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A wind-driven perspective on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Modelling eddy induced deep layer transport with HIM
(2012)With the Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) it is considered that a large part of the deep ocean transport is buoyancy driven. Several studies however have shown that the deep ocean transport shows a circulation ... -
A 'mindful' transformation: A study on how heritage sites can transform into 'mindful' tourist experiences
(2023)Tourism is responsible for a lot negative external effects. Therefore the sector is looking for ways to counter these effects. One form of tourism which has gotten a lot of attention the last years is mindful tourism, which ... -
A 10,000 year long record of geomagnetic field changes, South Mavora Lake, Fiordland (New Zealand)
(2014)A 5.5m lake sediment core from South Mavora Lake, South Island, New Zealand, has provided a geomagnetic secular variation record spanning ~11,000 to ~600 years before present, as constrained by radiocarbon dating. A stable ... -
A 21st century Guernica: Analysing French and German involvement in the Syrian Civil War
(2020)The Syrian Civil War has been going on for a small decade. From its start in 2011 onwards, many foreign actors have played a part in this conflict. From a national perspective, the two most interesting European countries ... -
A Balanced Scorecard Approach to Social CRM Performance Measurement
(2012)The use of social media by businesses to reach, engage and serve customers, called Social CRM (sCRM), has soared in recent years. The initial enthusiastiasm that preceded many quickly launched sCRM initiatives, however, ... -
A Balancing Act: Developments in Dutch and German balancing markets and the impact of variable renewable generation.
(2018)Injections to and withdrawals from the electricity grid should continuously be in balance to avoid large deviations from the reference grid frequency. In case of grid imbalance, transmission system operators (TSOs) activate ... -
A Bandit-Inspired Memetic Algorithm for Quadratic Assignment Problems
(2012)In this thesis a new metaheuristic for combinatorial optimization is proposed, with focus on the Quadratic Assignment Problem as the hard-problem of choice - a choice that is reflected in the name of the method, BIMA-QAP. ... -
A Barbaric Weapon? Representations of chemical weapons, and the reproduction and use of the Chemical Weapons Taboo in French and German national newspapers from 1899 to 1925.
(2022)Interest in the Chemical Weapons Taboo rekindled in 2013 when the international community argued in favour of military interventions against the Assad regime in response to its use of sarin gas in the Syrian Civil War. ... -
A Baroclinic Teleconnection Between the Mozambique Channel and the Makassar Strait
(2016)The Mozambique Channel and the Makassar Strait are very important for the large scale circulation in the Indian Ocean and the water and climate signal exchange between the Indian Ocean and its surrounding oceans. Up to ... -
A Barrier for Progress
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A Baseline Study Exploring Rural Maternal Health Practices and Services in Relation to the IGMSY Conditional Maternity Benefit
(2011)The research provides a baseline study of maternal practices and services of two villages in rural India prior to the implementation of the Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana maternity benefit. The IGMSY scheme will ... -
A Battle against Boredom: How to Challenge Students who Excel at English
(2020)Students who experience boredom in class because they are not challenged can develop behavioral issues. These students, who appear to be amply present in Dutch schools, risk other, longer-lasting, consequences as well, ... -
A Bayesian perspective on the interaction between numerical and temporal perception
(2020)This literature research analyzed to what extent Bayesian inference can explain the interaction between numerical and temporal perception. A Theory of Magnitudes (Walsh, 2003) suggests that space, time, and number all ... -
A Beacon of Hope: Affirmative Action and Bakke’s Judicial Road to Fairness
(2012)Abstract: According to Gerald Rosenberg, there are two main ways to view the American Supreme Court. There is the Dynamic Court theory which views the Court as a powerfull vehicle capable of succesfully proposing social ... -
A Behemoth from the Deep: The Discovery and Synthesis of Maitotoxin.
(2022)Maitotoxin is a unique molecule that is not only the largest known secondary metabolite that is not a polymer or protein, but is also one of the most potent toxins known to date, with an LD50 of 50 ng/kg. First isolated ... -
A better understanding of 21st century skills in mathematics education and a view of these skills in current practice
(2016)The intention of this explorative study, which combines qualitative and quantitative methods, was to investigate how to implement several 21st century skills in mathematics education. Within this study the following ... -
A Bewildering Message
(2022)This master thesis focussed on the correlation between the narrative on climate change within British diplomacy and BBC programming, based on the research question: ‘to what extent has the narrative on climate change within ... -
A Bid to Shape the Future of International Law and Society? China’s position regarding the South China Sea arbitral proceedings and its evolving position within the society of states assessed through the prism of the English School
(2019)To ask the question whether China will change, or fundamentally overthrow, our global order was not the purpose of this study. Rather, its objective was twofold. First, it endeavoured to sketch a blueprint for an approach ...