This dissertation investigates the energy and material related impacts of the transition towards a low-carbon heating system in the Netherlands, in the context of its 2050 climate and circular economy policy goals.

Hoewel spreekvaardigheidonderwijs internationaal wordt beschouwd als essentieel voor het bevorderen van communicatieve vaardigheden en kritisch denken, is dit domein aanzienlijk minder onderzocht dan lees- en schrijfvaardigheid. Dit onderzoeksproject had als overkoepelend doel zicht te krijgen op werkende…

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.N. Kok, Co-Promotor: W.A. Kosters

This thesis investigates Open-world Continual Learning (OWCL), a learning paradigm designed for intelligent systems operating in non-stationary environments with persistent exposure to unknown data.

The thesis is about the study of shell evolution of the Hydrocenidae of the genus Georissa. This thesis started with a general overview on the evolutionary process of animals due to ecological changes.

Dit boek onderzoekt de impact van het VN-Verdrag inzake de Rechten van het Kind (IVRK) op nationale en internationale rechtspraak, sinds de aanname van dit verdrag in 1989. Het boek verschaft inzicht in de functies, uitdagingen en beperkingen van het IVRK in nationale, regionale en internationale juridische…

This thesis presents pioneering work on the panchromatic emission of some of the most luminous galaxies in the early Universe: star forming galaxies and active galactic nuclei.

Promotietraject van de Toekomst

Promotor: S.J. Edixhoven, L.D.J. Taelman

Promotor: W. Jaffe, Co-promotor: K. Meisenheimer

Promotor: Johan Kuiper, Co-promotor: Saskia C.A. de Jager

In this thesis, a system pharmacology approach, integrating metabolomics, pharmacology and chemical biology, was applied to understand and modulate the endocannabinoid system across different model systems (cells, zebrafish, mice and humans).

Hoe zetten belangenorganisaties in Nederland strategisch procederen in om politieke, maatschappelijke of juridische veranderingen te realiseren, en hoe verhoudt deze strategie zich tot andere klassieke vormen van beleidsbeïnvloeding?

The expedition commanded by Nicolas Baudin to Tenerife, Mauritius, Australia, Timor and South Africa in 1800-1804 is fully researched in regard to ornithology.

The haplolepideous mosses (Dicranidae) comprise about 4000 species distributed over a wide range of habitats, with great gametophytic and sporophytic morphological variation. Their monophyly is well supported by the results of several molecular phylogenetic studies, which shed light on their relationships…

We are living in an information era where the amount of image and video data increases exponentially.

Promotor: P. T. de Zeeuw, Co-promotor: N. Neumayer; G. van de Ven

Trigonostemon Blume is a plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae comprising 59 species.

Promotor: Prof.dr. W.T.F. den Hollander

All crested and marbled newts (the genus Triturus) suffer from an unusual genetic abnormality, called a balanced lethal system, that kills exactly half of their offspring. How can a trait so disadvantageous have survived millions of years of natural selection?

Social Information Processing in Children with and without Hearing Loss

Promotor: Prof.dr. I.A.G. Snellen, C.U. Keller

Subproject of the ERC project 'Challenging the Liberal World Order from Within: The Invisible History of the United Nations and the Global South'.

Dissochaeta Blume (Melastomataceae, tribe Dissochaeteae) is well-known as a scrambling plant genus found in Southeast Asia, where it is an inhabitant of the tropical rainforests or evergreen forests.

Op 27 juni promoveert Timothy Mac Hadjah. Het Leiden University Centre for Linguistics feliciteert Timothy!

Op 12 october promoveert Fatemeh Tabassi Mofrad. Het Leiden University Centre for Linguistics feliciteert Fatemeh!

Op 27 februari promoveert Marta Morgado. Het Leiden University Centre for Linguistics feliciteert Marta!

Op 11 mei 2016 ontving het Hazelhoff Centre for Financial Law Robert Pickel voor de elfde Hazelhoff Guest Lecture, getiteld ‘The Deadliest Sin of the Financial Crisis’.

Promotor: Prof.dr. W.J.G.M. Peijnenburg

Op 11 november 2021 verdedigde Mariana Gkliati het proefschrift 'Systemic Accountability of the European Border and Coast Guard'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.dr. P. Rodrigues en prof.dr. L. Besselink (UvA).

Hoe gaan Chinese taalleraren om met wie ze zijn als leraar als ze in het buitenland werken? Dit proefschrift biedt heldere, praktijkgerichte antwoorden. Het onderzoekt de identiteit van de leraar - het alledaagse antwoord op de vraag 'Wat voor soort leraar ben ik hier?' - terwijl deze wordt beïnvloed…

Jos Gommans heeft een subsidie van € 200.000,- van het Leids Universiteits Fonds (LUF) ontvangen voor onderzoek naar de ontwikkeling van religieuze en culturele tradities in Indonesië tussen 1600 en 1940.

Promotor: Prof.dr. M.T.M. Koper, Co-Promotor: F. Calle-Vallejo

The adenosine receptors are proteins that reside in the extracellular membranes of cells. Activation of adenosine receptors plays a role in many physiological and pathological processes, such as immune responses and cancers.

Optimally solving real-world expensive Black-Box Optimization (BBO) problems w.r.t. real-world constraints, such as wall-clock time and computational costs, is extremely difficult and tedious.

Cardiovascular diseases are the primary cause of death in the world with atherosclerosis as primary underlying cause.

Promotor: Prof.dr. A.G.G.M. Tielens

Supervisor: S.F. Portegies Zwart Co-Supervisor: A.G.A. Brown

On 4 and 5 April 2024, the conference "Waterways and Literary Channels of the Premodern World" will take place at Ghent University. The conference is organized within the framework of the Scientific Research Network "Literatures without Borders". Proposals for 20-minute papers, round-table contributions…

Promotores: Prof.dr. G.A. Persoon & Prof. dr. H.H. de Iongh

The solar system was formed approximately 4.56 billion years ago. Despite the numerous theories that have been developed over the years, the formation and evolution of the solar system still remain unclear.

Op 3 december 2019 verdedigde Meda Couzens haar proefschrift 'The application of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child by national courts'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.dr. T. Liefaard en prof.mr. J.J. Sloth-Nielsen.

Metastasis is responsible for over 90% of cancer-related deaths and arises from the ability of a small subset of tumor cells to detach from the primary tumor, overcome multiple biochemical and mechanical barriers, disseminate through the body, and colonize distant organs.

Bacteria have the ability to alter their morphology in order to adapt to changing environments.

Streptomyces bacteria are a valuable source of natural products, many of which are used in the clinic or in biotechnology.

This thesis describes the functional analysis of the Arabidopsis AHL15 gene.

In this dissertation iron-based homogeneous catalysts were synthesized, characterized and investigated for water oxidation activity.

The focus of the described research in this thesis is on the oxidative stress response (Nrf2 pathway). The aim of the research presented in this thesis is to obtain more information concerning microRNAs which are involved in the Nrf2 pathway, to determine and evaluate the application of microRNAs for…

In this course, you will explore the organs involved in our food digestion and discover the common causes of abdominal and pelvic pain. The latest graphics and animations will give you new insights and understandings of this part of the body.