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De volgende stap naar een gezonder Utrecht
(2024)In dit scriptieonderzoek zijn de samenvattingen op de themapagina's van de website van de Volksgezondheidsmonitor Utrecht onderzocht. Dit heb ik gedaan door middel van een functionele analyse en interviews met gebruikers. ... -
Hurricane Ophelia: A case study of dynamically downscaled model analysis under alternate climate scenarios
(2024)Tropical cyclones are both deadly and costly disasters, though their impact on Europe is infrequently studied due to relatively few occurrences. However, recent studies suggest the number and impact of tropical-origin ... -
Do more ’humanlike’ vision-language models perform better on grounding challenges? An attribution-based study on the VALSE image-caption alignment benchmark
(2024)Vision-language models (VLMs) are increasingly successful, but questions remain about the extent and nature of their grounding in the visual modality. Many prior approaches to this question tend to focus on either ... -
The Quest for Ethical AI in Higher Education
(2024)The upcoming AI Act from the European Union (European Parliament, 2023) and the ethical issues that have been occurring with Artificial Intelligence (AI) constitute an ur- gent need for good governance. Especially within ... -
Optimal Charging of Electric Buses in an Existing Schedule Utilizing the Day-Ahead Electricity Market
(2024)In recent years the push to renewable energy has increased substantially. Households are encouraged to disconnect gas lines and install solar panels to create their own renewable energy. Governments are trying to stimulate ... -
Beyond Boundaries: Women and the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest. A study of the non-migration livelihood pathways of women in Coastal Bangladesh
(2024)Bangladesh is considered one of the most climate-stressed areas globally, sensitive to slow and rapid-onset hazards. Coastal inhabitants face various socioeconomic challenges alongside physical exposure to cyclones and ... -
Performance Agreements in the Dutch Social Housing Sector - A Powerful Policy Tool to Promote Sustainability and Alleviate Energy Poverty?
(2024)This research examines the content and quality of the agreements made in performance agreements between Dutch municipalities, social housing associations and their tenant associations in the case study area of the Amsterdam ... -
Super Resolution Ultrasound Imaging: investigating the effect of processing parameters and flow orientation on image quality
(2024)Super Resolution (SR) Ultrasound (US) imaging combines high spatial resolution with high penetration depth imaging to an extent that is currently not available by other in vivo imaging modalities. SRUS relies on detection, ... -
Governance of the North Sea as a common pool resource: an empirical Dutch perspecitive
(2024)Transitioning to renewable energy sources, such as offshore wind energy, is crucial for mitigating global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The North Sea has a significant potential for offshore wind energy, ... -
City in motion
(2024)This research focuses on the transport poverty that exists in Rotterdam and might increase when the revision plans for public transport are conducted. The concept of transport poverty ties in with social exclusion. Social ... -
Modeling of ice calving and basal melting in Antarctic region using machine learning
(2024)Accounting for the evolution of Antarctic ice shelves is crucial for predicting future sealevel rise. While their role in buttressing tributary glaciers is recognized, modeling these complex systems has not yet achieved ... -
Van Klompé naar Kerklaan
(2024)De heersende these onder genderhistorici is dat het Nederlandse geschiedeniscurriculum nationaalpolitieke geschiedenis bevordert, waarin mannen en mannelijk gedrag prevaleert, waardoor vrouwen pas een significante rol ... -
SOX9 and Ki67 as novel prognostic factors in canine corticotroph pituitary tumors
(2024)Background Pituitary-dependent hypercortisolism (PDH) is a common endocrinological disorder in dogs. This disorder is caused by an adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting adenoma in the pituitary gland. Transsphenoidal ... -
Virtual Reality Exposure in Public Speaking Anxiety: The Impact of Expectancy Violation on Treatment Outcomes and Self-Efficacy
(2024)Aim: Virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) has been shown to effectively reduce anxiety symptoms, including fear of public speaking. According to the Inhibitory Learning Model (ILM), expectancy violation, meaning a higher ... -
Fair is foul and foul is fair; moral disgust, emotion regulation and childhood traumaFair is foul and foul is fair; moral disgust, emotion regulation and childhood trauma
(2024)Experiencing disgust leads to harsher judgements of morality in others and oneself (cf. Schnall et al., 2008), which could lead to psychological distress and outgroup discrimination. Emotion regulation techniques could ... -
Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) and its Relationship to Gender, Loss Type, and Time.
(2024)The severity and duration of grief can vary among individuals, most experience decreasing grief severity while some experience intense and persistent grief reactions that significantly impair their daily functioning. ... -
The Effect of the Oral Contraceptive Pill on Emotion Regulation
(2024)This study looked at the effect of the oral contraceptive pill (OC) on the emotion reactivity and emotion regulation processes, using the neurophysiological component late positive potential (LPP) and additional subjective ... -
Evaluating the impact of visual persuasion in a persuasive game about quantum computing
(2024)Advancements in quantum computing continue to progress, bringing us closer to a future where these machines can be widely integrated. Recognising the potential transformative impact these computers will have, it becomes ... -
Optimising amino acid composition and protein digestion of pea-based foods.
(2024)As world population growth continues to pressure agricultural development, the need for developing sustainable, environmentally friendly food alternatives becomes increasingly important. In Asia, tempeh fermentation has ...