In order to guarantee structural integrity of marine structures in an effective way, operators of these structures seek an affordable, simple and robust system for monitoring detected cracks. Such systems are not yet available and the authors took a challenge to research a possibility of developing such …

Cofely West Nederland B.V. is onderdeel van Cofely Nederland N.V., welke weer onderdeel is van GDF SUEZ Energy Services. De expertise van Cofely Nederland N.V. is, door innovatieve concepten en integrale en duurzame oplossingen techniek laten werken voor haar klanten. Cofely West Nederland B.V. (hierna …

Recente ontwikkelingen in wonen, welzijn en zorg vereisen een transformatie van de sociale sector in Nederland. Een narratieve benadering wordt voorgesteld als een potentieel krachtig middel om deze transformatie vorm te geven vanuit collectieve betekenisverlening in de zorg- en welzijnsnetwerken. Er …

In this paper, we describe our study on the relation between formation of abstractions and aspects of executive control in the context of process modeling. We have observed and recorded three business process modeling projects in different companies. We report on the findings resulting from the analysis …

A driving cycle defines the speed profile as requirement for a propulsion systems or vehicles. As a single driving cycle can hardly be considered representative for all situations a vehicle will experience, attempts are made to classify driving cycles, using techniques as fuzzy logic, statistics and …

Fuel cell hybrid power trains comprise an energy storage to supply peaks in the power demand and to facilitate regenerative braking. In terms of control systems, the presence of storage provides additional freedom to minimize the vehicle’s fuel consumption. In a previous paper [1] an analytical solution …

In psychiatric care professionals perceive some patients as ‘difficult’, especially patients with long-term non-psychotic disorders. For these patients few evidence-based treatments exist. An intervention program, Interpersonal Community Psychiatric Treatment (ICPT), was developed by the authors. It …

We present a novel method to achieve light trapping in thin film silicon solar cells. Unlike the commonly used surface textures, such as Asahi U-type TCO, that rely on light scattering phenomena, we employ embossed periodically arranged micro-pyramidal structures with feature sizes much larger than the …

Nederland beschikt over 350 serviceflats, met opgeteld circa 40.000 appartementen5). Ooit vormden ze een breed gewaardeerd alternatief voor wonen in een verzorgingshuis. Op dit ogenblik worden nogal wat complexen met leegstand geconfronteerd. Dat is opmerkelijk: enerzijds neemt het aantal ouderen als …