Urbanisation and climate change have an effect on the water balance in our cities resulting in challenges as flooding, droughts and heatstress. Implementation of Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) can help to restore the water balance in cities by storing and infiltrating stormwater into the subsurface …

Duurzaamheidsonderzoek naar het uitsluiten van preventief onderzoek in bestaand kantorenvastgoed door gebruik te maken van het Internet of Things in combinatie maar Condition Based Maintenance.

Er wordt de laatste jaren steeds vaker gesproken over predictive maintenance, het voorspellen van onderhoud aan apparatuur waarbij die voorspelling is gebaseerd op de staat van dat apparaat. Er wordt continu gemeten en pas ingegrepen als de metingen aangeven dat het fout gaat. Om deze metingen te kunnen …

Nowadays, psychic disorders are one of the most common and cost-intensive disorders and the reason number two why employees are unable to work. Humans are the most precious capital of most companies. Consequently, it is crucial to maintain their health and prevent them from psychic diseases. This paper …

Concepts to protect wood from factors like ultraviolet (UV) radiation, water and wood-decaying fungi with the help of fungi exist in different variants. The idea to treat wood with the help of linseed oil and the living fungus Aureobasidium pullulans originated in 1996 during an European project assessing …

Take a chance to help people living in poverty! In 2016 and 2017; I conducted two different research projects in Gitega, Kigali-Rwanda. Gitega is a neighborhood in Kigali-Rwanda where sanitation services, supply of clean water, reliable electricity, timely law enforcement, maintenance of housing, transportation, …

We report on a first field test in which miniaturized sensor motes were used to explore and inspect an operational pipeline by performing in situ measurements. The spherical sensor motes with a diameter of 39 mm were equipped with an inertial measurement unit (IMU) measuring 3-D acceleration, rotation, …

A strong parent-professional alliance that increases over the course of care predicts positive outcomes of home-based parenting support. However, little is known about factors that influence the development or maintenance of the alliance in home-based parenting support, limiting professionals ability …

Het gezicht van conflicten en de wijze van oorlogvoering verandert ingrijpend. De klassieke strijd op een geografisch afgebakend slagveld, heeft deels plaatsgemaakt voor idelologische ondermijning via onder meer media en financiële stromen. Het Westen ligt onder vuur van een hybride oorlogvoering …

To ensure stability for ships, ballast water is often used to correct or adjust the list or trim of a ship. After loading the ballast water is often carried across the ocean and discharged in an area with another aquatic environment. As a result, invasive species can end up in the water and effect the …