UU Student Theses Repository: Recent submissions
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A systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Fear Conditioning Studies
(2022)Fear conditioning has been described as an important process involved in the etiology of anxiety disorders. The following meta-analysis aimed at examining differences between patients and healthy individuals during ... -
Complicated grief following job loss: The protective role of resilience and the risk role of work-centrality
(2022)It is known that job loss can be challenging for individuals as it has been proved to lead to decreased mental health. Specifically, job loss has been associated with complicated grief too. As these findings are new, little ... -
Drivers and Barriers to Accelerating the Plant-Based Dairy Alternatives Innovation System – The Case of the Netherlands
(2022)Increasing pressures on current practices related to dairy production and consumption have urged societies to explore more sustainable alternatives. In this respect, plant-based alternatives to dairy (PBD) products have ... -
High-rise zero emission buildings in the Netherlands
(2022)Abstract Since the whole world is facing climate change caused by CO2 emissions there is need for sustainable development. This research focuses on the construction sector in the Netherlands since buildings are a large ... -
Exploring regional patterns of scientific knowledge production on the Sustainable Development Goals
(2022)To address the pressing issues human overpopulation has created on earth, such as climate change and poverty, the United Nations (UN) introduced the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a global agenda to guide the world ... -
Realising a Just Transition in the Dutch Crop Farming Sector and the Role of Organic Agriculture within this Transition
(2022)Introduction The Dutch crop farming sector and its widely utilised conventional agricultural practices contribute to global issues such as soil depletion, income inequality and poor working conditions, which clearly marks ... -
Collapsing theorem for Delaunay complexes in non-general position and symmetry
(2022)Assuming general position, Bauer and Edelsbrunner show that the Cech complex collapses into the Delaunay complex for point sets in Euclidean space. By allowing non-unique solutions to certain minimal spheres, we bypass ... -
Implications of emission reduction target interaction on the conversion strategies of existing buildings to NZEB
(2022)Of all existing buildings that are currently in use, about 90% is estimated to still be in use by 2050. This creates urgency to convert existing buildings to NZEB in order to achieve international, national and regional ... -
Your Waste Is Someone Else’s Dinner: Exploring the Role of Grassroots Initiatives in Combatting Food Waste in Utrecht
(2022)Due to the enormous pressure of conflicts, climate change, and an increasing population, people face the consequences of not having access to healthy food. Simultaneously, the production of food, which uses heavy equipment, ... -
Reasons for Youth from Nigeria and Somaliland to Apply for Online Certified Courses
(2022)In Nigeria and Somaliland, where youth unemployment rates are high, young people struggle to meet the skills required in an ever-changing labour market. Research has shown that to combat youth employment; youngsters have ... -
lnstitutionalising Leaving No One Behind: a meta-analysis on worldwide national effort
(2022)At the heart of the United Nations 2030 Agenda lies the pledge to ‘leave no one behind’ (LNOB). The real challenge of the LNOB principle lies within the translation into national policy frameworks which is open to broad ... -
Spelfouten in geschreven teksten van kinderen met een TOS
(2022)Achtergrond: Kinderen met een taalontwikkelingsstoornis (TOS) hebben ernstige mondelinge taalproblemen die onder andere problemen kunnen opleveren bij het (leren) spellen. Internationale onderzoeken vonden dat kinderen met ... -
Het Effect van Angst en Gamen op de Slaap van Jonge Pubers
(2022)Het aantal jongeren dat last heeft van slaapproblemen lijkt toe te nemen over de jaren. Een van de problemen die jongeren ervaren is dat ze niet voldoende slaap krijgen met als resultaat dat ze vermoeid zijn op school. ... -
Decolonizing the Playing Field with Seed Grants: How Champions are Breaking Gender Barriers for Girls and Women in Europe
(2022)This thesis investigates how a bottom-up feminist approach to sports programming can offer a solution to the postcolonial critiques of the sport-for-good sector. So-called seed grant programs fund young women to design and ... -
Science & Practice : the case study of coral reef conservation & sewage pollution in Curaçao
(2022)Much research is being conducted on environmental issues but more knowledge does not necessarily lead to more decisions that take into account such knowledge. A low research uptake can therefore be a threat to ecosystems. ... -
Straatcultuur en Vreedzaam: Het toepassen van Vreedzame waarden en de rol van identiteit van Vreedzame leerlingen
(2022)Het huidige onderzoek heeft onderzocht hoe leerlingen van een Vreedzame school de toepassing van de Vreedzame waarden naar straatcultuur ervaren en welke rol meerdere identiteiten van de leerlingen hierin kunnen spelen. ... -
Exploring the Drivers and Barriers to the Adoption and Implementation of Reusable Medical Devices
(2022)Introduction Disposable medical devices contribute substantially to the environmental impact of Dutch hospitals. The use of reusable medical devices in cataract surgery could contribute to lowering this impact and advancing ... -
De relatie van werkgeheugen met reactieve agressie en strafongevoeligheid met proactieve agressie bij jongens in de basisschoolleeftijd: de verklarende rol van sociale informatieverwerkingsprocessen
(2022)This study examined the relation between working memory with reactive aggression and between punishment insensitivity with proactive aggression. This study tested whether these relations could be explained by social ...