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Koenders, R. (author)Only 6 out of 16 missions to the surface of Mars have been successful, all have been NASA missions. The landing sites of all the successful missions have been carefully selected in a process where: 1) scientists propose candidate landing sites, 2) engineers check whether these sites allow for a safe landing, and 3) over a few iterations, the...master thesis 2009
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Méndez Cabello, J. (author)This research analyzes whether there is a relationship between the strategy (entrepreneurial and market orientation) and the focus of the firms (explorative and exploitative) that determines the way in which spin-offs use their networks. The study includes data from 72 young-technology-based spin-offs within The Netherlands. The results show...master thesis 2009
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Ebskamp, M.C.J. (author)This thesis compares exploratory modeling and analysis (EMA) to other methods for analyzing uncertainty. A set of criteria to compare the performance of methods is designed. Based on two case studies the perfromance of EMA on these criteria is assessed. Based on a workshop with experts the advantages of EMA over other methods for analyzing...master thesis 2009
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Morales-España, G.A. (author)Sustainable energy development is an important topic nowadays, where new ways to obtain and use the energy are worldwide researched with a common objective, to mitigate the global warming. Two of the main CO2 polluters are the electricity and the transportation sectors. While some renewable energy technologies are taking place in the electricity...master thesis 2010
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Waasdorp, P.A.C. (author)Assume that two sub-graphs of a graph are available and that the graph represents the corridors in a building. Without using any previous knowledge on the entire graph, can these two sub-graphs be used to construct an extended view on the entire graph. To test this assumption a collection of algorithms will be designed and implemented which can...master thesis 2010
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Dave, D. (author)As we move towards an aging population, it is likely that an increasing number of people will require an increasing diversity of implants, but at a lower cost to the society. Also, as computer technology progresses, smaller, more powerful, and less battery intensive implants can be designed. However, present implant design methodology is highly...master thesis 2010
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Auduson, A.E. (author)Wintershall is operating a number of Buntsandstein fields in the Southern North Sea. It has proven a major exploration challenge in the area to predict the reservoir quality of these fields based on seismic data only. The effect of salt present in the area plugging the pore space leads at first sight to similar seismic responses on post-stack...master thesis 2010
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Suprapto, M. (author)This research aimed to investigate the emergence of niche applications and to explore the most likely categories of niche applications for introducing radically new high-tech products in order to provide an initial clue on how to select the initial market. This study raised a challenging main question, For introducing radically new high-tech...master thesis 2010
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Van Wegberg, P.J.E. (author)This report presents the studies, findings and advices for the market introduction of Culinique. Culinique is a new ready-to-eat meal product based on a revolutionary packaging concept, CuliDish, and the Slowfood principle. The technology of CuliDish controls intensity of microwaves in a microwave oven and therefore controls the heating process...master thesis 2010
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Driessen, P. (author)The presence of gall stones in the gallbladder is a well-known phenomenon. Many people know or have experience with the disease. Less known is the presence of bile duct stones in the biliary tract. Gallstones in the biliary tract can cause obstruction, which hinders the flow of bile towards the duodenum. This causes pain, jaundice and a...master thesis 2011
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De Ridder, M. (author)Patent examiners are under increasing pressure to quickly and accurately evaluate incoming patent applications within large databases. For each incoming patent application, they first extract a subset of possibly relevant patents through keyword-based search queries. These results are summarized in long lists, which provide only minimal...master thesis 2011
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Pikaar, E.W. (author)In managing local energy projects, conventional, top-down approaches to project implementation with low stakeholder participation are ineffective and have a high chance of leading to societal unrest and project delays. Contemporary project management of local energy project development need inclusion of proper processes to facilitate societal...master thesis 2011
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Faber, H.M. (author)Ordering books via the internet is very common nowadays. The book webshop is convenient, fast, accessible 24/7 and has an unlimited assortment of books to choose from. When you are in need for a specific book, you definitely will find it via the internet. But what if you do not yet know which book you want? How do you know what you are searching...master thesis 2012
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Kaars, K. (author)This graduation project describes the design process of the Pancake Expedition; a non guided family product for the Rijksmuseum. The objective of this project was to design an explorative family expedition that enriches and enhances the museum experience for families and surprises them in two ways; a surprise concerning family interaction and...master thesis 2013
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Augaityte, M.A. (author)Since the change of paradigm at the end of 18th century, pointed out by Michel Foucault in his book “Discipline and Punishment”, new forms of incarceration does not include the old purposes of body politics anymore. They set the state of mind based on inevitable surveillance. While prisoner as a body and society as a crowd have changed their...master thesis 2014
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Kisjes, K.H. (author)Continuous economic growth, ignoring the incidental recession, is currently still coupled with increases in the use of resources and generation of wastes. The European Commission (EC) is looking for ways to achieve absolute decoupling between economic growth and environmental impacts. A shift from product-based to function-based production and...master thesis 2014
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Stekelenburg, A.I. (author)Since the rise of the internet, the way people are searching and gathering information has changed drastically. The books in the library used to be a main source of information, but with the internet knowledge from all over the world is just a few clicks away. People now have access to so much information that the need for physical reference...master thesis 2014
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Frese, E.M. (author)Unilever, a multinational consumer goods company, intends to improve its exploratory capacity in the front end of its innovation process. Many companies today make use of the Stage-Gate process, as does Unilever. The Stage-Gate process is a controlled phased innovation process which supports management to make decisions on innovation The Stage...master thesis 2014
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Papadopoulou, A.E. (author)Buddy, is the result of an explorative research-through-design approach in the field of artificial companions. The main goal of the project was to create a prevention tool for alleviating feelings of loneliness. In order for this to happen the selected target group is people that are not old, yet, but are in transition at the moment, the baby...master thesis 2014