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Pfitzenmaier, L. (author)Clouds are a prominent part of the Earth hydrological cycle. In the mid latitudes, the ice phase of clouds is highly involved in the formation of precipitation. The ice particles in the clouds fall to earth either as snow flakes, in the winter month, or melting crystals that become rain drops. An efficient growth process is the interaction of...doctoral thesis 2018
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Feng, R. (author)For reservoir characterization, the subsurface heterogeneity needs to be qualified in which the distribution of lithologies is an essential part since it determines the location and migration paths of hydrocarbons. Preliminary analysis of well-log data could help to identify various lithologies in a one-dimensional direction (depth), while the...doctoral thesis 2017
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Shang, H. (author)The observation of surface water bodies in all weather conditions and better knowledge about inundation patterns are important for water resource management and flood early warning. Microwave radiometers at 37 GHz were applied to observe and study the inundation pattern in large subtropical floodplains in China, i.e. the Poyang Lake and Dongting...doctoral thesis 2017
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Vermij, E.P. (author)The performance of supercomputers is not growing anymore at the rate it once used to. Several years ago a break with historical trends appeared. First the break appeared at the lower end of worldwide supercomputer installations, but now it affects a significant number of systems with average performance. Power consumption is becoming the most...doctoral thesis 2017
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Curry, T.M. (author)While the consideration of functional and technical criteria, as well as a sense of coherence are basic requirements for solving a design problem; it is the ability to induce an intended quality of aesthetic experience that is the hallmark of design expertise. Expert designers possess a highly developed sense of design, or what in this research...doctoral thesis 2017
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Wei, X. (author)Estuaries are important ecosystems accommodating a large variety of living species. Estuaries are also important to people by their demand of freshwater for drinking, irrigation, and industry. Due to natural changes and human activities, the estuarine water quality, influenced by both salinity and turbidity (the cloudiness or haziness of water),...doctoral thesis 2017
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Kreiken, F.H. (author)The Internet has facilitated large-scale copyright infringement. Fighting this one case at a time via the standard civil law procedures is costly in terms of time and money. In response, copyright holders have adopted new strategies that they hoped would be more effective at large-scale enforcement. The question is how these large-scale...doctoral thesis 2017
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Vegt, I. (author)The fracture properties of concrete are rate dependent. In this thesis the results on tensile tests at static, moderate and high loading rate are presented. The results show the influence of the loading rate not only the tensile strength, but also on the fracture energy, stress-defromation relation and fracture parameters, like fracture lengths...doctoral thesis 2016
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Sanchez Guilen, J.A. (author)On a global scale, sewage represents the main point-source of water pollution and is also the predominant source of nitrogen contamination in urban regions. The present research is focused on the study of the main challenges that need to be addressed in order to achieve a successful inorganic nitrogen post-treatment of anaerobic effluents in the...doctoral thesis 2016
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Walstra, D.J.R. (author)Nearshore sandbars have a lifetime of many years, during which they exhibit cyclic, offshore directed behaviour with strong alongshore coherence. A bar is generated near the shoreline and grows in height and width while migrating offshore, before finally decaying at the seaward limit of the surf zone. It may take 10 to 15 years for a bar to...doctoral thesis 2016
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Guo, Y. (author)Graph processing is increasingly popular in a variety of scientific and engineering domains. Consequently, graphs and graph-processing algorithms have become increasingly more diverse. Following the big data trend in every computer-related domain, graphs have also become increasingly larger. Processing graphs is requiring more sophisticated...doctoral thesis 2016
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Gonçalves, M. (author)Every great invention, innovative design or visionary art piece ever created started in the same way: with a blank canvas. However, you never begin a new project with a completely clean slate: besides memories, past experiences and general knowledge, all of us are constantly surrounded by information, which can have a profound influence in our...doctoral thesis 2016
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Optimising mechanical behaviour of new advanced steels based on fine non-equilibrium microstructuresHajyAkbary, F. (author)This Ph.D. thesis investigates the relation between microstructural and mechanical properties of Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS), with the goal of developing a microstructure with optimised mechanical properties. Among different grades of AHSS, Quenching and Partitioning (Q&P) steel which is composed of thin films of retained austenite...doctoral thesis 2015
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Ngamkham, W. (author)Cochlear Implants (CIs) are prosthetic devices that restore hearing in profoundly deaf patients by bypassing the damaged parts of the inner ear and directly stimulating the remaining auditory nerve fibers in the cochlea with electrical pulses. This thesis describs the electronic circuit design of various modules for application in CIs in order...doctoral thesis 2015
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Zhou, M. (author)After the development in the past 120 years since the invention of the first radio transmission, worldwide wireless communication systems are nowadays part of daily life. Behind the shining and astonishing achievement of modern communication systems, the exhaustion of existing frequency spectrum resources has been a concern. In higher frequency...doctoral thesis 2015
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Teixeira Encarnação, J. (author)The main objective of the thesis is to identify the optimal set-up for future satellite gravimetry missions aimed at monitoring mass transport in the Earth’s system.The recent variability of climatic patterns, the spread of arid regions and associ- ated changes in the hydrological cycle, and vigorous modifications in the ice coverage at polar...doctoral thesis 2015
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Liem, C.C.S. (author)Music is a multifaceted phenomenon: beyond addressing our auditory channel, the consumption of music triggers further senses. Also in creating and communicating music, multiple modalities are at play. Next to this, it allows for various ways of interpretation: the same musical piece can be performed in different valid ways, and audiences can in...doctoral thesis 2015