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Childhood Trauma and Perceived Stress in Premenopausal Women: Exploring the Role of Hormonal Status
(2025)Childhood trauma has been consistently linked to increased vulnerability to stress later in life. Combined hormonal contraceptive (CHC) use has also been associated with changes in stress regulation, including blunted ... -
Rhythm and Reason: Controlling Rhythmic Complexity in Generated Symbolic Music for Serious Game Interventions
(2025)Music is essential in video games; it enhances the immersion and engagement of players. However, players often disengage from game music due to excessive repetition or differing musical preferences. This issue is especially ... -
Dialogue in the midst of violent conflict: A research on the impact of the Hamas attack and violence in the Gaza Strip on the NGO The Center of Learning and Dialogue and its network.
(2025)In the midst of the violence in Israel, the Gaza Strip, and beyond, dialogue organisations in Israel continue their efforts to organise intergroup encounters, and transform the hostile relationships between Jewish and ... -
Understanding the role of Streptomyces ASV 6c8e8 in potato vigor
(2025)Potato is one of the most important food crops in the world with an annual production of over 300 million tons. In earlier studies, it was found that the field of production influences the growth potential and resistance ... -
a Hybrid framework for Remaining Useful Life and State of Health prediction of eVTOL lithium-ion batteries.
(2025)This thesis investigates the prognostics for eVTOL lithium-ion batteries by comparing a GPR, an MCMC and a hybrid framework consisting of the two to estimate the State Of Health (SOH) and Remaining Useful Life (RUL). We ... -
Comparison Between Taiwan Housing and Dutch Co-housing
(2025)Taiwan has faced severe housing commodification, unaffordable housing prices that have fueled widespread anxiety about the future, rapid aging, standardized public amenities in residential complexes, and increasing ... -
Justice From the Margins: Feminist NGOs and Transitional Justice for Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Serbia
(2025)Thirty years after the Yugoslav wars, transitional justice in Serbia remains minimal. A dominant ideology of Serb victimhood and persistent patriarchal norms have obstructed public recognition of survivors of conflict-related ... -
Where Mixed-Use Planning forms the Future of Living: Perceptions of Starters and Businesses on mixed-use development in Utrecht
(2025)The Netherlands is facing a considerable housing shortage of approximately 390,000 residences, both in terms of quantity and quality. To address this issue, the Dutch Planning Agenda proposes the implementation of mixed-use ... -
Grading gastric ulcers in horses: A comparison of a 0-10 point grading scale with a 0-4 point grading scale and numerical descriptor scale.
(2025)Introduction: Equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS) is a common condition in horses and can lead to poor performance, colic, and poor body condition. Diagnosis and grading are done by endoscopic evaluation of the stomach. ... -
Prevalence of Mycoplasma bovis Infections in Dairy Herds in Alberta, Canada
(2025)Mycoplasma bovis is a significant pathogen in cattle worldwide, responsible for diseases such as mastitis, pneumonia and arthritis. It is known to be present in many parts of the world and can have a serious economic impact ... -
Using physics-informed machine learning to improve computer vision collision detection system.
(2025)An enormous amount of the data humanity collects is visual data from monocular cameras. Despite this amount of data, there is a lack of research in the field on how the motion represented in these videos can be modelled ... -
BECOME FAITHFUL TO THE EARTH: Francis Bacon's civil and natural philosophy
(2025)The aim of the thesis is the study, explanation and interpretation of the relationship between the civil (ethics, politics) and the natural (theoretical) in the works of Francis Bacon. In particular, I will do a close ... -
The Role of Online Media in Facilitating Collective Action in Bottom-Up Initiatives
(2025)Climate change is a collective crisis requiring collective action. Framing it as a problem of individual behaviour leads to feelings of fear and helplessness, creating barriers to pro-environmental action. Bottom-up ... -
Assessing Scope 3 Emissions of Airlines: Development and Application of a Calculation Tool
(2025)The aviation sector faces growing pressure to decarbonize while demand for air travel continues to rise. Although most attention has focused on operational (Scope 1) emissions, a substantial share of the sector’s climate ... -
Sustainable Synergies: ESG’s Impact on Employee Retention and Market Reactions during M&A
(2025)This study explores whether environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors influence post-merger integration outcomes, focusing on employee retention and stock market performance. Specifically, it investigates three ... -
The effect of bacteria on biomass production, schizophyllan production and material properties of Schizophyllum commune
(2025)Twenty-seven Schizophyllum commune strains were grown with or without E. coli on SCMM agar, in liquid shaken SCMM cultures or pre-grown on SCMM agar and then placed on LB agar to assess the effect of E. coli on biomass and ... -
Behind Closed Doors: The Decision-Making Dynamic in Informal Governance during the 2015 Greek Bailout Negotiations
(2025)This Master Thesis explores the decision-making dynamics during the 2015 Greek bailout negotiations, focusing on the informal aspects of the negotiations. This thesis suggests a new integrated theoretical framework combining ... -
The scent of safety? Behavioural responses of turkeys to varying ammonia concentrations
(2025)Ammonia is a common airborne contaminant in poultry housing, originating from the microbial breakdown of bird excreta, and is known to adversely affect bird health and behaviour. Despite the use of ventilation and ...