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Hulleman, Sjoerd (author)Music Information Retrieval (MIR) is a field of research that focusses on extracting information from music related data. This includes the genre of music and the beats per minute (BPM) of a song. Pipelines that extract this information from music are called feature extractors. Essentia is a library for such feature extraction. Often, the audio...bachelor thesis 2022
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Tamminga, Rogier (author)The world is increasingly urbanised. Especially in those countries that are in rapid development, the migration to the city is extreme. This is the case for Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. Its population growth exceeds the number of newly built housing, and the housing that exists is unfit for a majority of the urban population....master thesis 2022
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Athanasiadis, Giorgos (author)The present research tries to promote circularity in steel structures by attempting to further incorporate technologies like BIM, the Internet of Things (IoT), and Blockchain in the AEC industry. BIM is already applied in construction projects but not yet focused on aspects that will enhance the reusability of steel structures. IoT and...master thesis 2022
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TZANAKAKIS, JASON (author)The construction sector suffers from flat or sometimes even falling productivity rates while it is one of the least digitalized sectors. A root cause, among others, is poor information management. Recently, the ISO 19650 series have been released to offer the construction industry a guideline for the organization and digitization of information...master thesis 2021
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Morena, G. (author)The report describes the design process that led to an implementation strategy for a design intervention that fosters a sense of belonging and cohesion in working environments, by increasing opportunities of spontaneous face-to-face informal encounters. The research follows two different approaches: the classical double diamond process from the...master thesis 2021
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Wan, Rong (author)Support people, especially support the bereaved people, is a challenging task. People’s attitudes towards death vary because many factors can influence it, such as gender, age, educational background, cultural and religious factors. The personality of the attitudes towards death stops people from supporting the bereaved actively because they are...master thesis 2021
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Alhoz, Khaled (author)In large and complex civil engineering projects, well-managed information enables easier and faster access to the required data when available. In the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry, professionals and data managers constantly seek to optimize the information management process to better collaborate in projects that...master thesis 2021
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Oorschot, Tom (author)The role of information flows increased over the last decades and has become more important within construction companies as they deal with complicated projects. Multiple recent studies state that enhancing the information flows can result in a better functioning organisation.<br/><br/>Research description<br/>The information flow between the...master thesis 2021
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Dimitrov, Yordan (author)In this paper we analyze the performance of a novel clustering objective that optimizes a neural network to predict segmentation. We challenge the reported results by replicating the original experiments and conducting additional tests to gain an insight into the algorithm. We analyzed the efficiency of the clustering objective on a different...master thesis 2021
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BALAJI GANESH, SANGAMESH (author)The international trade sector is projected to undergo a significant shift in the next years, with transparency and trust being the most pressing concerns to be resolved as part of the Industry 4.0 revolution (PwC, 2019). International trade consists of several complex process involving several intermediaries (actors). Due to the complexity in...master thesis 2021
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Scheepens, Wiebke (author)Wind turbine blades are composed of complex composite material structures that are difficult to recycle at the end of their operational lifetime. As such, they are oftentimes landfilled or incinerated. Following the Circular Economy principles, there are a multitude of strategies that may be applied to these structures; these range from more to...master thesis 2021
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BERNAL CARDENAS, FEDERICO (author)Cucuta is a border city between Colombia and Venezuela with complex dynamics due to its location and historical background, affected by drug trafficking, guerrilla warfare, and Venezuela's most recent multidimensional crisis. The city's structural plan (POT) is under review, trying to adapt to the local and global challenges: mass migration;...master thesis 2021
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Govindaraj Ayyanar, Arjun (author)In recent years, false information on social media platforms has become a centre of attention due to its consequences on elections and public health. COVID-19 has shown how an infodemic fuelled by false information can be detrimental to public health. Existing measures are ineffective. Thus, the thesis takes an exploratory approach from the lens...master thesis 2021
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Dencher, Eleonoor (author)Inter IKEA Systems B.V. (also known as Core Business Franchise or CBF) is the franchisor and the owner of the IKEA Concept. By means of this franchising system, IKEA’s vision of creating a better everyday life for the many people is upheld through the collaboration, feedback, sharing and joint development between the franchisor (CBF) and the...master thesis 2021
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Ossa Mesa, Juan Esteban (author)Cost estimation of construction projects is still carried out using highly manual traditional tools and processes, which are deemed as inefficient and have a direct impact in the productivity levels of the industry. Building Information Modelling or BIM is changing the way projects are developed and has introduced some changes to cost estimation...master thesis 2021
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MOORTHY, UTHRA (author)Sales are the backbone for a company, sales forecasting plays an important role in organizational decision-making, and improving the sales forecasting performance has been an intention for managers. Sales forecasting is a management function that is affected by various organizational factors. The aim of this research is to validate a Sales...master thesis 2021
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Simhachalam, Vyshali (author)As climate change concerns increase, more and more clients are aiming for higher sustainability ratings for their properties. Green building assessments are of great importance to stimulate the sustainable paradigm shift within the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry. However, the current working process for green building...master thesis 2021
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MAHADEVAN, SUJITH (author)The Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry is undergoing digital transformation to improve project performance and Building Information Modelling (BIM) is helping to achieve this objective. BIM is a comprehensive digital representation of a built facility with great information depth. BIM fosters collaboration across the...master thesis 2021
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van Mil, Juliette (author)This report reviews two quantum key distribution (QKD) protocols: the BB84 protocol and the measurement device independent (MDI) QKD protocol. The goal of this report is to recreate the security proof of the BB84 protocol, to generate the secret key rate for a practical application of the BB84 protocol, both with and without decoy states, and to...bachelor thesis 2021
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de Jonge, Floor (author)The sustainability of the Dutch healthcare system is under severe pressure with increasing expenditure, more demand for care and a shortage of healthcare professionals. In the current healthcare system, providers are rewarded for increasing volume, but not for adding value, which only exacerbates the situation. Value-based healthcare (VBHC) is a...master thesis 2021