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Reading Between the Likes: The Influence of BookTok on Reading Culture
(2023)This study examines BookTok, the online community of recreational readers on popular app TikTok. The research focuses on the impact of BookTok on reading culture, as seen in the example of Colleen Hoover’s commercial success ... -
Processing of mycelium leather: the search to a fully biodegradable leather-alternative.
(2023)Leather is one of fashion’s highest luxury goods. However, the process of creating leather from animal hides is very polluting by making use of harmful chemicals that pollute rivers and the surrounding area. It is therefore ... -
Insight into the dietary preferences of adult European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and thicklip grey mullet (Chelon labrosus) in the Dutch Wadden Sea through bulk stable isotope analysis
(2023)Here, we aim to provide new insights into the diet of adult C. labrosus and D. labrax caught from summer to autumn in the Dutch Wadden Sea through bulk δ¹³C and δ15N tissue stable isotope analysis. Our stable isotope ... -
From Finite Element Mantle Model to Martian Gravity Field - Determining dynamic topography and gravity rates by mantle plume under the Tharsis Rise on Mars.
(2023)The Tharsis Region is a large volcanic regions spanning a sixth of the Martian sur face. It has a large influence on the long wavelength gravity field and topography of Mars. The leading theory on the origin of the volcanic ... -
Predicting Antipsychotic Withdrawal Outcome in People with Intellectual Disabilities: An Exploration of Practitioner Predictions and Factors Influencing it
(2023)Abstract – Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the predictive value(s) of different practitioners (i.e., intellectual disability physicians, caregivers, and behavioral scientists) in determining the success of ... -
Threat or Trailblazer: Does News on Sophia the Robot Sustain the Robotic Imaginary?
(2023)Recent research has shown that robotics companies use misleading marketing content to promote their prototypes, which may lead to problems such as emotional and financial exploitation if this content spreads and becomes ... -
The effect of foreign policy strategies on the economic dependence of a buffer state.
(2023)Due to the Ukraine-Russia conflict, the US-China trade war, and the COVID crisis there is increased awareness for the (economic) dependence of countries. This study attempts to identify the direction and size of the ... -
Open Innovation in Accelerator Programs
(2023)Successful startup growth can bring economic and social benefits to society. Entrepreneurs, however, face many challenges, often related to a lack of resources, knowledge and network. To overcome these challenges startups ... -
Understanding the evolution of electricity networks. Modeling a century of Dutch and Hungarian transmission grid growth
(2023)Transmission grids can be modeled as networks, with the substations and plants as the nodes, and transmission lines as the edges. The present state of such a network is the result of a complex process of network growth and ... -
Dynamic Stacking of Energy & Power Portfolios on the Dutch Market
(2023)The thesis is written with Spectral, an Amsterdam-based Energy Consultancy who manage assets for several clients with flexibility to trade electricity products due to portfolios of energy storage and renewable energy ... -
Ideal cardiovascular health in a patient population referred for vascular evaluation to University Medical Center: The Utrecht Cardiovascular Cohort
(2023)Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading public health concern, and its epidemiological status is a significant worldwide issue. In 2010 and 2022, the American heart association (AHA) published two guidelines with individual ... -
Does involvement of the supervising general practitioner impact urgency allocation and diagnosis of acute coronary artery syndrome in patients with chest discomfort who contact out-of-hours primary care?
(2023)Abstract Background: Primary care triage nurses use a semi-automatic decision support tool called the ‘Netherlands Triage Standard’ for telephone triage during out of office hours. In some cases, the triage nurse consults ... -
Prevalence and distribution of long-term opioid therapy in primary care in Uppsala county, Sweden: a retrospective observational study.
(2023)Introduction: Due to the global increase in opioid prescription rates and the parallel increase in opioid misuse, abuse and opioid-related deaths in many countries, attention on reducing irrational opioid use has become ... -
Queer Representation in Disney’s Recent Feature-Length Films: A Visual Discourse Analysis
(2023)This research investigates and decodes Disney’s representation of queerness in four of its recent animated and live-action films, namely Cruella (2021), Jungle Cruise (2021), Lightyear (2022) and Strange World (2022). It ...