576 zoekresultaten voor “second wereld war” in de Publieke website
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Soil legacy effects on aboveground plant-insect interactions
In this thesis, the role of plant-mediated soil legacy effects in shaping aboveground plant-insect interactions was investigated.
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Bayesian Inference for Gaussian Models
This dissertation studies the Asymptotics of Bayesian nonparametric inference for Gaussian linear models.
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Dual Complexes of Semistable Varieties
This thesis is comprised of three chapters covering the theme of studying semistable varieties by looking at their dual combinatorial objects.
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Split Jacobians and Lower Bounds on Heights
This thesis deals with properties of Jacobians of genus two curves that cover elliptic curves.
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Dynamical Gibbs-non-Gibbs transitions and Brownian percolation
Promotor: Prof.dr. W.Th.F. den Hollander, Co-promotor: R. Fernandez.
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The tension between nature conservation and economic valuation of ecosystem services
Promotores: G.R. de Snoo, W.T. de Groot, Co-promotor: C.J.M. Musters
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Principal algebraic actions of the discrete Heisenberg group
Promotor: Prof.dr. W.T.F. den Hollander
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On the amount of sieving in factorization methods
Promotoren: R. Tijdeman, A.K. Lenstra, Co-promotor: H.J.J. te Riele
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Intermittency and Number Expansions for Random Interval Maps
This dissertation consists of two parts, each of which considers a different research area related to random interval maps. In the first part we are interested in random interval maps that are critically intermittent.
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Exploring the Edge
At the largest scales, two ingredients dictate the distribution of matter in the Universe. The first is dark matter, acting as an invisible scaffolding held together by gravitational forces.
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Design and development of conformational inhibitors and activity-based probes for retaining glycosidases
Glycosidases are essential in fundamental biological processes and are responsible for the degradation of most (oligo)saccharides, glycolipids and glycoproteins.
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Exploring novel regulators and enzymes in salicylic acid-mediated plant defense
Salicylic acid (SA) is a plant hormone, which is involved in the defense responses to pathogens and to abiotic stress, and in the regulation of plant growth and development.
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Reactivity and Selectivity in Glycosylation Reactions
The glycosylation reaction is a pivotal reaction in creating new and complex oligosaccharides.
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Omics data integration with genome-scale modelling of dopaminergic neuronal metabolism
Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the world. One of its symptoms is the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta.
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Deciphering the complex paramagnetic NMR spectra of small laccase
Multicopper oxidase, laccase, can efficiently reduce oxygen to water and are mostly used in the enzymatic biofuel cells.
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Artificial metallo-proteins for photocatalytic water splitting: stability and activity in artificial photosynthesis
Climate change is one of the largest challenges faced by humanity. To combat this research into alternatives to fossil fuels is ongoing. Dihydrogen is considered a good alternative fuel, since its burning only forms water.
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High-contrast spectroscopy of exoplanet atmospheres
More than 5,000 exoplanets have been found over the past couple of decades. These exoplanets show a tremendous diversity, ranging from scorching hot Jupiters, common super-Earths, to widely separated super-Jupiters on the planet/brown dwarf boundary.
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Frenken bij Tros nieuwsshow op Radio 1 over kleinste stop-motionfilm ter wereld
Het Guiness Book of World Records heeft een filmpje uitgeroepen tot kleinste stop-motionfilm ter wereld. A Boy and His Atom. Gemaakt door onderzoekers van IBM Research, die door moleculen stuk voor stuk te bewegen een minuscuul verhaal tot leven brengen.
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Reis om de wereld in één dag op het International Cultural Festival
Op zaterdag 13 mei organiseert ISN Leiden de 11e editie van het International Cultural Festival. Het festival brengt internationale studenten, Leidse studenten en inwoners uit Leiden en omstreken samen voor een reis rond de wereld in één dag.
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Martine Bruil
Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen
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Rogier Creemers
Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen
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Opvoeden in de digitale wereld: meer een kwestie van vertrouwen dan controle
Simone van der Hof heeft voor Privacyweb een blog geschreven over de online-privacy van kinderen.
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Frans Snik in De Wereld Draait Door over kunstproject Rainbow Station
De Leidse astronomen Frans Snik en Michiel Rodenhuis hebben de techniek aangeleverd voor het kunstwerk Rainbow Station. Deze grote geprojecteerde regenboog van licht is sinds 11 december elke dag na zonsondergang op de buitenkant van het Centraal Station van Amsterdam te zien. ‘We moesten licht ontwerpen…
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Door de kleinste lenzen kijken naar de grote wereld van de microbiologie
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, de vader van de microbiologie, overleed 300 jaar geleden. Daarom is dit jaar uitgeroepen tot het Antoni van Leeuwenhoek-jaar. De nieuwe tentoonstelling Onvoorstelbaar in Rijksmuseum Boerhaave gaat over de wondere wereld die Van Leeuwenhoek zichtbaar maakte. Wat maakte zijn werkwijze…
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Prosecutorial Discretion in International Criminal Justice
Op 23 februari 2022 verdedigde Cale Davis het proefschrift 'Prosecutorial Discretion in International Criminal Justice'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door prof.dr. C. Stahn en dr. J.C. Powderly.
