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Where Mixed-Use Planning forms the Future of Living: Perceptions of Starters and Businesses on mixed-use development in Utrecht
(2025)The Netherlands is facing a considerable housing shortage of approximately 390,000 residences, both in terms of quantity and quality. To address this issue, the Dutch Planning Agenda proposes the implementation of mixed-use ... -
Grading gastric ulcers in horses: A comparison of a 0-10 point grading scale with a 0-4 point grading scale and numerical descriptor scale.
(2025)Introduction: Equine gastric ulcer syndrome (EGUS) is a common condition in horses and can lead to poor performance, colic, and poor body condition. Diagnosis and grading are done by endoscopic evaluation of the stomach. ... -
Prevalence of Mycoplasma bovis Infections in Dairy Herds in Alberta, Canada
(2025)Mycoplasma bovis is a significant pathogen in cattle worldwide, responsible for diseases such as mastitis, pneumonia and arthritis. It is known to be present in many parts of the world and can have a serious economic impact ... -
Using physics-informed machine learning to improve computer vision collision detection system.
(2025)An enormous amount of the data humanity collects is visual data from monocular cameras. Despite this amount of data, there is a lack of research in the field on how the motion represented in these videos can be modelled ... -
BECOME FAITHFUL TO THE EARTH: Francis Bacon's civil and natural philosophy
(2025)The aim of the thesis is the study, explanation and interpretation of the relationship between the civil (ethics, politics) and the natural (theoretical) in the works of Francis Bacon. In particular, I will do a close ... -
The Role of Online Media in Facilitating Collective Action in Bottom-Up Initiatives
(2025)Climate change is a collective crisis requiring collective action. Framing it as a problem of individual behaviour leads to feelings of fear and helplessness, creating barriers to pro-environmental action. Bottom-up ... -
Assessing Scope 3 Emissions of Airlines: Development and Application of a Calculation Tool
(2025)The aviation sector faces growing pressure to decarbonize while demand for air travel continues to rise. Although most attention has focused on operational (Scope 1) emissions, a substantial share of the sector’s climate ... -
Sustainable Synergies: ESG’s Impact on Employee Retention and Market Reactions during M&A
(2025)This study explores whether environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors influence post-merger integration outcomes, focusing on employee retention and stock market performance. Specifically, it investigates three ... -
The effect of bacteria on biomass production, schizophyllan production and material properties of Schizophyllum commune
(2025)Twenty-seven Schizophyllum commune strains were grown with or without E. coli on SCMM agar, in liquid shaken SCMM cultures or pre-grown on SCMM agar and then placed on LB agar to assess the effect of E. coli on biomass and ... -
Behind Closed Doors: The Decision-Making Dynamic in Informal Governance during the 2015 Greek Bailout Negotiations
(2025)This Master Thesis explores the decision-making dynamics during the 2015 Greek bailout negotiations, focusing on the informal aspects of the negotiations. This thesis suggests a new integrated theoretical framework combining ... -
The scent of safety? Behavioural responses of turkeys to varying ammonia concentrations
(2025)Ammonia is a common airborne contaminant in poultry housing, originating from the microbial breakdown of bird excreta, and is known to adversely affect bird health and behaviour. Despite the use of ventilation and ... -
Exploring the Potential of a Dinocyst pCO2 Proxy in the Pleistocene
(2025)The stable carbon isotope composition (δ¹³C) of single-species dinocysts has been suggested as an alternative to the alkenone-δ¹³C proxy for surface ocean pCO2. However, uncertainties remain regarding the conditions that ... -
Powerful Graph Neural Networks for Money Laundering Pattern Detection
(2025)This research enhances graph neural networks (GNN) for identifying suspicious accounts involved in money laundering. Extending the work of Egressy et al. (2024), we modify and propose a set of techniques that enable GNNs ... -
Nudging naar een duurzamer Nederlands voedselsysteem: De rol van beleidsmaatregelen en supermarktleiders in het sturen van duurzame keuzes in het Nederlandse voedselsysteem.
(2025)De urgentie van een transitie naar duurzaam voedselsysteem wordt steeds groter door klimaatverandering en uitputting van natuurlijke hulpbronnen. Deze transitie vraagt om veranderingen in de gehele keten. Dit onderzoek ... -
Bayesian Optimization on Causal Models for Railway delay management
(2025)This project aimed to solve a problem for ProRail, what action should a traffic controller take to minimize delays in an active railway system? and an AI system was developed to do just that. Using a structured causal model ... -
Dynamic Law and Direct Democracy: The Swiss Case of Constraining Dissensus on Transposition of EU Law
(2025)While being at the heart of Europe, Switzerland is notably outside of the European Union (EU). Nevertheless, there is a considerable degree of European integration of Switzerland in some policy areas covered by bilateral ...