The term last-mile delivery refers to the final leg of a business-to-customer service, in which products are shipped from a depot to a destination point bymeans of land transportation, such as vans and small trucks. Although these vehicles provide a common and easy way to consign products, companies …

In this chapter, the focus is on arithmetic which for the Netherlands as a trading nation is a crucial part of the mathematics curriculum.The chapter goes back to the roots of arithmetic education in the sixteenth century and compares it with the current approach to teaching arithmetic. In the sixteenth …

The implementation of games in architecture and urban planning has a long history since the 1960s and is still a preferential tool to foster public participation and address contemporary spatial-and social-conflicts within the urban fabric. Moreover, in the last decade, we have seen the rise of urban …

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is relatively high among people with a low socioeconomic status (SES). As lifestyle is crucial in T2D management, patients are advised to live healthily, but incorporating lifestyle changes in daily life is not easy. It may be even more difficult for people with …

This thesis is about my assignment to simplify a complex software product called RadiMation®. RadiMation® is an application, written in C++, and is used to automate a range of EMC testing. This document also has the purpose of providing information about how the interfaces and device drivers within …

This study has been conducted to estimate the ecological impact of wild harvesting Ulva spp. biomass on its population in the Dutch Wadden Sea. The purpose is to give an advice about the ideal time (on the level of population recovery) to wild harvest 1000 kilogram Ulva spp. from the Dutch Wadden Sea. …

The human-technology symbiosis has brought us prosperity and adversity, and through the massive scaling that has arisen, we now face global problems (environment, climate, technological totalitarianism / technological iatrogenesis, lack of meaning) that we can’t solve with our nearly 300,000 year old …

Don’t mind me while I drive through your neighborhood taking photo’s of your house, gathering your emails, passwords and other private information from your wifi network. It’s nothing personal, I’m doing it to everyone, in every street, in over 30 countries. Perhaps you can also excuse me while I give …

Strukton Rail wants to try new training methods for their employees by creating a virtual reality simulation where the workers can practice in a safe environment. Strukton employees have to do maintenance work in heights in the rail track. Besides the risks related to the actual job of working in heights, …

This graduation thesis details an attempt at raising awareness, among a defined target audience, for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life under water, by means of a virtual reality escape room (VRER).   In order to reach the goal of raising awareness a concept was developed revolving …