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Islamophobia and Radicalisation
Een compacte maar theoretisch innovatieve ontdekkingstocht naar hoe Islamofobie en radicalisering op elkaar inhaken en elkaar versterken.
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Vervolgopleidingen
De bachelor Cybersecurity & Cybercrime leidt je op voor de doorstroom naar een vervolgopleiding op masterniveau.
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Onderwijs
Het onderwijsaanbod van de Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs in Den Haag sluit nauw aan op de thema’s die de stad kenmerken als Internationale Stad van vrede, veiligheid en recht en als centrum van het Nederlandse openbaar bestuur en international governance.
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‘Om de wereld te redden, moeten we drastisch veranderen. Ook de wetenschap’
Waarom hebben we geen Faculteit van Voedselsysteem, Gezonde samenleving of Rechtvaardige duurzame energievoorziening? In het Financieele Dagblad van zaterdag 29 oktober betoogt Jan Willem Erisman dat voor bestrijding van crises ook de wetenschap moet veranderen.
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Hannah Borst, CSL-kandidaat voor de UR: ‘Ik heb een hang naar een betere wereld’
Rechtenstudent Hannah Borst voert de studentenpartij Christelijke Studentenfractie Leiden (CSL) aan in de verkiezingen voor de Universiteitsraad. ‘Alle studentenpartijen willen goed onderwijs maar we hebben ook eigen punten waar we ons sterk voor maken, zoals studeren met een beperking.’
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Minister Kaag: ‘Een stabiele wereld begint niet aan de grens in Limburg’
Hoe onderhoud je diplomatieke betrekkingen in een wereld die onder hoogspanning staat? Minister Sigrid Kaag vertelde erover in een gastlezing aan de Campus Den Haag. ‘Geen enkel beleidsvoorstel komt er door als het niet bijdraagt aan vrouwenontwikkeling.’
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Heterogenized molecular (pre)catalysts for water oxidation and oxygen reduction
Before the large scale use of renewable energy sources can be implemented in our society, the storage of electrical energy needs to be tackled. Storage the energy as hydrogen via the reduction of protons is a good option.
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Disentangling drought-responsive traits with focus on Arabidopsis
In recent decades, climate change has led to more frequent and severe drought events, causing serious consequences such as increased forest mortality and significant crop yield losses. Understanding how drought affects plants, especially economically important herbaceous species, is crucial for predicting…
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Probing new physics in the laboratory and in space
The Standard Model (SM) of particle physics fails to explain several observed phenomena and is incomplete. In order to resolve this problem, one may extend the SM by adding new particles.
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Playing dice with the Universe
The ultimate goal of cosmologists is to find a cosmological model able to explain the current observational data.
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The holographic glass bead game: from superconductivity to time machines
Promotores: Prof.dr. J. Zaanen, Prof.dr. K.E. Schalm
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Computed fingertip touch for the instrumental control of musical sound with an excursion on the computed retinal afterimage
Promotor: Prof.dr. S. Haring
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Global Fields and Their L-functions
Artin L-functions associated to continuous representations of the absolute Galois group G_K of a global field K capture a lot of information about G_K as well as arithmetic properties of K.
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Multi-Biomarker Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Relationships of Central Nervous Systems Active Dopaminergic Drugs
Discovery and development of Central Nervous System (CNS) drugs is hampered by high attrition rates.
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Matching, entropy, holes and expansions
In this dissertation, matching, entropy, holes and expansions come together. The first chapter is an introduction to ergodic theory and dynamical systems.
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Structural Properties of Single Server Queueing Systems: Efficient Methods via Lumping and Dynamic Programming
This thesis consists of two main parts. The first part (Chapters 2 and 3) deals with a class of Markov process called Quasi-Skipfree (QSF) processes.
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The evolution of shell form in tropical terrestrial microsnails
Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Schilthuizen
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Species Literacy: The perception and cultural portrayal of animals
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.
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Adsorption and catalysis on Pt and Pd monolayer-modified Pt single crystal electrodes
The focus throughout this thesis will be on gathering fundamental studies of the detailed structure and composition of the electrode/electrolyte interface effect on the rate and mechanism of key electrocatalytic reactions.
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Targeted Informed consent: empowering young participants in medical-scientific research
Promotor: J.M. van den Broek Co-promotor: M.C. de Vries
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Identifying the origins of galaxy formation
This thesis investigates how galaxies form and what diversifies the evolutionary histories of galaxies.
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Unraveling temporal processes using probabilistic graphical models
Real-life processes are characterized by dynamics involving time. Examples are walking, sleeping, disease progress in medical treatment, and events in a workflow.
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Van woord tot akkoord. Een analyse van de partijkeuzes in CPB-doorrekeningen van verkiezingsprogramma's en regeerakkoorden, 1986-2017
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.
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Data-Driven Risk Assessment in Infrastructure Networks
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'