Theses: Recent submissions
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Linguistic Constructions of Suffering; How Mental Health Professionals Construct and Legitimize Syrian Refugees’ Suffering
(2025)This master's thesis explores the ways in which Dutch mental health practitioners linguistically construct and legitimize Syrian refugees' suffering. Semi-structured interviews with professionals employed in the Dutch ... -
Incorporating Local Ecological Knowledge to strengthen mangrove restoration initiatives- A case on Demak, Indonesia
(2025)Mangrove degradation affects Southeast Asian countries, which are home to the majority of the world's mangroves. The effects of mangrove decline pose a multitude of natural risks, exposing several coastal communities to ... -
Analyzing the potential and cost- effectiveness of managed aquifer recharge (MAR) in water- scarce islands in the Mediterranean- Syros case study
(2025)This thesis investigates the potential and cost-effectiveness of Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) for addressing water scarcity on Syros Island, Greece. Given the island’s reliance on groundwater and the increasing demand ... -
Detection of low-magnitude earthquakes from local seismic monitoring networks using machine learning
(2025)On this thesis, it is designed an AI for seismic picks using AI (graph neural networks), specifically to detect seismic events in local monitoring networks. -
Separating Soil and Microbial Influences on Soybean Vigour: Methodological Advances in Predictive Modelling
(2025)Soybean (Glycine max) is a globally important crop, valued for its high protein and oil content seeds. Yet, expansion of soybean cultivation has come with considerable environmental costs. Addressing the challenges of food ... -
Potential and Considerations for Implementing Next-Generation Sequencing in Dutch Newborn Screening
(2025)Newborn blood spot screening (NBS) is an important cornerstone of public health services, providing early detection of genetic disorders in newborns. With the dropping costs of next-generation sequencing (NGS), NGS is ... -
Hydrogel Medical Device Development: A Journey From Ideation To Market Release Under The Ai Startlight
(2025)Hydrogel Medical Devices (HMDs) represent a cornerstone of biomedical innovation, yet their translation from concept to clinical practice is fraught with technical and regulatory challenges. This process is governed by the ... -
"WE HAD TO DO SOMETHING:" Diaspora Mobilization, Private Life Strategies, and Transnational Political Action in Syria's Transition
(2025)This thesis explores the transnational political strategies and private life strategies articulated by members of Netherlands-based Syrian diaspora organizations in response to the political transition in Syria following ... -
An extension to the algebraic equivalence deciding algorithm
(2025)This thesis investigates how to extend the algebraic equivalence deciding algorithm used in causal discovery to a broader class of models. Algebraic equivalence enables a search-space reduction by avoiding redundant scoring ... -
What about water? A proximal-tubule-on-a-chip for water reabsorption
(2025)Kidney disease affects 1 in 10 people worldwide. The need to develop new, more efficient therapies has led researchers to turn towards organ-on-a-chip de vices and bioartificial kidneys. Water reabsorption is one of the ... -
Autoimmunity in the Dopaminergic System: an underexplored Mechanism in Parkinson’s Disease
(2025)Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder worldwide, traditionally defined by dopaminergic neuron loss in the substantia nigra and the accumulation of misfolded α-synuclein aggregates. ... -
Next-Generation Interactive and Immersive Graphs: A Unity-Based Framework for Advanced Data Visualization
(2025)Over the past decades, data visualization has significantly evolved from traditional two-dimensional (2D) representation of text-based data towards immersive three-dimensional (3D) visualizations, leveraging emerging ... -
Growth dynamics of subependymal lesions in children with tuberous sclerosis complex
(2025)Objective: Growth patterns and predictors of subependymal nodules and subependymal giant cell astrocytomas remain poorly under-characterised. The aim of this study was to assess growth patterns of subependymal lesions and ... -
Assessment of the social-ecological system of the Cittarium pica fishery and potential development of a sustainable fishery on an enhanced population on Bonaire.
(2025)This thesis assesses the social-ecological system (SES) of the West Indian top shell Cittarium pica (‘Kiwa”) fishery on Bonaire and utilizes the recognized SES framework to investigate the feasibility of developing a ... -
Leveraging Protein Language Models to Characterize T Cell Repertoire Features
(2025)Single-cell immune repertoire sequencing has revolutionized the resolution and quantification of adaptive immune responses for modern research. Likewise, advances in the field of deep learning have provided novel computational ... -
Unequal Flows: Tourism, Gender, and Water Insecurity on San Andrés, Colombia
(2025)Under current climate change and global warming projections, small islands are expected to experience a doubling of water-related natural hazards, which will hamper lives and livelihoods by straining existing freshwater ... -
Insights into the Molecular Determinants of Staphylococcus aureus α-toxin Cytotoxicity: Characterizing Factors Behind Interindividual Variability of Infection Outcome
(2025)Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen that colonizes approximately 30% of the total human population. To ensure its survival within the host, S. aureus produces a large variety of virulence factors, among which ...