Floods are the most damaging natural hazard in the world. Better understanding on the flood hazard phenomenon and its potential consequences in our society is crucial for the development of flood control policies, risk reduction projects and other types of flood management strategies. Ho Chi Minh city …

Background: Phantom limb pain is a frequent and persistent problem following amputation. Achieving sustainable favorable effects on phantom limb pain requires therapeutic interventions such as mirror therapy that target maladaptive neuroplastic changes in the central nervous system. Unfortunately, patients’ …

The development of the World Wide Web, the emergence of social media and Big Data have led to a rising amount of data. Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) affect the environment in various ways. Their energy consumption is growing exponentially, with and without the use of ‘green’ energy. …

Deze opdracht is opgesplitst in vier doelstellingen, die samen tot een flexibeler en intuïtiever systeem moeten leiden. Als eerste moet het mogelijk worden, om met minder ontwikkelwerk het systeem voor nieuwe onderwijsinstellingen in te kunnen richten. Dit zal gebeuren door het configureerbaar maken …

This research, commissioned by Fox-IT, is focused on the development of a new concept in cybersecurity event monitoring to improve the detection capabilities of the CTM Endpoint Module. Additional background information of Fox-IT is provided in Chapter 2. The description of the research assignment and …

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The project ‘Exergaming for active healthy ageing and rehabilitation’ (EXACT) aims to develop a new generation exergames for the elderly to help them stay active in general and as an exercise tool in rehabilitation settings in particular. This is important because the elderly population is outgrowing …

Technology is responsible for major systemic changes within the global financial sector in general and particularly in the trade in financial products. The global financial sector has already developed into a comprehensive network of mutually connected people and computers that are constantly evaluating …

Over the past few years, the rapid development of artificial intelligence, the huge volume of data available in the cloud, and machines’ and software’s increasing capacity for learning have prompted an ever more widespread debate on the social consequences of these developments. Autonomous cars or the …

MDS (short for MDS TECNOLOGIA DA INFORMAÇÃO LTDA) is a software development company based in Salvador Brazil. It offers a variety of products and services and works solely on projects commissioned by other Brazilian companies. They have made several animations, games and applications. In 2015, the demand …