Fungal food spoilage often starts with a contamination with spores. Experimental data strongly indicate the existence of subpopulations of spores with different levels of resistance to preservation methods.

Acidobacteria is a widely distributed phylum but their functional roles in ecosystem processes are still largely elusive.

Een infrastructuur voor onderzoeksdata in computationele sociale wetenschappen

We have studied shape with a particular focus on the zebrafish model system. The shape is an essential appearance of the phenotype of a biological specimen and it can be used to read out a current state or response or to study gene expression.

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…

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…

De auteurs vergelijken aannames over het normatieve nut van de term 'milieuvluchteling' met empirische bewijs van die term anders dan 'milieumigrant'.

Promotors: W. Jiskoot; G.J. Witkamp, Co-promotor: M.R. Nejadnik

Molecular complexes can be used as electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction, water oxidation, and/or hydrogen peroxide production.

Kunnen landen bij gebrek aan een sterk internationaal kader voor milieubescherming unilateraal optreden om het wereldwijde milieu te beschermen?

Optical projection tomography (OPT) is a tomographic 3D imaging technique used for specimens in the millimetre scale.

Promotor: S.M. Verduyn Lunel

What is the role of the rebound effect in achieving environmental savings from transport eco-innovation? Are traditional definitions of the rebound effect adequate in the context of transformative innovations and multidimensional environmental issues?

Transport inspectorates are looking for novel methods to identify dangerous behavior, ultimately to reduce risks associated to the movements of people and goods. We explore a data-driven approach to arrive at smart inspections of vehicles.

Supervisor: P.J.J. Hooykaas

Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) has become the standard for business processes diagrams.

Promotores: Arjen Doelman, Jens Rademacher, Max Rietkerk

Promotor: M. Ubbink, Co-Promotor: R. T. Dame

Wiskunde en Natuurwetenschappen, Centrum voor Milieuwetenschappen Leiden (CML)

LCA has become an important method to study environmental impacts of human activities. Still, there are several methodological issues in LCA that can adversely affect the results reliability.

This thesis focuses on addressing four research problems in designing embedded streaming systems.

Promotor: G.R. de Snoo, Co-promotor: C.J.M. Muster

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

Promotor: P.J.J. Hooykaas, Co-Promotores: P.B.F. Ouwerkerk, M. Wang

What are the flows of C&DW (e.g. bricks, concrete, gypsum and wood) in the case study countries ? How to define the specification for each material to be quantified? What indicators should be used to identify the pattern of each C&DW management system? How to interpret the MFA results in relation…

With the emergence of online social networks (OSNs), the way people create and share information has changed, which becomes faster and broader than traditional social media.

Using the principles of Industrial Ecology in Environmental Policy making in two cases: transition to a hydrogen economy and chlorinated compounds.

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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Fokelien Kootstra verdedigde haar proefschrift op 23 april 2019

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.

This study seeks to analyse how job stress could be the result of performing administrative tasks

Dit artikel beoordeelt de Russische retoriek ten aanzien van Oekraïne door verklaringen van het Russische ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken te analyseren.

Hoe moet de EU omgaan met Oekraïne, Wit-Rusland en Moldavië? Hoe kunnen we de Europese Unie helpen om, in een uiterst moeilijke en veeleisende geopolitieke context, zijn politiek ten aanzien van deze landen te heroverwegen?

Promotores: Prof.dr. H.P. Spaink & Prof.dr. P.C.W. Hogendoorn Co-promotor: Dr. M.J.M. Schaaf

Streptomyces present a valuable platform for natural product discovery. Lugdunomycin is a novel angucycline-derived polyketide from Streptomyces sp QL37, with unprecedented skeleton and antimicrobial activity.

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

Promotor: Prof.dr. R. Verpoorte, Co-Promotor: Dr. Young Hae Choi

In 2015, CML published over 70 papers, contributed to the United Nations conference on climate change in Paris, won awards and advised the Dutch government on the safe use of pesticides. CML awarded 11 PhDs and taught students from all over the world how to contribute to sustainability. We wish you…

Do sustainability values play a role in motivating people to act for biodiversity in successful projects and in successful leadership action? And how could these values be incorporated in current economic valuation methods?

What are trait-trait relationships in wetlands? To what extent the so-called leaf economics traits deviate from terrestrial ecosystems? How traits specific to wetland plant relate to plant strategies? What’s the relationship between wetland plant traits to the ecosystem functioning (e.g. productivity,…

In dit artikel bestuderen de auteurs hoe individuele variabelen en variabelen op landelijk niveau op elkaar inwerken bij het beïnvloeden van politieke genderattitudes in Europa.

Hoewel veel Nederlanders inmiddels netjes hun plasticafval scheiden, belandt nog steeds een beduidend deel uiteindelijk in de oceaan, aldus ecoloog Arnold Tukker. In een interview met de New Scientist vertelt hij waar het mis gaat.

Op 5 september 2019 verdedigde Jennifer Doekhie haar proefschrift 'Dimensions of desistance: A qualitative longitudinal analysis of different dimensions of the desistance process among long-term prisoners in the Netherlands'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor prof.dr. P. Nieuwbeerta.