As a Jazz and Classical Saxophone player, I sought to combine both worlds in my own compositions. As an admirer of Bach, I chose to combine the fugue as a form and compositional tool with Jazz to create an own original Jazz-fugue. This thesis seeks to find ways how to incorporate the form of Classical …

This project explores the potential for incorporating South African jazz and Armenian folk music into compositional forms. As someone with both South African and Armenian heritage, I felt drawn to this creative process as a means of expressing my cultural identity, hence the inspiration for this research. …

Background: Lung fibroblasts are implicated in abnormal tissue repair in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The exact mechanisms are unknown and comprehensive analysis comparing COPD- and control fibroblasts is lacking. Aim: To gain insight in the role of lung fibroblasts in COPD pathology …

Abstract Background: Nurses are consistently present throughout the rehabilitation of older patients but are apprehensive about performing goal-centred care in the multidisci plinary team. Objectives: The aim of this review was to explore working interventions on setting goals and working with goals …

In this report, a proof-of-concept is described for an admin dashboard which has been integrated with 'vertical farm ' installations. This dashboard allows the end-user to monitor, control and automate many such installations through a global dashboard with the primary objective to allow for large-scale …

Democratie en burgerschap staan onder druk. We leven in een tijd van affectieve polarisatie waar mensen elkaar niet vanzelf als gerespecteerde gesprekspartners zien, er breed nepnieuws gedeeld wordt, democratische rechten niet per se als vanzelfsprekend worden gezien, de overheid burgers ‘vermorzelt’ …

Globally, social inclusion of people with an intellectual disability has been a long-standing challenge. From the public stigma, lack of understanding and little societal exposure, to discrimination, maltreatment and abuse, all show to be examples of difficulties this minority group encounters all over …

Before patients with chronic pain enter an interdisciplinary chronic pain rehabilitation programme, a team of various healthcare professionals performs a biopsychosocial analysis of their pain problem. To enhance patients’ engagement, the problem analysis is thoroughly discussed with them in order to …

Diabetes remains a major risk for atherosclerotic-cardiovascular disease (CVD). While many mechanisms have been explored, the full extent of how diabetes promotes CVD remains unknown. An emerging area in diabetes is the influence of epigenetic regulation of gene expression. Diabetes has been shown to …

Localization is a crucial skill in mobile robotics because the robot needs to make reasonable navigation decisions to complete its mission. Many approaches exist to implement localization, but artificial intelligence can be an interesting alternative to traditional localization techniques based on model …