Dit artikel onderzoekt aanmoediging door leiderschap en psychologische veiligheid als antecedenten van prosociaal regelovertredend gedrag (PSRB).

This monograph focuses on clustering of objects in high-dimensional data, given the restriction that the objects do not cluster on all the attributes, not even on a single subset of attributes, but often on different subsets of attributes in the data.

What is vegetation structure and composition in SFM primary forest, secondary logged over forest (logging FSC certified and logging non certified) in comparison to primary forest? What is avian guild diversity in SFM primary forest, secondary logged over forest (logging FSC certified and logging non…

This thesis describes biochemical investigations of glucocerebrosidase (GBA), the lysosomal β- glucosidase that is deficient in Gaucher disease (GD).

Indonesia is experiencing various environmental challenges related to its fast economic growth. Therefore, it is necessary to have measurable and applicable indicators to obtain accurate data and information regarding the costs of adverse environmental impacts arising from economic activities to support…

The inverse electron demand Diels-Alder (IEDDA) pyridazine elimination emerged in 2013 as a new bioorthogonal reaction and constitutes a prime example of what is now known as dissociative bioorthogonal chemistry. The research described in this Thesis aims to develop synthetic strategies which enable…

Promotor: W.Th.F. den Hollander, Co-promotor: F.R. Nardi

The main aim of my Ph.D. thesis is to further explore the value of using early developing zebrafish larvae (up to 5 dpf) as a model to study anxiety-like behaviour and their pharmacological modulation with drugs.

Op 7 mei 2020 verdedigde Jolanda van der Vliet proefschrift 'The International Legal Protection of Environmental Refugees. A human rights-based, security and State responsibility approach'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.dr. N.J. Schrijver en prof.dr.ir. J.J.C. Voorhoeve.

The effects of anthropogenic noise on interactions between predators and their prey are still little understood.

The research presented in this thesis explores the chemotherapeutic potential of metal-based compounds as chemotherapy agents, with an initial focus on the synthesis and DNA interaction studies of platinum and palladium compounds utilizing the [Pt(bapbpy)]2+ scaffold. The study identifies intercalation…

What is the population size and social structure in time and space? What is the lion diet and food preference in time and space? What is the home range (MCP and Kernel) and movement in time and space? What are human – lion conflict and responses of lions to traditional herding in time and space? What…

Drug induced organ toxicity is the main problem of the drug development and drug usage in the clinic. The liver and kidneys are the most sensitive organs towards drug induced toxicity.

1: What is the relative importance of alfa and beta biodiversity in polar ecosystems, and how does intraspecific variation influence this? 2: How can we use remote sensing to determine functional biodiversity (within communities) in polar ecosystems? 3: Temporal and spatial scales of functional biodiversity:…

As a contribution to the changing legislation and evolving societal attitudes concerning environmental issues, this project aims to enhance and manipulate the plants’ own natural defense mechanisms against western flower thrips (WFT).

The main goal of the research described in this thesis was the development of new photoactivated chemotherapy (PACT) ruthenium(II) complexes bearing a non-toxic photolabile ligand.

This thesis addresses the problem of designing performance and energy efficient embedded streaming systems, that is, systems which process a stream of input data coming from the environment and generate a stream of output data going into the environment.

One of the key limitations of the direct imaging of exoplanets at small angular separations are quasi-static speckles that originate from evolving non-common path aberrations (NCPA) to which the primary adaptive optics system is inherently blind. The main focus of this thesis is the development and…

Over several decades, a variety of computational methods for drug discovery have been proposed and applied in practice. With the accumulation of data and the development of machine learning methods, computational drug design methods have gradually shifted to a new paradigm, i.e. deep learning methods…

EU Universe Awareness (EU-UNAWE), een educatief sterrenkundeproject van de Leidse Sterrewacht, heeft gloednieuw lesmateriaal ontwikkeld: Universe in a Box. Het toegankelijke lespakket is ontworpen om de moeilijke en soms abstracte concepten van sterrenkunde uit te leggen aan jonge kinderen van 4 tot…

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

Met welke vaardigheden onderscheiden Geesteswetenschappers zich op de arbeidsmarkt? Hoe kunnen we studenten inzicht bieden in hun persoonlijke profiel? Kunnen zij inzicht in hun vaardigheden trainen en monitoren en daarmee hun kansen op de arbeidsmarkt vergroten?

De belangrijkste casestudy van het project is de culturele geografie van Sakkara, de necropolis van de oud-Egyptische stad Memphis, en de ontwikkeling daarvan.

Het The Hague Program for Cyber Norms, een onderzoeksprogramma van het Institute of Security and Global Affairs, heeft zijn eerste beleidsnota gepubliceerd. Hierin onderzoeken Dennis Broeders, Sergei Boeke en Ilina Georgieva de rol van inlichtingendiensten in cyberspace en de (on)mogelijkheden van adequate…

Dit proefschrift heeft tot doel een kritische kijk te geven op het bewustzijn van de Vietnamese belanghebbenden in het voortgezet onderwijs met betrekking tot de fundamentele educatieve democratische waarden en democratische handelingen binnen de ‘fysieke’ en digitale leeromgeving.

