Wetland plants are distinguished from plants of other terrestrial ecosystems by their adaptations to specific habitat stresses, including waterlogged and flooding and the subsequent abundance of phytotoxic compounds.

Promotor: Promotor: W.Th.F. den Hollander, Co-promotor: V. Sidoravicius.

Plants produce an astonishing variety of secondary metabolites (SMs) which are thought to play vital roles in the fitness of plants through ecological interactions.

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Danhof

This thesis focuses on the X-ray spectral analysis of merging galaxy clusters and the plasma code development for future high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy observations.

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

Promotor: T. Schmidt

Three major cosmology-focused missions are planned for the next decade: the Euclid space telescope, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile, and the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

Promotores: Prof. dr. G.R. (Geert) de Snoo, Dr. E. (Ester) van der Voet

Metabolomics has the potential to play a pivotal role in understanding disease onset and progression, and ultimately personalized treatments. One of its major challenges is its large-scale implementation, which is necessary to deal with the high variability of the metabolome. In this work we have developed…

The power of personalized nutrition lies in being able to conduct clinical research on healthy people while capturing metabolic markers sensitive to the impact of environmental and metabolic stressors (e.g. diet, changing sex hormones and the menstrual cycle).

Promotor: Prof.dr. B. van de Water

Promotor: Prof.dr. E.F. van Dishoeck, Prof.dr. F.F.S. van der Tak (RUG)

Onlangs is bij Edward Elgar Publishing het boek 'Constitutional Preambles: A Comparative Analysis' verschenen. Het boek is onderdeel van de serie 'Elgar Monographs in Constitutional and Administrative Law’.

This thesis develops statistical methods for the analysis of high dimensional data: high dimensional networks reconstruction (Chapters 1-4), incorporation of prior information in networks reconstruction (Chapters 2-4), incorporation of prior knowledge in genetic association studies (Chapter 3).

This course explores international arbitration as one of the most common methods of international dispute settlement. You will gain an in-depth understanding of international arbitration through the analysis of its role as a mechanism of dispute settlement, its institutions, the fields of law it is…

De masteropleiding Media Studies van de Universiteit Leiden combineert theoriekennis met praktijkervaring om zo een ideale springplank te vormen voor een carrière in de literatuur, film, fotografie of journalistiek.

In this thesis, several aspects of software debugging from automated crash reproduction to bug report analysis and use of contracts have been studied.

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De Universiteit Leiden krijgt een subsidie van 50.000 euro van Open Science NL om een stappenplan te ontwikkelen om open science op te nemen in de inhoudelijke strategie van diverse instituten en vervolgens door te vertalen naar het personeelsbeleid.

The progressive loss and degeneration of dopaminergic neurons is a major pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD). The onset and progression of PD can be triggered by multiple risk factors, for instance, genetic mutation, environmental exposure, and aging.

In 2018, the number of mobile phone users will reach about 4.9 billion. Assuming an average of 5 photos taken per day using the built-in cameras would result in about 9 trillion photos annually.

Real-life processes are characterized by dynamics involving time. Examples are walking, sleeping, disease progress in medical treatment, and events in a workflow.

Promotor: H.S. Overkleeft, J. Neefjes, Co-promotor: M. van der Stelt

Promotor: Prof.dr. H.P. Spaink, Co-promotor: Dr. B.E. Snaar

The name ‘Jambi flora’ refers to fossil plants found as part of a rock formation from the Early Permian (296 million years old), located in the Jambi Province of Sumatra, Indonesia.

This PhD-thesis analyses the relationship between the parties’ choices in the CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis’ assessments of the election manifestos and coalition agreements over the period 1986-2017, and tries to explain this relationship.

The major and ultimate aim of metabolomics is to obtain an answer to a specific biological or clinical question.

Promotor: Prof.dr. B. van de Water, Co-promotores: L.T.M. van der Ven, A.S. Kienhuis

Description of Effects of glufosinate-ammonium on off crop vegetation.

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Het merendeel van de wetenschappers, van archeologen tot zoölogen, verzamelt enorme hoeveelheden gegevens. Hun databanken bevatten grote hoeveelheden informatie die voor de mens moeilijk te filteren zijn. Met een stevige basis in de statistiek en de computerwetenschappen kunnen we algoritmes ontwikkelen…

Computers zijn in staat om ongelooflijk nauwkeurige voorspellingen te doen op basis van machine learning. Met andere woorden, deze computers kunnen zonder tussenkomst leren als ze eenmaal door mensen zijn voorgeprogrammeerd. Bij LIACS verkennen en verleggen we de grenzen van wat een revolutionaire nieuwe…

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CONSENT (Consumer sentiment regarding privacy on user generated content services in the digital economy) is a research project funded by the European Union under the 7th Framework Programme. The question central to this research is whether recent changes to consumer and commercial practices developed…

Samen met wetenschappers van over de hele wereld streeft de ENIGMA-Anxiety Werkgroep ernaar om meer inzicht te krijgen in de neurobiologische karakteristieken van angststoornissen.

What performance criteria does a new technology have to fulfill in order to be added to the list of future energy options and what constraints exist in terms of broad market penetration?

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

A substance flow analysis, covering about 99 % of the flows of chlorinated substances in the Netherlands.

Some examples of research questions include: What framework of circular strategies should local practitioners use? How should practitioners organize their monitoring of the circular economy activities in the region of interest? What are the main products that have the most circular potential in the…

BioSolar Cells is a five-year research project in which ten knowledge institutions and 45 private industries work together.

Studenten die niet direct toelaatbaar zijn tot de Educatieve master Engels komen mogelijk in aanmerking voor een pre-masterprogramma.

Onderzoekreeks van de Afdeling Economie van de Universiteit Leiden op het raakvlak van economie en recht.