Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Surviving linguistic violence: The role of equality, diversity and inclusion in reactionary times

In recent years, the term ‘woke’ has increasingly become controversial in Dutch public discourse, where cultural protectionism, anti-multiculturalism, anti-immigration, and anti-gender narratives have been amplified by the far right. Particularly within academia, ‘woke’ is increa...

Elective admissions and treatments in the final three months of life: a nationwide retrospective study of older adults

PURPOSE: Research on potentially inappropriate care at the end of life in older adults rarely distinguishes between acute and elective care. As elective care is plannable, it allows for timely deliberation on its appropriateness. This study aimed to explore elective hospital care...

Increased risk of early failure of multiply revised total hip arthroplasty

Aims: As the demand for revision total hip arthroplasty (rTHA) grows, understanding how successive revision procedures influence implant survivorship and patient outcomes becomes increasingly important. This study aimed to evaluate the association between revision number and impl...

Computational Gallerte : Compressions of culture

In Capital , Marx describes ‘abstract human labor’ as a jelly-like, amorphous substance: Gallerte , often translated as ‘gelatinous blob’. Turning from questions of consumption (or outputs) in debates on ‘AI slop’ to the ‘sloppy’ side of AI production (or inputs), this essay draw...

Multifeature sequencing-based liquid biopsy for cancer diagnosis and monitoring

Abstract Liquid biopsy has emerged as a transformative development in oncology, enabling the minimally invasive detection and monitoring of cancer through the analysis of tumor-derived material in blood. Moving beyond single-variable analysis, multifeature sequencing-based liquid...