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Castellano, Vincenzo (author)The increasing use of robots in the workplace presents a valuable opportunity to diversify the workforce by including underrepresented groups such as ethnic minorities and the elder population. However, high unemployment among these social groups shows that the opportunity to boost inclusivity and diversity is not grasped. Seizing this...master thesis 2023
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Dardzińska, Weronika (author)This research aims to uncover the hidden/overlooked potential of high streets, which will contribute to enhancing their quality and highlighting the significant role these streets play in the formation and creation of community spaces in the city. The design aims to use the opportunities of different spots along the shopping streets that are...master thesis 2023
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Wiewióra, Kaja Monika (author)The purpose of my graduation project, “BREAD AND WINE. Celebrating multi-ethnicity through food” is to investigate the role the celebration of food in human culture and to analyse its potential contribution to fighting discrimination and creating a sense of belonging in diverse neighborhoods. The topic focuses on how the cultural and social...master thesis 2023
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Kopan, Yaren (author)"The proclivity to unrest and 'culture of conflict' can be linked, in part, to Berlin residents' characteristic tough, combative physiognomy and how they have imagined and represented themselves and their city over time" (Davis, 2007). Berlin has witnessed conflicts on various fronts, including politics, social issues, economics, and culture,...master thesis 2023
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Abbassi, Annasophie (author)Problem statement <br/>Friendrichshain consists of variety of contrast, diversity, and multiplicity regarding architecture, functions, gentrification, atmospheres, users, and cultures. This multiplicity gives a unique quality to the area. Berlin has a history of migration and has been experiencing a high refugee inflow in recent years. After...master thesis 2023
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Allen, Ben (author), Gonzalez Cabaleiro, R. (author), Ofiteru, Irina Dana (author), Øvreås, Lise (author), Sloan, William T. (author), Swan, Donna (author), Curtis, Thomas (author)Why are some groups of bacteria more diverse than others? We hypothesize that the metabolic energy available to a bacterial functional group (a biogeochemical group or ‘guild’) has a role in such a group’s taxonomic diversity. We tested this hypothesis by looking at the metacommunity diversity of functional groups in multiple biomes. We...journal article 2023
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Masese, Frank O. (author), Wanderi, Elizabeth W. (author), Nyakeya, Kobingi (author), Achieng, Alfred O. (author), Fouchy, Kelly (author), McClain, M.E. (author)Many streams and rivers outside conservation areas across the Afrotropics face multiple stressors from land use change, urbanization, and excessive water withdrawals. Thus, there is a need to develop cost-effective tools for assessing and monitoring ecological changes to inform management decisions. Studies utilizing macroinvertebrate...journal article 2023
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Korevaar, C.W. (author), Saathof, R. (author), van Abkoude, Tara (author), Doelman, Niek J. (author)Optical feeder links (OFLs) benefit from the vast amount of bandwidth available in the THz-regime of the electromagnetic spectrum, and can be considered as enablers for future terabit-per-second satellite systems. A particular challenge for OFLs is to mitigate the effects of fading, caused by a combination of turbulence-induced scintillation,...conference paper 2023
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Wobben, Lorenzo (author)Outdoor sports, such as surfing, mountaineering and skiing, are historically exclusive. For years, those sports and their communities were dominated by a white athletic male culture and were far from diverse. This homogeneous environment was, and sometimes still is, reflected within the outdoor industry. Thus, for years, outdoor brands,...master thesis 2022
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van Boeijen, A.G.C. (author)This paper presents two master graduation design projects that address unconscious biases (UB) in the context of design education related to two topics: gender and skin colour. In addition to their sensitivity to exclusion and injustice, two design students brought in their analytical, design research and creativity skills to find solutions...conference paper 2022
