1,021 zoekresultaten voor “anthropology of is a” in de Publieke website
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Optimally weighted ensembles of surrogate models for sequential parameter optimization
It is a common technique in global optimization with expensive black-box functions to learn a surrogate-model of the response function from past evaluations and use it to decide on the location of future evaluations.
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Indicators for "decoupling"
Indicators to measure progress in de-linking economic growth and environmental pressure.
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Linking the gene regulatory network with the functional physical structure of whole-genome engineered Arabidopsis mutants : an HR-MAS NMR-based
Climate change is a challenge for both current and future generations. New biological resources have to be developed in order to meet the demand for energy as well as the demand for food.
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Topics in the arithmetic of del Pezzo and K3 surfaces
Promotores: P. Stevenhagen, L. van Geemen (Università degli studi di Milano), Co-Supervisor: Ronald M. van Luijk
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In vivo modelling of Ewing sarcoma in zebrafish
Promotores: Prof.dr. P.C.W. Hogendoorn & Prof.dr. H.P. Spaink Co-promotor: Dr. B.E. Snaar-Jagalska
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Algorithms for finite rings
Promotores: H.W. Lenstra, K. Belabas (University of Bordeaux)
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Statistical physics and information theory for systems with local constraints
Systems with local constraints is a new finding in recent researches on complex systems. The heterogeneous spatial interactions and the temporal dependencies among those numerous units make it difficult to describe by traditional statistical physics.
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Quality-driven multi-objective optimization of software architecture design: method, tool, and application
Promotores: Prof.dr. T.H.W. Bäck, Prof.dr. M.R.V. Chaudron, Co-Promotor: M.T.M. Emmerich
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Understanding disease suppressive soils
Soil is a home for an unbelievable diversity and abundance of microbial life that is essential for supporting life on our planet.
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Development and application of cryo-EM tools to study the ultrastructure of microbes in changing environments
Cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) is a powerful technique used to visualize the inside of cells and to study specific protein complexes. Within this thesis, I describe the use of various cryo-EM techniques to gain insight into the structural changes of the human pathogen, Vibrio cholerae, as it…
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The use of computational toxicology in hazard assessment of engineered nanomaterials
Assessing the risks of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) solely on the basis of experimental assays is time-consuming, resource intensive, and constrained by ethical considerations (such as the principles of the 3Rs of animal testing). The adoption of computational toxicology in this field is a high p…
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Discovering the preference hypervolume: an interactive model for real world computational co-creativity
In this thesis it is posed that the central object of preference discovery is a co-creative process in which the Other can be represented by a machine. It explores efficient methods to enhance introverted intuition using extraverted intuition's communication lines.
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Does it still hurt?
The last decades it is increasingly recognized that acute as well as chronic postoperative pain is an important problem. Treatment and prevention of postoperative pain is a challenge, especially in special patient populations where there is only limited guidance on how to optimally use opioids.
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Automated machine learning for dynamic energy management using time-series data
Time-series forecasting through modelling sequences of temporally dependent observations has many industrial and scientific applications. While machine learning models have been widely used to create time-series forecasting models, creating efficient and performant time-series forecasting models is…
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Grensoverschrijdend verkeer t.a.v. moreelgevoelige onderwerpen
Homohuwelijk, draagmoederschap, abortus. Hoe reageert het recht op dergelijke moreelgevoelige onderwerpen bij grensoverschrijdend verkeer binnen de Europese Unie? Op 4 november 2015 promoveert Nelleke Koffeman op dit onderwerp.
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Learning class-imbalanced problems from the perspective of data intrinsic characteristics
The class-imbalance problem is a challenging classification task and is frequently encountered in real-world applications. Various techniques have been developed to improve the imbalanced classification performance theoretically and practically.
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Imaging polarimetry for the characterisation of exoplanets and protoplanetary discs. Scientific and technical challenges
Promotor: Prof.dr. C.U. Keller
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EXIOBASE
EXIOBASE is a global, detailed Multi-regional Environmentally Extended Supply and Use / Input Output (MR EE SUT/IOT) database. It was developed by harmonizing and detailing SUT for a large number of countries, estimating emissions and resource extractions by industry, linking the country EE SUT via…
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Algorithm for Structural Variant Detection
Structural variants (SVs) are the hidden architecture of the human genome, and are critical for us to understand diseases, evolution, and so on.
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Business Administration
The Minor in Business Administration teaches business knowledge and skills that are important for your future career.
- Terrorism and counter-terrorism in society
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Quantitative pharmacology approaches to inform treatment strategies against tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is associated with 1.5 million deaths annually. There is a need exists to optimize both current as well as novel antibiotic combination treatment strategies to improve the effectiveness and safety of treatments against TB.
