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Long-Term Postoperative Opioid Use in Orthopedics: Help Wanted
(2023)Background and Objectives: Opioids are highly effective for treating acute postoperative pain, but evidence of effectiveness in chronic pain is lacking. The recent increase in the number of chronic opioid users in the ... -
A Review on the Roles of Potein Glycosylation in Balancing the Complement System
(2023)The complement system is one of the earliest defense mechanisms that pathogens encounter. This ancient system consists of a cascade of glycoproteins that leads to cell lysis and labelling of pathogens or compromised host ... -
Long-term User Experience of Children with a Social Robot during Musical Instrument Practice.
(2023)The current study aimed to study long term user experience, specifically when using social robots in music education, the question posed was: does the user experience change in the long term and if so, in what ways? The ... -
Catching targeting factors involved in co-translational import into mitochondria
(2023)Cells within multicellular organisms have different compartments called organelles. One of these organelles is the mitochondrium, which provides the cell with the energy required to perform its functions. Most of the ... -
Collaboration for local food systems: The role of government in supporting and fostering conditions for successful local food system collaboration in Dublin, Ireland
(2023)It is becoming increasingly evident that conventional food systems driven by industrial agriculture for global supply chains are inherently unsustainable. Local food systems (LFS) have been identified as a promising and ... -
Barriers to digitalisation in the SME manufacturing industry: a guideline to a solution
(2023)The Fourth Industrial Revolution, also known as Industry 4.0 has emerged and it is forcing companies to re-examine the way they do business. Numerous companies barely finished catching up with the third revolution that ... -
Patiëntinformatie in patiëntfolders: Hoe kunnen de huidige patiëntfolders van de afdeling neonatologie in het LUMC zo begrijpelijk en gebruiksvriendelijk mogelijk worden gemaakt voor patiënten?
(2023)De afgelopen jaren is er meerdere keren kritiek geweest op de patiëntvoorlichting in Nederlandse ziekenhuizen. Zo zouden patiënten niet altijd genoeg schriftelijke informatie krijgen voor een opname, behandeling of operatie. ... -
Finding freedom in sounds and steps: employing choreomusicology as a dramaturgical tool
(2023)A meeting of music, movement, and meaning-making This thesis demonstrates how ideas about the body as a site of political struggle are embedded in choreomusical relationships. Choreomusicology, a term that is coined by ... -
Monitoring land cover change in an Environmental Impact Assessment follow-up processes: A low-cost replicable method using remote sensing imagery and citizen science.
(Utrecht University, 2021-08-08)Environmental impact assessment (EIA) has become an essential requirement for project development and has grown even more with increased environmental awareness worldwide. The purpose of EIA is to ensure the potential ... -
Assessment and mitigation of the risk of transformation products in drinking water
(2023)Toxicological risk assessment is an important tool to ensure the quality of our drinking water. Pesticides that are widely used in agriculture are especially of concern as they leach into surface- and groundwater which is ... -
Melodies and Memories: Exploring Long-Term Musical Memory Preservation in Alzheimer’s Disease
(2023)Preservation of long-term musical memory in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) has been widely explored and several reviews have already been written about the subject. Still, it remains unclear to what extent long-term musical ... -
Using narratives to introduce Computer Science related SSIs in lower secondary education
(2023)In recent decades, society and computer science have become increasingly interlinked. This results in helpful technological developments, but also in simultaneously scientific and societal issues, often accompanied by ... -
Experience-dependent development of parvalbumin interneurons in the prefrontal cortex: age-dependency and physiological mechanisms
(2023)During development, the brain uses experiences to fine-tune and adapt to an ever-changing environment. However, this also renders it vulnerable to adverse experiences and lack of critical inputs during critical periods of ... -
TUMOUR-MEDIATED SIGNALLING TARGETING ADIPOCYTE TRANSFORMATION INTO CANCER-ASSOCIATED ADIPOCYTES IN OBESITY
(2023)Adipose tissue is suggested to affect tumourigenesis and cancer progression. A special type of peritumoural adipocytes, the cancer-associated adipocytes (CAAs), may drive this cancer progression. However, the mechanisms ... -
Is hAIring right for your company?
(2023)Utilising AI in the recruitment process has been a new trend within the field of HR. AI software can reportedly reduce bias when hiring for a job opening, but new research suggests that this is not the case. Biases for ... -
Automating the Ingredients Ordering Process in Restaurants: A Machine Learning-Powered System Approach
(2023)In this research, we aimed to automate the ingredients ordering process in restaurants. By labeling and analyzing a subset of dishes from an Indian restaurant's menu based in London, we were able to accurately predict the ...