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van Aalst, A.C.A. (author)The production of ethanol by the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae remains the process in industrial biotechnology with the largest product volume (ca. 100 million litres annually in 2022). Carbon losses occur due to the formation of biomass and glycerol, which can account for at least 8% of the product. Under anaerobic conditions, formation of...doctoral thesis 2023
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Ileri, Zeynep (author)The increasing ease of mobility is progressively diluting the traditional notion of monolithic national populations confined within single countries, thereby fostering the evolution towards more diverse and multicultural societies. If we look back to the 1960s, there was a significant migration to Europe. Many people from Turkey, Morocco,...master thesis 2023
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Quan, Yilin (author)Creativity is becoming increasingly essential in today’s workplaces and organisations. However, though everyone is believed to be creative, not everyone feels confident enough to express their creative ideas. The organisational culture plays a remarkable role in shaping the creative climate. If its core cultural value does not support and...master thesis 2023
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Bahl, Robin (author)Addressing the growing problem of phishing attacks requires nurturing a reporting culture within organizations. This research examines the factors influencing reporting behavior and the role of infrastructure & support in enhancing reporting rates. By adopting a mixed methods approach and analyzing phishing simulation logs and user...master thesis 2023
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van Geene, Maarten (author)This project focuses on translating a historical pop-up book into a meaningful virtual experience. The project is in collaboration with the National Library (KB) of the Netherlands, which has a special collection of historical pop-up books. The KB will be moving their collections to an external location, making the books inaccessible. These...master thesis 2023
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Bayraktaroğlu, Yusuf (author)This report explores the role of culture in branding and the potential for brands to contribute to integration within diverse societies. By examining the cultural dynamics in the fast-food sector of Den Haag, the study identifies the prominence of conservative Islamic Turkish subculture and its impact on branding strategies. The research reveals...master thesis 2023
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Reitsma, Thijs (author)In the ever-evolving world of architecture and construction, there is a growing recognition of the urgent need to embrace sustainable and circular practices. As the challenges of climate change and resource depletion become increasingly apparent, architects and designers have a unique opportunity and responsibility to shape the future of our...master thesis 2023
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- Hogervorst, Thomas (author) master thesis 2023
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Bai, Fazhong (author)Long-term, large-scale empirical studies on the simultaneous development of transport infrastructure and the built environment are scarce. This thesis provides a future high-speed railway infrastructure implementation alternative based on the Dutch cultural landscape from Zwolle to Groningen. Our design goal is to better connect Amsterdam and...master thesis 2023
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Franssen, Anneke (author)Public cultural real estate is a type of real estate that is publicly accessible that beholds a (mix of) cultural function(s) such as libraries and cultural centres. Besides their primary function, e.g. lending books in the case of a library, they can also have the objective to behold an additional social function. Multiple cases in the...master thesis 2023
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Śliwińska, Zuza (author)Hong Kong is known for its skyline and urban context, interpreted through colonial history. However, its past, present and future are entangled with that of almost 700 villages scattered across the New Territory land and preceding the current Hong Kong population. With recent proposals to further develop the currently ‘rural’ northwest of Hong...master thesis 2023
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Eikelboom, Rivka (author)The starting point for this graduation project was a fascination with how architects can design for people who live at the margins of society, people that are invisible to many. The research was an investigation into places of belonging of displaced people in the Netherlands. In this case, the term displaced people was used for refugees, asylum...master thesis 2023
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xu, ziqi (author)This report examines the role of an urban designer in a multicultural society. When an urban society is overlapped with a spatial and diverse cultural layer, a cultural community is seen as the essential unit for outreaching and interacting with this complex environment. Community design is required for an urban designer to explore the...master thesis 2023
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Chowdhary, Kshitij (author)Of all the greenhouse gases (GHGs), carbon dioxide (CO2) has been the target of most climate recovery efforts as it is the most abundantly emitted GHG by mass. In fact, in 2015 a legally binding international treaty was adopted by 196 parties in Paris, France to constrain the anthropogenic warming to 1.5-2.0˚C above the pre-industrial level. In...master thesis 2023
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Gorokhova, Anna (author)The Wadden Sea Region spans the Dutch, German, and Denmark coasts, creating one of the most culturally and environmentally rich areas, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage in 2009 (Centre, U. W. H, 2009). The natural and cultural value of the heritage site possesses unique features and characteristics that are important to preserve for future...master thesis 2023
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Li, Irene (author)The Wadden Sea region is characterized as a diverse and contradictory area. On the one hand, it stands as the largest intertidal area globally, supporting a rich and diverse flora and fauna habitat showcasing nature’s power and allure. On the other hand, it is a landscape shaped by human habitation and extensive transformations, including...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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Schilder, Amaya (author)Due to the limited availability of suitable livers for transplantation and the increasing use of suboptimal donor livers, which are more prone to ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI), there is an urgent need for novel graft-ameliorating therapies. The promising capacities of (liver-derived) mesenchymal stromal cells ((L-)MSC) in mitigating IRI and...master thesis 2023
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Hensman, Johan (author)Artificial social agents (ASAs) are systems designed to interact with humans in a socially intelligent manner. As the field of robotics is rapidly advancing, some studies focused on creating more effective agents by analysing how people perceive them. However, culture affects people’s perception of ASAs. So, cultural aspects must be examined in...bachelor thesis 2023