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Koop, Jefta (author)This study investigated the effects of lifting and carrying activities on ambulatory blood pressure (BP) responses in healthy adults. Participants performed simulated infant carrying tasks with different weight loads (0kg, 5kg and 10kg) using two lifting techniques (stoop and flat). Continuous BP was measured using the Finapres NOVA ambulatory...master thesis 2024
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Mathoera, Winand (author)Amsterdam Airport Schiphol characterises itself as a major hub in Europe. Its network is not sustainable with only the Dutch catchment area. Instead, it relies on transfer passengers. When new tax regimes and policies are implemented to combat the environmental impacts of the airport, a change in passenger flows could affect Schiphol’s network...master thesis 2024
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Castagnaro, Alberto (author)Web Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (Web VAPT) is an important cybersecurity practice that thoroughly examines web applications to uncover possible vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities represent potential security gaps that could severely compromise the web applications' integrity and functionality if exploited by malicious...master thesis 2024
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Gehlen, Tjeu (author)With the ever-increasing issues caused by global warming, the emission of carbon dioxide has to be minimized. With the transport section being responsible for 24% of global emissions, the demand for electric alternatives is on the rise. <br/>The electrification of passenger vehicles comes with benefits like a smoother driving experience,...master thesis 2024
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Geenen, Pieter (author)Coastal structures such as breakwaters can mitigate the erosive effects of sea level rise by protecting shorelines from wave impact. The Reef Enhancing Breakwater (REB) is a modular, permeable structure designed to dissipate wave energy and boost marine biodiversity by providing suitable habitats. This research investigates...master thesis 2024
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Duvvuri, Samhitha (author)Conventional techniques for audio monitoring, including Passive Audio Monitoring (PAM), often call for the use of environmentally unsustainable and challenging equipment. This among other limitations can disrupt the very environment that is meant to be studied and may also limit the ability to observe an ecosystem in its natural state. <br/><br/...master thesis 2024
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Enbergs, Maurus (author)The thesis explores the complexities and risks associated with Automated Decision-Making (ADM) systems in social welfare, focusing on the phenomenon of ”digital cages.” The digital cage concept refers to a situation where rigid systems, perpetuated through algorithmic misclassification, inadvertently trap citizens in bureaucratic complications...master thesis 2024
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Kloeg, Boris (author)Wind turbine blades have a service life of around 20 to 25 years and are then decommissioned while generally still having excellent structural performance and high-value material properties. Currently, the recycling options for the fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite components that make up the blade are limited, so most blades are either...master thesis 2024
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Determan, Brendan (author)The inspection of extensive and hard-to-access sewer systems is a challenging and expensive task. As these networks age and need to comply with stricter health and environmental regulations, the demand for effective inspection solutions has increased. The introduction of technologies like CCTV (closed-circuit television) and SSET (sewer scanner...master thesis 2024
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Ordoñez Llancce, Angela (author)In the last years, municipalities' role in protecting cities from climate change impacts has increasingly gained attention due to their proximity to the citizens. Although municipalities have the tools to implement mitigation and adaptation strategies, anchoring these strategies will demand multiple interventions in the urban sphere if...master thesis 2024
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Potijk, Emma (author)Selecting the optimal stability framework for high-rise steel buildings is a critical decision that impact both economic efficiency and sustainability. This decision is not easy since there are many stability frameworks to choose from, such as tube, concrete shear-wall, and outrigger system. Designers and clients aspire to compare multiple...master thesis 2024
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Kaptein, Stef (author)The online presence of e-commerce platforms, publishers, and other businesses has been increasing with the rise of internet use. These companies regularly expose their (potential) customers to massive amounts of media and products. It is vital for these companies to elicit interactions from these individuals in order to sell products or...master thesis 2024
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Gonzalez Martinez, Pablo (author)This thesis explores the use of physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) to reconstruct the flow fields in a pool fire flame, a canonical configuration in non-premixed combustion. Due to the difficulty in obtaining adequate experimental characterizations of such flows, reacting flows like pool fires stand in need of novel methods capable of...master thesis 2024
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Bortot, F. (author)Luigi Vanvitelli’s reuse project for the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Rome offers interesting insights into the meaning of architectural reuse, providing relevant points of discussion even for the present times. Research shows an overwhelming amount of negative criticism around the intervention, starting at the time of its construction...student report 2024
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van den Berg, Kees (author)Steerable medical instruments are used to reach difficult locations in the body during minimally invasive surgery (MIS). Researching these instruments helps to further improve their performance and reduce their size making them even less invasive. However, developing new technology can be expensive and often complete custom test rigs are build...master thesis 2024
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Floris, Mihnea (author)<br/>This research contributes to addressing climate change challenges through the examination of hydrogen combustion. It investigates the flow dynamics within a simplified model of Ansaldo Energia's GT36 reheat combustor using Large Eddy Simulation (LES) at a high pressure of 20 bar, focusing on the autoignition flashback phenomena observed....master thesis 2024
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Gupta, Pranshul (author)Composite materials have revolutionized the world as we know it, but along the way, we have transformed that world, which is changing and suffering from global warming. This thesis explores the potential of bio-based resins for high-performance composite applications, focusing on a bio-based epoxy derived from brown algae, PHTE. The research...master thesis 2024
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Plămădeală, Dan (author)Software development often relies on dependencies managed by package managers to simplify the integration of external libraries and frameworks, reducing development time. However, developers sometimes choose to bundle dependencies directly within their software packages. Bundling dependencies means including all necessary third-party frameworks...master thesis 2024
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Mortier, Lucas (author)Re-refined Engine Oil Bottoms (REOB) are a waste product from the re-refining process of waste engine oil. There is a large incentive in the world to produce recycled engine oil and the production of REOB in this process is increasing. On the other hand refineries are going through transitions due to economic and regulatory reasons (i.e. IMO...master thesis 2024
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Loeffen, Betsie (author)Dutch municipalities are striving for a better connection with their residents and increased mutual trust. Nevertheless, the voice of youth is often overlooked in this process, despite their right to be heard in policies and decisions that affect their lives. This is reinforced by bureaucratic institutions primarily focusing on executing tasks,...master thesis 2024