This thesis focuses on data found in the field of computational drug discovery. New insight can be obtained by applying machine learning in various ways and in a variety of domains. Two studies delved into the application of proteochemometrics (PCM), a machine learning technique that can be used to…

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

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

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

This dissertation investigates the energy and material related impacts of the transition towards a low-carbon heating system in the Netherlands, in the context of its 2050 climate and circular economy policy goals.

International trade has played a major role in defining the modern global economy. Trade, however, entangles the environmental pressures of economic sectors, giving the illusion of environmental improvements, while the opposite may be occurring.

Politicologische studie naar de opzet, samenstelling en het functioneren van parlementaire commissies.

In dit proefschrift staat het leren van ervaren docenten in een context van samenwerking in interdisciplinaire teams centraal.

Hoe kan pre-islamitische poëzie worden gebruikt als bron om de geschiedenis van Centraal-Arabië aan de vooravond van de islam te reconstrueren?

Promotores: W.T. de Groot, M. Tchuenté, Co-promotor: J.P. Cheylan

Een infrastructuur voor onderzoeksdata in computationele sociale wetenschappen

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

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

In dit artikel wordt onderzocht hoe educatieve risicocommunicatie de openbare veiligheid kan ondersteunen tijdens nucleaire noodsituaties.

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Promotor: Prof.dr. E.F. Smets, Co-Promotor: L.W. Chatrou

Taking as a point of departure the Italian American community in Boston and its process of collective remembrance surrounding Saint Anthony’s Feast, we addressing the limits and potential of montage.

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.

When a star is born in our Galaxy, it is quite likely that it has formed within a massive cluster, which hosts numerous high-mass stars bathing their lower mass neighbours in UV radiation.

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 thesis investigates the application of deep learning techniques in image analysis across various domains, focusing on four main themes: feature extraction, classification, segmentation, and integration, demonstrating the transformative potential of these technologies.

In-use stocks of products can be considered as intermediaries between human needs and the physical world.

A sustainable resource management is an essential aspect to satisfy the current human needs without compromising the needs of future generations.

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.

Onderzoeken hoe gegevens afkomstig van draagbare technologieën kunnen worden gebruikt om effectieve gedragsveranderingen te identificeren die hopelijk zullen leiden tot gezondheidsverbeteringen.

Supervisor: P.J.J. Hooykaas

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…

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.W.M. Frenken

Het project Universe Awareness (UNAWE) van de Universiteit Leiden organiseert een Kickstarter crowdfunding campagne om de lespakketten van 'Universe in a Box', een lespakket voor sterrenkunde, zoveel mogelijk te kunnen verspreiden onder kansarme gemeenschappen over de hele wereld. De campagne werd gelanceerd…

Op 1 december 2020 verdedigde Bernadette Muscat haar proefschrift 'Insolvency Close-out Netting: A comparative study of English, French and US laws in a global perspective'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.mr.drs. M. Haentjens en prof.mr. B. Wessels.

Vitamin A or retinol is essential in embryonic development, the visual cycle and the immune system.

A framework for prospective/ex-ante life cycle assessment (LCA) and ecological risk assessment (ERA) of emerging technologies is developed and applied to a case study of III-V/silicon photovoltaic panels.

In dit artikel leveren Bert Fraussen en Valérie Pattyn een theoretische bijdrage aan de bestaande literatuur over beleidsadvies door zich te laten inspireren door de nichetheorie.

Centraal in dit proefschrift staat de idee dat jongeren het recht hebben betrokken te worden bij besluitvormingsprocessen over zaken die hen aangaan, zoals hun schoolopleiding, en dat jongeren serieus dienen te worden genomen in hun opvattingen en suggesties over deze zaken.

Promotor: T. H. Oosterkamp

Animal diet studies are critical for understanding ecological processes such as trophic interactions, energy flow, and nutrient cycling. By examining what animals consume, ecologists gain insights into species specialization, predator-prey relationships, and ecosystem management.

Survival Analysis for Junior Researchers 2018 werd georganiseerd in Leiden.

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

Universe in a Box is erkend voor zijn educatieve waarde, door het Europese netwerk van Wetenschapseducatie (Scientix).

Supply risks are not new. But the aggravation of power conflicts on the international stage coupled with global shifts towards energy transition and digitalization has triggered the next supply risk research era.

This thesis introduces a relational interaction model and a practical tool for describing, visualising and generating interactive dialogues.

Promotor: A. Doelman, Co-promotores: P.J.A. van Heijster; A. Zagaris

The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) reduces vehicle emissions to combat climate change. EVs raise concerns regarding the production of lithium-ion batteries and related emissions; while batteries can also provide energy storage services for the electricity system.

Op vrijdag 13 en zaterdag 14 september 2024 vond de jaarlijkse bijeenkomst van de European Group of Public Law (EGPL) plaats in Legrena, Griekenland.

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…

In the past decade many population studies have been performed with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to understand the bulk properties of protoplanetary disks around young stars. These population studies mostly consisted of low mass stars, with relatively few of the disks around…

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

Promotor: J.N. Kok, Co-Promotor: A.J. Knobbe

Wednesday 16 November 2016, 12.30-14.00