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Examining the Dynamic Response of a Floating Bridge Subjected to Simulated Traffic and Waves
(Master thesis, 2023)This study delves into the dynamic interaction between traffic loads, wave loads, and the vertical motion of a floating bridge. By developing an intricate coupled SIMO-RIFLEX model in SIMA and running an intelligent drive ... -
Experiences of people with visual impairment in education and the role of assistive technology
(Master thesis, 2019)In old time people with visual impairments have been excluded from the society, they did not have the right to enjoy the same rights as other e.g. education. Then with the passage of time, this discrimination was noticed, ... -
Experiences with nature: An exploration of storytelling’s impact on children and their guardians
(MAPD;2021, Master thesis, 2021)Spending time outdoors and in nature is known to be beneficial for your mental health and physical wellbeing. Regardless, people’s perception of what being outdoors might involve, and their knowledge about nature, varies ... -
Experimental and numerical studies on thermal performance and optimization of night ventilation strategies for improvement of cooling energy performance in office cubicles with PCM-enhanced spackling
(MAEN;2020, Master thesis, 2020)PCM enhanced wallboards on internal surfaces of building spaces is an attractive solution for improvement of thermal performance in buildings. This work deals with using a novel spackling compound as a primer coating ... -
An experimental intervention with an eye-tracking device to promote social inclusion of user of augmented communication technologies.
(ACIT;2021, Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis, we design and perform an experiment using an eye-tracker, communication interface and questionnaires to promote empathy towards people with communication difficulties. People with communication difficulties ... -
Experimental investigation of moisture levels and drying time in bathrooms
(MABY;2022, Master thesis, 2022)Achieving comfortable indoor relative humidity and air temperature are desirable for any given user. As extreme levels of relative humidity can cause significant damages in buildings. Therefore, it of the utmost importance ... -
Experimental Investigation of Moisture Migration in Tiled Bathroom Walls
(Master thesis, 2023)Moisture related damage to buildings are a continuously increasing trend regarding both occurrences and indemnity cost. More and more knowledge is available in the industry; however, the negative trend continues. This ... -
Experimental study comparing recirculating and extracting range hoods in terms of exposure in open kitchen-living rooms
(MAEN;2022, Master thesis, 2022)This thesis investigates the challenges by recirculating the air from range hoods compared to extracting it. Two types of range hoods were tested with both recirculation and extraction on different airflow rates while ... -
Experimental study on cooking emissions and kitchen contamination risks in Norwegian dwellings
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis is a part of the Healthy Energy-efficient Urban Home Ventilation project at SINTEF Community. The projects consists of advanced residential exposure studies where the main goal is to come with new knowledge and ... -
Exploration of intuitive wayfinding
(Master thesis, 2023)Every day we encounter wayfinding in some way. Either if it is road signage, at your job, in your local shopping mall. If it works, it is easy to take it for granted. While if it is lacking or not intuitive, it could ... -
Exploratory data analysis of near-infrared spectrum from rats with biodegradable magnesium alloy implant
(ACIT;2022, Master thesis, 2022)Biodegradable Magnesium (Mg) based implants were recently developed to replace non-degradable metallic implants. The optical probe can capture variations in vivo from biological tissues using the near-infrared spectrum. ... -
Exploring 3-dimentional visualization of the data sets collected by cfEngine
(Master thesis, 2006)cfEngine or Configuration Engine is an administration tool used to configure and maintain computer systems. There is a part of cfEngine that is responsible for collection of information about systems’ state. As a result, ... -
Exploring CI/CD Pipelines for Cloud Infrastructure Deployment Can one increase efficiency through amalgamation?
(Master thesis, 2023)Cloud computing has seen a massive surge in popularity over the last decade, and these days it is the go-to solution for many companies and private actors alike when it comes to how they chose to run their programs, systems ... -
Exploring elementary cellular automata rules as a reservoir for solving reinforcement learning tasks
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis presents a novel approach for solving reinforcement learning tasks using elementary cellular automata (ECA) based reservoir computing (RC). Combining theories from these three fields to create a baseline for ... -
Exploring multilingual and contextual properties in word representations from BERT
(ACIT;2022, Master thesis, 2022)Nowadays, contextual language models can solve a wide range of language tasks such as text classification, question answering and machine translation. These tasks often require the model to have knowledge about general ... -
Exploring patterns for scalability of network administration with topology constraints
(Master thesis, 2007)This thesis considers the impact of distributed network communication patterns on the scalability of dynamic systems configuration and monitoring using the software cfengine. Decentralized patterns are partially ... -
Exploring task design for Cognitive Commands and Prerequisites of Accessibility with a Visual Imagery task for Spontaneous EEG
(Master thesis, 2018)I have looked at skills required for end-users to operate a BCI communication system, attempted to define optimal cognitive commands for task design with Stimulus-Response compatibility, and discussed how hardware and ... -
Exploring task design for cognitive commands and prerequisites of accessibility with a visual Imagery task for spontaneous EEG
(MAUU;2018, Master thesis, 2018)I have explored skills required for end-users to operate a BCI communication system, attempted to define optimal cognitive commands for task design with Stimulus-Response compatibility, and discussed how hardware and ... -
Exploring the use of work-hungry agents to optimise automated testing
(ACIT;2021, Master thesis, 2021)Current automated software testing is time consuming as the tests becomes more extensive. The requirement of a dedicated software infrastructure introduces waste of resources as the server stays dormant during times of no ... -
Exploring the Value of GANs for Synthetic Tabular Data Generation in Healthcare with a Focus on Data Quality, Augmentation, and Privacy
(Master thesis, 2023)Artificial Intelligence has demonstrated immense potential in healthcare-related applications, paving the way for advancements in diagnosis, treatment, and patient care. However, data protection laws and regulations present ...