Theses: Recent submissions
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The Vjosa Wild River National Park as a Legal Innovation: Creating Transformative Change in Albanian River Governance
(2023)The Vjosa River in Albania is considered the last European wild river and is a riverine ecosystem of European importance due to its diverse flora and fauna. However, the increasing demand for energy and economic development ... -
3D Human Reconstruction on the Multi-View, In-The-Wild, YOUth data
(2023)The main goal of this research thesis is to retrieve three dimensional human body models, of the parent and infant, depicted in the private YOUth dataset, from multiple uncalibrated cameras. The previous research in this ... -
Norms & Adolescent Sexual Health- The Role of Parents, Peers and Religion on Adolescent Sexual Satisfaction through Sexual Emotions
(2023)Adolescence is a crucial period for promoting positive sexual health outcomes. In this study, we aimed to gain insight into the role of injunctive norms about sexuality in adolescents' positive sexual experiences. Using ... -
A study of how and why democratic leadership affects work performance
(2023)This study aimed to outline the effects of democratic leadership in the workplace on employee organizational commitment and employee performance. Specifically, based on a literature review it is expected that employees who ... -
Waar liggen uw grenzen? De grenzen van behandeling
(2023)Patiënten moeten vroegtijdig nadenken over hun behandelwensen en -grenzen zodat artsen in een spoedeisende situatie weten wat de wensen van de patiënt zijn. Daarnaast kan het bespreken van behandelwensen leiden tot ... -
Properties and Applications of Hawkes Processes
(2023)Point processes in probability theory are special stochastic processes which model the occurrence of events (points) in some space and parameterized by their frequency. Hawkes processes are general point processes where ... -
Shaping How Others See Us: Utilising Beauty Practices for Social Influence and Public Imaging in the 15th Century
(2023)15th-century ideas around female beauty and beauty culture were just as nuanced as today's. With strong cultural ideas around beauty and behaviour as a reflection of inner virtue, French and Italian women used cosmetics ... -
THE IMPACT OF REVASCULARIZATION SURGERY ON HEADACHE IN PATIENTS WITH MOYAMOYA
(2023)Background and Aims: Significant headache in moyamoya vasculopathy is not uncommon but the pathophysiology is poorly understood. We aimed to investigate if headache in moyamoya patients improves after revascularization ... -
Active Rewilding in a Novel Ecosystem: Investigating the Impact of Deer Herbivory and Water Level Management on Wetland Vegetation Development, The case of Oostvaardersplassen park, The Netherlands.
(2023)Wetlands play a crucial role in providing ecosystem services that contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, human activities have led to widespread degradation of wetlands over the ... -
The City of Utrecht as a Flood-Proof City An Assessment of flood management and governance of Utrecht
(2023)Climate change and urbanization increased the risk of flooding in the cities and urban areas, highlighting the need for resilient flood risk management in Urban areas. Involving public and private stakeholders and the ... -
Patient Perceptions and Experiences of Public Healthcare Services in the Presence of a Healthcare NGO: A Qualitative Study in Moutse Valley, Sekhukhune, Limpopo, South Africa
(2023)Background: The public healthcare system in South Africa grapples with limitations that hinder comprehensive patient care. Moutse Valley, located in the Sekhukhune district of Limpopo, presents an intriguing scenario where ... -
BOTTO-UP FLOOD MANAGEMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON LIVELIHOOD IN JAKARTA
(2023)The past research illustrates top-down flood management in Jakarta since the colonial era 400 years ago. One of the common flood managements offered by Jakarta’s local government is through a river rehabilitation project, ... -
Migrant capabilities and domestic work. Agency and (dis)empowerment experiences of Latin American female domestic workers in Andalusia, Spain
(2023)This research set out to understand the (dis)empowerment experiences of Latin American female migrant domestic workers (FMDWs) in Andalusia, Spain. Paid domestic work in Spain, as well as around the world, is characterized ... -
Exploring Preferences and Acceptbaility of Policies to Reduce Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health Across Various Social Groups - A Cross-Sectional Study in the Netherlands
(2023)This study explores acceptability and preference for policy approaches addressing socioeconomic inequalities in health in the Netherlands. Sixteen relevant policies were classified as structural, agento-structural, ... -
The power of education: A qualitative study to the role of NGO education programs in the empowerment of young women in La Paz, Bolivia
(2023)Although female enrollment rates in higher education are increasing worldwide, there are groups that stay behind. In the Bolivian context, socially and economically disadvantaged young women are still at disadvantage to ... -
Project title: Estimating Response Models in the Wild with Algorithmic Modeling and Multiverse Analysis
(2023)[""This project aimed to identify variables that consistently predict item non-response in Scottish adolescents using multiverse modeling. To implement multiverse modelling, four different state of the art algorithms were ... -
Patient recruitment and participation in the Netherlands – an exploration of factors and views
(2023)Clinical trials are crucial for evaluating the efficacy and safety of new pharmaceutical treatments, and the Netherlands has the potential to be a world leader in clinical research with its high-quality hospitals, facilities, ...