Theses: Recent submissions
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Digitale transformatie van sportbonden
(2023)In dit onderzoek is gekeken naar de opkomst van commerciële sportplatformen, specifiek Strava, in de sportsector. Het onderzoek heeft zich gericht op de vraag hoe sportbonden zich kunnen aanpassen aan deze digitale ... -
Met open armen?: De Duitse annexatie van de Oostkantons in 1940
(2023)Deze masterscriptie draait om de vraag in hoeverre er in de Belgische Oostkantons sprake was van pro-Duitse gevoelens onder de bevolking in de aanloop naar de Tweede Wereldoorlog. De Oostkantons, die de regio’s rondom de ... -
Feeding the Loop. Exploring Human-Technology-Relations through an Autopoietic Understanding of Hybrid Intentionality.
(2023)Abstract This thesis demonstrates how interactive performance installations that make use of artificial intelligence function as an autopoietic hybrid intentional feedback-loop. The term hybrid intentionality was coined ... -
Sleep, Transform and Practise Posthuman Relationality: Towards an Understanding of Introspective Theatre through Fremdkörper (2021)
(2023)This thesis aims to form an understanding of introspective theatre through the analysis of Fremdkörper (2021), a performance devised as a sleeping ceremony by the Dutch artist duo Boogaerdt/Vanderschoot. This research ... -
From Idea to Product: Requirements Evolution within Software Projects
(2023)Requirements evolution is a phenomenon that has been acknowledged and recognized, but not extensively researched yet. It has been widely known that requirements change is one of the most persistent challenges in the software ... -
Consumer Energy Demand Distribution Forecasting using Clustering Strategies and Applications in Robust Peak Shifting with Batteries
(2023)In recent years, the electric grid is becoming increasingly overloaded. At the same time, dependence on electric energy is growing, and production is becoming less plannable and predictable due to a growing share in renewable ... -
The (in)Visible Hand of the Holy See
(2023)The thesis is about the influence of the Holy See on Dutch politics between 1903 and 1929. This is researched by answering the main question: to what extent did the Holy See use soft power to influence the political position ... -
The Creative Role of Session Musicians in Popular Music: A Case Study of Michael McDonald’s “I Keep Forgettin’”
(2023)In this thesis, I provide an analysis of Michael McDonald’s “I Keep Forgettin’” (1982) with the aim of gaining insight into the creative role and contributions of the session musicians playing on the track. In my analysis, ... -
The Desire (Not) to Rule. Platonic Thymos and the Philosopher's Motivation to Rule in the Republic
(2023)The problem of what motivates the philosophers in Plato's Republic to consent to return to the cave (by compulsion) has received a lot of scholarly attention in the past century. This is a big problem in the text because, ... -
Playlist Pitching and Corporate Power Relations
(2023)The digitization of music has raised concerns in the music industry that industry power relations, historically dominated by major record labels, would be challenged to create more opportunity for independent players. ... -
The role of the cerebellum in facial expression processing and mentalizing in autism: a systematic literature review
(2023)Deficits in social cognition, including facial expression processing and theory of mind, is one of the main symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and is also a predictor for several functional problems. In the past, ... -
Characterization of Enterovirus A71 entry factors in cell lines and Human Enteroids using CRISPR-Cas9 Knock-Out
(2023)Enterovirus A71 (EV-A71), one of the main causative agents of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), is a highly neurotoxic enterovirus belonging to the Picornaviridae family. EV-A71 results in outbreaks globally and is ... -
ESG: Green Intentions or Green Illusions - Influence of ESG Ratings on Firms’ Innovative Performance in the European Union
(2023)Environmental Social Governance (ESG) has become increasingly important to incorporate non-financial information in investment decisions. ESG disclosure requirements are gaining momentum in Europe, reinforced by the Corporate ... -
Extending AAPS for higher quality caustic rendering
(2023)Rendering caustics within the real-time realm has recently become possible. While adaptive anisotropic photon scattering is capable of rendering high quality caustics with tight time constraints, the previous understanding ... -
Automatically Scoring Dutch Summary Assignments on a Multiple-Points Scale
(2023)Summary assignments have long been a significant component of Dutch language exams in secondary education, but human bias often affects the assigned scores. In this study, we aimed to address this issue by investigating ...