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barmhartigheid in het burgerlijk recht door prof. mr. J.W.A. Biemans en prof. mr. A.G. Castermans
Hoogleraar burgerlijk recht Alex Geert Castermans en zijn Utrechtse collega Biemans schreven voor de Vereniging voor Burgerlijk recht een preadvies: Preadvies barmhartigheid in het burgerlijk recht - Bespiegelingen over de grenzen aan kredietverlening en een bijdrage aan het behoud van bestaanszeker…
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'Turkey. A Modern History' nu in negen talen
Het boek Turkey. A Modern History van Prof.dr. Erik-Jan Zürcher, hoogleraar Turkish Studies, is nu in negen talen gepubliceerd. Deze maand verschenen de Arabische en Poolse vertalingen.
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Take part in a join-in course!
As a member of the Research School you can take part in join-in courses. Join-in courses are MA-courses in medieval topics given in set MA-programs of the six participant universities of the Research School. These courses allow you to further specialize in certain topics.
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Het abc verklaard voor kinderen in 'A is van Os'
De letter M is ontstaan uit een tekeningetje van kabbelend water. Dat leert het kinderboek ‘A is van Os’ waaraan de Leidse egyptoloog Ben Haring een belangrijk aandeel had. In juni kwam het uit.
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Publicatie: City, Citizen, Citizenship, 400–1500. A Comparative Approach
Het VICI onderzoeksproject Citizenship Discourses in the Early Middle Ages, onder leiding van Els Rose (Universiteit Utrecht), heeft een nieuw boek uitgebracht: Els Rose, Robert Flierman en Merel de Bruin-van de Beek, red., City, Citizen, Citizenship, 400–1500. A Comparative Approach (Londen: Palgrave-Macmillan,…
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I-Hsien Lin
Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen
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PhD Candidate, Detailed Video Understanding
Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS)
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Dr. Nele Beyens wint de G.A. Lindeboomprijs 2014
Op 11 december 2014 ontving dr. Nele Beyens de G.A. Lindeboomprijs 2014 voor haar bijzondere verdiensten op het terrein van de medische geschiedschrijving in Nederland. De jury besloot haar voor de prijs voor te dragen vanwege haar in 2013 uitgegeven biografie van vrouwenarts Hector Treub 'Immer bereid…
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Special edition Information Polity
In this special edition of Information Polity there is a focus on the transparency challenges of using algorithms in government in decision-making procedures at the macro-, meso-, and micro-levels.
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Constraints on large-scale implementation of BioSolarCells, Early stage assessment of environmental value propositions
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?
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CONSENT
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…
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Searching by Learning: Exploring Artificial General Intelligence on Small Board Games by Deep Reinforcement Learning
In deep reinforcement learning, searching and learning techniques are two important components. They can be used independently and in combination to deal with different problems in AI, and have achieved impressive results in game playing and robotics. These results have inspired research into artificial…
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Het skelet als bron
Beenderen bevatten informatie over het leven van een persoon, zoals zijn herkomst, leeftijd bij overlijden en aan welke ziektes hij leed. Wetenschappers kunnen hieruit veel herleiden over het leven van die persoon en de ontwikkeling van de mens. Dit biedt aanknopingspunten voor het oplossen van problemen…
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PhD candidate: Paleolithic Archaeology
Archeologie, World Archaeology
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Discrete tomography for integer-valued functions
Promotor: S.J. Edixhoven, Co-promotor: K.J. Batenburg
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Towards improved drug action : target binding kinetics and functional efficacy at the mGlu2 receptor
During the course of drug discovery translational steps are made.
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Career
The field of science communication is very broad. Below is a list of organisations where SCS students can fulfill internships or where alumni have found jobs.
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Radio galaxies at low frequencies: high spatial and spectral resolution studies with LOFAR
Promotor: H.J.A. Röttgering, Co-promotor: G.K. Miley
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From intracluster medium dynamics to particle acceleration
The intracluster medium (ICM) is a hot, tenuous and X-ray emitting gas that pervades galaxy clusters.
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Quantitative modelling of the response of earthworms to metals
Promotor: Prof.dr. W.J.G.M. Peijnenburg
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System-level design for efficient execution of CNNs at the edge
A convolutional neural network (CNN) is a biologically inspired algorithm, highly capable at processing images and videos.
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On Multifield Inflation, Adiabaticity and the Speed of Sound of the Curvature Perturbations
Promotor: A. Achúcarro, Co-Promotor: G.A. Palma
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EuDEco report on the analysis of framework conditions (D1.2)
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…
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The role and analysis of molecular systems in electrocatalysis
Molecular complexes can be used as electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction, water oxidation, and/or hydrogen peroxide production.
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Links between cohomology and arithmetic
Promotor: S.J. Edixhoven
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Where photons meet phonons
We investigate how radiation pressure can be used to influence the mechanical motion of a micro-mirror suspended from springs.
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Responding to environmental cues: the adaptive qualities of chromatin compaction proteins
Promotor: M. Ubbink, Co-Promotor: R. T. Dame
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Kummer theory for commutative algebraic groups
This dissertation is a collection of four research articles devoted to the study of Kummer theory for commutative algebraic groups.