UU Student Theses Repository: Recent submissions
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Mathematical Analysis of serological data for Toxoplasma gondii in the human population, a Bayesian approach
(2024)The dynamics of infections and their prevalence in populations are key elements for effective public health policies. In this study we investigated the change in prevalence and the force of infection over time within the ... -
Hypsometric characterization of the Dutch Wadden Sea tidal systems and development of intertidal flats under relative sea-level rise
(2024)The Wadden Sea contains the largest contiguous area of intertidal flats in the world, stretching along the coasts of the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark, and is marked as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its unique ... -
Development of Rational Combination Therapies for Patients with Metastatic Prostate Cancer and Loss of the PTEN Tumor Suppressor Gene
(2024)Metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) is a deadly disease with no cure. The current treatments by blocking androgen signaling eventually fail because of cancer cells that become resistant. One of many ... -
Diffusion kurtosis imaging of the auditory nerve in unilateral and bilateral deaf patients: An automated processing and analysis pipeline
(2024)Hearing loss is a condition that affects the microstructure of the auditory nerve. Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging (DKI) is a non-invasive MRI technique that can be used to assess the condition of the nerve in patients with ... -
Extractive developments in the Salar de Atacama through the lens of intersectionality: Learning from Lickanantay women
(Utrecht University, 2022)In a situation of climate emergency, state and non-state actors are globally making efforts to reduce CO2 emissions. To answer these demands, crucial minerals are needed for the production of batteries, which are used ... -
LONG-TERM OUTCOME OF SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF EPIBULBAR MELANOCYTOMAS BY COMPLETE EXCISION AND HOMOLOGOUS CORNEOSCLERAL GRAFTING IN 15 DOGS: A CASE SERIES
(2024)Objective to investigate the efficacy, durability, and the long-term outcome of utilizing frozen homologous corneoscleral grafting techniques as a treatment modality for extensive epibulbar melanocytomas affecting the eyes ... -
Reimagining the Final Girl
(2024)This master’s thesis focuses on the two surviving characters, Bee and Sophie, in the film Bodies Bodies Bodies. This thesis analyses the narrative and mise-en-scène to discuss how Bee and Sophie are constructed as final ... -
The Tenets of Knighthood: The Framing of Gender and the Civic Imagination in Online Fan-Discourse Surrounding Gotham Knights
(2024)Batman has been a cultural figure for the better part of the last century and undergone much change in that time and become a transmedial figure. This thesis discusses and explores the ways in which fans of the Batman game ... -
Blood, Sweat and One Tear: Male Mental Health in Whiplash (2014)
(2024)The scholarly discourse regarding male mental health in film overlooks the portrayal of emotional expression or suppression. Films are perceived as having a strong influence on social dynamics and cultural norms regarding ... -
Studentische Begegnungen: wo die deutsche Studentensprache und das Niederländische aufeinandertrafen. Erster Versuch einer Rekonstruktion des deutsch-niederländischen Studentenkontakts im Zeitraum 1600-1850.
(2024)De bedoeling van het door Nicoline van der Sijs in opdracht gegeven Kluge-project is het onderzoeken van alle zich in het lexicon van Kluges Deutsche Studentensprache (1895) bevindende begrippen en uitdrukkingen van de ... -
‘Na ons de Zondvloed’: Remediating Dutch Flood Memory in the Anthropocene
(2024)Recent scholarship in the fields of ecocriticism and literary studies has increasingly focused on the challenges that arise in the narratological representation of climatological change. That scholarship has, amongst others, ... -
Continuïteit van forensische naar reguliere zorg - Slaat artikel 2.3 Wfz de gewenste brug?
(2024)Met de komst van artikel 2.3 Wfz in januari 2020, was de hoop dat de overgang van de forensische naar de reguliere geestelijke gezondheidszorg zou verbeteren. Artikel 2.3 Wfz geeft de strafrechter de bevoegdheid om een ... -
The effect of nourishments on dune erosion during a storm sequence
(2024)The Dutch coast is one of the most heavily nourished coasts in the world, with an average of 12 mln. m3 of sand being added to the coast annually. This strategic coastline maintenance is necessary to ensure flood safety ... -
Insights into Youth Healthcare: Exploring Representations in De Jeugdkliniek: Als Niets Meer Werkt
(2024)This thesis analyses the representation of the Yes We Can Clinics (YWCC) in the documentary series DE JEUGDKLINIEK: ALS NIETS MEER WERKT and explores how meaning is constructed about the broader system of youth healthcare ... -
Back to the Studio: National News Coverage in NOS Foreign Correspondence on the COVID-19 Pandemic
(2024)This research examines the function of foreign correspondent items of NOS Journaal in constructing national news on the global COVID-19 pandemic. It focuses on the main national news organisation of the Netherlands and the ... -
Exploring the strength of relation of cardiovascular health with future cardiovascular events using Life Simple Seven and Life Essential Eight approach Master of Science degree in Epidemiology (Medicine faculty-Utrecht University): Major research project Name student: Aleksandra Danailova (2024) Name tutor: prof. Dr. Michiel L. Bots, MD, PhD, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University Second reviewer: Dr. Ewoud Schuit, PhD, University Medical Center Utrecht
(2024)CVD severely impacts the quality of Life and mortality (McKearnan, Wolfson, Vock, Vazquez-Benitez & O'Connor, 2018). This calls for urgent preventive measures, so diverse models are proposed to tackle this problem. AHA ... -
Approaching Threats: The interplay between Corticospinal Excitability and Peripersonal Space
(2024)Background: The peripersonal space (PPS) is a network that integrates multisensory information to guide interactions with environmental threats. Studies such as Gerits (2023) suggest a relationship between threat proximity ... -
The effects of acoustic pulse therapy on somatic cell count in cows with subclinical mastitis
(2024)Clinical and subclinical mastitis in cattle are a huge problem for their economic impact all around the world. A new type of non-invasive therapy was developed for cows with (sub)clinical mastitis: Acoustic Pulse Therapy ...