UU Student Theses Repository: Recent submissions
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Understanding the superiority of HMP compared to SCS in heart preservation by analyzing protein expression levels between SCS and HMP preserved hearts and between Surviving and Non-Surviving SCS preserved hearts
(2024)This thesis explores heart preservation techniques, focusing on static cold storage (SCS) and machine perfusion, and their impact on heart transplantation success. It investigates protein analysis to identify biomarkers ... -
(No) Categorical Semantics for Classical Protocols
(2024)Abramsky and Coecke’s categorical quantum mechanics (Cat-QM) is an enticing start to what might one day be a reaxiomatisation of quantum mechanics. Unfortunately, most of its applications have been in the realm of technology, ... -
Unraveling the Evolutionary Dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 Virulence: A Phylogenetic and Epidemiological Perspective
(2024)This review examines the evolution of the virulence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, from the dual perspectives of phylogenetics and epidemiology. Since its first identification in late 2019, ... -
Effects of vegetation on debris flow mobility and erosion
(2024)Debris flows are dangerous soil mass movements which can pose a great risk for people in the downstream area of the flow. To lower the risk, hazard mitigation measures are implemented which can stabilize slopes and hinder ... -
A measurement of neutral mesons inside jets in pp - collisions at 5TeV
(2024)This thesis presents a study of jet production and the decay dynamics of neutral mesons (π 0 and η) within those jets in proton-proton collisions, utilizing data from the ALICE experiment at the LHC. Employing both EMC-EMC ... -
De wijde wereld in met CKV
(2024)De centrale vraag van deze thesis betreft de mate waarin het curriculum van Culturele en Kunstzinnige Vorming (CKV) beter zou kunnen aansluiten bij nieuwe, dekoloniale perspectieven op kunst en kunstgeschiedenis. Het vak ... -
Female Players Worship Their Fictional Lovers: Ritual Play in Chinese Otome Games with a Case of Light and Night
(2024)This thesis draws on theories of ritualized play, (post)feminism, political economy, and game analysis to study Chinese mobile otome games using Light and Night (2021) as a case study. Ever since their inception, Chinese ... -
Towards a modal shift: A critical examination of fare-free public transport in Luxembourg
(2024)The study examines the introduction of fare-free public transport in Luxembourg, which attracted worldwide attention. The central objective is to analyse the extent to which fare-free public transport can contribute to a ... -
The public perception of Precision Agriculture Technologies in the Netherlands
(2024)The agricultural sector faces great sustainability challenges due to issues like soil degradation, water pollution, biodiversity loss, and climate change, hindering the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. It is ... -
Translation technobabble: An exploration of online discourse about machine translation and artificial intelligence using corpus driven discourse analysis and appraisal theory
(2024)This research explores the online discourse surrounding translation technology , specifically machine translation and artificial intelligence . This is done by comparing and contrasting different stakeholders, their attitudes ... -
Exploring investment enablers and barriers for mature and novel renewable energy technologies using the Delphi method
(2022)This paper investigates why certain renewable technologies have become more attractive for investors in recent years than other renewable energy technologies. This paper specifically investigates both technological and ... -
Diagnostic guideline adherence in patients with a first epileptic seizure
(2024)Introduction National guidelines recommend repeating an electro-encephalogram (EEG) in patients with suspected epilepsy whose first routine EEG (rEEG) and brain imaging is normal or inconclusive. However, controversy ... -
Evaluating vegetation regeneration rates after drought
(2024)Drought events have accelerated and intensified in recent decades. In the 21st century, the number and duration of severe drought events are expected to increase even further. The impact on crops and natural vegetation has ... -
Impacts of climate change on debris flow frequency and magnitude in high mountain Asia
(2024)Debris flows are a mixture of large amounts of sediment and water which are moving at high speeds. These types of mass movements are a common occurrence in High Mountain Asia (HMA) and can be very hazardous for the ... -
Characterizing Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis progression through Extracellular Vesicles.
(2024)Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by progressive loss of motor neurons (MNs) without an available cure. Different genes had been associated with the development and progression of ... -
How Much is Enough?: Redistributive Power for a Just Energy Transition
(2024)One vision for the energy transition emphasises the importance of the wider democratisation and distribution of energy provisioning, grounded in large-scale energy demand reduction and greater engagement of civil society ... -
A Collective Effort to find Durable Solutions for Undocumented People: An ethnographic case-study of the way local stakeholders engage in collaborative governance for the public service delivery to undocumented people in Utrecht.
(2024)As a response to exclusionary asylum policies and lack of support by the national government, local stakeholders started organising and collaborating for the provision of services to undocumented people locally. This thesis ... -
Numerical modelling in laboratory estuaries: X-Beach versus The Metronome
(2024)In this study, the X-Beach model was used to model the hydrodynamics in laboratory-scale estuaries simulated in the metronome. The metronome is a tilting flume in which estuaries are simulated and studied. This estuarine ...