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The Dutch curfew riots
(2023)In dit onderzoek is ingegaan op de achterliggende oorzaken van de avondklokrellen, die ontstonden na de invoering van de avondklok in januari 2021. Dit is gedaan vanuit drie verschillende invalshoeken; ruimtelijk, structureel ... -
Communism versus Capitalism, as far as erosion is concerned
(2023)The aim of this thesis is to prove that the difference between former political rule on either side of the Czech-Austrian border has caused a difference in the rate of erosion. The Czech Republic had communist influences ... -
Mapping fire-induced water contamination risk in Portugal
(2023)Wildfires can have severe impacts on humans and nature. One such impact pertains to changes in water quality resulting from the generation and transportation of ash into bodies of water. The quantity and content of this ... -
SIMULATING RAT DENSITY IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS
(2023)Urban centers are constantly growing, and cities are becoming some of the most widespread habitats. Metropolises represent ecosystem hubs, hosting more and more species. The number of animals choosing cities as their ideal ... -
The struggle of a community: A case study of a community struggling against the effects of gentrification through the use of a CLT
(2023)Worldwide, cities struggle to provide sufficient affordable housing for their residents. This is also the case in Amsterdam, where a change in demand in combination with the promotion of homeownership led to a strong ... -
DNA methylation as predictor of clozapine response in treatment-resistant schizophrenia
(2023)Schizophrenia is a complex neuropsychiatric disorder with a worldwide prevalence of up to 1.5%. Around 30% of schizophrenia patients can be classified as treatment-resistant, meaning they do not respond to at least two ... -
Ship Heave Motion Prediction Using LSTM Neural Networks Without Wave Excitation Information
(2023)In off-shore multi-body operations, it is important to accurately determine the movements of the vessels to allow for safe operations. This is especially evident in multi-body operations that involve helicopters, due to ... -
The road towards in vitro expansion of Regulatory T cells in an antigen-driven manner
(2023)Current treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis aim at remission, often rendering patients immunocompromised. Novel treatments options would therefore be beneficial. It is hypothesized that a dysfunction of Regulatory T cells ... -
Agent Based Model Discovery with Reinforcement Learning
(2023)Agent Based Modelling (ABM) is a powerful tool for modelling social systems. Generative runs simulate micro-level behaviours that give rise to emergent macro-level outcomes. To ensure the accuracy of those outcomes to the ... -
Cultural Identity; The eternal interplay of the cultural selves A Comparative Analysis of Cultural Identity Perceptions among Refugees and Expats in the Netherlands
(2023)This study aims to investigate the impact of immigration and acculturation on the development and expression of cultural identity and inclusion among expats and refugees living in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The research ... -
Glowing skin and Radiant beauty
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Non-unitary Isometric Quantum Mechanical Time Evolution in Cosmology
(2023)The past and the future are tightly linked in conventional quantum mechanics by unitary evolution. Perhaps too tightly in an expanding spacetime. A tweak to the theory could let quantum possibilities increase as space ... -
Determining serologic targets in serum of goat farmers and their employees in light of the Livestock Farming and Neighboring Residents' health - part 3 (VGO-3) project.
(2023)Background & Aim: In the Netherlands, CAP cases were connected to living nearby goat farms in the Netherlands. Later on, an association between goat farms and an increased risk of CAP for residents living within a radius ... -
Constructing 'Liveness' on Social Media to establish 'Authenticity'- BeReal, a case study
(2023)This thesis builds both on television and new media studies to examine the French social media app BeReal as a case study to investigate how ‘liveness’ is used and operates to establish a feeling of ‘authenticity’ for ... -
Driving Sustainable Development in Spanish Municipalities: The Circular City Index as an Open Data Tool for Policymakers in Spain
(2023)In recent years, Spain has made commendable policy commitments to tackle climate change. However, the country ranks lower than other European nations regarding environmental policy and global environmental protection. Urban ... -
Towards high aspect ratio silica coated gold nanorods capable of smectic ordering for Surface Enhanced Raman spectroscopy
(2023)Raman Spectroscopy is used to investigate the vibrational energy modes of molecules. However, the Raman signals are 1010 till 1015 times weaker than typical fluorescence spectroscopy. Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering ...