UU Student Theses Repository: Recent submissions
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Hamiltonian splitting for wave packet propagation in a mean flow
(2024)Interactions between waves and mean flows are an important object of study in ocean dynamics, and theory on this topic is well developed. In this thesis, a simplified two-dimensional model of wave packets propagating through ... -
Consumer Behaviour, Rebound Effects, and LCA-research: Analysing Environmental Benefits of Reuse of Denim Jeans and Button Shirts in the Netherlands
(2024)The textile industry is among Earth’s most polluting industries, that – among other issues – leads to large amounts of CO2-emissions and creation of wastes. Previous studies concluded that reuse of clothing can bring ... -
Navigating Emotions: The Influence of Goals on Perceived Effectiveness of Interpersonal Emotion Regulation Strategies
(2024)Romantic partners often serve as emotional support regulating each other’s emotions, especially after stressful events. This study investigates how the perceived effectiveness of interpersonal emotion regulation (IER) ... -
New Mechanism for complexity: How to enable understanding of emergent phenomena through the lens of Machine-Learning
(2024)In this thesis, I deal with a topic in epistemology of Machine Learning (ML). With an outstanding predictive accuracy and its ability to handle large amounts of data, ML is increasingly applied to complex systems science. ... -
Validation of deformable dose accumulation for image guided radiotherapy using a deformable dosimeter insert
(2024)Image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) enables visualization of the anatomy and anatomical changes. Due to changes, the dose can end up in a different location than initially planned. Taking changes into account for dose ... -
Substance Use among Trans and Gender Diverse Adolescents: The Risk of Emotional Problems and Social Support as a Protective Factor
(2024)The current research mainly aimed to examine the relationship between gender identity and substance use, and the mediating role of emotional problems. Secondly, the moderating role of social support from friends and family ... -
Threads of Concern: Unravelling the Relationship Between Climate Change Anxiety and Sustainable Fashion Behaviour
(2024)Climate change anxiety is a growing concern worldwide, yet its impact on consumers’ sustainable fashion behaviour remains underexplored. Furthermore, the influence of cultural factors, such as collectivism, on this ... -
Predicting rehabilitation curves with NLP-based extracted ICF functioning levels from clinical patient notes.
(2024)This thesis describes how the inclusion of automatically extracted ICF functioning levels from in-patient clinical notes as features for post-discharge rehabilitation prediction can improve its performance. -
Developing and validating an EU drought risk assessment framework. An evaluation for the Netherlands and the Dutch part of the Rhine River basin.
(2024)Europe is known as one of the recent hotspots of drought occurrence. While Droughts can have an impact on different environmental, economic, and societal sectors, the society also reacts to them. Therefore, droughts are ... -
Stability of template based porous Ag catalysts for electrochemical CO2 reduction
(2024)As CO2 concentrations continue to rise, effectively converting CO2 is essential. Electrochemical CO2 reduction can use renewable energy sources and close the carbon cycle. Transition metals can electrochemically reduce CO2 ... -
A Defence of Aristotle's Unity of the Virtues: An Aristotelian response to the pluralistic rejection of the unity of the virtues
(2024)In Aristotle’s virtue ethics the virtues of character are unified through practical wisdom. A virtuous agent cannot possess one virtue without possessing them all, as each requires practical wisdom, which in turn requires ... -
Narratives from Kanaleneiland: Understanding Socio-Economic Influences on Adolescent Academic Success
(2024)This qualitative thesis explores how socio-economic circumstances and neighbourhood effects intersect to shape academic achievements of adolescents from a low socio-economic status (SES) neighbourhood in Kanaleneiland, ... -
The Role of School Climate in Preventing Cyberbully Perpetration: Evaluating the Impact of Student-Teacher Relationships, Classmate Relationships, and Friend Support
(2024)Cyberbullying perpetration among adolescents has emerged as a significant public health concern, characterised by aggressive acts facilitated through digital platforms. This research explored which aspect of the school ... -
Social- and emotional loneliness experiences: adding cultural variations to the equation.
(2024)A short analysis of the literature on loneliness reveals that Weiss’ (1973) social- and emotional loneliness are significant concepts regarding loneliness. However, most studies on these loneliness types are quantitative ... -
Family Support in the Context of Socioeconomic Discrimination and Future Expectations among Dutch VET Students
(2024)Dutch adolescents express significant concerns about their future, including education, employment, and equitable opportunities (Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, 2022). Addressing these concerns is crucial to foster ... -
Young people, living in underprivileged neighborhood Kanaleneiland, dealing with materialism and (subjective) poverty
(2024)The findings reveal that authenticity of designer clothes is less important than the appearance of wealth, girls exhibit higher materialistic tendencies influenced by societal pressures, and materialistic behaviors are ... -
A transfer learning approach to predict gene expression for new cell types
(2024)Deep learning models have been developed to predict gene expression, chromatin accessibility, and other genomic features directly from DNA sequence. These models are used to decipher genomic regulatory functions and to ... -
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something debuted: What role do endorsements play in consecrating, or complicating, the emergence of Black British debut fiction authors?
(2024)Endorsements are a familiar sight on a book’s cover, but they also structurally foreground familiarity. The commercial initiatives of the publisher dictate the way debut novels are introduced to the literary market. To ...