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- Van den Broek, R.F.J. (author) master thesis 2014
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Roeske, R. (author)Passenger loss is inextricably connected with network optimization, since longer access times and distances will hypothetically result in a partial passenger loss, because longer access distances confine the willingness to bridge those distances. Optimizing stopping distances based on different passenger groups that are differentiated towards...master thesis 2014
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Chrysafopoulos, D. (author)Fatigue loads and failures in metallic structures are a well-known technical problem. Commonly, the fatigue life of the steel elements is determined by an analytical calculation using S-N curves as design resistance to periodic action. However, the technological improvements in almost all structures continuously stretch the limits of acceptance...master thesis 2014
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Esmeijer, S.R. (author)Philips Lighting acquired the Genlyte group in January 2008. For 4 years Philips continued to manage the acquired company at arms-length, but in 2012 started working on integrating the many brands into one Philips structure. The Fall River group was one of those brands, previously known as Lightolier. Their R&D department of 40 engineers...master thesis 2014
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Osamulia, D. (author)To what extent does or will IT actually impact police practices for the better? In order to get closer to answering this question, this research focuses on developing a measurement tool following a system thinking approach. The system thinking approach employed in this research consists of mental mapping and identification of indicators from...master thesis 2014
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Van Loon, P.S.P. (author)During this research a method is developed for finding the cost optimal design of a sea dike when a probabilistic method is being applied and flexibility is allowed in the distribution of the total failure probability over the various failure mechanisms. A probabilistic model has been set up to calculate the cost optimal design for a sea dike...master thesis 2014
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IJpelaar, M.P. (author)The sea level equation, originally formalized by Farrell and Clark [1976], is used to determine the gravitationally self-consistent sea level in response to surface loading. Whereas previously only historic ice sheet growth and ablation were taken into account now also the redistribution of sediment is considered. Following the framework of...master thesis 2014
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Van Toor, J.A. (author)Modern Computer Aided Design/Engineering can assist in the design of highly optimized engineering structures. Such structures allow for a significant reduction on the strain of resources across the product life cycle, where the potential for weight reduction is most beneficial for the aerospace industry. However, their production is currently...master thesis 2014
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Schellingerhout, J. (author)Decision Support Systems (DSSs) that are used nowadays by water managers often predict states that do not correspond with the observed states. This is caused by changing parameters in the real systems, while the parameters used in the current DSSs are kept at a fixed level or follow a temporal pattern that does not always represents reality....master thesis 2014
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Livaniou, I. (author)The main objective of this research was to understand on what extent external elements are taken into account in the strategic decision-making process on asset management and why specific external elements are more important than others. This objective was shaped from Vitens objective to improve their long-term asset management planning in line...master thesis 2014
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Bakker, H.J.S. (author)This project describes the development of a redesign of NHGDoc for ExpertDoc. NHGDoc is a clinical decision support system (CDSS) that supports Dutch GP’s in their decision making process by providing patient-specific medical advices with regard to medication, treatment and diagnosis. NHGDoc is integrated in the EHR provider of GP’s, a...master thesis 2014
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Nederhoff, C.M. (author)Many of the most densely populated areas are located near the coast. Climate change and population growth put more and more pressure on these coastal areas. As free space is becoming sparse, coastal disaster risk reduction plans need to be spatially efficient. In this thesis the sandy coast with hard structures, such as buildings or dune...master thesis 2014
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Burki, T.R. (author)Prediction of the stock market has been a research topic for decades. Recently, data from social media like Google and Twitter are included in prediction models. This data serves as an indicator of sentiments that are potentially useful for prediction. Interpretation of current prediction methods is cumbersome. Beforehand it is not known which...master thesis 2014
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Dijkstra, Y.M. (author)The intrusion of sea water into estuaries creates a complex flow that results from the density difference between fresh river run-off and salty sea water. In combination with other processes, such as tides, these complex flows are of interest because they affect the transport of e.g. salt, sediments and nutrients in water, which determine the...master thesis 2014
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Van der Kleij, M. (author)Businesses are continuously looking for innovative ways to improve their business processes. This is where gamification can be of added value, since it is an increasingly popular strategic instrument, which can influence behaviour and enhance performance and productivity. Currently, there are numerous knowledge gaps concerning the implementation...master thesis 2014
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Lie-A-Fat, J.W. (author)It is well-known that conventional gas resources are diminishing, forcing experts to consider exploration of unconventionals. But commercially viable production of unconventional gas requires applying the reservoir stimulation technique hydraulic fracturing. One of the formations classified so far as potential interesting formation for shale gas...master thesis 2014
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Andronikidis, G. (author)Embedded Reconfigurable Architectures (ERA) is a project with the objective to design a platform that combines reconfigurable computing and network elements which can adapt on-the-fly their composition, organization and even instruction-set architectures in an effort to provide the best possible trade-offs in performance and power for the given...master thesis 2014
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Ni, Y. (author)Vegetation in coastal areas plays an important role in its environment. In addition, vegetation can also be utilized for coastal protection. Incoming wave energy could be effectively attenuated by the upstanding vegetation plants. The reduced wave energy results in stabilized seabed and harmonious environment in coastal zones. Nowadays, an...master thesis 2014
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Faber, S.R. (author)This study aims at understanding the factors influencing the organisational adoption of eHealth by Dutch hospitals. This study proposes a model for organisational eHealth adoption based on the Technological-Organisational-Environmental (TOE) framework and elements of the Diffusion of Innovations (DOI) theory. The following factors were...master thesis 2014
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Ravestein, T. (author)Gas resources in The Netherlands are steadily running scarce, therefore alternative gas resources are necessary. One of those alternatives present in the Dutch subsurface is shale gas, present in among others the Posidonia Shale Formation (PSF). Little is known about this formation and drilled cores are rare. This study therefore focuses on a...master thesis 2014