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van Smaalen, Mees (author)Reading is an essential skill for any child to learn, and finding enjoyment in it can greatly contribute to developing proper reading comprehension. Finding the books they like could prove to be difficult. Utilizing collaborative filtering recommender systems to recommend books to children is a tricky task, the lack of user feedback makes it...bachelor thesis 2023
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Luesink, Amber (author)Inequality in the city of Amsterdam is growing. While in the 70s, the city was described as a prime example of a Just City, the contemporary metropolis is growing as a city of the elite. Neoliberal planning in recent decades has focused on attracting knowledge workers to Amsterdam with a strategy of privatization, deregulation and...master thesis 2023
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Schouhamer Immink, Kees A. (author), Weber, J.H. (author)We present and analyze a new construction of bipolar balanced codes where each codeword contains equally many -1's and +1's. The new code is minimally modified as the number of symbol changes made to the source word for translating it into a balanced codeword is as small as possible. The balanced codes feature low redundancy and time...journal article 2023
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Hashemi Kashani, S. Mahdi (author), Pazhouhanfar, Mahdieh (author), van Oel, C.J. (author)Complexity has been known as a crucial psychological factor influencing the evaluation of the building facades preferences. However, little is known about the role of physical attributes of preferred building facades on perceived visual complexity. The objective of this study is to assess perceived visual complexity of urban building facades...journal article 2023
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Noori, S. (author), Korevaar, G. (author), Stikkelman, R.M. (author), Ramirez, Andrea (author)Self-organized industrial symbiosis (IS) starts with one actor's decision to invest in a waste recovery plant and the other actors' decision to buy the recovered flow. Technical and institutional conditions of the cluster influence actors' decisions. This paper explores the emergence of IS collaborations in industrial clusters under different...journal article 2023
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Markovich, L. (author), Migliore, Agostino (author), Messina, Antonino (author)We introduce the concept of the almost-companion matrix (ACM) by relaxing the non-derogatory property of the standard companion matrix (CM). That is, we define an ACM as a matrix whose characteristic polynomial coincides with a given monic and generally complex polynomial. The greater flexibility inherent in the ACM concept, compared to CM,...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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Noori, Negar (author), Hoppe, T. (author), de Jong, M.F.H. (author), Stamhuis, Evert (author)In the quest for Smart City (SC) development, numerous examples of ‘good practices’ have circulated in national and international policy arenas. Learning from good practices elsewhere is a common approach for cities to initiate and develop SC policies of their own. Nevertheless, because of political, legal and cultural differences across...journal article 2023
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Ning, Jinghua (author)Effective planning and control are crucial for the successful delivery of engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects, which are characterized by complex organizational structures, interdependent activities, overlapping phases, and a large number of disciplines and participants. However, project uncertainty, including the lack of...master thesis 2022
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van Lange, Eline (author)Background: Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a clinical disorder characterized by continuous, disproportionate pain and sensory, vasomotor, sudomotor and motor trophic changes. CRPS patients have a heterogeneous clinical picture caused by multiple underlying pathophysiology mechanisms including inflammation, vasomotor disturbances and...master thesis 2022
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Banerjee, I. (author)In a dynamic or disruptive situation, such as disasters, a fully mobile and decentralized infrastructure-less network seems to be a viable option for communication. Citizens are confronted with challenges such as complicated deployment of these networks, resource-constrained mobile phones and mobility. This requires communication networks to...doctoral thesis 2022
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van Vliet, Lisa (author)“The education system in Lebanon is at risk of collapse, with devastating consequences for children...” (Human Rights Watch, 2021) The Lebanese government has been unable to provide basic education to at least 700.000 children. This is about one third of all children that should have access to education. On a surface level, this problem seems to...master thesis 2022
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Kashyap, Pramod (author)Measurement campaigns and CFD simulations have recently identified a large-scale flow phenomenon called wind-farm flow blockage. This is found to bear a significant and far-reaching reduction in wind speed upstream of a wind farm. The wind farm blockage is attributed to the cumulative induction effects of multiple wind turbines placed in series....master thesis 2022
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Toonen, Sanny (author)Building upon a conceptual framework of elements that play a role in the management of uncertainties, an empirical study was performed to learn about the uncertainties in the energy transition. For this, interviews were held and an expert panel was organized. <br/><br/>It was found that uncertainty is an unavoidable element of project management...master thesis 2022
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Meggouh, Mamoun (author)Construction projects are filled with uncertainty. Such projects are becoming more complex: Many different interrelated aspects that are subject to change play a role in the delivery of construction work. This makes it interesting to know what exactly is uncertain in these projects, and what can be done to manage uncertainty. The aim of this...master thesis 2022
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Yiğitbaşi, Emre (author)Urban areas are evolving in terms of their growing population and their developing systems and infrastructure. This evolution brings about concerns regarding social equity, which refers to the fairness of distribution of certain attributes to groups or individuals. Transport equity is one of the dimensions of this issue, and accessibility...master thesis 2022
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van Tegelen, Eva (author)A big proportion of hospital-associated infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus can be attributed to Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). Many countries take interventions to try and minimise the spread of MRSA. Interventions, such as a search-and-destroy policy and restrictive antibiotics use, have proven to be effective. Different...master thesis 2022
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van der Vliet, Stan (author)Large software projects often overrun costs, development time and do not deliver what has been envisioned by the customer. An important factor contributing to these cost overruns is the mismatch in the approaches of IT-architects and agile software development roles. In literature there are hints that complementary added value could be achieved...master thesis 2022
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Zander, F. (author)Organic matter plays a major role in global ecosystems and has several functions in terrestrial and marine environments. As organic matter impacts, among others, the rheological behaviour and settling rates of mineral sediment particles, it is of great relevance to the definition and maintenance of the nautical depth in ports and waterways. The...doctoral thesis 2022
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van Gelder, Tycho (author)Situated in the suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, the Mar Elias Crop Market acts as protagonist project of the market district in the Beirut Mosaic urban masterplan. This masterplan is part of the Complex Projects Beirut graduation studio, focused on dealing with catastrophe in the built environment. The Mar Elias Crop Market is a mix of a logistic...master thesis 2022