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Exploring the role of Mast Cells in Autism Spectrum Disorder
(2025)Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) comprises a group of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by alterations in communication, repetitive behaviors and impaired socialization. The precise etiology and pathogenesis remains ... -
A Comparative Study of Intercultural Competence Among Students in the Utrecht and Eurocampus Tracks of the Intercultural Communication Master’s Programme of the University of Utrecht
(2025)Intercultural competence is an increasingly essential skill in today’s globalized world (Leung et al., 2014). This thesis explores the development of intercultural competence among students in two tracks of Utrecht ... -
The Body as Battleground: Gender and Power in Lucy Lee-Robbins' Representations of the Female Nude
(2025)This article explores the complex role of the female nude in Western art history through the oeuvre of American artist, Lucy Lee-Robbins from 1890 to 1900. It argues that it has functioned both as a site of ideological ... -
Een vergeten landschapschilder belicht: De ontwikkeling van Christiaan Immerzeel (1808-1886).
(2025)Deze biografische casestudy richt zich op de landschapschilder Christiaan Immerzeel (1808-1886), een in zijn eigen tijd gewaardeerd maar inmiddels vergeten kunstenaar. In een reconstructie van zijn carrière staat de volgende ... -
Tracing public values through the ARD Mediathek’s interface: a historical interface analysis
(2025)This thesis investigates how the ARD Mediathek, one of Germany’s public service broadcaster video-on-demand platforms, constructs and negotiates public values through its interface over time. Using a historical interface ... -
Performing Neuroqueerness: Analyzing the Representation of Autism Masking and Unmasking in Heartbreak High
(2025)This thesis investigates the portrayal of autism, specifically the processes of masking and unmasking, through the character of Quinn, an autistic queer woman, in the Australian teen series "Heartbreak High" (2022–present). ... -
Migration, Identity, and Belonging in the Works of Kimsooja
(2025)Bottari is a Korean term referring to a bundle of objects wrapped in a small piece of cloth made by sewing together used cloth or fabric. It is commonly used in Korea for everyday items. Korean artist Kimsooja utilizes ... -
Finding Timing leaks in Post-Quantum Cryptography Implementations Using Binary Symbolic Execution
(2025)Considering side channel attacks in cryptography, timing leaks are particularly dangerous as they can be exploited over a network to leak cryptographic secrets. Post-quantum cryptography (PQC) is a new class of cryptography, ... -
The Ethical Case for Replacing Environmentally Unsustainable Crops with Industrial Hemp
(2025)This thesis argues that replacing unsustainable crops with industrial hemp is a moral obligation in the context of reparative environmental justice. It highlights the need to address the consequences of the environmental ... -
Communal Identity of Dutch Migrants in Seventeenth-century Livorno
(2025)This thesis investigates the presence and identity of migrants from the Low Countries in seventeenth-century Livorno, challenging the prevailing scholarly focus on merchants and their economic networks. Drawing on church ... -
"The Balkan Triangle: North Macedonia’s Interstate Relations with Greece and Bulgaria (2004-2024)"
(2025)The current thesis analyses the interstate relations of North Macedonia with Greece and Bulgaria in the context of the former’s EU integration process in the period 2004-2024. The EU membership has been for long time the ... -
Retrospective Analysis of Extravasation Events at Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep: Drug Involvement and Patient Impact
(2025)Extravasation is a potential complication of intravenous therapy that can cause severe tissue damage and long-term consequences. The primary aim of this study was to determine the incidence, patient demographics, and ... -
The effect of enclosure structure on the positional behaviour of captive Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus)
(2025)Orangutans (Pongo) are the largest arboreal mammals and the only great apes that spend most of their life in the trees. Wild orangutans employ a great diversity of locomotion behaviours when traversing the canopy and are ... -
Attitudes about Progression Free Survival as a primary endpoint in clinical trials of anticancer drugs for advanced cancer, a systematic literature review
(2025)Abstract Background: Overall Survival (OS) has been traditionally the gold standard for the approval of anticancer treatments in advanced cancer. However, in light of the significant advances in treatments, clinical trials ... -
Comparison of the methods used to assess progression free survival (PFS) in clinical trials and in observational studies in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with immunotherapy, a scoping review
(2025)Background Progression-Free Survival (PFS) is increasingly being used as the primary efficacy endpoint in registrational clinical trials in advanced cancer because it is available earlier than Overall Survival (OS) and it ... -
The costs of pharmaceutical 3D printing using Semi-solid extrusion 3D printing (SSE)A case study with hydrocortisone for adrenal insufficiency
(2025)The traditional pharmaceutical manufacturing of small molecule drugs in large quantities does not always address patient-specific requirements, thus necessitating personalized medicine. To take care of this, Semi-Solid ... -
Evaluating patient acceptability of digitalised PSA follow-up after prostate cancer treatment
(2025)Abstract Introduction Healthcare systems globally are facing increasing pressure, necessitating innovative solutions such as Telehealth. Digital follow-up methods, like the Automatic PSA Project, have the potential to ... -
Impact of saliva point-of-care testing on drug detection and clinical decision-making in the Emergency Department
(2025)Recent advancements in point of care tests (POCT) have introduced test kits capable of detecting drugs of abuse (DOA) in saliva, offering a potential solution to the challenges associated with urine or blood collection. ...