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Stochastic Modelling of Salpingoeca rosetta Chain Colonies
(2024)Choanoflagellates are single-celled eukaryotes found in aquatic environments. Even though they are unicellular, several species of choanoflagellates can form multicellular colonies. What makes these microorganisms unique ... -
The Compliance of TikTok's Infinite Scrolling Interface with the GDPR
(2024)Infinite scrolling – the endless scroll interface implemented in many social media platforms for content navigation, such as Instagram's "Reels" function and TikTok’s short-video feeds – is a popular design that, while ... -
A safe Haven? The legal and social challenges of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers in the Netherlands and their impact on mental health.
(2024)This research investigates the legal and social challenges faced by LGBTQ+ asylum seekers in the Netherlands and their impact on mental health. LGBTQ+ individuals often experience discrimination and persecution in their ... -
Legacy and Reconciliation: The Pursuit of Justice and Peace in Northern Ireland, a Post Conflict Society
(2024)The Government of the United Kingdom has introduced the controversial 'Northern Ireland Troubles Act 2023', which purports to encourage reconcilliation in the region as it relates to the violent time period commonly referred ... -
Enhancing Cross-border Collaboration in Combatting Child Sexual Abuse: A Study on Europol's Role and the Dynamics of Information Sharing among the European Union Member States
(2024)This thesis explores how the European Union can enhance cross-border cooperation to combat child sexual abuse, with a specific focus on Europol's role in information sharing among EU member states. The research examines ... -
SUSTAINABLE MANURE MANAGEMENT IN AGRICULTURE
(2024)Nitrogen compounds, particularly from livestock manure, pose significant environmental challenges. Livestock manure generates ammonia (NH₃) emissions, contributing to nitrogen surplus, pollution, and climate-related problems. ... -
Parent Child-Based Contingent Self-Esteem and Psychological Control on Child Self-Concept Clarity: A Parent-Child Dyad Study
(2024)Developing a clear identity is crucial during adolescence when individuals begin to recognize their qualities, goals, and values. Parents significantly influence identity development through social interactions. Understanding ... -
Blood biomarkers for Alzheimer’s diseases: moving towards to the early and non-invasive diagnosis.
(2024)Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is major challenge for today’s society due to the increasing number of patients and the lack of a definitive cure. Nowadays, there are disease-modifying therapies that delays the devastating ... -
An air-liquid interface model to investigate the niche preference of Campylobacter fetus
(2024)Campylobacter fetus subspecies venerealis (Cfv) and Campylobacter fetus subspecies fetus (Cff) are pathogens primarily associated with reproductive problems in cattle and sheep. Cfv shows host specificity and tissue tropism, ... -
Werkzame Elementen van het werken met Intergroepscontact en Rolmodellen en de Behoefte aan de Inzet san Rolmodellen in Het “Move Your World” Programma: Perspectieven van Jongeren en Student-vrijwilligers
(2024)Het doel van dit onderzoek is tweeledig. Het eerste doel is om te bepalen of werkzame elementen van intergroepscontact en werkzame elementen van rolmodellen aan- of afwezig zijn in het programma Move Your World (MYW). Ten ... -
SHAPING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION: THE IMPACT OF FARMERS' PERCEPTIONS
(2024)Climate change is affecting different areas of life. Especially agriculture is hit hard, since this field is highly dependent on weather and climatic conditions. To adapt to the outcomes of climate change, farmers engage ... -
Distribution of Micro- and Nanoplastics within Human Placental Tissue
(2024)An increasing number of plastics is produced each year, resulting into an increase of plastics ending up in our environment every year. The widespread use of plastics can be attributed to due to their easily accessible ... -
Effect of relative sea level rise on salt marsh change
(2024)Salt marshes are important coastal ecosystems that provide essential services such as storm protection and food provision. Understanding the fate of the marshes under accelerating rates of sea-level rise is therefore ... -
Breaking left-to-right generation in Transformer models: arbitrary orderings on tagging tasks
(2024)Transformers have achieved great success in various natural language processing tasks. Traditionally, generation happens in a left-to-right fashion in such models, mimicking how we process and produce text as humans. However, ... -
Towards sustainable medication use: A comprehensive quantification and identification of medication waste in Dutch healthcare settings.
(2024)Dit onderzoek richt zich op medicatieverspilling, een probleem dat zowel het milieu als de zorgkosten negatief beïnvloedt. Om effectieve interventies tegen verspilling te ontwikkelen, is het essentieel om inzicht te krijgen ... -
What if HAL breathed? Enhancing Empathy in Human-AI Interactions with Breathing Speech Synthesis
(2024)Modern Artificial Agents will increasingly leverage AI speech synthesis models to verbally communicate with their users. This study explores the integration of breathing patterns into synthesized speech and their potential ... -
PDIA3 does not control NOTCH2 signaling in myeloid dendritic cells
(2024)Non-infectious uveitis refers to a collection of intraocular inflammatory conditions with a presumed autoimmune aetiology of unknown cause. It remains one of the leading causes of blindness for which no long-term and safe ...