UU Student Theses Repository: Recent submissions
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Does the Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status (SES) and System JustificationDepend on Civic Engagement?
(2024)This study examines the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and system justification, a topic with varied findings in existing literature. Some studies suggest that lower SES individuals are more likely to ... -
Enhancing the user onboarding of teachers within an educational tool for practicing communication skills.
(2024)To contribute to the limited research in user onboarding systems, this study investigated constructs for redesigning an onboarding system that guides first-time users in an online educational tool, called TrainTool. To ... -
Modelling ultrafine particle concentrations near highways
(2024)Air quality plays a large role in human health and lifespan. Millions of people die every year from diseases caused by air pollution, such as heart and lung diseases, and cancer. One of the components of air pollution which ... -
The Occurrence of Re-elevated INR During Hospitalization Following Reversal of Phenprocoumon with Prothrombin Complex Concentrate (PCC) and/or Phytomenadione: A Retrospective Study
(2024)Background: The long half-life of the oral vitamin K antagonist (VKA) phenprocoumon (72-720 h) presents challenges in managing anticoagulation, particularly during reversal with prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) and/or ... -
The effects of Chinese herbal medicine component geniposidic acid on type 1 diabetes mellitus-induced osteoporosis
(2024)The aim of this research is to reveal the effects of geniposidic acid (GPA), a component of Chinese herbal medicine, on type 1 diabetes mellitus-induced osteoporosis. To study the effects of GPA, the following methods will ... -
Multiple System Estimation Using Grouped Lasso: Examining the Effect of Sample Population and Registers
(2024)This study evaluates the efficacy of Grouped Lasso regression models within the field of Multiple System Estimation (MSE) by simulating various data combinations using different parameters. Three sets of datasets were ... -
Grouped Lasso Regression in Multiple System Estimation
(2024)Multiple System Estimation (MSE) is a crucial statistical method used for population estimation in fields like human rights, ecology, and epidemiology, particularly when complete population counts are unfeasible. Traditional ... -
Scaling and normalization of Word Embeddings: Evaluating the impact of ASReview performance
(2024)Active learning enhances efficiency in systematic reviews by optimizing the work saved over random sampling (WSS) and identifying relevant papers. This study investigates the impact of various preprocessing techniques on ... -
Unheard Voices: navigeren door de levensloop van dak- en thuisloze mensen in een gefragmenteerd zorglandschap
(2024)"Unheard Voices" navigeert door de complexe gezondheidslevensloop van dak- en thuisloze mensen in Rotterdam vanuit een interdisciplinaire benadering die medische, psychologische en sociologische perspectieven integreert. ... -
Ontology-Based Automated Generation of Medical Digital Learning Content: Methodology and Prototype Development for Enhanced Medical Education
(2024)This thesis presents the design and evaluation of a prototype application aimed at enhancing medical education through the use of ontology-driven feedback. The application generates medical case studies that simulate ... -
Knowledge and Potato Blight: Historicizing Expertise in the Dutch Nineteenth Century
(2024)This thesis traces the development of Dutch expertise surrounding potato cultivation from the late Enlightenment to the potato blight. By putting the potato centre-stage, it highlights the roles of peasant farmers, landowners, ... -
An Exploratory Study of Automated Timeline Generation within the Open Government Act (Woo)
(2024)Gaining oversight from a large dataset is a challenging task. Especially within the Woo process where documents have to be selected without looking into them. This thesis investigates the use of timeline visualisation ... -
Measuring the effects of presence and tempo of background music on cognitive load during digital tasks using eye tracking
(2024)This researches contributes to our understanding of the effects of the presence and tempo of background music on our cognitive load during digital tasks, using eye tracking to provide a measurement. The modern availability ... -
The proportion of families of children with a developmental delay with an indication for referral to a clinical geneticist and exploration of referrals
(2024)Research indicates that not all families with an indication for referral to a clinical geneticist are actually referred. Gaining insights into the percentage of patients in need of a reference and those who are referred ... -
Navigating between Gut Feeling, Donor Demands & Daily Business: A Case Study on Developing a Theory of Change Approach to Measure Social Impact in Sport for Development
(2024)The field of Sport for Development (SFD) has grown significantly over the past two decades, using sport to achieve various social goals. Despite this growth, evidence to support the claimed social impacts of these programmes ... -
Examining the Impact of Negative Life Events on Alcohol and Cannabis Use Among Adolescents: the Mediating Role of Self-efficacy
(2024)This quantitative study investigates the effect of negative life events (NLEs) on alcohol and cannabis use among Dutch adolescents aged 14-18, with self-efficacy as a possible mediating variable. Utilizing data (N=1317) ... -
Towards a holistic understanding of climate adaptive behaviour against heat: a case study of Katendrecht
(2024)With the changing climate, extreme heat will happen more often. To mitigate the effects of this heat, climate adaptation is necessary. This research aims to create a holistic overview of the barriers and facilitators for ... -
The road to cultural participation
(2024)While cultural participation brings many positive effects, the last few years have seen a decrease in overall participation in cultural activities. To investigate the barriers and facilitators of cultural participation, ...