UU Student Theses Repository: Recent submissions
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Sarcastic or Sincere? The Effect of Explicit Training on the Prosodic Perception of English Sarcasm.
(2024)Prosodic cues play a significant role in the expression of sarcasm. While native speakers are able to recognize sarcasm purely based on prosody, second language learners are reported to experience difficulty. Nevertheless, ... -
Studying the promotional effects of different metals on Pd catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of 1,3-butadiene
(2024)The current demand for mono-unsaturated hydrocarbons is large and it is expected that it will keep growing. To produce these alkenes more purely, selective hydrogenation is needed to remove small amounts of alkadiene or ... -
Exploring Neural Tracking in Early Language Development from Infancy to Childhood: A Scoping Review
(2024)Your review provides an overview of current research on neural tracking in infants and children, focusing on how their brains synchronize with the rhythms of speech and its implications for language acquisition. It discusses ... -
A shadow on Solar Mobility: the impact of failure on socio-technical system configurations
(2024)This thesis examines the societal challenge of transitioning towards sustainable mobility, emphasising the significant impact of individual actors on the transition's speed and direction. As the adoption of electric vehicles ... -
Transforming Dutch: Debiasing Dutch Corefence Resolution Systems for Non-binary Pronouns
(2024)Gender-neutral pronouns are increasingly being introduced across Western languages, and are continuously more frequently being adopted by non-binary individuals. Recent evaluations have however demonstrated that English ... -
Enhancing a Virtual Reality Educational Game with multiplayer capabilities: A case study of a computer assembling simulation
(2024)Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR) has become a powerful tool in education, offering a natural and engaging learning experience. This thesis presents a case study conducted at the College of Technology in Rotterdam, focusing ... -
On Stochastic Control Theory for Dynamic Carbon Emission Reduction
(2024)Addressing the reduction of Greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere has become crucial, given the significant implications of climate change and global warming. An effective approach to achieve emission reduction is ... -
How Lactobacillus and BV associated bacteria affect HIV-1 and HPV susceptibility in the vaginal epithelium
(2024)Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a dysbiotic state of the vaginal microbiota which is a common condition that occurs in women of reproductive age. BV is strongly associated with a higher susceptibility for sexual transmitted ... -
I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made - Dutch queer Christians’ narratives and experiences of the self, love, God, and ‘the Institute’
(2024)This ethnographic study, conducted over four months, delves into how Dutch queer Christians in The Netherlands construct and (re)negotiate their identities and corporeality through individual narratives and lived experiences. ... -
The evolution of Troodos ophiolite dikes and their relationship with the spreading ridge-transform fault system on Cyprus
(2024)As windows into fossil oceanic crust, ophiolites provide unique information on processes such as crust formation, seafloor spreading and hydrothermal alteration. The Troodos ophiolite is located on Cyprus, an island on the ... -
Anti-interferon auto-antibodies: effect of inhibition of the interferon system on influenza A virus replication in vitro
(2024)The innate immune response is the first line of defense against viral infections. Upon infection, viruses are sensed by cells which triggers a signaling cascade that leads to the production of interferons (IFNs). IFNs ... -
Hydraulic and physical properties of alpine soils in relation to terrain and vegetation
(2024)High-mountain areas are hotspots of biodiversity and provide critical ecosystem services. These high-mountain areas are very sensitive to climate change. This causes temperature rise and strong changes in precipitation ... -
Multimodal MRI analysis of brain structure and function in schizophrenic cohorts
(2024)Schizophrenia, a profound psychiatric challenge affecting the global population, remains a focus of intensive research. In this ongoing project, we initiate the development of a comprehensive pipeline for the analysis of ... -
REDD+ impact on well-being in communities with collective land titling
(2024)The Afro-Colombians communities of Los Riscales have a collective land title in the Nuquí municipality, on the Pacific Coast of the Choco Colombian department, one of the regions with lowest levels of well-being and a weak ... -
Deep learning-based segmentation of cell protrusions
(2024)Recently it was discovered that brain tumor cells exhibit tumor microtubes, long membranous tubes that provide a physical connection between neighboring tumor cells which can be harnessed to communicate or facilitate ...