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Van Vierssen Trip, F.W. (author)The pharmaceutical industry is in a R&D productivity crisis. Rapidly increasing development costs, decreasing profitability of new medical entities and missing breakthrough innovation are afflicting the future of the pharmaceutical industry. This complex problem requires a systems thinking approach. In this study, we ought to map the general...master thesis 2013
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Piera, R.X. (author)EcoSmart, daughter company of the Van Gansewinkel group, specializes in integral waste management within the office environment. In redefining their system, a new product – service combination should be developed managing the requirements of all stakeholder. This development is strengthened by the Nature Inspired Design method; a research...master thesis 2013
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Overtoom, M.E. (author)Houses were among the first structures that were built, and remain the most common type of building today. The design of housing has been the subject of architecture, while from a psychological point of view the meaning of home has been a major subject of research. These two different viewpoints are combined in this research to provide a tool...master thesis 2013
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Sakes, A. (author)Thesis on the design of a flexible morcellator for the surgical treatment of Cushing's disease in horses. Currently there is no surgical treatment possible in horses due to lack of a surgical approach and tools. In this study a new innovative flexible tool is developped in combination with a surgical approach that can be used for the surgical...master thesis 2013
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De Lange, L. (author)Dit afstudeerproject heeft betrekking op de omgeving rondom metrohalte Slinge in de wijken Pendrecht en Zuidwijk in Rotterdam Zuid. Doel van het project was om te komen tot ruimtelijke voorstellen waarmee stedelijke samenhang gecreëerd / versterkt wordt in Pendrecht en Zuidwijk door het verbeteren van het openbaar vervoernetwerk op Rotterdam...master thesis 2013
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Liefferink, D.M. (author)This version of the thesis only covers the literature study. The results analysis and conclusion of the thesis are confidential. Pipelines in arctic waters are at risk of being damaged by gouging ice masses. To protect these pipelines, they can be buried in trenches. When trenching in arctic clayey soil, sub sea permafrost can be encountered....master thesis 2013
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Faria, J. (author)The usage context of adventure cycling differs fundamentally from day to day thus it was required to rethink the basic needs. Designed to improve survivability in a wilderness area, the Wilderness Adventure Bicycle and support equipment is the result of a combination of: Developing a theoretical framework to design for critical, life-threatening...master thesis 2013
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Piels, M.T.F. (author)On one hand, São Paulo is in desperate need of popular housing for the lower classes. Real-estate investors are not focusing on the lower classes. On the other hand the city has a lot of abandoned buildings, for several reasons. A large amount of the abandoned buildings are situated in the city center. The unoccupied buildings contribute in the...master thesis 2013
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Houkes, C.B. (author)This study focuses on three different, often used methods to determine rock strength: needle penetration, unconfined compression and shear box tests. The investigations were done on calcarenite that was taken directly from the construction site of the new A2 highway tunnel in Maastricht, the Netherlands. Besides determining the strength, it was...bachelor thesis 2013
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Rodewijk, N.H.N. (author)The TransAfrican Hydro Meteorological Observatory aims to create a dense weather station network in sub-Sahara Africa in order to obtain accurate climate data for a wide range of applications. Existing high-quality weather stations are very expensive and unaffordable for the African government or private parties. Therefore innovative sensors and...master thesis 2013
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Li, Y. (author)The better understanding of neuromuscular control of the human neck is of critical importance to understand whiplash injury and neurological movement disorders. Isometric experiments using electromyography (EMG) are an appropriate method to study neuromuscular control patterns of neck muscles. As the human head-neck system is highly complex, it...master thesis 2013
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Joosten, M.G.H. (author)Het ontwerp is een transformatievoorstel voor 'Woongebouw De Kreek' in Groot-IJsselmonde in Rotterdam. Waar het onderzoek vooral op de woonbehoeftes van (kwetsbare) ouderen is gericht, is het ontwerp een woonomgeving voor verschillende doelgroepen.master thesis 2013
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Bayona, M. (author)Currently a major part of the world protein consumption comes from the industry of livestock (animals: meat). Unfortunately, meat industry produces terrible environmental consequences and it is perhaps among the most polluting human activities. Furthermore due to the growing population it seems inviable to maintain the production rates of animal...master thesis 2013
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Holwerda, K. (author)Not available because of confidentialitymaster thesis 2013
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Rosa, R.P.C. (author)This thesis is about the demand for corporate Real Estate Portfolios until 2040 according to the current ICT trends.master thesis 2013
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Roelen, S. (author)The use of sensor measurement data in mines today is usually limited to the downstream processing of mined material in a feed-forward loop. This thesis investigates the capability of Kalman Filtering techniques in updating resource models, based on sensor data, in a feed-back sense. The mining operation and updating process are simulated in...bachelor thesis 2013
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Van der Kruk, E. (author)Ice-skating is a rather special form of locomotion: the skater pushes sideward to propel himself forward; Insight in the details of this technique can help a speed skater improve his performance. The aim of this thesis is to develop a reliable and valid three-dimensional biomechanical model that simulates the motion of a speed skater, to gain...master thesis 2013
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- Verschuur, M. (author) master thesis 2013