Collusion refers to secret, illegal cooperation among competitors to gain an un fair advantage, often at the expense of others. This type of behavior is strongly condemned and sanctioned, but remains difficult to detect, ...

Given the increasing complexity and the rising popularity of games, the importance of testing increases as well. Currently, a lot of the testing is done by alpha testers because of their flexibility in handling changes in ...

We have created Row Merge — a new way to save storage space in large datasets while minimizing the loss of information. In recent years, the amount of data collected in all aspects of life has increased not only beyond our ...

Many adolescents and young adults, also referred to as transitional aged youth (i.e., youth aged 16 to 25; TAY), experience mental health challenges during the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Despite the high ...

Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer related deaths in women. Every year more than 2 million women in the world are diagnosed with breast cancer, and almost a third lose their lives to this disease. Although all ...

Achtergrond: Mensen met een autismespectrumstoornis (ASS) ervaren doorgaans hogere stressniveaus en beschikken vaak over minder adaptieve copingreacties dan de algemene bevolking. Er is echter een gebrek aan interventies ...

This thesis explores the ideological discourse of three Afghan mujahideen parties – Hezb-i Islami, Jamiat-i Islami, and the Afghan National Liberation Front (ANLF) – during and shortly after the Soviet-Afghan War (1982–1992). ...

In the past decade, immunotherapy has revolutionized the field of cancer treatment. Although successful in certain cancer types, the overall clinical response of immunotherapies is inconsistent and varies significantly ...

This thesis covers the debates on Spain’s request to join NATO that took place in the Dutch Parliament in 1981 and 1982. While current historiography overlooks changes in the perception of NATO as well as the Netherlands’ ...