Increasing digitalization and automation in the maritime sector places great emphasis on the technical skills of crew. However, non technical skills (NTS) including teamwork, leadership and communication are equally crucial. Resource Management Training courses can be expanded with Resilience Engineering …

This paper presents a Python script that automates the estimation of Yang & Zhang’s stock realized volatility proxy for univariate and multivariate cases. Yang & Zhang’s realized volatility is a stock volatility proxy commonly used by financial researchers and practitioners due to its unbiasedness in …

In this paper, we present a framework for developing a Learning Health System (LHS) to provide means to a computerized clinical decision support system for allied healthcare and/or nursing professionals. LHSs are well suited to transform healthcare systems in a mission-oriented approach, and is being …

Sinds in 2016 de inrichting van het ANLb subsidie is hernieuwd is het voor agrariërs gemakkelijker om agrarische natuur aan te leggen op landbouwgrond. De subsidie is bedoeld om broed- en leefgebied te creëren voor akker- en weidevogels, om zo de landelijke achteruitgang te stoppen. Gekeken vanuit het …

The flexible strain sensors have been a topic of interest for multiple studies in the past years. These sensors are soft, bendable mechanisms, which can be applied to substrates through printing or other means. They can indicate longitudinal strain through resistance change, which means that they can …

This paper aims to quantify the evolution of damage in masonry walls under induced seismicity. A damage index equation, which is a function of the evolution of shear slippage and opening of the mortar joints, as well as of the drift ratio of masonry walls, was proposed herein. Initially, a dataset of …

Voor het uitvoeren van navigatie zijn er diverse technieken. De voornaamste methode maakt gebruik van Inertial Measusement Units (IMU) en GPS. Echter is het GPS-signaal binnen gebouwen lastig te ontvangen. Ook is het GPS-signaal eenvoudig te spoofen waardoor deze navigatiemethode niet meer bruikbaar …

Het gebruik van chemische gewasbeschermingsmiddelen staat onder druk. Dit geldt ook voor de teelt van pootaardappelen. Het aantal middelen is voor deze sector teruggedrongen en dit zal in de toekomst nog meer gaan voor komen. De medeoorzaak hiervan is het aantal werkzame stof wat jaarlijks in de oppervlaktewateren …

New universities on the European mainland were mostly teaching oriented until the start of this century. Current national and local management intends to better connect research and teaching through the increase of lecturers' research capacity, often defined through their master's degrees or PhDs. However, …

This paper describes the concept of a new algorithm to control an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) for accurate autonomous indoor flight. Inside a greenhouse, Global Positioning System (GPS) signals are not reliable and not accurate enough. As an alternative, Ultra Wide Band (UWB) is used for localization. The …