Promotor: Prof.dr. H. J. A. Röttgering, Co-Promotor: M. Haverkorn

Due to the almost complete disappearance of the archive of the Old Dutch West India Company (WIC, 1621-1674) not much is known about the ships and crews of this company. In this project we start the reconstruction of this basic information making use of new digital humanities techniques to extract this…

Promotor: P.G.L. Klinkhamer, Co-Promotores: K. Vrieling, P.P.J. Mulder

There are many interpretations of quantum mechanics, and ultimately experiments are needed to verify or falsify these interpretations.

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

This thesis addresses the chemical processes that determine the compositions of giant planet atmospheres.

The overarching clinical aim of this thesis was to improve pharmacological pain management by characterizing the pharmacodynamics of analgesics. This promotion has been awarded the predicate cum laude.

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

In his dissertation Michiel Hooykaas outlines the results of six empirical research projects focused at biodiversity awareness in the Netherlands, specifically people’s knowledge about animals.

Promotor: K. Kuijken, Co-Promotor: H. Hoekstra

Promotor: T. H. Oosterkamp

Op 21 maart 2019 verdedigde James Welch zijn proefschrift 'The Grotius Sanction: Deus Ex Machina. The legal, ethical, and strategic use of drones in transnational armed conflict and counterterrorism'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor prof. dr. P.B Cliteur.

The work presented in this thesis is based on ALMA surveys of protoplanetary disks in three star-forming regions: Lupus, OMC-2, and NGC 2024.

We investigate the buildup of galaxies from various vantage points. The first two chapters focus on the stellar content of galaxies, especially the distribution of stellar masses at birth and potential variations therein in various galactic environments.

What happens to electrical waves that have to cross gaps in insulation material around nerves in the human body

Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is one of the main reasons for drug attrition during pre-clinical and clinical phases of drug development as well as for drug withdrawal post-marketing.

The lysosomal β-glucosidase named glucocerebrosidase (GCase) is a retaining β-glucosidase that hydrolyzes the glycosphingolipid glucosylceramide (GlcCer) to ceramide and glucose at acid pH.

Promotores: P. Stevenhagen, A. Enge Co-Promotor: T.C. Streng

To address the fundamental questions of how life on Earth emerged and how common life may be in the Universe, it is crucial to know the chemical composition of the planet-forming material.

The genetic information of all living organisms is contained in their DNA. Cells modify the degree of DNA compaction by epigenetics, which largely determines what genes are read out and which genes are transcriptionally silent.

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.

Protesteren in Rusland is in de laatste jaren steeds meer aan banden gelegd. Hoogleraar International Studies and Global Politics André Gerrits vertelt in de NRC over de huidige situatie in het land.

Ierland is een van de drie Europese landen die onlangs de Palestijnse staat hebben erkend. Universitair hoofddocent vertelt er meer over bij radioprogramma OVT.

Nicolás Maduro won de Venezolaanse presidentsverkiezingen, maar veel Venezolanen twijfelen aan de rechtmatigheid van deze uitslag. Hoogleraar Patricio Silva becommentarieerde de gebeurtenissen voor RTL en NOS.

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo, Co-promotor: R. Heijungs

Transplantation of labial salivary glands to the eyelids for patients with dry eye appears to give excellent results clinically.

Galaxies in the local Universe fall into two main categories of spirals and ellipticals. In this Thesis, we explore the structural evolution of galaxies into this bimodal distribution.

Promotores: Prof.dr. W.J.G.M. Peijnenburg & Dr. M.G. Vijver

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

Promotor: Prof.dr. A. P. IJzerman, Co-Promotor: L.H. Heitman

The parabolic Anderson model (PAM), which is the Cauchy problem for the heat equation with random potential. The PAM is a mathematical model that describes how mass (i.e. matter or energy) flows in a medium in the presence of a field of sources and sinks.

In this thesis chemical and physical processes in the ice mantles on interstellar dust grains are studied.

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.

D1.2 reports on the findings of an analysis of framework conditions relevant in the context of the data economy from a legal, a socio-economic and a technological perspective. The analysis is a key foundation for the creation of an initial, heuristic model of the European data economy. The deliverable…

Debat

While ecosystems have concrete benefits for human society, these benefits are typically overlooked in decision-making.

The prevalence of obesity (BMI >40 kg/m2) has increased rapidly over the recent years, not only in adults, but also in children and adolescents.

New drugs for use as tuberculosis (TB) treatment are needed due to the constrains of classical antibiotics against TB and the rise of antibiotic-resistant strains, making TB a harder and harder disease to treat.

Promotor: Koen Kuijken Co-promotor: Henk Hoekstra

Identification of the products or product groups that have the greatest environmental impact from a life-cycle perspective using environmentally extended input-output analysis.

Promotor: Prof.dr. E. Bouwman, Co-promotor: S. Bonnet

Human civilization consumes a huge amount of fossil fuels, which has resulted in an atmospheric CO2 level which has not been higher in over 800 millennia.

This thesis focus on the interaction between M dwarf stellar winds and Galactic cosmic rays and the possible effects on the habitability of exoplanets.

The soil-dwelling, filamentous bacteria of the genus Streptomyces are renowned for their production of useful secondary metabolites including antibiotics. The work described in this thesis provides new insights on the role and regulation of antibiotic production and resistance in these bacteria.

31 oktober is de datum waarop een no-deal-brexit tot stand komt. Om dit te voorkomen, hoopt men in Groot-Brittannië dat Queen Elizabeth gaat ingrijpen. Maar hoe reëel is dit? Henk te Velde, hoogleraar Nederlandse geschiedenis, geeft uitleg in het Reformatorisch Dagblad.

Promotor: Prof.dr. E. Bouwman, Co-Promotor: S. Bonnet

In unconventional high temperature superconductors, supercurrent vortices are known to spoil the Landau levels. In this thesis the emergence of Landau levels is studied in different types of superconductors: Weyl superconductors, and the Fu-Kane heterostructure.

Radio jets are important to the evoultion of galaxies. However, it is still not fully understood how a radio jet can be triggered.

Promotor: Prof.dr. A.G.G.M. Tielens, Prof.dr. C. Dominik (UvA)