This thesis deals with the use of sound in interactions in the context of participatory systems and data sonification. We investigate an interactive environment where participants perceive information of the data through sound elements.

Large carnivores and humans, along with their livestock, have co-existed for thousands of years. However, human population growth and an increase in economic activities are modifying the landscape for large carnivores and their prey.

This ecological community has long been known to affect host biology, and their diverse roles have been further clarified in recent years following numerous studies of animal:microbiota interactions in diverse systems.

S.S. Kolipaka’s thesis questions and investigates the survival prospects of reintroduced tigers and their offspring’s in the human dominated landscape of Panna tiger reserve in India.

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.

What is the effect of light at night on plant phenology and physiology, and how does this affect plant interactions with other species?

Mycoheterotrophy is a particular mode of life in which plants obtain carbohydrates from their associated fungal partners, instead of by using photosynthesis.

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…

Promotors: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo, Prof.dr. G.A. Persoon, Prof.dr.ir. H.H. de Iongh

The aim of this thesis is to study cell-cell interactions and the development of an assay to explore and quantify the exchange of membrane compounds.

Streptomyces are bacteria abundant in soil that participate in diverse and complex interactions. These bacteria are the main producers of the antibiotics we currently use in the clinic.

The lipid membrane is a basic structural component of all living cells. Embedded in this nanometer-thin barrier, membrane proteins shape the membrane and at the same time respond to the shape of the membrane.

Biological cells, the basic building blocks of all life forms, are surrounded by a lipid membrane. More than half of the membrane is occupied by membrane proteins, which can regulate the cell functionality through specific arrangements.

Promotor: Prof.dr. E.J.J. Groenen, Co-Promotor: M. Huber

Ethiopian wolves are endangered diurnal Afroalpine rodent hunters. I investigated the interaction between wolves, rodents and human land use in Borena Sayint National Park (BSNP), Abune Yosef and Aboi Gara in Ethiopia.

This dissertation aims to advance understanding of amoeboid single cell migration under the influence of changing physicochemical environmental properties. The particular focus is on the relatively unknown influence of differing physical properties in the extracellular environment, such as the migratory…

In this thesis, the researcher developed a nanosystem based on the metallophilic Interaction between cyclometalated complexes.

Promotor: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo, Co-promotor: R. Heijungs

In this thesis, the role of plant-mediated soil legacy effects in shaping aboveground plant-insect interactions was investigated.

Circumstellar discs are the reservoirs of gas and dust that surround young stars and have the potential to become planetary systems.

Soil biodiversity is of great importance for the maintenance of multifunctionality in terrestrial ecosystems.

Promotors: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo, Prof.dr. H. Leirs (Univ. Antwerpen)

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

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide.

This multidisciplinary minor provides students with knowledge on how and why humans became the way they are. The minor focuses on the evolution of the species Homo sapiens from other hominin lineages and animal ancestors, and on the various factors shaping this process. Not only is human evolution of…

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…

What are interactive effects of human pressures on aquatic communities?

The studies presented in the work show the potential of the integrative use of biophysical data in defining the structural basis of protein interactions.

The thesis describes the use of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, in continuous wave and pulse modes, to address the interaction of α-Synuclein (αS) with membranes and the aggregation of αS.

Low-mass main-sequence stars like our Sun are continuous sources of outflowing hot magnetised plasma. In the case of the Sun, this is known as the solar wind, whereas for other stars they are called stellar winds.

Promotor: J.A. Bouwstra Co-promotor: A. El Ghalbzouri

Duurzaamheid is een van de centrale aandachtspunten van de Universiteit Leiden en speelt een steeds grotere rol binnen het onderwijs en onderzoek van de Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid. Binnen deze context levert de afdeling Sociaal Recht een belangrijke bijdrage aan het debat en onderzoek rondom Business…

Modeling and analysis of cyber-physical systems are still challenging. One reason is that cyber-physical systems involve many different parts (cyber or physical), of different nature (discrete or continuous), and in constant interaction via sensing and actuating.

Pericytes, the mural cells of blood microvessels, are important regulators of vascular morphogenesis and function that have been postulated to mechanically control microvascular diameter through as yet unknown mechanisms.

Promotores: T. Hankemeier; R. Berger, Co-promotor: R.J. Vreeken

This thesis is devoted to an in-depth examination of the various effects of disorder in the cuprate high-temperature superconductors.

This thesis focus on the interaction between M dwarf stellar winds and Galactic cosmic rays and the possible effects on the habitability of exoplanets.

Melanie Fink, Postdoctoraal Onderzoeker bij het Europa Instituut van de Universiteit Leiden, heeft haar boek Frontex and Human Rights, Responsibility in 'Multi-Actor Situations' under the ECHR and EU Public Liability Law gepubliceerd. Dit boek is gebaseerd op haar proefschrift, dat zij in december 2017…

Op 21 februari 2019 verdedigde Ruben Zandvliet zijn proefschrift 'Trade, Investment and Labour: Interactions in International Law'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor prof. dr. N.J. Schrijver.

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Ubbink, Co-promotor: G. Siegal

Can we distinguish the effects of pesticides from other abiotic and biotic factors that occur in the field? And how do these factors interact with pesticides?

Heart failure is a major health care problem with high mortality.

Woensdag 13 december verdedigde Melanie Fink haar proefschrift ‘Frontex and Human Rights: Responsibility in “Multi-Actor Situations” under the ECHR and EU Public Liability Law’.

Het LUMC iPSC Hotel biedt de generatie van research grade humane geïnduceerde pluripotente stamcellen (iPSC's) uit verschillende weefselbronnen met behulp van de modernste herprogrammeringstechnieken.

Promotor: A. Kros, Co-promotor: R.R.C.L. Olsthoorn

What is the population size/structure and distribution of tiger and leopard inside the Bardia National Park (BNP) compared with the population outside? What is the movement and home range and conflict pattern in time and space of tigers and leopards inside the BNP compared with outside? What constitutes…

Human AI is waar kunstmatige intelligentie en machine learning samenkomen met filosofie, cognitieve wetenschap en de creatieve kunsten. Voorbeelden van onderzoeksvragen in dit domein zijn: ‘Kan een algoritme naar menselijke maatstaven creatief zijn?', 'Kunnen creatieve processen, zoals het componeren…

Promotor: M. Ubbink, Co-promotor: G. Siegal

A management strategy has been developed for field margins to reduce pesticide drift to non-target areas and to promote biodiversity on arable land. To this end, 3 and 6 m wide strips along the edges of winter wheat, sugar beet and potato crops have been left unsprayed with herbicides and insecticides…

The mycorrhizal symbiosis is among the most widespread species interactions on Earth⁠. This thesis focuses on orchid mycorrhiza, a unique mycorrhizal type that has caught scientists’ attention for centuries⁠.