The Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics states that a measurement collapses a wavefunction onto an eigenstate of the corresponding measurement operator.

The main aim of this thesis was to unravel the signaling and regulatory networks that drive tumor cell migration during breast cancer metastasis.

Op 11 november 2021 verdedigde Evelien Campfens het proefschrift 'Cross-border Claims to Cultural Objects'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door prof.dr. N.J. Schrijver en prof.dr. W.J. Veraart (VU Amsterdam).

Promotores: Prof.dr. G.W. Canters, Prof.dr. T.J. Aartsma

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.

Antimicrobial drugs constitute a fundamental part of modern medicine. The global rise in antimicrobial resistance poses a major threat to global health.

Streptomyces are filamentous bacteria that produce more than two-thirds of known antibiotics.

Barrier function is the natural role of the skin. The lipid matrix present in the outermost layer of the skin, the stratum corneum is important for this function.

This work is dedicated to interpreting in cohomological terms the special values of zeta functions of arithmetic schemes.

In 2018, the number of mobile phone users will reach about 4.9 billion. Assuming an average of 5 photos taken per day using the built-in cameras would result in about 9 trillion photos annually.

A modern ship design process is subject to a wide variety of constraints such as safety constraints, regulations, and physical constraints.

Promotor: E. F. van Dishoeck, Co-promotor: C. Walsh

This thesis describes the role of pollution, specifically neonicotinoid insecticides, as an actor of the ongoing biodiversity decline.

Promotor: S.J. Edixhoven, Co-promotor: R.S. de Jong

In some condensed matter systems, such as the surface of a 3D topological insulator, the electrons are effectively massless and we must necessarily use the massless Dirac equation to describe them.

Promotor: A. Kros

In the first part of this thesis we study the geometry of folding patterns.

Promotor: M.L. van Hecke

Promotor: Prof.dr. H.P. Spaink, Co-promotor: Dr. M. van der Zee

What is the current relevance of the ethics of counterterrorism and what is the added value of ethics support within the practice of counterterrorism?

Promotores: Prof.dr. E.F. van Dishoeck, Prof.dr. C.P. Dullemond

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a subtype of breast cancer characterized by limited treatment options and unfavorable clinical outcomes. Therefore, the research described in this thesis focused on the exploration of novel targeted therapies for TNBC.

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.

Green hydrogen is produced via a process called water electrolysis. During electrolysis water is split into oxygen and hydrogen.

Deze week wordt de eerste lezing verzorgd door bioloog Wouter Bruins, de haantjesredder. Met zijn bedrijf In Ovo stond Bruins deze week op de 16e plaats in de 'Duurzame 100' van dagblad Trouw.

Met welke vaardigheden onderscheiden Geesteswetenschappers zich op de arbeidsmarkt? Hoe kunnen we studenten inzicht bieden in hun persoonlijke profiel? Kunnen zij inzicht in hun vaardigheden trainen en monitoren en daarmee hun kansen op de arbeidsmarkt vergroten?

Het onderzoek naar de kwaliteit van fiscale regelgeving richt zich niet alleen op de kwaliteit van fiscale regels die afkomstig zijn van de wetgever. Ook wordt de positie van de belastingrechter onderzocht daar waar hij optreedt als wetgever-plaatsvervanger.

The main topic of this PhD thesis is the Arakelov ray class group of a number field, an algebraic object that contains both the ideal class group structure and the unit group structure.

CrO2, a half-metal ferromagnet, has shown great promise for superconducting spintronics applications for nearly two decades.

Biological polymers, including proteins and the genome, undergo folding processes crucial for their proper functioning. Even slight changes in the folding structure of these biopolymers can have significant implications, leading to the development of various pathological conditions, such as neurodegenerative…

This thesis consists of two subjects, that are both a consequence of radiation pressure.

Op 10 november 2021 verdedigde Carmel van Niekerk-Jacobs het proefschrift 'Realising the right to reproduce with assistance in South Africa'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door prof.dr. J.J. Sloth-Nielsen en prof.dr. T. Liefaard.

This thesis presents the systematics, epidermal defense, and bioprospecting of wild orchids.

A single self-assembled semiconductor quantum dot in a high-finesse optical microcavity - the subject of this thesis - is an interesting quantum-mechanical system for future quantum applications. For instance, this system allows trapping of an extra electron and thus can serve as a spin quantum memory,…

Systems with local constraints is a new finding in recent researches on complex systems. The heterogeneous spatial interactions and the temporal dependencies among those numerous units make it difficult to describe by traditional statistical physics.

In order to be able to develop effective medicine and treatments to prevent or cure autoimmune diseases or cancer we need to understand the mechanisms how they arise and what drives their course.Unravelling the fundamental molecular mechanisms influencing the onset and course of diseases such as allergies,…

The ultimate goal of cosmologists is to find a cosmological model able to explain the current observational data.

In this thesis integral points on affine del Pezzo surfaces are studied.

Machine Learning is becoming a more and more substantial technology for industry.

The major and ultimate aim of metabolomics is to obtain an answer to a specific biological or clinical question.

This research project studies the distribution and impact of medieval malaria in the Netherlands.

Hoe vieren we in 2025 ons lustrum op de faculteit?

Hoe heeft de functie van minister-president zich ontwikkeld? En welke vragen en problemen komen daarbij op? Dit boek geeft antwoord op alle mogelijke vragen over het ambt.

The research presented in this thesis concerns one of the most important questions in software engineering of our time: how can we make sure that software is free from memory safety bugs?

For optimization problems, it is often unclear how to choose the most appropriate optimization algorithm. As such, rigorous benchmarking practices are critical to ensure we can gain as much insight into the strengths and weaknesses of these types of algorithms.

While ecosystems have concrete benefits for human society, these benefits are typically overlooked in decision-making.

Multiple stars, that is two or more stars composing a gravitationally bound system, are common in the universe.

This thesis applies data mining in commercial settings in the telecommunications industry.

This thesis explores different avenues to develop insurmountable antagonists for CC Chemokine Receptors, such as CCR1, CCR2 and CCR5.

Astronomical observations of cold regions in the universe show a rich inventory of ices. Part of these ices may end up on planets like our own, but in that journey they will be exposed to considerable amounts of radiation.