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Social characteristics of Dutch hospice patients with varying lengths of stay.
(2025)Abstract: Objectives: Although only patients with a life expectancy under three months have access to inpatient hospice care, a broad variation is seen in lengths of admission in Dutch hospices. In order to ensure a timely ... -
Validating a Bottom-Up Strategy for the Synthesis of EV Mimetics for Drug Delivery
(2025)Liposomes are synthetic vesicles and have been extensively researched for their use as versatile drug carriers. However, they face challenges such as limited targeting and rapid clearance by the reticuloendothelial system ... -
Original and revised Nutri-Score adherence and the association with CVD risk in the EPIC-NL cohort
(2025)Introduction: The Nutri-Score label did not fully comply with dietary guidelines, so the Nutri-Score algorithm got revised in 2023. The effects of the revised Nutri-Score on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk are not yet ... -
Trait evolution and adaptive radiation in Crambe L. (Brassicaceae)
(2025)Abstract Species richness, form, and function vary greatly throughout the tree of life, leading many to link characteristics with diversification. Which traits affect diversification and whether this pattern is different ... -
Effect of shoal attachment on coastal sand volumes at Ameland: a bathymetric analysis
(2025)Sandy shoals that originate from the ebb tidal delta supply the downdrift barrier island with large volumes of sand. This sand is partly being redistributed over the downdrift island and the other part erodes away. My ... -
Modelling relationships between neural responses and cortical organisation
(2025)Object recognition, a fundamental function of the brain’s visual system, has been ex- tensively studied, yet the precise neural mechanisms underlying it remain only par- tially understood. This study aims to deepen our ... -
Modelling vegetation index after droughts in South Africa using time series spatial data
(2025)As climate change intensifies, understanding the relationship between drought and vegeta tion dynamics is critical. This study trains a Long Short Term Memory Model (LSTM) to pre dict vegetation greenness when given static ... -
Translating Legal Texts to B1 Dutch Language Level
(2025)This research investigates the potential of large language models to transform the accessibility of Dutch legal texts for B1-level readers, without sacrificing legal accuracy. Five models: GPT-4o, Claude Sonnet 4, Gemini ... -
From Family Drama to Femicide: A Critical Discourse Analysis of De Telegraaf's Coverage of Intimate Partner Femicide in the Netherlands
(2025)This thesis investigates how Dutch newspapers construct victims and perpetrators of intimate partner femicide (IPF) and how these constructions reflect or challenge normative gender identities and power relations. Despite ... -
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(Un)familiar Structuring: Relearning Analysis through the Sampled Music of Kolo Gana Nikolozišvili (7651279)
(2025)Music analysis is an established, yet continuously evolving aspect of music research and study. However, with its focus on well-established theories and analytical concepts, music scholarship often leaves little room for ... -
Techno-Economic Assessment of Hydrogen Production from Curtailed Wind Energy: A Case Study in La Guajira, Colombia
(2025)Wind energy is essential for climate change mitigation, but its intermittency poses challenges for grid integration. Curtailment can occur when electricity supply exceeds demand or transmission capacity, especially in the ... -
Examining the Impact of Retrieval Practice Versus Restudying on English Speaking Performance
(2025)Vocabulary learning is a hard process for foreign language learners, and it forms the basis for effective speaking skills. Although prior research has documented effective ways to memorize vocabulary, there is limited ... -
The Role of Online Social Dynamics in the Mental Health Disparities Between Both-, Same- and Other-Sex Attracted Youth
(2025)Sexually diverse youth consistently report worse mental health outcomes than other-sex attracted youth. From a sexual minority stress perspective, the current study focused on the explanatory nature of online peer victimization ... -
Chimera: Optimizing Multi-Modal, Multi-Task GNN Architectures for Precision Neuroscience
(2025)Abstract. Deep learning offers great potential for analyzing Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) data to advance our understanding of neurological disorders and guide intervention strategies. Recent work has incorporated graph ...