UU Student Theses Repository: Recent submissions
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Recent innovations in native mass spectrometry: a valuable tool for the study of protein interactions and kinetics
(2022)Protein interactions and kinetics can explain a proteins functions and activity. Protein interactions can be studied by a variety of high- and low-resolution methods. Native MS, an MS based technique where proteins native ... -
Exploring the multi-emitter localization problem in high and low density settings
(2022)Single Molecule Localization Microscopy is a set of techniques that allows to overcome the diffraction limit and create higher resolution images by processing entire image series and combining the results. Molecules that ... -
Solving the Art Gallery Problem using Gradient Descent
(2022)The Art Gallery Problem is one of the central problems in computational geometry. It was recently shown that the problem is ∃R-complete. Thus it is unlikely to be solvable by methods that are usually applied to NP-complete ... -
Microbial biodegradation of the “unbreakable” fluorine-carbon bond
(2022)Fluorinated molecules have been widely used in many industrial sectors. The most produced are perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS). These molecules are used for coatings to repel stain, ... -
Using the PROBAST tool to identify potential methodological biases in studies developing prediction models for the outcome of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
(2022)Predicting the outcome of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage could play an important role in the management of aneurysms. As developing prediction models becomes easier an uptake in model development is taking place in ... -
PROFILE INTERNSHIP (start 2021) - R package development of the shrinkISO method
(2022)By varying the location of splice sites, a single gene can produce different transcripts. This alternative splicing leads to the production of different protein variants. Genomic differences between groups can lead to ... -
The Relationship Between Narcissism and the Emotion Goal Sadness and Sex-Related Moderation Within Romantic Relationships
(2022)Objective: Recent scientific literature primarily focused on different emotion regulation strategies in terms of emotion regulation processes. Nevertheless, emotion regulation goals describe the preceding motives that ... -
Castaways: A Mixed Methods Case Study into Leadership, Social Isolation, and Employee Wellbeing of Public Servants during the Covid-19 Pandemic
(2022)This mixed-method study examined how Dutch public sector workers who worked extensively from home during the Covid-19 pandemic experienced social isolation, work engagement and burnout, and this study tested and explored ... -
The effect of spatial frequency on faster detection of emotional expressions in visual search
(2022)Facial expressions are adaptive social and communicative tools. In some early investigations of expression detection, both anger superiority effect and happiness superiority effect were reported. Several attempts were made ... -
A qualitative approach to explore the service-users' perspectives on antipsychotic medication and its role within the personal recovery framework
(2022)Background: Personal recovery, as defined by the CHIME framework (connectedness, hope, identity, meaning and purpose, and empowerment), is becoming prominent in mental health care policy. The service-users’ value placed ... -
Comparison study of differences for Asians and Westerners in Aesthetic Judgments and emotions using ancient Chinese paintings
(2022)The aim of this thesis is to find out how people from Western and eastern differ in their aesthetic preferences/judgments, as well as perception on emotions in ancient Chinese paintings. This study would investigate the ... -
FIRST STEPS TOWARDS PREVENTION Facilitators in the collaboration between the secondary care and the sport sector in order to promote physical activity
(2022)Participating in regular physical activity has positive effects on physical, mental and social health. Guidance towards sports activities is needed because existing sports promotion programs hardly reach the target group. ... -
Youth and Informal Mentoring: The Mediating Role of Shared Decision-Making on Youth Resilience
(2022)Background The study of resilience seeks to understand how some young people grow up in adversity end up doing better than their peers in similar circumstances. Factors in the social environment may support resilience in ... -
The role of lifestyle in socioeconomic inequities in physical limitations in activities daily living among elderly in the Netherlands
(2022)Background: Physical limitations (PL) in activities daily living (ADL) significantly predict the need for assistance, caregiving, nursing home placement, and health care utilization. Therefore, it is important to reduce ... -
Vreemdeling of nieuwkomer. Hoe door middel van taal het plenaire debat over inburgering in de Tweede Kamer tussen 15 maart 2017 en 17 maart 2021 vorm kreeg en hoe deze in verhouding stond tot het maatschappelijk debat.
(2022)Nieuwkomers in Nederland moeten inburgeren, omdat de overheid het belangrijk vindt dat zij kunnen participeren. Op het inburgeringsexamen is in de Nederlandse samenleving veel kritiek. De vragen in het examen over de ... -
Mental health levels between Dutch men and women during Covid-19
(2022)Introduction Societal concern about the prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms (ADS) has been heightened by the unexpected arrival of the Covid-19 pandemic. Early in the pandemic, research in the Netherlands has ... -
Love the Earth? Engage in Secondhand Consumption:The Role of Values, Socioeconomic Position, and their Interaction in Secondhand Consumption
(2022)Current linear human consumption patterns are not sustainable and a shift to more circular consumption is needed. This shift also entails increasing secondhand consumption. This current study investigates the values ...