Obesity may alter how a person absorbs, distributes, metabolizes or excretes medication. This thesis describes how obesity affects drug levels in the blood for antimicrobial agents, such as ciprofloxacin and fluconazole.

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.

Atherosclerosis is the main underlying pathology of cardiovascular disease. Atherosclerosis is caused by an immune response which is directed against (modified) lipoproteins which accumulate in the vessel wall.

Atherosclerosis is the most important underlying process that drives cardiovascular disease, and is characterized by an accumulation of cholesterol which triggers an inflammatory response in the vessel wall.

This thesis investigates the contribution of quantum computers to machine learning, a field called Quantum Machine Learning. Quantum Machine Learning promises innovative perspectives and methods for solving complex problems in machine learning, leveraging the unique capabilities of quantum computers…

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…

In this PhD-thesis several new and existing data science application are described that are particularly focused on applications for tax administrations.

Assessing the risks of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) solely on the basis of experimental assays is time-consuming, resource intensive, and constrained by ethical considerations (such as the principles of the 3Rs of animal testing). The adoption of computational toxicology in this field is a high p…

The department of Industrial Ecology is dealing with research into the development of tools for decision making on sustainable production and consumption.

Factoren van invloed op arbeidsparticipatie onder mensen met multiple sclerose

The research presented in this thesis makes use of small molecules (as H2 , D2 and O2 ) on well-defined single crystal surfaces (flat Pt(111), flat Cu(211) and curved Pt(111)) to elucidate the role of surface structure and degrees of freedom in the reactant in specific surface reactions.

Problemen zijn niet altijd vanachter een bureau op te lossen. Daarom trokken studenten van de master Governance of Sustainability verschillende Leidse wijken in. Ze gingen aan de slag met onderwerpen zoals zwerfvuil, urbane biodiversiteit en groene ruimte.

An important part of the SCS specialisation is the internship period. Students will get the opportunity to get to know the field and to apply what they have learned during the courses.

In een proef helpen Nederlandse en Italiaanse studenten elkaar digitaal om elkaars taal beter te leren.

Jongeren nemen vaker risico dan kinderen en volwassenen. Dat komt doordat het beloningscentrum in hun hersenen veel actiever is als ze een beloning krijgen, ontdekte promovenda Barbara Braams. Daarnaast spelen persoonlijkheid, testosteron en sociale context een rol.

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Subproject of the ERC project 'Challenging the Liberal World Order from Within: The Invisible History of the United Nations and the Global South'.

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Sinds 2009 behaalden 91 kandidaten hun doctoraat in Creative en Performing Arts. Op deze pagina een overzicht van ACPA's alumni.

Leiden Law School and the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies are very pleased to announce that Dr. Mamadou Hébié will be re-joining the Grotius Centre on the 1st of May 2021.

James Webb life’s building blocks

Op donderdag 23 en vrijdag 24 mei streden 22 teams uit heel Europa in de halve finales van de 42e editie van de Telders International Law Moot Court Competition.

Publicatie boek 'Artistic Research in Music: Discipline and Resistance' markeert 20-jarig jubileum Orpheus Instituut.

On 5 February, Dr Kosta and Dr Ceran spoke at the high-level conference entitled ‘Perspectives on academic freedom in Europe and beyond’, organised in Brussels by the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA).

De onderzoeksgroep Organizational & Entrepreneurial Behavior onderzoekt het gedrag van individuen en groepen die in organisaties werken, organisaties starten, of organisaties leiden, met als doel om organisatorische praktijken te informeren. Door zich te concentreren op het gedrag van (groepen) werknemers,…

Het Nederlands Studenten Orkest (NSO) verenigt ruim honderd van de beste student-musici van Nederland. Op 16 februari komt het orkest naar Leiden. Wij spraken met twee Leidse orkestleden en zij gaven direct een voorproefje van het concert.

Promotor: Prof.dr. E. Bouwman, Co-promotor: S. Bonnet

This thesis explores the theoretical and observational properties of distant massive galaxies that harbour active black holes in their centres and shine brightly at radio wavelengths.

Promotor: Christoph U. Keller, Co-promotores: Matthew A. Kenworthy, Frans Snik

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