The Netherlands is a densely populated and economically developed country. Coastal areas are important for aquaculture, agriculture, harbors, and urban development. Coastal habitats mainly exist on the south Delta coast and the north Wadden sea, hosting a great biological diversity. The Netherlands had …

In the following thesis, research is conducted on the effect of sea-level rise and expected hydraulic load levels for the Scheldt Estuary, currently and in the future. As climate changes advances and the sea-level rises, insight into the effects of the rise on our coastal area's is essential. Rijkswaterstaat …

A software framework is designed and implemented to aid programmers developing portable applications and software components to control and monitor lab equipment. The goal of this framework is to unify access to hardware parameters and provide services on top of this hardware abstraction layer, such …

The methodology should be a uniform approach that also is flexible enough to accommodate all combinations that make up the different solutions in 6 OPs. For KPIs A and B this required the use of sub-KPIs to differentiate the effects of each (individual and combination of) implemented solutions and prevent …

Athlete impairment level is an important factor in wheelchair mobility performance (WMP) in sports. Classification systems, aimed to compensate impairment level effects on performance, vary between sports. Improved understanding of resemblances and differences in WMP between sports could aid in optimizing …

The Wavetek 75 is a programmable function generator that is used at Altran for generating arbitrary analog signals for various tests. The target for this project is to replace the Wavetek 75 with a device that simplifies defining an arbitrary signal. The Wavetek is outdated and it is very difficult to …

This single case study deals with individual drama therapy for pathological gamblers, in the psychosomatic rehabilitation field, with a focus on emotional regulation. The aim of the study was to find out to what extent improvisation, within drama therapy, makes a positive contribution to the nine competencies …

The Utrecht Symptom Diary (USD) is a Dutch and adapted version of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System, a patient-reported outcome measurement (PROM) tool to asses and monitor symptoms in cancer patients. This study analyses the validity and responsiveness of the USD and the cutoff points to determine …

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to investigate reasons why people consulted an occupational therapist following cancer treatment, and to examine the outcome of occupational therapy interventions, in the context of multidisciplinary rehabilitation. METHODS: Data from 181 patients were collected …

The fast-fashion industry consistently produces fashionable apparel that are sold at relatively low prices. In this dissertation, the social and environmental issues caused by the fast-fashion industry are explored. Moreover, three fast-fashion companies that use the fast-fashion business model are studied …