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Moerman, Marco (author)Compliant mechanisms are a popular alternative to conventional mechanisms because of their advantages on mass reduction, friction, backlash and lubrication. However, the major drawback in the use of compliant mechanisms is the stiffness is the desired direction of motion. The advantages of conventional and compliant mechanisms can be combined if...master thesis 2023
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Mourragui, S.M.C. (author)Extensive efforts in cancer research over the past decades have markedly improved diagnosis and treatments, leading to better outcomes for cancer patients. Paradoxically, however, these discoveries have begun to shed light on a level of complexity that rules out the emergence of a universal cancer treatment. As any tumor is now known to be...doctoral thesis 2023
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Edixhoven, Tom (author)In this work we show how Group Equivariant Convolutional Neural Networks use subsampling to learn to break equivariance to their symmetries. We focus on the 2D roto-translation group and investigate the impact of broken equivariance on network performance. We show that changing the input dimension of a network by as little as a single pixel can...master thesis 2023
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Zhang, Y. (author)Multi-stable beam-type metastructures exhibiting snap-through behavior have been extensively studied in recent years , as their stable states can be maintained without the need of external power supply. By arranging a series of beams exhibiting bi-stability, multi-stable metastructures can be constructed. However, current designs of multi-stable...doctoral thesis 2022
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Chazottes, Jean-René (author), Redig, F.H.J. (author)For a general class of lattice spin systems, we prove that an abstract Gaussian concentration bound implies positivity of the lower relative entropy density. As a consequence, we obtain uniqueness of translation-invariant Gibbs measures from the Gaussian concentration bound in this general setting. This extends earlier results with a different...journal article 2022
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Zhang, H. (author), Nijhuis, S. (author), Newton, C.E.L. (author)Water is a critical element of human existence and has shaped cities for centuries. In urban environments, water provides multiple ecosystem services and is an important element in the design of urban environments. Next to the many qualities and services provided by water, recent research indicates that exposure to freshwater blue space also...review 2022
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Minkman, E. (author)This study explains how contrasting perspectives on resolving impasses in policymaking exist among all relevant actors in a case of transferring Dutch flood management policy to Jakarta, Indonesia. It does so by introducing Q methodology as a novel method in policy transfer and policy mobility studies. International policy transfer requires a...journal article 2022
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Gouicem, Redha (author), Sprokholt, D.G. (author), Ruehl, Jasper (author), Rocha, Rodrigo C.O. (author), Spink, Tom (author), Chakraborty, S.S. (author), Bhatotia, Pramod (author)Dynamic Binary Translation (DBT) is a powerful approach to support cross-architecture emulation of unmodified binaries. However, DBT systems face correctness and performance challenges, when emulating concurrent binaries from strong to weak memory consistency architectures. As a matter of fact, we report several translation errors in QEMU,...conference paper 2022
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Rocha, Rodrigo C.O. (author), Sprokholt, D.G. (author), Fink, Martin (author), Gouicem, Redha (author), Spink, Tom (author), Chakraborty, S.S. (author), Bhatotia, Pramod (author)The emergence of new architectures create a recurring challenge to ensure that existing programs still work on them. Manually porting legacy code is often impractical. Static binary translation (SBT) is a process where a program's binary is automatically translated from one architecture to another, while preserving their original semantics....conference paper 2022
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Voorintholt, Derk (author), Minkman, E. (author), Gverdtsiteli, Gvantsa (author)Based on a qualitative case study in An Giang province, Vietnam, we mapped the understanding of the ‘Living with Floods’ (LWF) concept and the implementation of three projects to explain the effectiveness of water governance in Vietnam. We have demonstrated how perceptions on the LWF concept differ per government level and the limits of water...journal article 2022
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Zhou, Liangbin (author), Guo, Peng (author), D'Este, Matteo (author), Tong, Wenxue (author), Xu, Jiankun (author), Yao, Hao (author), Stoddart, Martin J. (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author), Ho, Kevin Ki Wai (author), Li, Zhen (author), Qin, Ling (author)Articular cartilage (AC) is an avascular and flexible connective tissue located on the bone surface in the diarthrodial joints. AC defects are common in the knees of young and physically active individuals. Because of the lack of suitable tissue-engineered artificial matrices, current therapies for AC defects, especially full-thickness AC...review 2022
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de Pagter, B. (author), Ricker, Werner J. (author)Let E be a translation invariant Banach function space over an infinite compact abelian group G and M<sub>φ</sub> be a Fourier multiplier operator (with symbol φ) acting on E. It is assumed that E has order continuous norm and that E is reflection invariant (which ensures that φ̄ is also a multiplier symbol for E). The following Fuglede type...journal article 2022
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Hoogenberg, Ruben (author)In this thesis we have looked into the complexity of neural networks. Especially convolutional neural networks (CNNs), which are useful for image recognition, are looked into. In order to better understand the process in the neural networks, in the first half of this report a mathematical foundation for neural networks and CNNs is constructed....bachelor thesis 2021
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Anand, Shashank (author)Purely functional languages are advantageous in that it is easy to reason about the correctness of functions. Dependently typed programming languages such as Agda enable us to prove properties in the language itself. However, dependently typed programming languages have a steep learning curve and are usable only by expert programmers. The...bachelor thesis 2021
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Shan, Yi (author)The idea of the project is to make a series of small interventions that would engage with the local context and at the same time transport another cultural context to the place. The projects includes three interventions in a series of moments in experienceable approach , where each of them is embedded in a landscape and with a function for the...master thesis 2021
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Minkman, E. (author), van Buuren, M. W.(Arwin) (author), Bekkers, V. J.J.M.(Victor) (author)This study identifies network management as a facilitator of effective policy transfer. We reconstruct the unconventional collaboration between Dutch private-sector experts and national governments of Vietnam and Bangladesh to develop multi-sectoral, long-term strategies (‘delta plans’). We identify the network management strategies used by the...journal article 2021
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Biersteker, Erwin (author), Koppenjan, Joop (author), van Marrewijk, A.H. (author)Governing material conditions—including physical, material subjects such as machines, build constructions, construction materials, and subsoils—is a crucial challenge within projects and is underrepresented in project governance theory. To clarify the relationship between project governance and materiality, we draw on translation theory,...journal article 2021
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Van De Cauter, Lori (author), Fanalista, F. (author), van Buren, L. (author), De Franceschi, N. (author), Godino, E. (author), Bouw, Sharon (author), Danelon, C.J.A. (author), Dekker, C. (author), Koenderink, G.H. (author), Ganzinger, Kristina A. (author)Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) are often used to mimic biological membranes in reconstitution experiments. They are also widely used in research on synthetic cells, as they provide a mechanically responsive reaction compartment that allows for controlled exchange of reactants with the environment. However, while many methods exist to...journal article 2021
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Imholz, N.C.E. (author)This thesis is about a little molecule called guanosine tetraphosphate. ppGpp. Consider it the bacterial brain, at the core of the coordination and regulation of bacterial growth. For over half a century, it has haunted microbiologists as it appears involved in every aspect of microbial physiology, yet incredibly difficult to study due to its...doctoral thesis 2020
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Havik, K.M. (author), Gabrielsson, Catharina (author), Jobst, Marko (author), Frichot, Helene (author)Sense in Translation: Essays on the Bilingual Body presents a series of thematically related essays on the subject of language, translation and the body. It weaves together ideas derived from phenomenology, science and linguistics with the author’s own experience as a bilingual writer and architect. Rabourdin’s engagement with the writings of...review 2020