Theses: Recent submissions
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Validating Multidecadal Fluvial Sediment Flux Projections to Major Deltas Under Environmental Change Scenarios
(2024)This thesis critically evaluates the pioneering work of Dunn et al. (2019) in projecting decadal sediment fluxes for major global deltas using the WBMsed model. It assesses the model's performance in accurately projecting ... -
The role of emotion perception in the teaching and learning processes of higher education
(2024)The role of emotions in teaching and learning has been primarily investigated in primary and secondary schools. There, it has been well recognized that emotional experiences are closely involved in many aspects of the ... -
The effect of the wolf (Canis lupus) on a potential outbreak of African Swine Fever in wild boar (Sus scrofa) in the Netherlands
(2024)In this master thesis I developed and explored a mathematical model to study the potential effect of the wolf (Canis lupus) on a hypothetical outbreak of African Swine Fever in wild boar (Sus scrofa) in the Netherlands ... -
Criticality and Brain Entropy as Predictors of PTSD Psychotherapy Treatment Response
(2024)Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that may develop when an individual ex- periences or witnesses a traumatic stressful event. Although trauma-focused psychotherapy is a common approach for ... -
Discovering new paths: Perspectives on causal discovery algorithms in ecology
(2024)Understanding the relationships between organisms and their environment is crucial for the conservation of species and ecosystems all over the world. In ecology, relationships between organisms and their environment are ... -
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Part I – The Extraction of Phycocyanin from Spirulina Biomass and the Manipulation of Phycocyanin Culture Content Through Media Enrichment Part II – Novel Product Formulation Using Fresh Spirulina Biomass
(2024)Microalgae are of great academic and commercial interest due to their valuable biotechnological and agricultural applications. Arthrospira platensis - commonly known as spirulina - is a species of microalgae that has been ... -
Chicken Egg Analogues: Advancements, Technological Hurdles, and Sociological Barriers Limiting Their Development and Adoption
(2024)As the alternative protein industry grows, alternatives to animal products are becoming increasingly sophisticated and available to consumers. Despite their associated health, environmental and ethical benefits, egg analogues ... -
Identifying communication gaps in current business processes and analyzing the interconnections between departments to ensure customer engagement and satisfaction.
(2024)This research project report addresses the communication gaps that can be found in the interconnection between departments and the processes they use to share information. Customer satisfaction can be increased with a focus ... -
Using computational argumentation for explainable chess AI
(2024)This thesis examines what role the combination of explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) and argumentation can play in the explanation of chessendgames. Using the ASPIC+ framework, this thesis tries to enable reasoning ... -
Impact of chromatin organization on the repair of double-strand breaks in DNA
(2024)Cells are continuously exposed to endogenous and exogenous sources of damage causing DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). Unrepaired DSBs represent to most dangerous form of DNA damage that can result in cell death, mutations, ... -
Introduction to computational modeling of biological systems; A guide to drying up your lab work
(2024)Biological modeling is a quickly developing subsection of biology. Combining biology and mathematics to provide computational models that can predict and explain biological phenomena. Where classic models provide an ... -
‘Literaire’ tegenover ‘populaire’ Nederlandstalige jeugdromans (1996-2021): een meetbaar verschil in moeilijkheidsgraad, inhoud en schrijfstijl? Een onderzoek naar de literaire kwaliteit van jeugdromans bekroond met een Zilveren Griffel in de categorie twaalf tot vijftien jaar en jeugdromans bekroond met de Prijs van de Jonge Jury aan de hand van meetbare teksteigenschappen.
(2024)In deze scriptie wordt onderzocht in welke mate meetbare teksteigenschappen een verklaring zouden kunnen vormen voor de percepties van literaire kwaliteit die samenhangen met twee jeugdliteraire prijzen, de Zilveren Griffel ... -
Choreographing queer festivals: How does festivalization contribute to different social choreographies in Amsterdam Pride, Athens Pride and Queeristan Amsterdam?
(2024)The roots of LGBTQ+ festivals can be traced back to the Stonewall riots, which united gay, lesbian, and transgender individuals in their fight against the system of oppression they faced. Queer festivals have since challenged ... -
Het verhaal waarmee de gemeente Utrecht op weg ging naar een groene toekomst.
(2024)Dit onderzoek is uitgevoerd in opdracht van de gemeente Utrecht. In dit onderzoek is gekeken wat het effect is van een wijkbericht met narratieve argumentatie (argumenten verhuld in een verhaal) op de attitude van lezers. ... -
Las cartas de Guillermo Carnero a Rosa Chacel: la creación de un espacio propio
(2024)In this thesis, we analyse the correspondence between the young Catalan poet Guillermo Carnero and the elderly novelist and essayist Rosa Chacel, exiled in Brazil, in the second half of the 1960s. He also sent some of his ... -
A Weird, Enmeshed Natural Environment: the New Novela de la Tierra Through an Affectively Econarratological Lens
(2024)This thesis explores contemporary iterations of the genre of the novela de la tierra through an affectively econarratological lens. It argues that this new novela de la tierra no longer conceives of the relationship between ...