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CHATZISAKOULA, STELLA (author)CO2 emissions rate is increasing with an alarming pace during the last decades. Carbon capture and storage could be an effective methodology for reducing CO2 emission on a short term due to its relatively mature status. Moreover, carbon utilisation, as a closing the carbon cycle approach, is gaining significant attention on a scientific level...master thesis 2019
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Feliciotti, Francesca Feliciotti (author)During the last years, as virtual assistants such as Siri (Apple), Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, spread into everyday situations, conversational recommender systems were proposed as an interactive recommendation process to connect with the user. However, there is little knowledge about the personalization of conversational recommender systems...master thesis 2019
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Bapat, Advait (author)At Damen’s Research and Development department, continuous improvements are made to existing design practices using recent technological developments and fatigue design is currently on the anvil. High speed craft operating around the globe are subject to millions of load cycles (resulting from ocean waves) and therefore suffer from metal fatigue...master thesis 2019
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Torres Mendez, Fabian (author)Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery (CEOR) methods can increase the oil recovery of a reservoir to more than 60% of the volumes originally in-situ. Typical oil recoveries range from 20% to 40% of OIIP under traditional primary and secondary recovery stages. The understanding of the mechanisms that control such complex processes is essential...master thesis 2019
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Kumar, Jeevan (author)The emergence of the Data Marketplaces is the latest iteration in the phenomenon of data-driven transformation of the world. Data marketplaces have emerged as a new form of data-driven business models which enable trading of data between the data owners/providers and data consumers by providing the necessary technological and non-technological...master thesis 2019
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SIVASANKAR, Pugazhenthi (author)In recent years, with the increasing number of man made objects in space the need for accurate satellite orbit prediction has increased tremendously. Prediction of satellite trajectories is important to plan collision avoidance manoeuvres between space assets and debris, to autonomously maintain formation flying missions and to plan manoeuvres...master thesis 2019
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Raghunathan Srikumar, Sampath (author)Large Eddy Simulations (LES) of a novel type of wing/body junction called the anti-fairing are performed in the current thesis to study the complex turbulent flow physics involved in the junction area and also to obtain a clear understanding of the drag reduction capabilities of the anti-fairing. In regards to that, two separate LES are...master thesis 2019
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Bernstein, Adriaan (author)Successful interfaces have often been the result of powerful metaphors. By likening an unfamiliar context to one we are more familiar and experienced with, it becomes relatable and easier to navigate. With its wealth of sensory stimuli, the kitchen space offers enormous opportunities for the creation of such metaphors. At the same time, the act...master thesis 2019
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van Willigen, Jan (author)Hydrostatic bearings are well known for having low friction and low wear in combination with high loading capacity.Traditionally, the running surfaces for a hydrostatic bearing are plane, rigid and smooth, ensuring a parallel lubricating film in the full range of movement. In this paper, we consider a new type of compliant, hydrostatic bearing...master thesis 2019
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Aerts, Taico (author)Statix is a language which generates a type checker from a declarative specification. However, Statix is not fast enough for quick feedback in IDEs because it always has to reanalyze all files. In this thesis, we improve the analysis time of Statix by applying the ideas of separate compilation to create a model for incremental analysis. Statix...master thesis 2019
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Radityo Andjaringrat Adhi, Theo (author)Maturity model has proven to be helpful for an organization to identify its current capability, strength, and weaknesses through maturity levels. These levels are used to rank the various dimension or process of an organization. However, maturity levels only describe a general description of organization capability. The effect of different...master thesis 2019
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Wang, Boyao (author)In dredging operation, the high-pressure water jet is widely used for the excavation of soil. To study the jetting process and optimize the dredging devices, the moving vertical water jet penetrating cohesive soil experiments were carried out by Nobel (2013). However, in terms of the design optimization for the dredging...master thesis 2019
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Zhang, Chuqian (author)Cell behavior in vitro can be regulated by mechanical stimulation. Cytostretch is an Organ-on-Chip (OOC) platform that allows cyclic stretching tissue in culture. Its pneumatic actuation can hinder it from microfluidic systems integration. A dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA) was developed and fabricated in this thesis for Cytostretch as an...master thesis 2019
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Dees, Bram (author)Radically new technologies, of which ‘the functionality was new to the market or the price-performance ratio was much better than contemporary products’ (Ortt, 2012), can be both risky and rewarding to develop. The innovation phase is the period from invention of a radically new technology until the first market introduction. This research into...master thesis 2019
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Pourquié, Valérie (author)Human brain research is advancing, facilitated by improved high-throughput techniques and systematically preservation of brain tissue in brain banks. Due to the complex organization and regulation of the brain, most studies only focus on a single aspect of healthy and diseased samples. This research integrates analyses of the transcriptome and...master thesis 2019
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BEKAR, Ogan (author)The twenty-first-century complex technology and innovation systems require firms to adopt untraditional organizational structures, in which the value chains are broken, and non-linear flows of tangible and intangible resources are capitalized. The literature on innovation management and network economics also recognizes that firms’ innovation...master thesis 2019
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Poppelaars, Vincent (author)Companies and content creators have mostly focused on the visual side of virtual reality. However, sound has the ability to improve the immersivity and perceived quality of a visual display and virtual simulation in general. In Social VR, it is especially important to be immersed. Social VR is a way of communicating with...master thesis 2019
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Miranda Castillo, María (author)The uncertainties of the current power system with a larger share of renewables and more volatile generation profiles increases the importance of assessing resource adequacy. Within this framework, the thesis “Evaluation of missing capacity and resource adequacy in an interconnected power system” aims to answer the following question: “How to...master thesis 2019
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van Duijneveldt, Joris (author)The subject of this thesis is to investigate whether the Cerebellar Model Articulation Controller (CMAC) can be used to anticipate controller corrections and increase performance by reducing delays in humanoid robots. This question can be divided into two subquestions. Firstly, whether the CMAC is a suitable architecture for the prediction of...master thesis 2019
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Sheth, Nilay (author)The e-sport of drone-racing involves human pilots to race against time. Recently, drone races have also gone fully-autonomous. As a result, these agile robotic platforms not only pose challenges of flying fast to the participating pilots but also create challenges for the flight control computers. As a result, the concept of autonomous drone...master thesis 2019