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van Ruiten, Martijn (author)The current approach in the shipping industry by the use of highly toxic coating systems is harmful for our inland waterways and oceans, does not benefit the public health and is very undesirable for all aquatic organisms on our planet.<br/>Almost every vessel today uses a toxic coating system which releases toxic compounds continually into our...bachelor thesis 2019
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Middeldorp, Laura (author)The method of pairwise comparisons is a method that is commonly used in psychology to model human preferences for a set of objects. In a pairwise comparison experiment, the preferences of a sample are obtained by comparing the objects in pairs. Each individual in the sample judges every possible pair of objects and expresses which of the two...bachelor thesis 2018
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Nguyen, Vivian (author)Tracking food intake provides a valuable source of information to gain insights in dietary habits for the health industry. Currently, the main method to track food intake to is do it manually. To take a step towards tracking food intake manually, this these aims to answer the following research question: ”How to detect chewing episodes with an...bachelor thesis 2023
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de Wit, Charlotte (author)On-the-go food packaging has a significant negative impact on the environment. The awareness of this long existing problem is rising among consumers and policy makers. Although over decades many professionals in various areas of expertise have worked on improvements and tried to find solutions, these solutions all involve trade-offs. An ideal...master thesis 2019
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Karnaszewska, Adrianna (author)Urban foodscapes project addresses issues concerning the food supply chain in London. It aims to combat problems created by current agri-business practice such as long, complex logistical chains, food waste, carbon emissions, wasted water, energy, labour and land scarcity. Foodscape, being both global and local, lies on the intersection of...master thesis 2022
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Chang, Jin (author)A public utility network that spans across Europe built off of existing infrastructure to preserve and distribute food waste prepared by chefs for free to all citizens.master thesis 2022
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De Bont, J.C.A. (author)In many Latin American cities, like Medellín, the food distribution system has an apparent irrational structure. The case is that food is distributed first to the city centre and from there redistributed towards the periphery with a concentrically raising price. This becomes most clear if we look at the informally built settlements that are...master thesis 2014
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Tas, M.I. (author)Demographics and the increase in welfare will double the nutritional demands in the coming decades. At the same time, the amount of arable land and other resources are becoming scarce. The question of how to feed the future world population is becoming more urgent. Hydroponics, a method of growing plants without soil, could be one of the answers...master thesis 2015
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Meulendijks, A.R. (author)This thesis started with a wish to improve the world. The waste problem is addressed: it becomes clear that in the Netherlands 10 million tons of waste is generated by consumers 32.9% of this comes from packaging materials and 1.5% comes from plastic waste. Next to that, a person generates 50 kg of food waste on a yearly basis. When wastage in...master thesis 2016
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Lumeij, Maryette (author)Reducing the impact of flying is a concern in the aviation industry, especially on the short haul flights. KL Cityhopper (KLC) noticed they create food waste onboard of their European flights because they have a one-fits-all catering solution. They are aware that all back-up food and beverage options brought into the air cause extra weight and...master thesis 2022
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Blaak, Nathan (author)This thesis started with the question of ‘’What is the necessity of all packaging in food products?’’. The problem of packaging waste is undeniable, an example of the cause of packing to the environment is the ‘’plastic soup’’. Plastic packaging degrades over time, which produces microplastics. Microplastics accumulate in the environment and...master thesis 2019
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Wiewióra, Kaja Monika (author)The purpose of my graduation project, “BREAD AND WINE. Celebrating multi-ethnicity through food” is to investigate the role the celebration of food in human culture and to analyse its potential contribution to fighting discrimination and creating a sense of belonging in diverse neighborhoods. The topic focuses on how the cultural and social...master thesis 2023
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Kohler, Klara (author)Forestwise wanted a suitable way to serve their Arenga Rainforest Sugar in Dutch cafés. This brown sugar comes from Indonesia and is a tasty, healthy and sustainable alternative to regular sugar. It is wild-harvested from the Arenga palm tree, which grows naturally inside the jungle. The Arenga sugar provides the local farmers with an income...master thesis 2019
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STAVROU, SOFIA (author)Maintaining a healthy eating behavior can be challenging, especially under stressful situations. Self-control plays a pivotal role in this struggle, since it allows one to resist immediate desires in pursuit of higher-level goals. The level of self-control can differ among individuals, with varying degrees of “strength”. This strength can be...master thesis 2023
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Allan, Sybren (author)This master's thesis explores four future scenarios for short food supply chains in the Metropolitan Region of Amsterdam in 2030 and their potential spatial impact. Agricultural land in the Netherlands has been decreasing in recent decades, especially within the Metropolitan Region of Amsterdam. This trend is likely to continue in the coming...master thesis 2022
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Mao, Heidi (author)This report is the graduation thesis for the Master of Design for Interaction, Faculty of Design Engineering at Delft University of Technology. The report presents a set of guidelines showing the relationships between food textures and conscious and satiating snacking experiences. As a designer, food textures can be considered as tools to shape...master thesis 2017
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Koppers, Mitchel (author)Food waste is a global problem that has a significant impact on the environment and society. Nevertheless, the Dutch government lacks a clear strategy to reduce food waste. The city of Amsterdam also lacks such a strategy. Therefore, various social innovation initiatives are actively preventing food waste. These initiatives emerge from local...master thesis 2020
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Wang, C. (author)The secret ingredients of cooking in this research indicates user’s emotional value, it represents user’s affective expectation to a cooking experience as well as influencing the judgment on the product and the user experience. The main question of this study is that what are Chinese customers’ emotional values during their cooking experience....master thesis 2012
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Pfeifer, F.C. (author)This master thesis describes the design process of “The development of a European design strategy for the ‘next generation’ dispensing solution for Heinz Foodservice”. Because Heinz has indicated that the current dispensers aren’t meeting up to the needs of the users and the technical requirements. From a European level, the need has been...master thesis 2011
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Zhang, Chi (author)Food, not only exist as a source of energy and nutrition to human beings, but also gives emotional comfort and carries cultural values in people’s daily life. Thus, the consumption of food is no longer related to fulfilling the need of hunger, but also as a way to deal with human emotions, facilitate social bondings, celebrate cultural events...master thesis 2019