringa, Sybe (author)With what objectives do policymakers make transport policy? This fundamental question is subject to a paradigm shift within transport policymaking in the Netherlands. There is an increasing call to let go of the predominant focus on economic well-being and consider a broader notion of well-being instead. However, how exactly this 'broad...master thesis 2023
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Wu, Yike (author)Background: Kidney failure, also called end-stage renal disease, means the kidney has lost its function to remove waste from the blood. Patients with kidney failure usually need hemodialysis, which uses a machine to replace the function of a healthy kidney, to keep them alive and prolong their lives. In order to begin hemodialysis, it is crucial...master thesis 2023
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van Dijk, Sanne (author)The applicability of the Sellmeijer design rule to Limburg dike sections near Well, Hout-Blerick, Buggenum, and Thorn was investigated in this thesis. This was accomplished by building a finite element numerical model, in COMSOL Multiphysics, to assess the piping in the hydrogeological systems of the research locations. The proposed model is...master thesis 2023
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Güler, Burak (author)Na een lange tijd waarin woningcorporaties door overheidsbeleid zijn beperkt in hun taken met betrekking tot sociale woningbouw, lijkt het belang van de woningcorporaties in het oplossen van het tekort aan middenhuur meer erkend te worden. Dit is te zien aan de recente afschaffing van de verhuurderheffing en de Nationale Prestatieafspraken met...master thesis 2023
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Brinkman, Anne (author)Background: The lack of access to electric powered wheelchairs for disabled people in low- and middle-income countries, that suit their rural environments, still remains an issue. Current available electric powered wheelchairs that do adapt to these rural environments are expensive and require complex control algorithms.<br/>Objective: The aim...master thesis 2023
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Exploring Copula-Based Models for the Stochastic Simulation of Information Retrieval Evaluation DataTheodorakopoulos, Dimitris (author)In the field of Information Retrieval (IR), the reliable evaluation of systems is a key component in order to progress the state-of-the-art. Much of IR research focuses on optimizing the various aspects of evaluation. Stochastic simulation is one technique that can be used to assist this kind of research. It allows researchers to overcome...master thesis 2022
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Lee, Quentin (author)The state-of-the-art shows the potential of chatbots and other Machine Learning (ML) models to perform many tasks of high quality. Especially chatbots are already used by many companies to assist their customer service. However, chatbots will likely never be able to perform all tasks perfectly. Therefore, it is still the question whether such a...master thesis 2022
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Steenmetz, Nao (author)Promoting cycling is an effective way to realize a more sustainable transportation system and healthier living environment. Authorities have the means to play an important role in this with the formulation of policies and the implementation of cycling interventions. However, they lack the knowledge on how to determine the effectiveness of...master thesis 2022
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Shenoy, Rohan (author)This Master's thesis project is conceived in two parts. <br/><br/>The first part is the research project and is titled <<The Art of Acquiring Flow>> where the study assesses an architect’s ability to experience ‘design flow’, during the ideation phase, based on the type of design tool utilized. In order to test the hypothesis, I...master thesis 2022
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van der Zwaag, Marco (author)The transition to a circular economy requires reducing waste and rework in construction projects. Thereby, the evaluation of building circularity in the early design phase is of great importance. However, due to the current design workflow, such practice is hindered because there is not enough information to evaluate building circularity in...master thesis 2022
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Tuit, Charlotte (author)This study evaluates the face validity of the Participatory Value Evaluation (PVE) method. The PVE is an online method that enables participation for a large group of participants. This method is designed for citizens to evaluate a complex situation from a policy makers point of view. If a consultation lacks face validity, there is a likelihood...master thesis 2022
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Hafsteinsdóttir, Gudrun Birta (author)The popularity of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) has been growing rapidly over the past years, where more and more cities add BRT to their public transport systems. Roundabouts are also growing and are popular intersection designs because they are one of the safest types of intersections and improve traffic flow. It is, therefore, likely that in some...master thesis 2022
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Marang, Ruben (author)Machine learning models are increasingly being used within software engineering for their predictions. Research shows that these models’ performance is increasing with new research. This thesis focuses on models for method name prediction, for which the goal is to have a model that can accurately predict method names. With this thesis, we could...master thesis 2022