Theses: Recent submissions
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The Spectacle of Counting: Illuminating Exploitation in The Hunger Games
(2025)This paper investigates various representations of civic exploitation in The Hunger Games trilogy and its film adaptations. Firstly, I hypothesise how and why quantitative language (i.e. language that expresses acts of ... -
A Geometric Approach to Time Delay Estimation for Acoustic Localization of Primates
(2025)Due to the threatened status of multiple howler monkey species, it is important to monitor them for effective conservation. Passive methods such as acoustic localization are becoming increasingly popular for this purpose. ... -
Formalisation in Differential Geometry and Differential Topology; Differential Forms and the Whitney-Graustein Theorem.
(2025)This thesis describes the formalisation of differential forms in the Lean theorem prover. Building on the framework for alternating maps, manifolds and bundles in Lean’s mathematical library, mathlib, it constructs ... -
De schaduwzijde van het scrollen: De relatie tussen online schadelijke inhoud en de mentale gezondheid van jongeren
(2025)Het doel van dit onderzoek is om de relatie tussen online schadelijke inhoud en de mentale gezondheid van jongeren tussen de 16 en 25 jaar te onderzoeken (M=19,1 jaar, SD=2,47). Hierbij is ook gekeken naar de invloed van ... -
Negative Life Events and Psychological Distress: The Mediating Role of Religious and Spiritual Struggles
(2025)Negative Life Events (NLE) and Psychological Distress (PD) have been strongly linked by literature. Still, not everyone who experienced NLE develops PD. The role of religious and spiritual (R/S) struggles is underexplored, ... -
Understanding the role of macrophages in intracranial teratoma with a spatial approach: a single-case study
(2025)Intracranial teratomas are a rare type of germ-cell tumor characterized by the presence of the three germ cell layers. The prognosis depends partially on the ratio of pro- and anti-tumoral macrophages. Additionally, studies ... -
The Mediating Role of Psychological Flexibility on the Relationship of Gratitude Journaling on Anxiety Symptoms
(2025)Anxiety among students and emerging professionals is a major health concern, and effective interventions are needed to combat severe negative consequences. This study investigated how gratitude interventions reduce anxiety ... -
Subjective cognitive complaints among Turkish people in the Netherlands: An exploratory study with the Cognitive Complaints Participation Questionnaire
(2025)Mijn begeleiders waren niet extern echter stonden ze niet in de lijst, dus moest ik extern aanklikken. Ik heb van scriptie intern geschreven, met interne beoordelaars. Verder was ik ook erg tevreden met mijn thesis supervision ... -
Leveraging Generative AI in Agile Model-driven Development
(2025)Despite growing interest in the effects and potential benefits of integrating AI techniques in software development, there is a significant gap in research that supports practitioners to leverage the technology effectively. ... -
Performance Analysis and Optimization of Music Segmentation Algorithms with a Focus on Jazz
(2025)Music segmentation is a crucial task in the field of Music Information Retrieval (MIR). Despite a wide range of research in this area, almost all existing segmentation algorithms are designed based on pop. In this study, ... -
Grip on Digital Media for Kids (6-12) and Families in Intensive Treatment Groups
(2025)This qualitative study aims to develop a tool to gain insight into digital media use and provides insight into various challenges with regulating digital media within intensive treatment groups. We conducted 17 interviews, ... -
Evaluating Search Strategies in Dynamic Symbolic Execution for Java Test Generation
(2025)Dynamic symbolic execution (DSE) is a powerful technique for automated test generation, but its effectiveness largely depends on the search strategy used to explore program paths. This thesis introduces MAZE, a modular DSE ...