Theses: Recent submissions
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Spatio-temporal patterns of topsoil moisture content in a Mediterranean rainfed strip-tilled Almond orchard, Southeast Spain
(2024)It is yet unclear how applying 1,5 2 m wide no till strips in otherwise fully tilled Almond orchards affect s the soil’s hydrological behaviour. This is a relevant knowledge gap, as in recent years this practise has been ... -
Artfulness and originality in Alan Wake II: the Remedy for conventional media A formalist analysis of conventions in Alan Wake II in medium, genre and narrative structure
(2024)With the game Alan Wake II, Remedy Entertainment experiments with narrative structure, remediation and genre in order to deliver commentary on artfulness. The game seems to ask the audience a question: when is a text artful, ... -
Inclusive STEM teaching in the European Union: relevant for our teachers, students and society.
(2024)This study aimed to enhance the understanding of the influence of European Inclusion and Diversity workshop series on the knowledge, belief and practices of (student) teachers, as well as identifying the supporting and ... -
“DE SINGEL IS ROND” - THE FUTURE OF URBAN PLANNING: GOING FROM LANDSCAPE TO SENSESCAPE
(2024)This research examines and analyses the integration of sensory experiences in policy documents and promotional communications related to the Singel in Utrecht. This was done through a recorded video of the Singel and an ... -
Fostering Deliberative Communication Using the Socio-Scientific Inquiry-Based Learning Framework
(2024)In today's ever polarizing society, educating students into becoming active and critical citizens is more crucial than ever. One driving force behind the ongoing polarization is discussions surrounding Socio-scientific ... -
Geen stilte rond Christine M.: De receptie van Marleen Gorris’ debuutfilm in Nederland, 1982-heden.
(2024)Talrijke bronnen wijzen uit dat de Nederlandse filmmaker Marleen Gorris (1948–) met haar radicaalfeministische debuutfilm De stilte rond Christine M. (1982) een aanzienlijke publieke controverse heeft veroorzaakt. ... -
Unlearning Extractivist Thinking: Instituting Pedagogical Practices of Radical Reciprocity at Kunstinstituut Melly
(2024)In the Western contemporary cultural milieu, decolonisation has emerged as a cornerstone of the struggle against institutional racism. But what is the praxis of instituting social justice and social change? In this scholarly ... -
How Women with Borderline Personality Disorder Navigate Postfeminist Conditions
(2024)This thesis examines the gendered media self-representations of young women with Borderline Personality Disorder in the context of postfeminist and neoliberal digital cultures. Advocating for the media practices of girls ... -
Exploring the Biodiversity and Ecological Relationships of Arthropods on Green Walls
(2024)In urban environments, green spaces are replaced by human infrastructure. This has a negative impact on biodiversity and ecosystem services. Green walls (GWs) are suggested to aid in the biodiversity crisis by providing a ... -
Pattern Formation on Progressively less Regular Networks
(2024)Globalization and climate change have a great impact on the spreading of species and their resources. Shifting climate zones affect habitats and ecosystems, which in turn changes the effective distances within these systems. ... -
Visual preference of blue noise in path tracing
(2024)Blue noise is generally considered as preferable to other types of noise in graphics. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence for this claim. With this research, we aim to test this claim and provide additional ... -
Formation of Methanol over Copper-Zinc loaded Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes using a Syngas feedstock
(2024)Industrially, methanol synthesis is carried out over a Cu/Zn/Al2O3 catalyst using a feedstock consisting of CO/CO2/H2, otherwise known as syngas. Multiple publications have made use of multi-walled carbon nanotubes, otherwise ... -
The added value of the patient-specific psycho-active effects of intranasal S-ketamine on outcomes in patients suffering from therapy-resistant depression
(2024)Abstract Introduction: Therapy resistant depression (TRD) is a disease with a broad arsenal of treatments. However, treatment results remain unsatisfactory leaving TRD a hard-to-treat disease. Since 2019, the atypical ... -
“all of them r autism honestly” How neurodivergence in the show What We Do in the Shadows is discussed in compilation videos and by fans in the comment section.
(2024)In this thesis I discuss six compilation videos that share the creator’s interpretation of the characters from the show What We Do in the Shadows as neurodivergent. I examine what neurodivergent traits the creators of the ... -
Federated learning for automated pain detection
(2024)This thesis focuses on exploring the performance of automated pain detection systems through the application of federated learning. The study involves the use of two different databases (UNBC-McMaster Shoulder Pain Expression ... -
Testing the response of cyanobacteria Synechocystis to PFOS using variable chlorophyll fluorescence and stable isotopes
(2024)Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) constitute a widespread contaminant in the natural environment. Their resistance to degradation as a result of strong C–F bonds makes them largely unresponsive to conventional wastewater ... -
Naberman. 5528097. Listening to My Own Feelings: Emotions in Representations of Leaving Religion in the Dutch Context.
(2024)This thesis contributes to the scholarly inquire of religion by investigating the lived afterlife of religion through combining two young and promising fields: religious emotion and leaving religion. It argues that one ... -
Microplastic Ingestion within a Marine Food Web: A Case Study in Saronikos Gulf (Central Aegean Sea)
(2024)In recent years, widespread accumulation and dispersal of microplastic particles (< 5mm) has been highlighted as an emerging threat to the marine environment and organisms. The ingestion of microplastics by marine fauna ...