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Chicken Egg Analogues: Advancements, Technological Hurdles, and Sociological Barriers Limiting Their Development and Adoption
(2024)As the alternative protein industry grows, alternatives to animal products are becoming increasingly sophisticated and available to consumers. Despite their associated health, environmental and ethical benefits, egg analogues ... -
Identifying communication gaps in current business processes and analyzing the interconnections between departments to ensure customer engagement and satisfaction.
(2024)This research project report addresses the communication gaps that can be found in the interconnection between departments and the processes they use to share information. Customer satisfaction can be increased with a focus ... -
Using computational argumentation for explainable chess AI
(2024)This thesis examines what role the combination of explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) and argumentation can play in the explanation of chessendgames. Using the ASPIC+ framework, this thesis tries to enable reasoning ... -
Impact of chromatin organization on the repair of double-strand breaks in DNA
(2024)Cells are continuously exposed to endogenous and exogenous sources of damage causing DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). Unrepaired DSBs represent to most dangerous form of DNA damage that can result in cell death, mutations, ... -
Introduction to computational modeling of biological systems; A guide to drying up your lab work
(2024)Biological modeling is a quickly developing subsection of biology. Combining biology and mathematics to provide computational models that can predict and explain biological phenomena. Where classic models provide an ... -
‘Literaire’ tegenover ‘populaire’ Nederlandstalige jeugdromans (1996-2021): een meetbaar verschil in moeilijkheidsgraad, inhoud en schrijfstijl? Een onderzoek naar de literaire kwaliteit van jeugdromans bekroond met een Zilveren Griffel in de categorie twaalf tot vijftien jaar en jeugdromans bekroond met de Prijs van de Jonge Jury aan de hand van meetbare teksteigenschappen.
(2024)In deze scriptie wordt onderzocht in welke mate meetbare teksteigenschappen een verklaring zouden kunnen vormen voor de percepties van literaire kwaliteit die samenhangen met twee jeugdliteraire prijzen, de Zilveren Griffel ... -
Choreographing queer festivals: How does festivalization contribute to different social choreographies in Amsterdam Pride, Athens Pride and Queeristan Amsterdam?
(2024)The roots of LGBTQ+ festivals can be traced back to the Stonewall riots, which united gay, lesbian, and transgender individuals in their fight against the system of oppression they faced. Queer festivals have since challenged ... -
Het verhaal waarmee de gemeente Utrecht op weg ging naar een groene toekomst.
(2024)Dit onderzoek is uitgevoerd in opdracht van de gemeente Utrecht. In dit onderzoek is gekeken wat het effect is van een wijkbericht met narratieve argumentatie (argumenten verhuld in een verhaal) op de attitude van lezers. ... -
Las cartas de Guillermo Carnero a Rosa Chacel: la creación de un espacio propio
(2024)In this thesis, we analyse the correspondence between the young Catalan poet Guillermo Carnero and the elderly novelist and essayist Rosa Chacel, exiled in Brazil, in the second half of the 1960s. He also sent some of his ... -
A Weird, Enmeshed Natural Environment: the New Novela de la Tierra Through an Affectively Econarratological Lens
(2024)This thesis explores contemporary iterations of the genre of the novela de la tierra through an affectively econarratological lens. It argues that this new novela de la tierra no longer conceives of the relationship between ... -
Investigating the Complexities of Bereavement: Examining the Effect of Loss Type and Expectedness of Loss on PTSD and PGD Symptoms
(2024)Bereavement, a natural but an impactful aspect of life, can lead to disorders such as Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Using data from the Measurement Archive of Reactions to ... -
Detection of inflammation by measuring volatile organic compounds in exhaled breath of patients with cystic fibrosis
(2024)Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a progressive disease characterized by chronic infections and pulmonary exacerbations, causing lung function decline and permanent tissue damage. Adequate intervention, targeting exacerbation through ... -
Succesvol scheiden doe je samen. De samenhang tussen ouderlijk respect en coöperatie na scheiding en het thuisgevoel en welzijn van adolescenten
(2024)Every year, a significant number of children deals with the divorce of their parents and this is associated to a range of possible adjustment problems, such as a lower well-being. According to the divorce-stress-adjustment ... -
Developing a 3D Model Geometry of the Hikurangi Subduction Zone
(2024)The Hikurangi subduction zone, located off the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand, has not seen a large (MW ≥8.0) megathrust earthquake in recent history. This does not mean that great earthquakes are not possible ... -
Generating Textual Summaries from the Bibliographies Contained in Scientific Literature
(2024)This thesis explores the development and evaluation of a method for generating computer-generated textual summaries of bibliographies in scientific papers and conference proceedings. This method aims to enhance the utility ... -
A Systematic Review of zoonotic infections from farm animals and their environment among visitors of multifunctional farms
(2024)Interacting with farm animals like sheep, cows and goats can have considerable health benefits for people, such as reducing worries, lowering blood pressure, and other mental and physical health benefits. Visiting a farm ...