UU Student Theses Repository: Recent submissions
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Through the Eyes of the Youth: Exploring Youth’s Imaginaries of Sustainability in Curaçao
(2024)The research seeks to explore the different narratives of sustainability that young people in Curaçao have, how different the education system and the media support these narratives, and which sustainable behaviors are ... -
Energising Equality - Realizing the potential of energy cooperatives to tackle energy poverty.
(2024)Energy cooperatives are often seen as key actors in transitiioning to a just and sustainable energy system. Despite their potential, cooperatives risk reinforcing inequalities and often fail to reach vulnerable groups. The ... -
Black Queer Emancipation: the stories of Black queer activists in the Netherlands during the 1980s and 1990s.
(2024)Black queer activists, who were active in the Netherlands during the 1980s and 1990s, hold a plethora of knowledge about how to face adversities and how to organize collective action as a minority within a minority. Despite ... -
Formal Education as a Catalyst For Change in Female Empowerment: An Analysis of the Role of Formal Education of Mothers and the Risk of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Amongst their Daughters in West Africa
(2024)This master thesis consists of a secondary data analysis of Demographic Health Survey (DHS) data to assess the level of influence of formal education of mothers on the performance of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) ... -
The Effect of Biological Therapies on Epigenetics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Rheumatoid Arthritis
(2024)Inflammatory diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are characterized by chronic inflammation as a result of immune system dysregulation. Epigenetic modifications of the genome are ... -
“I keep saying, I’m staying!” A closer look into the residential mobility patterns of elderly individuals in Veenendaal
(2024)This study looks into the relocation behavior of elderly individuals in Veenendaal. By using the theoretical model of Mulder and Hooimeijer (1999) which incorporates life course trajectories, resources and restrictions, ... -
De bouwblokken voor een docent.
(2024)Historisch redeneren is een steeds groter onderdeel geworden van het hedendaagse geschiedeniscurriculum. Er wordt van leerlingen verwacht dat zij bepaalde historische vaardigheden opdoen en deze ook kunnen toepassen. Het ... -
De evolutie van de male gaze in de Nederlandse literatuur
(2024)De #MeToo-beweging is onderdeel van een cultuurhistorische verandering die ons dwingt om met een nieuw blik te kijken naar oude vormen van machtsmisbruik. Deze ontwikkelingen zijn niet alleen in sociologische context, maar ... -
From Barriers to Solution Pathways: Drug Repurposing’s Path Forward for Off-Patent Drugs
(2024)Background: Drug repurposing (DR) refers to the practice of identifying new uses for existing drugs. This practice has the potential to provide a faster and less costly alternative to traditional de novo drug development. ... -
Between crowd and conflict: Crowdfunding warfare in the 2022 war in Ukraine
(2024)The Dutch crowdfunding efforts that supply Ukrainian armed forces with consumer drone technology in their fight against the Russian army is a novel manifestation of civic participation in warfare. Although recent academic ... -
Virtual screening for non-carbohydrate inhibitors for cholera toxin B
(2024)Multiple virtual screening methods were used to find non-carbohydrate ligands for cholera toxin B. Cholera toxin B is the binding component of the cholera toxin, which causes the cholera disease. To combat this cell-binding ... -
Assessing characteristics of retinoblastoma on visual acuity: a cohort study
(2024)Background: Retinoblastoma is a curable eye cancer with high survival rates (>90%) when diagnosed and treated early. Visual prognosis is affected by tumour classification, location, treatment and heredity. While newer ... -
Genetic loss of neolacto-series glycosphingolipid (nsGSL) regulator SPPL3 in tumor cells diminishes NK cell activation but does not affect the killing capacity of γδ T cells
(2024)Cancer is one of the leading causes of death globally, but thanks to innovations in treatments, such as development of immunotherapy, deaths caused by cancer have decreased. However, tumor cells can evade antitumor responses ... -
The aqueous synthesis and characterization of bimetallic gold-copper nanoparticle catalysts for CO oxidation
(2024)Bimetallic nanoparticles have attracted significant interest in the field of heterogeneous catalysis due to their unique and tunable properties, arising from synergistic effects. Of particular interest are gold-copper ... -
Optimization of intranasal MSC therapy for neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury by osteopontin preconditioning of MSCs
(2024)Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is one of the leading causes of infant mortality and development of long-term neurological disabilities. Current treatment options are limited, bringing a need for the development of ... -
WHO USES QUIDDY AND WHY? A CROSS-SECTIONAL MIXED METHODS STUDY OF THE SMOKING CESSATION APP FOR YOUNG ADULTS IN THE NETHERLANDS
(2024)The high rates of smoking young adults in the Netherlands led to the creation of the smoking cessation app Quiddy. In the current cross-sectional study, the buddy-system feature of the app was researched using mixed methods, ...