The native fish populations in New Zealand have proven to be declining. There are various reasons for this change in population size, one of the biggest being structures that form barriers to migration. This shows the need for fish passage options that are better adjusted to these ‘weaker’ swimmers and …

Purpose For this research that specific purpose is finding ecological neighbourhoods and real estate agents who valuate residential properties in these specific locations. Determining financing valuation with suitable valuation techniques for new residential houses in ecological neighbourhoods, formulating …

In this study, an existing injection mould was partially optimized by adding CCCs to one of the mould inserts. The insert was additively manufactured in stainless steel using Selective Laser Melting. Simulations of the cooling process in the injection mould show that hot spots are eliminated, but the …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the predictive value of PMA measurement for mortality. Background: Current surgical risk stratification have limited predictive value in the transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) population. In TAVI workup, a CT scan is routinely performed but …

For this thesis project I looked into how more value can be created for coworkers by adding a coworking space to the product portfolio of the World Trade Center Twente.

During the economic upturn after the housing collapse in 2018, recruitment agencies have seen their revenues increase. Companies are looking for suitable candidates to fill their staff vacancies, giving recruitment agencies the opportunity to do so with their service. However, Tempo-Team’s office in …

Objective Lower physical activity levels in older adults are associated with increased co-morbidities and disability. Physical therapists have a critical role in facilitating increases in physical activity. The communication they use may impact their effectiveness. This study investigates the additional …

At the Swedish School of Textiles, previous research showed that the fiber length loss during shredding could be decreased by pre-treatment of the textile. A lubricant pre-treatment reduced friction in the process which made the shredding process gentler and longer fibers was obtained. The research at …

Tires are an important vehicle component, as car handling, safety and fuel economy depend for a major part on the tire composition and construction. As a consequence, tires are improved continuously. The most prominent improvement in the recent past was the use of a silica-silane filler system in passenger …

The chromatographic behavior of petanin, petunidin-3-O-[6-O-(4-O-(E)-para-coumaroyl-O-α-rhamnopyranosyl)-β-glucopyranoside]-5-O-β-glucopyranoside, is studied for the first time under conditions of reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography in mobile phases with different pH values. The relationship …