• Facing variation in early vocabularies: How group classification of autism and individual looking behaviours to faces influence vocabulary outcomes in the first years of life 

  Bélteki, Zsofia Anna (Utrecht University, 2024-11-01)

  Language forms the foundation of our thoughts and enables us to communicate and connect with others. Therefore, learning to comprehend and use language is important for building social connections and integration. Infants ...
• The cooperative ionization transitions of hydrophobic polyelectrolytes 

  Martín Robinson, James Luis (Utrecht University, 2024-11-11)

  This thesis is dedicated to the pH-driven ionization transitions of hydrophobic polyelectrolytes (HPEs). This class of weak polyelectrolyte contains significant hydrophobic character and exhibits distinct behaviour to ...
• On the Right Track? Unravelling the Determinants of Primary School Teachers’ Track Recommendations 

  Leest, Anna Maria Cornelia van (Utrecht University, 2024-10-25)

  The questions guiding the research in this dissertation are (1) what aspects of student achievement, perceived student attributes, and student background characteristics teachers consider when formulating track recommendations ...
• Synthesis, Characterization, and Shaping of UiO-67 Metal-Organic Frameworks 

  Jabbour, Christia (Utrecht University, 2024-10-14)

  This PhD thesis investigates the flexibility of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) materials, particularly focusing on their adaptable synthesis and shaping techniques. MOFs, known for their dynamic framework structures and ...
• Myth Textuality: Combining Kristeva's Intertextuality and Durand's Myth Criticism : Case Study: the Flâneur and the Tree Motif in Spanish and Latin American Literature 

  Vulkers, Johanna Maria (Utrecht University, 2024-11-08)

  This thesis presents myth textuality, a guideline for motif analysis. The motif is defined through repetition over time, repetition in the text, symbolic level, and the reader’s perspective. I propose the confluence of two ...
• Wijze raad? Een kritische analyse van praktische wijsheid van toezichthouders 

  Starre, Johannes van der (Utrecht University, 2024-10-25)

  This dissertation examines wise judgment within supervisory boards and the conditions under which practical wisdom is realized or lacking. It explores the dynamics within board processes, focusing on trust, knowledge, and ...
• Long-term and orbital-scale climate and carbon cycle change across the Miocene Climatic Optimum 

  Wubben, Evi (Utrecht University, 2024-10-23)

  Climate reconstructions show that during the relatively warm Miocene Climate Optimum (MCO), ~17 million years ago, atmospheric CO2 concentrations were in the same range as predicted by models for future climate change. ...
• Pop Feminism(s) Against the Grain: Articulations of Agency, Race, and Class 

  Rahimi, Gohar Parissa (Utrecht University, 2024-11-15)

  This dissertation delves into the articulations of popular feminist narratives by dissecting their mainstream literary representations, particularly of feminist guidebooks, handbooks and feminist manifestos. Focused on the ...
• Structuring and Self-Assembly of Gold based Nanorods for High Temperature Raman Sensing 

  Gurunarayanan, Harith (Utrecht University, 2024-10-22)

  This thesis explores the potential of gold nanorods for enhanced sensing applications at elevated temperatures. By modulating their structure and composition, we aimed to optimize their plasmonic properties for Raman ...
• From Stress to Strength: Investigating Mental Health in Humanitarian Aid and High-Risk Occupations 

  Martinmäki, Saara Elina (Utrecht University, 2024-10-23)

  We investigated iHAWs’ mental health before, right after, and two months after their field assignments. While most workers maintained stable mental health, some experienced worsening symptoms over time, while others began ...
• Moving Together: Equitable Access to Mobility Infrastructures for Older Adults in Bengaluru, India 

  Nagesh, Prajwal (Utrecht University, 2024-10-16)

  This PhD thesis explores later-age physical mobility-related needs, barriers and coping mechanisms of older adults in Bengaluru, India. It helps understand the ways in which urban transport systems in the context of the ...
• Door lezen de wereld ontdekken: Natuur & Techniek als functionele context voor tekststructuuronderwijs 

  Kooiker-den Boer, Hildegard Sara (Utrecht University, 2024-10-18)

  What are the ingredients of effective reading instruction? And how can students be encouraged to apply their newly acquired reading skills in contexts outside language arts? These and other questions are at the heart of ...
• Enabling Entrepreneurship: Support Intermediaries and Social Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa 

  Leger, Margot Jacqueline Malebo (Utrecht University, 2024-10-25)

  This thesis explores the landscape of entrepreneurship training programmes for economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. The overarching research question focuses on how support organisations can propel impact via (social) ...
• From Rags to Riches: Changing Perceptions of Family Business in the Netherlands, 1945-2019 

  Hasken, Ewout Jaco (Utrecht University, 2024-10-17)

  This dissertation examines the evolving use and connotations of the term "family business" and reveals the strategic and political implications underlying the term’s usage. Throughout the 20th century, family businesses ...
• Understanding the Circular Economy: From Synthesized Conceptual Foundations to System-Oriented Progress Measurement 

  Reike, Denise (Utrecht University, 2024-10-11)

  This PhD dissertation responds to calls in the scientific circular economy literature to better conceptualize and measure the circular economy. First, in its new context of application, the circular economy has often been ...
• Shining Light on Limits: Luminescent Solar Concentrators as Power Generating Windows 

  Bruin, Thomas Adriaan de (Utrecht University, 2024-11-08)

  INTRODUCTION In the future, more and more people will live in cities, while the space for renewable energy in urban areas is scarce. As a result, there is a strong need for renewable energy generation technologies that ...
• Into the cycle of sustainability: Fostering students’ life cycle reasoning in secondary chemistry education 

  Waard, Esther Francisca de (Utrecht University, 2024-10-16)

  Sustainability has played an increasingly important role in recent years, due to depletion of natural resources, global warming and the large amount of waste that is produced by the humanity. All actors in society, including ...
• Leveraging the heterogeneity between strains of Schizophyllum commune for functional genomics 

  Marian, Ioana Madalina (Utrecht University, 2024-10-16)

  This thesis brings to light new S. commune strains that can be used to study interesting phenotypes like mushroom development at a high CO2 concentration, lignocellulose degradation and defense response. At the same time, ...
• A data-driven approach to understand factors influencing health, welfare and performance of laying hens and Pullets 

  Bouba, Ismalia (Utrecht University, 2024-10-16)

  This thesis uses data-driven methods to understand factors influencing the health, welfare, and performance of pullets and laying hens in the poultry industry, with a focus on hatchability, rearing success, and fearfulness. ...
• BCL-2 targeting combination therapies for neuroblastoma 

  Vernooij, Lindy (Utrecht University, 2024-10-22)

  High-risk neuroblastoma remains one of the most challenging pediatric cancers to treat, with survival rates below 50% and an even poorer prognosis for relapsed patients. Current treatment strategies heavily rely on ...

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