Theses: Recent submissions
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Sakarya, 4392494: Translating Boys Love: Turkish Scanlation Groups as Networked Counterpublics
(2024)This thesis explores the role of Turkish scanlation groups, particularly those engaged in localising Boys' Love (BL) media. BL media, originating from Japan and challenging traditional gender norms, has become a significant ... -
Governance conditions for a successful restoration of riverine ecosystems. Lessons learned from the Rhine river basin.
(2024)This research focuses on analysing the governance conditions for successful restoration of riverine ecosystems. To derive these conditions, firstly a scientific literature assessment is conducted to compile relevant ... -
Playing in between the Lines: The Everyday Experiences of Nonbinary Athletes Competing in Competitive Team Sports in the Netherlands
(2024)This thesis examines the everyday experiences of young adult nonbinary athletes who participate in a competitive team sport in the Netherlands. Sport has always been of exclusionary nature and dominated by men. There does ... -
Levodopa-loaded polymeric- and lipid-based nanoparticles for the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
(2024)Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder where formation of Lewy Bodies (LBs) in the dopaminergic neurons of the substantial nigra pars compacta (SN) cause progressive cell death, resulting in a dopamine ... -
De kracht van een goed gesprek over een boek
(2024)Niet alleen het lezen van literatuur, maar ook het voeren van boekgesprekken is belangrijk in het voortgezet onderwijs. Het is echter de vraag of ieder gesprek over een boek even effectief is. Wat voor soort gesprekken ... -
In-Vitro Models for Osteoarthritis Drug Development: Past, Present, and Future Directions
(2024)Abstract Osteoarthritis (OA) poses a global health challenge, impacting millions of patients with debilitating symptoms. Despite available symptom-alleviating treatments, a lack of long-term treatments persists. No ... -
Green Urban Fables: The role of speculative fabulations in co-creating more-than-human urban visions
(2024)Climate change is affecting cities globally, requiring cities to reimagine urban development. Significant attention goes to using nature-based solutions (NbS) for climate mitigation and adaptation. However, like other ... -
Capturing drought stress resilience in grass through UAV Hyperspectral imaging
(2024)This research investigates the impact of drought stress on various turfgrass species to identify those that are resilient under such conditions. Given the increased frequency and severity of droughts due to climate change ... -
The Impact of the Threat Probability NPU Paradigm on Fear and Anxiety: a Startle, SCR and HR NPU study
(2024)The defensive response system is a crucial part of mammalian physiology, responsible for recognizing, reacting, and coping with imminent or potential dangers. The defensive system is closely connected with many of our ... -
Sensitivity analysis of Lagrangian tracking models OpenDrift and Parcels: An analysis on OpenMetBuoy-v2021 drifter in-situ data and Lagrangian simulations in the Agulhas Current System.
(2024)Research on the drift at the surface of the ocean with Lagrangian particle tracking tools has numerous academical and practical purposes including the faith of pollutants in the ocean as marine plastics (van Sebille et al. ... -
Samen sterk voor duurzame veiligheid bij huiselijk geweld: Een evaluatiestudie naar de systeemgerichte aanpak en integrale netwerksamenwerking bij de Take a Break methodiek
(2024)Huiselijk geweld is een complex probleem. De Take a Break (TaB) methodiek tracht met een systeemgerichte aanpak en integrale netwerksamenwerking huiselijk geweld duurzaam te doorbreken. Het doel van dit kwalitatieve onderzoek ... -
The governing factors controlling the leaching behaviour of PFAS-compounds from the unsaturated zone to groundwater: an analysis using a scenario-based modelling approach.
(2024)Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have attracted attention for their widespread occurrence in the environment, combined with their high mobility and bioaccumulation potential. PFASs deposited on land surfaces are ... -
Caste-ing Women in Bollywood: A Reading of Caste (In)visibility in the Life Writing of Bollywood’s Upper Caste Women
(2024)The graded hierarchy of caste is the basic organising principle and an important vector of capital and social mobility in Hindu society. In India’s current political climate, caste informs not only national politics and ... -
Wederzijds begrip, onderlinge gelijkwaardigheid: de carrières van Nederlandse bewindspersonen, het ontstaan van een publiek-private habitus, en de neoliberalisering van de publieke sfeer, 1977-2017
(2024)In this thesis, I add to the research on neoliberalism and elite networks. Taking the work of Antoine Vauchez and Pierre France on the changing career paths of French politicians and public servants, and the concomitant ... -
Facilitating Vocabulary Depth through Clarifying Context in havo 4
(2024)The present study aimed to investigate the efficacy of additionally developed context-rich study material for Examenidioom havo 4 (van Eijk, 2021) in facilitating a more advanced understanding of vocabulary. An extended ... -
Mechanisms of Immunomodulation by Probiotics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
(2024)Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an intestinal inflammatory disease with a poorly understood multifactorial pathogenesis. The two main types of IBD, Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are distinct disease ... -
The Role of Imagery Ability and Vividness in Achieving Mastery During Imagery Rescripting
(2024)Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) has received growing attention, but its underlying mechanisms are still to be investigated. Whereas research has proposed mastery to be a potential mediator of intervention efficacy, it is not ... -
Louis Sullivan Geometer: Geometrie en Spiritualiteit in de Ornamentprenten
(2024)Dit onderzoek gaat over de fantasierijke ornamentprenten van Louis Sullivan (1856-1924). De Amerikaanse architect die bekendstaat als de vader van de wolkenkrabber was tevens een groot ornamentkunstenaar. Hij wilde zijn ... -
In the Mood For a Vibe: Decoding Vibes in Spotify’s Mood-playlists
(2024)This thesis situates itself within broader discussions within media studies. Drawing on insights from scholars such as Prey, Seaver, Beedie and Eriksson et al., it explores Spotify’s Mood-playlists by constructing a framework ...