UU Student Theses Repository: Recent submissions
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Biobased beehotel from flowerwaste
(2022)This research project was brought by Groot Packaging. Groot wants to help create a waste-free floral industry and has developed several circular and biodegradable products from flower waste. In this project we used flower ... -
Not so Straightforward: Coming Out and Hetero-Professionalism at Work
(2022)The current research aims to explore the relationship between being “out” as LGBT in the workplace and perceived professionalism and whether heteronormativity in the perceiver moderates this connection. The hypotheses ... -
The relationship between social status and stress with work pressure and socially prescribed perfectionism as possible mediators
(2022)The present study assessed the relationship between social status and stress, and whether this relationship was mediated by work pressure and socially prescribed perfectionism. The study was conducted with an online ... -
The impact of the corona pandemic on psychological distress in bereaved students
(2022)Governmental guidelines such as the closing of public amenities and restricting the amount of visitors at home due to COVID-19 have led higher education students to feel more lonely, lacking social support, and show increased ... -
Optimizing the Univentricular Heart: the Potentials of Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapy for patients with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
(2022)Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a congenital heart disease in which the left side of the heart is highly underdeveloped, hindering left-sided systemic circulation after birth. The condition is rare and accounts for only ... -
"O, schöne Zeit!" Het Utrechts Studenten Koor en Orkest in de jaren zestig
(2022)Er gaat in de academische literatuur grote aandacht uit naar de protestgeneratie en de conservatieve reactie. Er is echter weinig aandacht voor de jongeren die niet aan de voorhoede van de veranderingen stonden. Deze ... -
A Study Examining the Impact of Job Coaching Procedures on Career Sustainability of Young Professionals with a Work Handicap and the Mediating Role of Person-Job Fit.
(2022)As labour participation is not always a certainty for people with a work handicap, a sustainable career becomes increasingly important. This research is conducted in close collaboration with Stichting Studeren en Werken ... -
Effects of Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation in the Theta Frequency on Associative Memory consolidation
(2022)Neural oscillations in the theta frequency range (4-8 Hz) are thought to underlie effective communication between brain regions subserving associative memory (e.g., prefrontal-hippocampal circuitry). Transcranial alternating ... -
On another level: the role of ubiquitination in endothelial inflammation
(2022)Endothelial cells form the lining of the bloodvessel. They form the fysical barrier between the blood and tissue, they provide nutrient exchange and prevent coagulation. Upon inflammation, endothelial cells are activated, ... -
Assessing the biomarker potential of lipids derived from pollen from a variety of plants.
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Accelerating development of Dutch thermal energy cooperatives
(2022)The Introduction discusses the importance of transitioning towards a low-carbon heating system. Thermal energy cooperatives that develop district heating systems are identified as a socio-technical innovation system with ... -
Procedural game environment for training player skills
(2022)Wanting to learn someone to play a video game is tightly tight to the concept of literacy, which means competence or knowledge in a specified area. In video games, we call this game literacy, which means we want people to ... -
Synthesis of activity-based carbocyclic probes for the specific inhibition and detection of glucuronidases
(2022)Glucuronidases are part of the glycosidase enzyme family that cleaves polysaccharide chains in organisms. In humans, exo-acting β-glucuronidase and endo-acting heparanase were identified as the main glucuronidases, though, ... -
Wie bepaalt: het systeem of de politieagent? Een kwalitatief vignettenonderzoek naar automatiseringsbias en selectieve opvolging bij het werken met AI toepassingen bij de politie.
(2022)De opkomst van Artificial Intelligence (AI) in de publieke sector versnelt en vergroot het aantal manieren waarop digitale systemen en algoritmes, organisaties en haar dienstverlening kunnen veranderen (Bullock, 2019; Young ... -
FIGHTING A LOSING BATTLE? – WHY CORONA PROTESTERS KEEP GOING IN RURAL AREAS
(2022)Research on corona protests has largely focused on protests in capital cities while neglecting rural areas. I argue that this limitation is not only an inappropriate constriction of this phenomenon itself but also ... -
The Unimaginable Huisje-Boompje-Beestje: An ethnographic exploration of personhood and family through the lens of Dutch women who do not want to be mothers
(2022)This thesis explores the lived experiences of Dutch women who do not want to be mothers, as a means to illuminate possibilities and constraints of personhood and family for women in the Netherlands. Because the women I ... -
Motion corrected abdominal PET/MRI using MR-based motion tracking
(2022)Respiratory and bulk motion in abdominal PET studies lead to blurring of PET reconstructions. As a result, lesion volumes tend to be overestimated, while tracer uptake is underestimated and small lesions become undetectable. ... -
From Clicks to Bricks Strategy & Consumers’ National Culture An Empirical Research on the Influence of Customers’ National Culture on the “From Clicks to Bricks” Strategy
(2022)In recent years, despite the growing success and potential of e-commerce, a counter-trend called 'From Clicks to Bricks' has developed. Numerous online companies have in fact started to open new physical shops or expand ...