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Janssens, Jules (author)This thesis presents the results of the research into and the development of an international growth strategy for Revolt, a B2B provider of a product-service system for EV charging. <br/><br/>Revolt provides charging points for electric vehicles through a subscription model. For a fixed monthly fee, customers receive a charge point, the...master thesis 2023
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Drost, Danique (author)Design Agency Nacar has experienced remarkable success since it was founded in 2006, transforming from a small industrial design studio to a prominent agency with around 120 employees in Spain. Due to their recent growth spurt, it was found that Nacar is currently in a transition phase from being a small-sized agency to a medium-sized...master thesis 2023
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Goedert, Gina (author)Once, counting as an important banking hub and capital for fashion design within the Arabian countries, Beirut’s favourable economic positioning was weakened by social unrests, political standstill, and economic volatility. Beirut’s population has been facing severe socioeconomic challenges for the past decades, also reflected in the fashion...master thesis 2023
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de Wolf, Rosa (author)The climate crisis and unsustainable growth are worldwide interrelated problems. Population growth increases the demand for natural resources and the demand for housing. This is all putting pressure on the natural system and is strengthening the conflict of space between the built environment, agricultural land and the natural landscape....master thesis 2023
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Alkhateeb, S. (author), Riccioli, F. (author), Morales, Felipe Leon (author), Pahlavan, Lotfollah (author)Offshore support structures and mooring systems are predominantly subject to corrosion and fatigue. These structures are typically covered with marine growth of various types. Conventional inspection methods for assessment of the structural integrity require access to the cleaned surface of these structures; however, the cleaning process is...journal article 2023
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Straathof, Adrie J.J. (author)Microbial conversions are generally inhibited by their products. This product inhibition is particularly dependent on the product's hydrophobicity and on its acid dissociation behaviour, hence on pH. Dependence on the microbial strain is relatively modest according to many published data. Since product inhibition has various mechanistic...review 2023
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Ding, Z. (author), Brouwer, J.C. (author), Kwakernaak, C. (author), Zhu, Jia-Ning (author), Popovich, V. (author), Hermans, M.J.M. (author), Sloof, W.G. (author)To prevent premature triggering of the healing reaction in Mo-Si containing self-healing thermal barrier coating system, an oxygen impenetrable shell (α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) around the sacrificial healing particles (MoSi<sub>2</sub>) is desired. Here an encapsulation method is presented through selective oxidation of Al in Mo(Al<sub>x...journal article 2023
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Liu, Z. (author), Baluchová, S. (author), Frota Sartori, A. (author), Li, Z. (author), Gonzalez Garcia, Y. (author), Schreck, Matthias (author), Buijnsters, J.G. (author)In this work, three distinct heteroepitaxial single-crystal boron-doped diamond (SC-BDD) electrodes were fabricated and subjected to detailed surface analysis and electrochemical characterization. Specifically, the heteroepitaxy approach allowed to synthesize large-area (1 cm<sup>2</sup>) and heavily-doped (100)-oriented SC-BDD electrodes....journal article 2023
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Ding, Z. (author), Brouwer, J.C. (author), Kwakernaak, C. (author), Hermans, M.J.M. (author), Popovich, V. (author), Quadakkers, Willem J. (author), Sloof, W.G. (author)Mo(Al<sub>x</sub>Si<sub>1-x</sub>)<sub>2</sub> alloy with x in the range of 0.35–0.65 were prepared by a one-step spark plasma sintering. To study the exclusive formation of an α-Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> scale, oxidation experiments were conducted in low and high oxygen partial pressure ambient at 1373 K; viz.: 10<sup>−14</sup> and 0.21...journal article 2023
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Palin, D. (author), Kunitake, Jennie A.M.R. (author), Chang, Marina P. (author), Sutter, Stephan (author), Estroff, Lara A. (author)The production of synthetic crystals with controlled shapes and properties is an enticing prospect, yet, the production of such materials is an ongoing challenge. Here, we present a strategy for chemo-mechanically directing the growth of crystals with non-equilibrium structures using a custom-designed double-diffusion cell. We combine...journal article 2023
