This thesis explores how the problem of players wanting to test out and practice the mechanics they were taught in the tutorial can be solved. The objective of this research was to discover how AI can be used to increase user engagement in this Naval Warfare game, resulting in more interest in Thales …

BACKGROUND: Communicative participation is the primary outcome of speech and language therapy for people with communication disorders. However, there are no instruments that measure communicative participation from the perspective of adolescents and young adults. Moreover, little research has been conducted …

In het artikel "Sociale robots op de winkelvloer: toegevoegde waarde?" (Verhagen et al., 2024) onderzochten Tibert Verhagen, Stephanie van de Sanden, Ewout Nas, Jacqueline Arnoldy, Filip Otten en Koen Hindriks hoe winkelmedewerkers de inzet van sociale robots ervaren. In zeventien Nederlandse winkels, …

The seismic assessment of the out-of-plane (OOP) behaviour of unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings is essential since the OOP is one of the primary collapse mechanisms in URM buildings. It is influenced by several parameters, including the poor connections between structural elements, a weakness highlighted …

During the past two decades, citizenship education has become an educational priority across Europe and in the United States, in policy, practice and research alike. Often this educational priority is understood through the lens of education’s contribution to the process of youth becoming citizens. In …

BACKGROUND: Endotracheal suctioning causes discomfort, is associated with adverse effects, and is resource-demanding. An artificial secretion removal method, known as an automated cough, has been developed, which applies rapid, automated deflation, and inflation of the endotracheal tube cuff during the …

This thesis focuses on enhancing Reveal, a philosophical party game app by HUMAN, designed to foster engaging philosophical discussions among young adults aged 20-30. The study aimed to improve Revealandapos;s Party Mode to boost user enjoyment and engagement. A combination of A/B testing, iterative …

The outdoor model of the FAT Scope interactive binoculars by 100%FAT has marketing potential, but its current hardware setup has prohibitively high power draw from its battery. This research aims to measure the power draw, find significantly contributing components and investigate their optimization …

Introduction Mechanical power of ventilation, a summary parameter reflecting the energy transferred from the ventilator to the respiratory system, has associations with outcomes. INTELLiVENT–Adaptive Support Ventilation is an automated ventilation mode that changes ventilator settings according to algorithms …

This save-system is vital to the Traingineers project, but due to the chaotic development cycle of the project, it has not yet been implemented. Traingineers started off as a prototype. After this prototype was accepted another one was made, reusing the old code, and then again. Through multiple re-iterations …