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Gyurchev, Nikola Y. (author), Coral-Medina, Ángela (author), Weening, S.M. (author), Almayouf, Salwa (author), Kuijpers, Niels G.A. (author), Nevoigt, Elke (author), Louis, Edward J. (author)Non-domesticated, wild Saccharomyces yeasts have promising characteristics for beer diversification, particularly when used in the generation of de novo interspecific hybrids. A major motivation for the current work was the question whether attractive novel Saccharomyces interspecific hybrids can be created for the production of exotic lager...journal article 2022
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Huang, H. (author), Liem, C.C.S. (author)Artificial intelligence literature suggests that minority and fragile communities in society can be negatively impacted by machine learning algorithms due to inherent biases in the design process, which lead to socially exclusive decisions and policies. Faced with similar challenges in dealing with an increasingly diversified audience, the...conference paper 2022
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Fuchsberger, Verena (author), Smit, Dorothé (author), Campreguer França, Nathalia (author), Regal, Georg (author), Wuschitz, Stefanie (author), Huber, Barbara (author), Kowolik, Joanna (author), Devendorf, Laura (author), Giaccardi, Elisa (author), Trotto, Ambra (author)In this one-day workshop we are going to make access. We aim to counteract the phenomenon that access to making (e.g., in makerspaces, fablabs, etc.) is not equally distributed, with certain groups of people being underrepresented (e.g., women∗1). After brief introductions from participants and a set of three impulse keynotes, we will...conference paper 2022
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Prasch, Johanna E. (author), Neelim, Ananta (author), Carbon, Claus Christian (author), Schoormans, J.P.L. (author), Blijlevens, Janneke (author)The enhancement of social inclusion is a key to maintaining cohesion in society and to foster the benefits of cultural diversity. Using insights from the Dual Identity Model (DIM) with a special focus on active categorization, we develop an intervention to increase social inclusion. Our intervention encourages the participants to (re-...journal article 2022
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Marinkyova, Kamelia (author)The notion of bricolage has become an important point of view and enabling approach to the project in which the focus is placed on building a deep understanding and knowledge to develop greater sensitivity towards the existing – existing in terms of both the physical realm around us but also the people themselves that bring the animate into the...master thesis 2021
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Thomas, Laura (author)This thesis reflects on the exclusion of refugees and other migrants from mobility in border space. The research suggests that, while society is becoming increasingly mobile, refugees and other ‘undesired movers’ are excluded from the otherwise unrestricted possibilities to move that have been established across national borders. Following the...master thesis 2021
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Vrijenhoek, Sanne (author), Kaya, M. (author), Metoui, N. (author), Möller, Judith (author), Odijk, Daan (author), Helberger, Natali (author)News recommenders help users to find relevant online content and have the potential to fulfilla crucial role in a democratic society, directing the scarce attention of citizens towards the information that is most important to them. Simultaneously, recent concerns about so-called filter bubbles, misinformation and selective exposure are...conference paper 2021
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Tzika-Kostopoulou, Panagiota (author)Our current cities, especially the metropolitan ones are becoming more and more diverse. According to literature diversity and tolerance are considered as a key aspects for economic prosperity (R. Florida,2011). However reality proves another aspect, since neighborhoods where diversity prevails are usually characterized as deprived, an aspect...master thesis 2018
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Erçel, Dinçer (author)De vluchtelingencrisis zorgt voor een grotere druk op de sociale huurwoning markt, mede hierdoor heerst er een negatief sentiment tegen het opnemen van vluchtelingen. Door de behoeften op verschillende schalen te inventariseren en te handelen in gemeenschappelijke belang kan er gezorgd worden voor het omvormen van deze negatieve sentiment naar...master thesis 2018
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Jin, Yucheng (author), Tintarev, N. (author), Verbert, Katrien (author)When recommendations become increasingly personalized, users are often presented with a narrower range of content. To mitigate this issue, diversity-enhanced user interfaces for recommender systems have in the past found to be effective in increasing overall user satisfaction with recommendations. However, users may have different requirements...conference paper 2018