This article provides a list of the concepts and key elements that should be considered when creating effective communication messages.

De wereldbevolking krijgt steeds meer te maken met risico's die samenhangen met steeds veranderende uitdagingen. Hoe de mensheid als geheel zich voorbereidt op, reageert op en omgaat met deze grote uitdagingen is cruciaal voor de toekomst van de wereld. In deze minor verken en ontrafel je deze grote…

In this thesis, deep learning is studied from a statistical perspective. Convergence rates for the worst case risk bounds of neural network estimators are obtained in the classification, density estimation and linear regression model.

Effects of maternal smoking, premature birth, intra-uterine growth retardation and asphyxia on child development.

Dit artikel wil een coherente basis bieden voor empirische studies naar interpersoonlijke discussies over risico's.

Risk has become one of the defining features of modern society. This course examines various types of safety and security risks, and how these are perceived and dealt with in a wide array of professional and academic fields, ranging from criminology, counter-terrorism and cyber security, to philosophy,…

At the moment, over 350.000 chemicals are registered worldwide for production and use. Their application, however, may harm human health and the environment.

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What is the environmental impact, the human health impact and the life cycle and production costs of the lab, pilot and commercial diffusion of nanowires and nanowire-based photovoltaic technologies?

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Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Danhof

Leiden University and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management are involved in a collaboration in the form of a research project titled 'Data-Driven Risk Assessment in Infrastructure Networks'

The focus of this thesis is on the technical methods which help promote the movement towards Trustworthy AI, specifically within the Inspectorate of the Netherlands.

Op 12 september 2019 verdedigde Michiel Rhoen zijn proefschrift 'Big Data, Big Risks, Big Power Shifts: Evaluating the General Data Protection Regulation as an instrument of risk control and power redistribution in the context of big data'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.dr.mr.…

Description of Triple bottom line approach for risk-benefit analysis of genetically modified crops.

The aim of this project was to estimate emissions from lead products-in-use for the past, the present and the future and assess the development of toxicological risks associated with these products.

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Danhof, Co-promotor: O.E. Della Pasqua

How to make a quantitative assessment of the relative contribution to toxicity of ions and particles? Is the toxicity of nanoparticles related to their size or shape? Which physicochemical property of nanoparticles is an appropriate dose metric of nanoparticles?

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This study’s main aim is to test whether children’s learning behaviour explains why they do not benefit from a literate environment.

Hoe kunnen mentoren en sociaal werkers de beroepsidentiteit van risicojongeren stimuleren en daarmee hun toekomstperspectieven verbeteren?

Herkennen huisartsen kinderen die (een verhoogd risico voor) angststoornissen hebben en is er een patroon dat kan helpen om kinderen met en zonder angststoornissen te onderscheiden in de huisartsenpraktijk?

How can we, together international experts, define future needs of R+D contributions for innovations in the field of risk-based management of chemicals and products in a global perspective using alternative testing strategies to minimize animal tests?

Aan de hand van een reeks case studies in Irak, Moldavië en Servië gedurende het post-Koude Oorlogstijdperk, onderzoekt dit boek asymmetrische conflicten waarbij de strijdende partijen een grote ongelijkheid in machtsposities vertonen.

Deze longitudinale studie is gericht op ontwikkelingsrisico’s bij jonge kinderen met XXY, XXX, XYY, in de leeftijd van 1 tot 6 jaar. Het doel van het onderzoek is zicht te krijgen op de factoren die bijdragen aan risico op gedragsproblemen en psychopathologie.

De opbrengst van de Science Run op 28 september van de Universiteit Leiden gaat naar Scholars at Risk, een onderdeel van het UAF dat zich inzet voor gevluchte academici. Een van hen is de Leidse promovenda Lety Elvir Lazo uit Honduras.

What are the life-cycle environmental impacts and risks to human health and ecosystems of a III-V/Si PV system? How can these be expected to change when the system is deployed at industrial scale? What are the most favourable recycling scenarios?

Promotores: P.G.L. Klinkhamer, P.M. Brakefield, Co-Promotor: M. Bruinsma

This thesis describes the role of pollution, specifically neonicotinoid insecticides, as an actor of the ongoing biodiversity decline.

This thesis is based on five papers on several topics.

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

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1) Assess the trends in supply and production status of these critical minerals and mineral products worldwide and Europe’s dependence including on intermediate products such as permanent magnets, RE based super alloys, batteries, polishing compounds, phosphors, catalysts etc. 2) Trace the entire value…

Safety issues of the transport and storage of Chlorine, ammonia and LPG.

Bij het Beleg van Leiden, in 1574, stierf een derde van de bevolking. Nog jaarlijks herdenkt de stad het einde van deze belegering met hutspot, haring en wittebrood. En Leiden staat niet alleen: steden zijn al duizenden jaren het toneel van strijd.

Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death worldwide. The most important risk factor for developing this disease is high cholesterol levels in the blood.

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

Een lijst met wetenschappelijke publicaties samengesteld door het team van het TRIXY Expertisecentrum.

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Accumulation of metals in economy and environment and its associated risks, within the Netherlands and the EU.

The research described in this thesis shows that hypercholesterolemia, a well-established risk factor for atherosclerosis, can impact skin lipid pool and barrier function already at young age. In the field of atherosclerosis, we showed that the small peptide Lyp-1 can be used as a targeting molecule…

Novel entities may pose risks to humans and the environment. The small particle size and relatively large surface area of micro- and nanoparticles (MNPs) make them capable of adsorbing other novel entities, leading to the formation of aggregated contamination.

Promotor: M. Danhof Co-promotor: O.E. Della Pasqua

Promotor: Prof.dr. J. Kuiper