The prediction of mechanical elastic response of laminated hybrid polymer composites with basic carbon nanostructure, that is carbon nanotubes and graphene, inclusions has gained importance in many advanced industries like aerospace and automotive. For this purpose, in the current work, a hierarchical, …

Urban renewal and urban area development projects are by nature highly complex processes involving a multiplicity of professionals, stakeholders, and conflicting interests. Adding to this complexity are the formulated ambitions and societal challenges projects have to answer to. One of these ambitions …

Background: Blended face-to-face and web-based treatment is a promising mode to deliver smoking cessation treatment. In an outpatient clinic in a Dutch Hospital effectiveness of a blended treatment (BSCT) was compared to usual face-to-face treatment (F2F). The results from 6 months post-treatment follow-up …

The use of wireless acoustic sensor networks (WASNs) has received increased attention over the last decade. The advantages of WASNs over stand-alone multi-microphone devices are that the microphone array is not anymore limited by the dimensions of a single device, and that microphones can be placed at …

BACKGROUND: Blended face-to-face and web-based treatment is a promising way to deliver smoking cessation treatment. Since adherence has been shown to be an indicator of treatment acceptability and a determinant for effectiveness, we explored and compared adherence and predictors of adherence to blended …

The Icelandic landscape is facing increased pressure in a geopolitical situation where energy policies and increasing tourism lead to infrastructural development and ecological adaptation. Tectonic plates and glaciers create renewable Energy industries in Iceland. They rely on considerable renewable …

The author discusses how helicopters may fly autonomously using fuzzy logic, without crashing too often. He reviewes the added value of sensor fusion in military observation systems. Sensor fusion is motivated by the expected qualitative and quantitative improvement of observations and thus of situation …

This study replicates previous research that investigated the influence of rapid identification information on the interpretation of a crime scene conducted with English crime scene investigators (CSIs). Given the special circumstances under which CSIs in one country operate, the present study investigates …

In this paper, we describe the development of a collaborative approach to elicit and analyse service process experience as part of a project commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment. We designed and deployed a model-based instrument for measuring the experiences of both the …

Social media have become a large part of nowadays companies’ marketing strategy, but how does this impact the customers’ perception of a brand? The aim of this dissertation is to research the influences of social media advertisements on consumer based brand equity in the travel industry. To this end, …