UU Theses Repository: Recent submissions
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The paleoenvironmental significance of evaporite–dolomite associations in two Spanish saline lakes
(2024)Dolomite is a mineral which is abundant in the geological record, but its origin is poorly understood. At present, dolomite is mostly formed in saline and hypersaline environments, such as salt lakes, in which it is closely ... -
Friend or foe: an exploration of the modus operandi of the VOC in Palembang, 18th century
(2024)The Dutch East India Company (VOC) is often regarded as both a trading company and a sovereign authority that owed its success to cunning economic strategies which often entailed the extortion of local authorities by backing ... -
Dutch vs. English: A Qualitative Study into Reading Preferences of Young Dutch Women
(2024)In 2022, Dutch adolescents generally preferred to read English-language fiction over Dutch-language fiction in their pastime. This Master's thesis investigates which factors contribute to seventeen and eighteen year-old ... -
Brain imaging analysis for prediction of developmental problems in pre-term infants
(2024)Amplitude-electroencephalography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging are two non-invasive methods of examining neurological data. Both of these have demonstrated promising capabilities in the prediction of long-term neurodevelopmental ... -
Potential Predictors for the Need for Multiple Psychological Treatment in Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse
(2024)Background: Child sexual abuse (CSA) has numerous long-term consequences, both physical and psychological. It is essential to identify victims who are more susceptible to the long-term consequences of CSA and who may benefit ... -
Exploring open charmed hadron production in heavy-ion collisions within the Trajectum theoretical framework.
(2024)In this thesis the production of open charmed hadrons in heavy-ion collisions is explored using the Trajectum theoretical framework. The relevant theory for the mechanics of Trajectum will be discussed as well as the ... -
Bioinformatic avenues to improve the specificity of CAR immune therapies
(2024)Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has proven to be a successful alternative to more traditional treatment methods for patients with B-cell malignancies. This success has not yet been repeated in other cancer ... -
Immunometabolic Profiling of Enteric Glial Cells in Response to Acute and Chronic Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Exposure: Implications for Early Pathogenic Insights into Parkinson's Disease
(2024)Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a widespread neurodegenerative disorder characterised by the presence of α-syn aggregates, which have been associated with the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars ... -
Functional Effects of the Relaxin-3/RXFP-3 Pathway on the Affective Dimension of Chronic Pain
(2024)Chronic pain, defined as pain lasting more than 3-6 months, affects approximately 20% of the global population and has a profound socioeconomic effect, inducing a severe drop in the quality of life of patients with few ... -
Floating PV systems: assessing ecological and economic impacts of Floating photovoltaic systems on in-land waters.
(2024)Around the world countries are working on the transition from a fossil fuel-based energy supply towards more sustainable energy generation by for example means of wind and solar. This is also the case for the Netherlands, ... -
Prediction and pattern recognition
(2024)Humans frequently have to learn sequential data through pattern recognition or prediction. Data can come from a wide variety of sources and in a wide variety of forms, such as melodies, numbers or texts. An underlying ... -
Regulation of cell cycle dynamics and mitosis by Wnt signaling
(2024)The cell cycle and cell division are processes that need to be highly controlled in order for organisms to function and to prevent diseases. Cell behavior is controlled through many different signaling pathways, wherein ... -
Deep Learning models to predict lung transplant rejections using cell-free DNA fragmentomics
(2024)Chronic respiratory diseases impose a significant burden to society, and lung transplant remains the last-resort treatment option. However, long-term survival rates for lung transplant recipients are hindered by a high ... -
Negatieve ouder-kind interactie en cannabisgebruik: De mediërende rol van depressieve klachten
(2024)De adolescentie is een ontwikkelingsfase waarin veel adolescenten gaan experimenteren met cannabis. Cannabisgebruik kan negatieve mentale en fysieke gevolgen hebben. Jongeren die cannabisgebruiken spijbelen vaker, hebben ... -
Towards a morally sensitive, inclusive and empowering design of period trackers: An ethical analysis
(2024)This thesis provides an ethical analysis of period trackers, assessing their role in being an ethically justified tool to empower women. Subsequently, empowerment would be established as the result of women increasingly ... -
The Art of Remembering: The Negotiation of Colonial Memory in Contemporary Visual Art by Dutch Caribbean Diasporic Artists
(2024)In this thesis I research the creation of counter-memory and the workings of colonial forgetting and remembering in artworks by Deborah Jack and Avantia Damberg - artists from the Dutch Caribbean diaspora. As the debate ... -
THE RELATION BETWEEN CSR ENGAGEMENT AND SUCCESS IN STARTUPS
(2024)Larger corporations have recognised the advantages Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) can bring, leading to benefits like talent retention and improved financial performance. Although there is extensive research on the ... -
De volgende stap naar een gezonder Utrecht
(2024)In dit scriptieonderzoek zijn de samenvattingen op de themapagina's van de website van de Volksgezondheidsmonitor Utrecht onderzocht. Dit heb ik gedaan door middel van een functionele analyse en interviews met gebruikers. ...