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Mommersteeg, Aart (author)The sentinel lymph node biopsy procedure for melanoma patients can be improved with the use of a minimally invasive sentinel lymph node biopsy device. This thesis shows the early stage designing process of such a device, which can reduce overall tissue damage and opens up possibilities to remove the need for general anaesthesia and therefore the...master thesis 2024
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Warmerdam, Sam (author)This study explores the integration of diverse flexible assets, including electric vehicles (EVs), stationary battery energy storage (BESS), heat-pumps and photovoltaics, into a localised smart grid to enhance aFRR ancillary service provision and lower overall grid costs. The performance of the grid was evaluated by simulating and analysing...master thesis 2024
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Lu, Zehao (author), Wang, Shihan (author), Ren, Xiao Long (author), Costas, Rodrigo (author), Metze, T.A.P. (author)Numerous research efforts have centered on identifying the most influential players in networked social systems. This problem is immensely crucial in the research of complex networks. Most existing techniques either model social dynamics on static networks only and ignore the underlying time-serial nature or model the social interactions as...conference paper 2024
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Ethuin, Guillaume (author)Capacity and performance (evaluated through delay propagation) analysis methods have mostly focused on railway line track sections, but less attention has been given to nodes. Still, a few analytical methods for the capacity and performance assessment of the switch areas between station platform tracks and line tracks can be classified upon...master thesis 2023
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Vos, Ruben (author)This architectural history thesis looks at the interrelationship between transport, land-use and architecture. A systematic comparison of the these three systems at key time periods contributed to the collective puzzle of answering the main research question; ‘How has the evolution of the transport system, with main focus on the railway system,...student report 2023
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Feenstra, Rienk (author)This study investigates the feasibility of manufacturing wooden elements using Layer Object Manufacturing (LOM) technology to replace steel nodes in the built environment. LOM offers significant advantages in allowing the designer to dictate the grain direction of each layer of material and optimize the cutting process, potentially reducing the...master thesis 2023
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Kemper, Erik (author)Detection of lymph node involvement has a significant negative impact on the treatment outcome for patients with head and neck squamous-cell carcinomas (SCC). Metastatic lymph nodes can be detected with high sensitivity by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET). However, 18F-FDG uptake is not only increased in...master thesis 2023
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Wang, F. (author), Kooij, Robert (author)Network controllability and its robustness have been widely studied. However, analytical methods to calculate network controllability with respect to node in- and out-degree targeted removals are currently lacking. This paper develops methods, based on generating functions for the in- and out-degree distributions, to approximate the minimum...journal article 2023
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Triggianese, M. (author)This article explores the pivotal role of design as a decision-making tool within multi-stakeholder collaborations, focusing on the early phases of the Rotterdam Central Railway Station and its surroundings project. Spanning from 1996, when it gained National Key Project status, to 2007, when construction commenced, this period precedes the...journal article 2023
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Fečkan, Michal (author), Marynets, K. (author)We study a nonlinear fractional boundary value problem (BVP) subject to non-local multipoint boundary conditions. By introducing an appropriate parametrization technique we reduce the original problem to an equivalent one with already two-point restrictions. Using a notion of Chebyshev nodes and Lagrange polynomials we construct a successive...journal article 2023
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Mannak, Remco S. (author), Markus, Arjan (author), Meeus, Marius T.H. (author), Raab, Jörg (author), Smit, A.C. (author)In this study, we explore the relationship between inter-organizational network dynamics and innovation outcomes. We focus on node turnover and argue that both cluster and broker dynamics can range from low (stable) to high (volatile), resulting in differentiated outcomes. The data comprises 318 consortium members participating in 104 R&D...journal article 2023
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Mulder, W.A. (author)Finite elements with polynomial basis functions on the simplex with a symmetric distribution of nodes should have a unique polynomial representation. Unisolvence not only requires that the number of nodes equals the number of independent polynomials spanning a polynomial space of a given degree, but also that the Vandermonde matrix...journal article 2023
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Wang, F. (author), Kooij, Robert (author)Network controllability and its robustness has been widely studied. However, analytical methods to calculate network controllability with respect to node removals are currently lacking. This paper develops methods, based upon generating functions for the in- and out-degree distributions, to approximate the minimum number of driver nodes...conference paper 2023
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Jansen, Lars (author)With the new Environment & Planning Act (Omgevingswet) planned to come into force on the 1<sup>st</sup> of July 2023, citizen participation is currently relevant in the Dutch public debate. The Association of Dutch Municipalities (Vereniging Nederlandse Gemeenten) deems citizen participation as important because it enables a comprehensive...master thesis 2022
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Provó Kluit, Mark (author)Largescale machine learning frameworks can accelerate training of a neural network by per forming distributed training on a cluster using multiple GPUs per node and multiple nodes. Because distributed training on a cluster involves many nodes which need to communicate and load and exchange data, a machine learning framework may at certain...master thesis 2022
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Preis, Louisa (author)This thesis concerns the design process of the mechanical excision mechanism of a minimally invasive sentinel lymph node biopsy medical device. The design is tested, validated and improved using force tests, data analyses, proof-of-principal tests, calculations and finite element method models. The conclusion of these analyses is that the...master thesis 2022
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Damen, J.T.W. (author), Oikonomopoulou, F. (author), Bristogianni, T. (author), Turrin, M. (author)Up to now, fabricating cast glass components of substantial mass and/or thickness involves a lengthy and perplex annealing process. This has limited the use of this glass manufacturing method in the built environment to simple objects up to the size of regular building bricks, which can be annealed within a few hours. For the first time,...journal article 2022
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Trabal, Guillem Gall (author), Bak, Brian Lau Verndal (author), Chen, B. Y. (author), Jensen, Simon Mosbjerg (author), Lindgaard, Esben (author)A numerical study on the feasibility of using patches of interface weakening or toughening material to trigger multiple delaminations toughening laminated composite structures against delamination is presented. The studies use an adaptive refinement formulation that uses cohesive elements to model delamination initiation and propagation. A DCB...conference paper 2022
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Taumaturgo Mororo, L.A. (author), Poot, A. (author), van der Meer, F.P. (author)The Thick Level Set method (TLS) is an approach for non-local damage modeling in which the damage evolution is linked to the movement of a damage front described with the level set method. More recently, a new version of the TLS, designated as the TLSV2, has been proposed as a new concept for coupling continuum damage modeling and discrete...journal article 2022
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Trabal, Guillem Gall (author), Bak, Brian Lau Verndal (author), Chen, B. Y. (author), Lindgaard, Esben (author)A novel and efficient numerical formulation for the modelling of multiple delaminations growth in laminated composite materials subjected to quasi-static loading is presented. The proposed formulation alleviates the high computational cost associated with models featuring cohesive elements by using a novel Adaptive Refinement Scheme and an...journal article 2022