Striga hermonthica, commonly known as witchweed, infests major cereal crops in Sub-Saharan Africa causing severe yield losses and threatening the livelihood of millions of resource poor farmers.

In this dissertation iron-based homogeneous catalysts were synthesized, characterized and investigated for water oxidation activity.

The focus of the described research in this thesis is on the oxidative stress response (Nrf2 pathway). The aim of the research presented in this thesis is to obtain more information concerning microRNAs which are involved in the Nrf2 pathway, to determine and evaluate the application of microRNAs for…

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

Bacteria have the ability to alter their morphology in order to adapt to changing environments.

The origin and evolution of galaxies are closely tied to the cyclic feedback processes between stars and the interstellar medium (ISM).

This thesis combines field and laboratory studies to address some of the most pressing questions in the field of microplastic research.

Promotor: Prof.dr. B. van de Water, Co-promotores: L.T.M. van der Ven, A.S. Kienhuis

Why do black holes emit thermal radiation? And how does a closed quantum system thermalize?

Even though more than 4000 extra-solar planets are known today, only a small fraction of these has been captured in an image. To better understand the planet formation mechanisms in solar-like environments we started the Young Suns Exoplanet Survey (YSES).

Biopolymer sequencing with graphene edge-based tunnel junctions has the potential to overcome current limitations with the third generation of sequencing based on biological nanopores.

Arithmetic geometry concerns the number-theoretic properties of geometric objects defined by polynomials. Mathematicians are interested in the rational solutions to these geometric objects.

Promotor: Prof.dr. J. Kuiper

This dissertation is part of a broader research project that revolves around unraveling the evolution of balanced lethal systems.

Promotor: G. van Dijk

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Glycosidases are important enzymes in the turnover of polysaccharides and glycoconjugates, and are involved in a range of human pathologies including genetic disorders such as Gaucher and Pompe disease, but also in various cancers.

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…

Promotor: Prof.dr.ir. E. Deprettere

Dr. Joris Larik, universitair docent vergelijkend, EU- en internationaal recht bij LUC The Hague, is coauteur van het rapport 'UN 2.0: Ten Innovations for Global Governance 75 Years beyond San Francisco'.

In this thesis, we have studied cell images from two types of cells, including pollen grains and the immune cells, neutrophils. These images are captured using a bright field microscope and a confocal microscope.

Op 7 september verdedigde Francesc Claret Traid het proefschrift 'On the nature of the right to resist: a rights-based theory of the ius resistendi in liberal democracies'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door Afshin Ellian en Gelijn Molier.

Langetermijnontwikkelingen, zoals het verouderen van de bevolking, de toename in de gemiddelde levensverwachting en de gevolgen van de recente financiële crisis, hebben bijgedragen aan de discussie rondom de houdbaarheid van het pensioenstelsel.

Op 12 februari promoveert Cid Swanenvleugel. Het Leiden University Centre for Linguistics feliciteert Cid!

Op 31 januari 2018 verdedigde Vestert Borger zijn proefschrift getiteld ‘The Transformation of the Euro: Law, Contract, Solidarity’. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door professor Stefaan Van den Bogaert (promotor) en dr. Jorrit Rijpma (co-promotor).

Promotie

The researchers examine the Council of the European Union's voting behaviour between 2010 and 2021 and the impact of different independent variables.

Lezing, Lezingenreeks Vergelijkende Indo-Europese Taalwetenschap (CIEL)

Cancer is considered the silent pandemic of the 21st century and the second leading cause of death worldwide.

Promotor: Prof.dr. A. Achucarro

This thesis describes the use of an activity-based proteomics method to study the endocannabinoid system.

Promotor: Prof.dr. E. Bouwman

Advanced sensing techniques require graphene with high quality and well-controlled surface chemistry.

Solar energy is used by photosynthetic organisms to drive energy required cellular processes. Is absorbed by two groups of pigments, located in the LHCs.

Promotor: E.F. Smets Co-promotor: J. Geml

Al jaren hét standaardwerk over politiek en openbaar bestuur in Nederland. Volledig, diepgaand en up-to-date.

During the course of drug discovery translational steps are made.

Actinobacteria are Gram-positive bacteria that have a complex multicellular life cycle and are well known for their ability to produce a wide range of bioactive natural products (NPs).

This study has been carried out in the community of Sukamiskin, a kelurahan (‘village’) in Bandung, the Capital of West Java Province, located in the Sunda Region of Indonesia.

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.P. Abrahams, Co-Promotor: N.S. Pannu

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

Promotores: G. Persoon, R. Schefold

Humanity stands at a pivotal juncture, facing the dual challenge of environmental sustainability and rapid population growth, projected to exceed 11 billion by century’s end.

Plant architecture has distinct forms in different plant species, but also within a species the finalarchitecture of a plant is determined by its gradual development and changes therein induced by environmental conditions during the plant’s life cycle.

Elk jaar nodigt het Netherlands Institute of Governance (NIG, de Nederlands-Vlaamse onderzoeksschool voor Bestuurskunde en Politicologie) promovendi van alle universiteiten in Nederland en Vlaanderen uit om hun promotor(en) voor te dragen voor de NIG Supervisor of the Year Award. De reden voor de award…

The largest genus within the Phyllanthaceae family is a group called Phyllanthus L. Recent studies have shown, that Phyllanthus is paraphyletic with the genera Glochidion, Breynia and Synostemon nested within it.

Het Antoni van Leeuwenhoek/Nederlands Kanker Instituut, het Leids Instituut voor de Chemie en het Pivot Park Screening Centre gaan kennis en infrastructuur delen in het Cancer Drug Discovery Initiative. Vrijdag 11 oktober tekenden ze een letter of intent.

Hot astrophysical plasma is ubiquitous in the Universe, from comets in our Solar system to the largest scale structures -- the cosmic web filaments. These hot plasmas, with the temperature of a few millions of degrees, are often observed in the X-ray wavelength range.

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

In dit artikel gaan Joris Larik en Richard Ponzio in op het belang van de Summit of the Future om multilaterale samenwerking een nieuw leven in te blazen en te versterken in een tijdperk van toenemende concurrentie tussen de grootmachten.