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A new setup to study the influence of plant growth on the consolidation of dredged cohesive sedimentBarciela Rial, M. (author), Saaltink, Remon M. (author), van Kessel, Thijs (author), Chassagne, C. (author), Dekker, Stefan C. (author), de Boer, Hugo J. (author), Griffioen, Jasper (author), Wassen, Martin J. (author), Winterwerp, J.C. (author)Dredged cohesive sediment is progressively being used for wetland construction. However, little is known about the effect of plant growth during the self-weight consolidation of this sediment. In order to check the feasibility of such a study, a new experimental setup has been constructed. As an example, the effect of Phragmites australis on the...journal article 2023
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Xu, J. (author), Fahmy-Garcia, Shorouk (author), Wesdorp, Marinus A. (author), Forte, Lucia (author), De Luca, Claudio (author), Filardo, Giuseppe (author), Labberté, Margot (author), Kok, Joeri (author), Nickel, Joachim (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author)Despite promising clinical results in osteochondral defect repair, a recently developed bi-layered collagen/collagen-magnesium-hydroxyapatite scaffold has demonstrated less optimal subchondral bone repair. This study aimed to improve the bone repair potential of this scaffold by adsorbing bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP-2) and/or platelet...journal article 2023
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Templated Synthesis of Diamond Nanopillar Arrays Using Porous Anodic Aluminium Oxide (AAO) MembranesZhang, C. (author), Liu, Z. (author), Li, Chun (author), Buijnsters, J.G. (author)Diamond nanostructures are mostly produced from bulk diamond (single- or polycrystalline) by using time-consuming and/or costly subtractive manufacturing methods. In this study, we report the bottom-up synthesis of ordered diamond nanopillar arrays by using porous anodic aluminium oxide (AAO). Commercial ultrathin AAO membranes were adopted as...journal article 2023
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van Lookeren Campagne, Fé (author)To climb up the circular economy hierarchy and meet the goals of the European Green policy in the construction sector, steel profiles may be reused instead of recycled, which is currently the most common practice. An overarching digital database to efficiently match supply and demand of reclaimed structural elements will stimulate their...master thesis 2022
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HUANG, Luxin (author)Nowadays, the amount of e-waste generated globally is growing at a faster speed, due to consumers' repetitive consumption and product replacement stimulated by electronics manufacturers. This leads to severe threats to our environment. However, a large amount of e-waste is not waste at all. They could be well refurbished and then reused by the...master thesis 2022
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van Dijke, Laura (author)The Arctic is warming more rapidly than other latitudes, which can result in the release of additional greenhouse gasses, global sea level rise and increase in extreme weather events. Additionally, this causes the rapid decline of sea ice and an ice free Arctic might occur during the summer in the 2040s. The decreasing sea...master thesis 2022
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van der Kleij, Boaz (author)The monthly number of non-western immigrants that applied for a status in the Netherlands has been constantly rising from 955 in May 2021 to 3590 in November 2021 (CBS, 2021). During the first period in the AZC, “newcomers” are purposely distanced from Dutch society. This has as an effect that when they finally get an official refugee status,...master thesis 2022
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van Kuijk, J.J.A. (author)Fatigue crack growth in metals has been studied intensively for more than half a century. This research field has been closely connected to the engineering industry throughout history. It is therefore no surprise that the main focus has mostly been on developing better prediction models rather than on understanding the phenomenon of fatigue...doctoral thesis 2022
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van den Bosch, Dominique (author)This study examines which factors in the behaviour of math teachers in their contact with high school students contribute to the developing, worsening or alleviating of math anxiety during mathematics activities. <br/>The study was conducted in the form of a survey involving $888$ high school students during their math lesson. The survey...master thesis 2022
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Quan, H. (author)Fatigue failures are a major concern in aeronautics. The growth of fatigue cracks in metallic structures and adhesively bonded joints has been studied for decades. Nowadays, most researchers evaluate and predict the fatigue damage growth rate (da/dN) with empirical and phenomenon based approaches, using Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics with...doctoral thesis 2022