Theses: Recent submissions
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The Gamified and Monetized Spectacle of TikTok Live Matches
(2024)TikTok Live Matches (TLM) are a specific feature of the TikTok social media platform showcasing a fiveminute competition between two or four content creators with over 1,000 followers. During that contest, creators call ... -
The effect of obesity on cognitive decline - A systematic review
(2024)Background – Obesity is suggested to be associated with accelerated cognitive decline, however, research into this association is not yet conclusive. This review examines studies investigating the association between obesity ... -
Strategische berichten op WelCom: een onderzoek naar effectiviteit.
(2024)WelCom is een intranet voor de retail organisatie Welkoop. Welkoop gebruikt WelCom als intern communicatiemiddel door constant informatie te delen met haar medewerkers. Zo kunnen medewerkers via WelCom: • met elkaar ... -
Machine Scheduling in Printing: a Problem from the Industry with Sequence-Dependent Setup Times and Precedence
(2024)We have solved the Adaptive Multi-Resource Production Scheduling (AMRPS). Our solution contains a collection of jobs that contain tasks, and days that contain machines that simultaneously contain those tasks. For our current ... -
Unveiling AI sociotechnical imaginaries: a bottom-up analysis over Twitch’s AI-generated livestreams online communities on Discord
(2024)Artificial Intelligence’s usage and regulation has become a highly debated topic that unveils the political, economic and technoscientific nuances between and within cultures. AI has garnered considerable attention in the ... -
Assessment of the Protective Effect of Moringa oleifera against Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Responses Induced by Biomass Smoke Particles in Bronchial and Alveolar Lung Mucosa Models
(2024)Exposure to biomass smoke (BMS) poses a significant risk for the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), mainly affecting women and children in low and lower-middle-income countries due to their domestic ... -
Pleasurable Practices and Scripted Sex: A qualitative study exploring how cis-gender women with higher sexual desire than their male partners navigate sexual scripts
(2024)This thesis explores how cis-gender women in a sexual relationship with a man, who experience higher levels of sexual desire than their male partners, navigate sexual scripts amid the discourse surrounding the orgasm- ... -
Feminism in five-inch heels: A critical analysis of Sigrid Kaag and Dilan Yeşilgöz' enactment of neoliberal 'feminism' in the Dutch political field
(2024)This thesis examines neoliberal ‘feminism’ in the Dutch political context through the case studies of Sigrid Kaag and Dilan Yeşilgöz, two prominent female politicians in recent Dutch political history. I view these women ... -
Using ambient seismic noise to image the mantle transition zone
(2024)Imaging of the mantle transition zone, the part of the Earth’s mantle bound by the 410 and 660km discontinuities, has long been confined to earthquake data only. Recent studies demonstrated that the mantle transition zone ... -
Interpretable Text Classification through Topic Modeling by Clustering in Word Embedding Spaces
(2024)Topic modeling is a method for generating prevalent themes in large collections of natural language documents. Recently, representations of documents as a distribution of topics have been used as features for text ... -
Gaze Upon My Visage: The Purpose of the Phoenician Grinning Masks
(2024)A type of mask not yet fully understood by historians lies in the tombs and temples of the Phoenician colonies. The most interesting aspects of these visages are the hairless face, large ears, moon-shaped eyes, and the ... -
Producing Cultural Capital on Social Book Platform Goodreads: The Performativity of Reading Books through Achievement and Taste
(2024)This thesis examines the social book site Goodreads, an Amazon acquisition since 2013. It is a platform where users can track their reading practices, leave book ratings and reviews, organise books on virtual shelves, ... -
Beyond the Superfood: An overview of the environmental sustainability of açaí (Euterpe oleracea) cultivation across the management spectrum on the floodplains of Pará
(2024)This paper outlines an overview of the current state of the environmental sustainability of açaí (Euterpe oleracea) cultivation on the Amazon floodplains in the state of Pará, Brazil. Currently under the threat of becoming ... -
I let AI translate my novel…: Approaches towards the automatic translation of literary fiction and the suitability of quality assessment methods
(2024)While automatic translation technology is advancing rapidly and can be useful in certain contexts, it seems to fall behind when it comes to the translation of literary texts. This thesis explores to what extent three ... -
Honourable Warriors and Wonderfully Vulgar Fops: The Representation of the Scottish and French Culture in STARZ’s Outlander
(2024)The Outlander series, both the novel and the TV show, have considerably risen in status within the historical drama genre ever since their release. The show has been praised for its depiction of the female gaze and its ...