Vroege opsporing van gezondheidsrisico's Landbouwvoedingsmiddelen variëren van nature in hun gedetailleerde interne structuur. Om de vroege opsporing van gezondheidsrisico's als gevolg van besmetting of ziekten te vergemakkelijken, de rijpheid te voorspellen en de verspilling te minimaliseren, is het…

Politicoloog Corinna Jentzsch (Universiteit Leiden) legt uit waarom Mozambique (nog) geen succesverhaal is.

This course explains the functions of each international court and tribunal in The Hague. On the basis of cases and interviews with judges and lawyers, this course explores the role of these courts and tribunals and their potential to contribute to global justice.

In this thesis, I focused on studying the above- and belowground interactions of J. vulgaris from a plant-soil feedback (hereafter, PSF) perspective. I investigated the temporal variation of negative PSF and examined the effects of root-associated bacteria on plant performance and aboveground herbiv…

Plants and soils from natural ecosystems harbor great diversity of soil microorganisms, which could potentially contribute to the sustainability of horticulture. The knowledge about using wild plant species and soil from natural ecosystem to improve the crop health will advance the application of ecological…

Een verhaal van Twee Mosuls, De wederopstand van de Irakese strijdkrachten en de militaire nederlaag van ISIS. In dit artikel, gepubliceerd in het Journal of Strategic Studies, bespreken de auteurs Maarten Broekhof, Martijn Kitzen en Frans Osinga de militaire aanpassing door de Iraakse strijdkrachten…

Op 29 januari 2019 verdedigde Robbert van Eijk proefschrift 'Web Privacy Measurement in Real-Time Bidding Systems, A Graph- Based Approach to RTB system classification'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor prof. dr. H.J. van den Herik.

The external tissues of plants and animals are colonized by microbial communities termed microbiota. When organisms are exposed to environmental pollutants, these substances will therefore encounter microbiota at the exposure interface.

Striga hermonthica, commonly known as witchweed, infests major cereal crops in Sub-Saharan Africa causing severe yield losses and threatening the livelihood of millions of resource poor farmers.

Op 23 juni 2019 verdedigde Zygimantas Juska zijn proefschrift 'The Role of Collective Redress Actions to Achieve Full Compensation for Violations of European Union Competition Law'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor prof. dr. T.R Ottervanger.

Promotor: Prof.dr. S. Haring

Op 23 oktober 2019 verdedigde Yoram Stein zijn proefschrift 'Spinoza's Theory of Religion: The Importance of Religion in Spinoza's Thought and Its Implications for State and Society'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor prof.dr. P.B. Cliteur en prof.dr. A.A.M. Kinneging.

De Tweede Kamerverkiezingen die staan gepland voor maart 2017 zullen resulteren in een versnipperd parlement en een lastige kabinetsformatie, aldus de politicoloog Hans Vollaard (Universiteit Leiden) in een bijdrage aan het EUROPP-blog.

In dit artikel onderzoeken de auteurs het concept van terugkerende gebeurtenissen, waarbij ze zich met name richten op het Eurovisiesongfestival.

Dit artikel onderzoekt de oorzaken en onderzoekt hoe verschillende publieke percepties van de rechtsstaat bijdragen aan deze trend.

In this article, Dimiter Toshkov investigates the determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and refusal, focusing on Eastern, Southern and Western Europe.

This thesis consists of two subjects, that are both a consequence of radiation pressure.

Op 9 januari 2019 verdedigde Marieke Wierda haar proefschrift 'The Local Impact of a Global Court: Assessing the Impact of the International Criminal Court in Situation Countries'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof. dr. C. Stahn en prof.dr. L.J. van den Herik.

Op 3 juni 2016, werd het Symposium on International Investment Law as a Field for Scholarly Research georganiseerd door Uppsala University, samen met het Nordic Network on Investment Law en het Swedish Institute of International Law.

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), one of the largest families of membrane proteins, are responsive to a diverse set of physiological endogenous ligands including hormones and neurotransmitters.

Promotie

De Edinburgh Medal 2016 is uitgereikt aan zowel Kevin Govender van de Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) als de International Astronomical Union (IAU). De prijs is een erkenning voor het wereldwijd bevorderen van onderwijs en technologie door middel van sterrenkunde. Het programma is het geesteskind…

Announcement of a new publication by Janneke Verheijen, lecturer at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology.

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo, Prof.dr. G.A. Persoon, Co-promotor: H.H. de Iongh

Do Ethiopian wolves change their diet and foraging strategy in the landscape under different land uses? How land use affect Afro-alpine rodent Communities? How important are Afro-alpine natural resources utilisation for local livelihoods? What is the human perception of conflict in the Afro-alpine a…