Exploring linkages between energy and material use and implications for sustainable development.

Promotores: J. Kok, M. Chaudron (Chalmers University)

Promotor: Prof.dr. B.R. Katzy, Prof.dr. H.J. van den Herik, Prof.dr. G.H. Baltes (University of Applied Sciences Konstanz)

It is an established fact that the Standard Model has to be extended to explain the so-called Beyond the Standard Model (BSM) phenomena: dark matter, matter-antimatter asymmetry of the Universe and neutrino flavour oscillations.

Promotor: Prof.dr. T. Schmidt, Co-Promotor: S.J.T. van Noort

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.

The stratum corneum is the outermost skin layer and consists of dead cells embedded in a lipid matrix.

How can we broaden youth participation in STEM 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…

Het vertrekpunt van dit onderzoek is de bevinding dat het menselijk brein vatbaar is voor allerlei denkfouten en vooringenomenheden (biases), die onze percepties kleuren en onze redenaties beïnvloeden, zonder dat we dit bewust doorhebben. Integendeel, mensen hebben veelal het gevoel dat zij slechts…

We found that, next to the effectiveness of the intervention, it’s also very likely that the intervention is cost-effective compared to attention only.

This thesis examines silicon pore optics (SPO), a technology that exploits silicon wafers from the semiconductor industry to create extremely high quality X-ray optics, by studying its manufacturing process, applications, and prospects.

Tot voor kort werd de rol van externe informatieverwerking in intelligentie zelden kwantitatief of experimenteel onderzocht. Een groep onderzoekers van de Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Universiteit Leiden, GGZ Rivierduinen en de Universiteit van Edinburgh hebben op een nieuwe manier gemeten hoe en…

Het begrijpen van de wereld om ons heen hangt af van het vermogen om de wereld te ontleden in verschillende objecten en deze in hun geheugen op te slaan. Dit proces wordt gedefinieerd als object individuatie. Onderzoek wijst uit dat dit voor baby’s niet altijd gemakkelijk is.

What categories exist in the languages of pastoralists? Do these semantic concepts reflect universal or languagespecific tendencies? What (environment? culture?) governs the similarities (or the differences) attested crosslinguistically in cattle colour systems?

Maak je plannen voor een masteropleiding Psychologie? Beschik je over een verwante, afgeronde Nederlandse hbo- of wo-bacheloropleiding? Dan kán het eenjarige premasterprogramma Psychologie iets voor jou zijn.

Examining the sustainability aspects of biotechnology, especially those related to the production of ethanol from biomass.

The Dutch atlas with pesticides concentrations in surface waters have been overhauled. This new, free accessible, website is in line with the European Framework Directive on Water (In Dutch: KRW).

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Several single-stranded RNA viruses make use of Xrn1-resistant RNAs in their 3’ untranslated regions of their genome RNAs in order to increase their pathogenicity.

Promotor: J.A. van Veen, Co-promotor: E.E. Kuramae

Promotor: R. Cramer

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.N. Kok, Co-Promotor: W.A. Kosters

Promotor: W.T. de Groot

Promotores: Prof.dr. G. Miley & Prof.dr. J.M. van den Broek

A century ago, it was unclear whether the stars in the sky were clustered in groups, or widely spread in the universe.

Streptomyces bacteria are a valuable source of natural products, many of which are used in the clinic or in biotechnology.

Does a high quality prairie restoration in an urban/agricultural landscape provide invertebrates necessary for a sustainable ecosystem?

Planets are formed in disks of gas and dust around young stars.

Global healthcare is on the verge of an antibiotic availability crisis as bacteria have evolved resistance to nearly all known antibacterials. Identifying new antibiotics that operate via novel modes-of-action is therefore of high priority.

In previous studies at our laboratory it was demonstrated that drug exposure of HepG2 cells can lead to an altered TNFα-induced NF-κB oscillatory phenotype, concurrent with a synergistically increased sensitivity for TNFα-induced apoptosis.

A remarkable population of short period transiting rocky exoplanets with equilibrium temperatures on the order of 2,000 K has recently been discovered.

HEPGAME is a research project that combines the world’s fastest computer algebra system for High Energy Physics equations, FORM, with insights from artificial intelligence. The name combines High Energy Physics and Games.

Identification of the products or product groups that have the greatest environmental impact from a life-cycle perspective using environmentally extended input-output analysis.

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.

Uncertainty and noise are frequently-encountered obstacles in real-world applications of numerical optimization. The practice of optimization that deals with uncertainties and noise is commonly referred to as robust optimization.

Promotor: P.G.L. Klinkhamer, Co-Promotores: K. Vrieling, P.P.J. Mulder

The focus of this thesis is how stars like our Sun and planets like Jupiter, Saturn, and Earth are formed.

Promotor: P.D. Grünwald

Cardiovascular syndromes are the major cause of death in Western societies.

This thesis discusses several questions regarding the double ramification cycle as a Chow class on the moduli space of stable n-pointed genus g curves using tools from so-called logarithmic geometry.

Given the accelerating appearance of antimicrobial resistance, there is an urgent need for more fundamental research into novel antibiotic strategies. The work in this thesis helps to address this global problem by developing new antibiotic compounds, inspired by the antibacterial mechanisms of the…

The Institute of Environmental Sciences has carried out and participates in several projects that deal with the analysis of energy systems.

In this work, we attempt to answer the question:

Fungal infections pose a significant threat to individuals with compromised immune systems and despite advancements in diagnosis and treatment, they continue to jeopardize patient’s health.

Galaxies in the local Universe fall into two main categories of spirals and ellipticals. In this Thesis, we explore the structural evolution of galaxies into this bimodal distribution.

Despite the fact that gold nanoparticles (GNPs) are one of the most studied nanoparticles, there is still a necessity for new approaches allowing for effective protective coating to enable wider use of GNPs in biomedical applications.

A new publication on changes in the relationship between news and their public in Chile

Promotor: M.T.M. Koper, Co-Promotor: L.B.F. Juurlink

The plant hormone auxin regulates plant growth and development through polar cell-to-cell transport-generated maxima and minima. PIN FORMED (PIN) auxin efflux carriers determine the direction of this auxin flow through their asymmetric placement on the plasma membrane (PM).