Airport capacity, expressed as the maximum number of air traffic movements that can be accommodated during a given period of time under given conditions, has become a hard constraint to the air transportation, due to the scarce amount of resources on the ground and restrictions in the airspace. Usually …

In certain conditions, (part of) an oil spill can disappear from the water surface through a process called natural dispersion. One available oil spill response option is to enhance this process by addition of dispersants (chemical dispersion). An informed decision for such response requires insight …

Efficient communication during crisis response situations is a major challenge for involved emergency responders. Lack of relevant information or too much irrelevant information hampers the emergency responders’ decision-making process, workflow and situational awareness. Despite efforts to better centralize …

In deze afstudeeropdracht is onderzocht hoe een marteloscope kan functioneren in een douglas opstand op Kroondomein Het Loo. Het concept marteloscope geeft inzicht in de bosbouwkundige processen en haar financieel-economische gevolgen. Door middel van de software van de marteloscope kan worden berekend …

Simulation transparency is becoming more crucial in the decision making process when quantitative computer tools are used to justify some strategies.

Agent-based models (ABMs) are important tools for predicting infectious disease epidemics and for designing effective interventions. ABMs take into account individual differences, for instance in contact rate. The drawbacks of ABMs are high complexity and low performance. In this paper, we present a …

This report examines the possibilities of using a solar chimney in a highland tropical climate to promote thermal comfort, air‐quality and energy consumption. The study is carried out using modeling and simulation techniques and is conducted at the Federal University of Viçosa in Brazil. A model is …

In the multi-billion dollar game industry, time to market limits the time developers have for improving games. Game designers and software engineers usually live on opposite sides of the fence, and both lose time when adjustments best understood by designers are implemented by engineers. Designers lack …

Glucocorticoids (GCs) such as prednisolone are potent immunosuppressive drugs but suffer from severe adverse effects, including the induction of insulin resistance. Therefore, development of so-called Selective Glucocorticoid Receptor Modulators (SGRM) is highly desirable. Here we describe a non-steroidal …

Gestuwd gebied ligt bijna per definitie op hoger zand. Het freatische vlak kent daar een grotere dynamiek en verhang. Dit is waarom het zo moeilijk is om een hydrologisch systeem te simuleren. Er is een groots opgezette multicriteria-analyse uitgevoerd en een zeer veelbelovende Amerikaanse code gevonden …