UU Student Theses Repository: Recent submissions
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Proactive autoscaling for performance variable cloud infrastructure
(2025)Cloud computing has transformed the IT landscape by offering computing resources as a utility. Using the cloud, resources such as virtual machines (VMs) can be rented on-demand by users. To automatically determine the ... -
IBIS: Inverse BInomial sum Solver
(2025)Ever-increasing experimental precision demands correspondingly more accurate theoretical predictions. This is particularly important in Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), where significant perturbative corrections make the ... -
Estimating gully volumes and erosion rates using UAV photogrammetry and lidar in the Salagou Valley, France
(2025)Gully erosion is a significant form of land degradation globally, with profound on-site impacts such as soil losses and off-site impacts like increased flood risk. Accurate assessment of gully erosion rates and volumes is ... -
Parenting Mindsets and Stress: The Moderating and Direct Role of Self-Compassion
(2025)Parental stress is a prevalent issue with significant implications for family well-being. While mindful parenting is often assumed to reduce stress, its actual associations and interaction with Good Enough Parenting Mindsets ... -
Evaluation of the application of computed tomography to assess bone mineral density using intrarater reliability and subsequently analyzing risk factors for decreased bone mineral density in Psittaciformes in the Netherlands
(2025)Background and relevance: Captive psittacine birds living at higher latitudes (Northern Europe), experience significantly less sunlight compared to their native habitats, potentially leading to hypovitaminosis D and ... -
Monitoring brood in the honey bee winter cluster: the tracking of in-hive temperature as an alternative surveillance method
(2025)Acquiring data on the winter brood stop is essential for composing strategies against brood parasites such as Tropilaelaps spp. One promising method for the large-scale monitoring of honey bee brood is the tracking of ... -
Examining the Unique Predictive Value of Emotion Crafting on Psychological Well-Being when Controlling for Positive Rumination
(2025)Based on previous findings demonstrating that emotion regulation strategies enhance psychological well-being, this research sought to extend this line of research by examining how proactive and reactive strategies uniquely ... -
Analysis of sediment transport in the Mekong using the lumped BQART model
(2025)Decreasing sediment concentrations in rivers have led to a decrease in deposition in delta regions worldwide. This has led to an increased flood risk in coastal zones with large potential damages. This decrease in sediment ... -
Modelling energy consumption of inter-basin water transfer megaprojects worldwide
(2025)Are global water transfers worth the energy cost? With billions facing water scarcity, Karsten De Pauw's MSc research dives into the energy demands of Inter-Basin Water Transfer megaprojects worldwide. Using cutting-edge ... -
Validating and Developing LeydenJar’s New Product Marketing
(2025)Layman's abstract: LeydenJar is a company that makes pure silicon anodes, which are compounds that allow for high-energy batteries. They are targeting drone manufacturers as potential customers because it is believed that ... -
‘Voor weetgierige volken’:Een vergelijkend onderzoek naar de representatie van het stedelijk leven in woord en beeld van Azië en Indonesië in twee werken van Johan Nieuhof (1618-1672).
(2025)Abstract In dit onderzoek staan de werken Het Gezantschap der Neêrlandtsche Oost-Indische Compagnie, aan den Grooten Tartarischen Cham (1670) en Zee- en lantreize door verscheide gewesten van Oostindien (1682) van Johan ... -
Evaluating the implementation of pharmacists in Dutch primary care, a feasibility study
(2025)De rol van apotheker-behandelaar is een nieuwe rol in de huisartspraktijk. Het POINT-i project draagt zorg voor de implementatie hiervan. Om deze implementatie te evalueren is een protocol opgestelt. Dit protocol wordt in ... -
Navigating Diversity: An Evaluation of LGBTIQA+ Inclusion in Dutch Municipal Policies: challenges and best practices in implementing Rainbow policies.
(2025)The present study sets out to explore the ways in which the empowerment and safety of LGBTIQA+ people in different areas of society have become key priorities in municipal policies focused on inclusivity and equality. ... -
“The world-creating power of narratives”: A Critical Analysis of Fungal Aesthetics and Worldbuilding in Jeff Vandermeer’s Ambergris Books
(2025)This thesis critically examines the interconnection of fungal aesthetics and worldbuilding in Jeff Vandermeer’s Ambergris books through a lens of econarratological theory. Scholars of econarratology, the field of study ... -
Escaping Userism: Fighting for De Beauvoirian Freedom in Data-driven Personal Technologies
(2025)In this thesis I investigate the moral responsibilities of people who use data-driven personal technologies (DDPTs) in relation to the increasing threats of globally used DDPTs. I do this with a focus on the existential ... -
Family Functioning and the Course of Depression and Anxiety in Offspring of Affected Parents: The Moderating Role of Effortful Control
(2025)Objective: Family cohesion and flexibility are known to contribute to the onset of depression and anxiety in offspring with a parental history of these disorders. This is the first study that examines the impact of family ... -
Metabolic modeling of zebrafish - Combining robust and stochastic optimization methods with GC-flux and FVA to account for interindividual variation in gene expression
(2025)Introduction: Genome-scale metabolic models (GEMs) predict metabolic fluxes based on genomic information from genes underlying its metabolic network. Van Steijn et al. improved the only available GEM for zebrafish (ZebraGEM) ... -
Een diep, duister dal? Historiografie en periodisering van de Middeleeuwen in de klas (Masterscriptie Martin Averdijk)
(2025)In deze masterscriptie wordt er door middel van een vakdidactisch ontwerponderzoek gekeken naar mogelijkheden voor geschiedenisdocenten om historiografie en periodisering te behandelen in de klas. Historiografie en ... -
Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 infection in mother-neonate dyads: exploring clinical outcomes, passive immunization transfer, and safety and efficacy evaluation of vaccination
(2025)This review contains an in-depth analysis of COVID-19 and its effect on pregnant women and their neonates. Specifically, the following topics are included: how COVID-19 in pregnant women affects newborns, the risk of the ...