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Krudde, Laurens (author)
The classical process capability indices are still the most prominently used by practitioners for asymmetrical tolerances even while not accurately reflecting on process capability. It appears that an adequate measure of capability for asymmetrical tolerances is yet to be discovered. This report formulates a list of five desirable PCI properties...
bachelor thesis 2021
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Vasquez Gomez, Pedro (author)
Economies, society, and organizations are operating on borrowed time (Lacy &amp; Rutqvist, 2015). <br/><br/>As a response to urgent planetary and societal needs, a critical shift is required on every aspect of how organizations in the construction sector, one of the most resource intensive and pollutant industries, propose, create, and capture...
master thesis 2022
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Vredeveldt, Sietske (author)
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) are unmanned vehicles that are often used for searching an area of the seabed for objects, such as naval mines. For autonomous planning of such search operations, it is useful to be able to infer what tasks an AUV can perform and how well it can do so. The objective for this final thesis project therefore...
master thesis 2019
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in 't Hout, Maarten (author)
Providing more confidentiality by extending a capability-based OS trough a hardware enforced isolation between the memory of the kernel and other memory. By employing memory tagging and hardware based Inter Process Communication (IPC) this defense gives an overhead of 26 percent.
master thesis 2018
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Ye, Xiaochen (author)
Over recent decades, the quality of death and dying has received much attention in society. Many patients with terminal cancers or admitted to intensive care/acute units are in need of care for the end of their life (Susan, 2015). With this need rising up, palliative care service is gradually developed mainly as the setting of hospice or home...
master thesis 2020
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Oedit, S.M. (author)
The number of cyber-attacks creates the realization that the vulnerability of critical infrastructures of a country are increasing. The numbers of cyber-attacks are so high that governments fear a cyber war. This makes it important for governments to prepare their nation for cyber war. To be able to make the right preparation and to design the...
master thesis 2012
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De Vlieger, L.E. (author)
The subject of this research is the promotion of social entrepreneurship in Kenya. There are almost no medium-sized businesses in Kenya which indicates that there is a lack of growth of the many micro and small enterprises. The research investigates what the pitfalls and barriers in culture and in the institutional framework for the country’s...
master thesis 2013
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Rita, Federico (author)
Public management field needs to keep pace with contemporary and evolving problems, and therefore invest in and harvest capabilities to meet future scenarios. It is crucial to have a clear vision on the back end of social advising and a staff who is aware of the wideness of its impact. Public managers need to advocate for critical discussions...
master thesis 2019
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Hussain, Yawar (author)
Truly new business models are enabled periodically by a socio-technological disruption and most of the times, firms have to select and refine the already existing models to foster growth and sustain competition. However, the selection process is challenging as there is no right or wrong business model and what works for one firm might not work...
master thesis 2019
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Meulepas, Jolien (author)
This research deepens the understanding of issues of mobility injustice, related to accessibility, in context of vulnerable neighbourhoods in peri-urban areas. Through the use of a case study of a vulnerable neighbourhood in the Hague Southwest, this paper aims to add to the understanding of the mechanisms underlying the causes (accessibility...
master thesis 2023
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Van Braam Houckgeest, A.Q. (author)
Evidence was found for the partial explanation of firm succes from a new point of view: coherence. A positive relationship was found between coherence, a specific form of strategic fit between a core capabilities system, a way to play (strategy) and a product and service portfolio, and premium (above normal financial performance, measured by...
master thesis 2012
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Mulder, Betsy (author)
The Community Land Trust (CLT) model is regarded by some as a possible solution to the current issues that European housing markets are facing, such as unaffordability and segregation. As this model is able to provide perpetual affordable housing through collaboration between local residents, local authorities and civil experts, the statement...
master thesis 2022
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Tandon, Mihir (author)
University business incubators are a global rising phenomenon and have an imprint on the genetics of high technology-based academic spin-offs and are central to the triple-helix model of innovation systems for academia-industry-policy. Research focused on Regional Innovation System of Delft suggest that the high technology-based start-ups face...
master thesis 2019
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de Jong, Vera (author)
Hydrogen technology offers a promising opportunity to mitigate problems that arise due to the energy transition. It can enable storage and balancing for surplus in electricity production from intermittent resources as solar energy and wind power. Electrolysis converts green electricity into hydrogen. Hydrogen is suggested to be introduced into...
master thesis 2018
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Dervishaj, Rea (author)
This thesis examines the impact of the formalisation process on recipient households in peri-urban areas of Albania, by employing a multi-dimensional framework, adapted from Frediani and Hansen (2015), which uses aspects of both the Capability Space and the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework. The main research question explores the impact of...
master thesis 2023
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Huang, Yu (author)
This report first discusses the phenomenon of aging, how it is commonly understood, and the state-of-the-art of the technology for aging people (gerontechnology) (chapter 1). In the analysis, the author briefly describes the origin and development of the notion of aging through medical, social, and cultural lenses. How the negative narrative...
master thesis 2022
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Van der Marel, F. (author)
Within the field of Product Design is an increasing interest in designing with emerging markets. Considering how long people have already been concerned with increasing global living standards it is surprising how little has been achieved. This suggests our current methods are insufficient. The Capability Approach (CA) by Amartya Sen offers a...
master thesis 2012
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Kleiberg, E.H. (author)
Services play a key role in today’s leading global economies. Companies are facing fierce competition, shortening development cycles of new technologies, and more demanding customer expectations. Innovation is a key driver for economic growth and competitive advantage. New technology is one of the largest sources for innovation, but IT is...
master thesis 2013
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Klitsie, Barend (author)
In today’s turbulent economic and technological environment, it is difficult for large enterprises to survive. To do so, innovation is needed. Firms that have perfected the exploitation of their current portfolio now need to focus more on exploring new business opportunities.<br/><br/>Innovation Booster (IB) helps large enterprises to create new...
master thesis 2017
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Rijnveld, Justus (author)
In a period where digitization rapidly influences the corporate world, Cloud Computing (CC) has emerged over the past years as well. CC refers to offering hardware, software, and data by a provider over a network and can benefit organizations enormously regarding cost efficiency, operational excellence, and innovation. Software-as-a-Service ...
master thesis 2019
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