UU Student Theses Repository: Recent submissions
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The Mismatch Negativity: Four machine learning approaches for predicting dyslexia in infants on EEG data
(2023)Electroencephalogram (EEG) in combination with machine learning (ML) techniques is becoming an increasingly popular method in medicine for clinical disorders prediction. This study applies ML techniques to the ePod dataset ... -
Begrijpelijke patiëntenfolders: Hoe dragen tekstbeleid en tekstuele aanpassingen hieraan bij?
(2023)Dit onderzoek gaat over de manier waarop ziekenhuizen hun patiëntenfolders begrijpelijker maken met tekstuele aanpassingen en met tekstbeleid. Ik heb interviews afgenomen bij drie Nederlandse ziekenhuizen om hun tekstbeleid ... -
Effects of continuation versus discontinuation of antipsychotic treatment on white matter microstructure in first episode psychosis
(2023)Background: Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) studies have reported decreased white matter (WM) integrity in first-episode psychosis (FEP) patients. However, the impact of long-term exposure and discontinuation of antipsychotic ... -
Double-Strand Break Repair in Repetitive DNA Regions
(2023)Every day, our cells are exposed to endogenous and exogenous sources of damage which cause double-strand breaks (DSBs). If left unrepaired or misrepaired, DBSs can be highly toxic for the cell resulting in cell death, ... -
Riding the Renovation Wave
(2023)The mission-oriented innovation system (MIS) framework is applied to study the sustainability transition in the German building and construction sector. The case study is embedded in the greater context of the European ... -
Toekomstvisie Amsterdam 2120: Concept voor de stad van de 22e eeuw
(2023)In the Netherlands the increasing urbanisation will in the coming century be accompanied by several problems of social and ecological nature. These problems are interrelated and are therefore able to influence one another. ... -
Telehealth in patients with ALS: A systematic review Assessing the barriers and facilitators for implementation
(2023)Care for patients with chronic diseases can be burdensome to the patient. Long days in the hospital with many different appointments are considered tiring and are often planned periodically. Telehealth is a method that ... -
International Business is still Regional Business: the influence of sub-national institutions on the location choices of multinational enterprises in the European Union
(2023)With the increased literary recognition that host countries' institutional configurations represent a key determining factor in the strategic location choices of multinational enterprises. This study aims to deepen the ... -
Anomaly detection and segmentation methods using Variational Autoencoders in Brain MRI
(2023)Variational Autoencoders (VAEs) have emerged as a promising technique for unsupervised anomaly detection and segmentation in brain MRI. The principle behind this deep generative modeling is learning a model of healthy brain ... -
Ontwikkeling Schaduwtool
(2023)Klimaatverandering leidt ertoe dat de gemiddelde gevoelstemperatuur in steden in de zomer stijgt. De Gemeente Utrecht wil zich aanpassen aan dit veranderende klimaat om zo de stad leefbaar te houden. Dit wil de gemeente ... -
Finding novel host receptors for Rabies virus
(2023)The rabies virus (RABV) is an enveloped neurotropic virus and is the causative agent of rabies disease (Fooks et al., 2014). The rabies virion is able to infect the host cell through the endocytic pathway by host cell ... -
Mobility patterns at crossroads? A study focused on the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on post-lockdown modal usage patterns in toronto
(2023)As mobility plays such a crucial role in the everyday livelihoods of people and the environment, abrupt events like the COVID-19 pandemic and its ability to induce (short-term) significant changes in modal usage patterns ... -
Exploring the link between the diversity of the potato microbiome and potato plant vitality A contribution to the development of a prediction model for potato plant vitality according to its microbiome
(2023)When considering changing agricultural practices for a sustainable future, potatoes would be a topic of importance as they are the world's fourth most important staple food. After observing varying levels of vitality of ... -
A 'mindful' transformation: A study on how heritage sites can transform into 'mindful' tourist experiences
(2023)Tourism is responsible for a lot negative external effects. Therefore the sector is looking for ways to counter these effects. One form of tourism which has gotten a lot of attention the last years is mindful tourism, which ... -
The lasting impact of highly resistant pioneer vegetation on the development of a scaled experimental salt marsh with multiple species in a tilting flume
(2023)Landscape-scale experiments of erosive self-forming tidal basins were carried out in the Metronome tidal flume, to investigate biogeomorphic feedback in salt marshes. Live seeds of analog species were introduced into the ... -
Using the web to explain claims
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CMIP6 model performance in the Subpolar North Atlantic in relation to the AMOC
(2023)In a warming climate, it is necessary to understand how the ocean, a crucial component of the climate system, will react. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) transports heat, nutrients, and carbon, but ...