This work assesses the feasibility of the planar PIV technique to study the characteristics of a siloxane vapor D4. Titanium dioxide (TiO2) seeding particles were used to track the motion around a rotating disk in a low speed flow. Vector fields of natural convection (NC) and a superposition of NC and …

Panarchy is the paradigm of transition and change. Panarchy is the paradigm where small actions can have major effects for better or worse. It is to expect the unexpected. Panarchy holds the promise of positively changing the Anthropocene. By being prepared we can anticipate upon unexpected emerging …

There is an urgency for developing methods that are capable of monitoring water systems that are fast changing due to climate change and increase of anthropogenic pressure. Updated and real-time detailed data is necessary to support water and soil management strategies. This study evaluates the implementations …

Evaluating an (implemented) Business Rules Management Solution (BRMS) is not a frequently conducted process within organizations. A tool is needed, which supports this process and supports future BRMS implementations. A literature study is conducted on the relevant building blocks of a BRMS. The results …

The disruptive rise of the sharing economy has revolutionized the field of consumption of things and influenced many associated areas. Participation in these social innovations is an important phenomenon and people are exploring and expanding the further possibilities of the sharing economy with emerging technologies …

De Amerikaanse filmproducent Harvey Weinstein is in 2017 veelvuldig in het nieuws geweest bij de kwestie #Metoo, waarin vrouwen (en steeds meer mannen) zich publiekelijk uitspreken over situaties waarin seksuele intimidatie een rol heeft gespeeld. Het mag duidelijk zijn dat Harvey ongevraagd voorbij …

Since the arrival of cinema, film theorists have studied how spectators perceive the representations that the medium offers to our senses. Early film theorists have bent their heads over what cinema is, how cinema can be seen as art, but also over what cinema is capable of. One of the earliest film theorists, …

Autonomous driving in public roads requires precise localization within the range of few centimeters. Even the best current precise localization system based on the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) can not always reach this level of precision, especially in an urban environment, where the signal …

Decos Mobile Solutions BV is one of the subsidiaries of Decos Technology Group, located in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Decos Mobile Solutions BV offers a fleet management system called ‘Cartracker’. These systems, in the form of black boxes (hardware), are installed in vehicles of organizational fleets. …

The transformation of music into movement takes place while dancing, singing, and playing an instrument. The human capacity for beat induction facilitates rhythmic movement to the musical beat, a capacity share with only a few animals. While Parkinson patients are limited in their locomotive abilities, …