Remaining Useful Life (RUL) estimation is directly related with the application of predictive maintenance. When RUL estimation is performed via data-driven methods and Artificial Intelligence algorithms, explainability and interpretability of the model are necessary for trusted predictions. This is especially …

This roadmap helps teacher teams to improve their education step-by-step in an evidence-informed manner. Shaping your education using the principles of blended learning has many advantages for both students and teachers. However, this requires a thorough, long-term redesign of courses. Partly due to …

Freshwater habitats are under stress from agricultural land use, most notably the influx of neonicotinoid pesticides and increased nutrient pressure from fertilizer. Traditional studies investigating the effects of stressors on freshwater systems are often limited to a narrow range of taxa, depending …

This white paper has been written for professionals who are directly involved in the procurement or tendering of new-build projects and/or renovations, focusing on the demand side, such as buyers and policy makers, but also principals, tenderers, property project managers and facility managers. It is …

Key to reinforcement learning in multi-agent systems is the ability to exploit the fact that agents only directly influence only a small subset of the other agents. Such loose couplings are often modelled using a graphical model: a coordination graph. Finding an (approximately) optimal joint action for …

Soil quality is directly linked to food quality and quantity. However the globalisation and the pressure to increase the agricultural production results to deterioration of the environment, climate change and a serious threat to human and animal health. Soil contamination effected by the environmental …

The study assesses the profitability of Synergy Mimshack Int'l Feeds (SMIF) feed mill in Jalingo metropolis, Taraba State. SMIF is a feed producing company in Jalingo that produces only broiler feed and sell directly to poultry farmers. The feed mill is temporarily closed to assess it and formulate managerial …

OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of a comprehensive secondary prevention programme on weight loss and to identify determinants of weight change in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS: We performed a secondary analysis focusing on the subgroup of overweight CAD patients (BMI ≥27 kg/m2) …

The grand objective of this research report can be reiterated by the main research question, which was: “What final product is the most optimal for the utilization of the Viberscrete high miscanthus concentration mixture within the construction & building field?” To be precise, the research report aimed …

Background: In the city of Maastricht in the Netherlands, a highway crossing several deprived neighborhoods was tunneled in 2016. The vacant space on top of this tunnel was redesigned and prioritized for pedestrians and cyclists. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of this major infrastructural …