The focus throughout this thesis will be on gathering fundamental studies of the detailed structure and composition of the electrode/electrolyte interface effect on the rate and mechanism of key electrocatalytic reactions.

Innovation plays an essential role in firms' competitiveness and long-term success. It varies from different types, ranging from run-of-the-mill innovation that brings incremental changes to existing technologies to radical innovation that breaks from existing trajectories.

Marian Klamer legt verdwijnende Austronesische en Papuatalen vast en werpt nieuw licht op de Indonesische geschiedenis.

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?

Promotor: Prof.dr. J. den Hertog

Dr. Marian Klamer, werkzaam binnen LIAS en LUCL, is een internationaal erkend expert op het gebied van de beschrijvende taalkunde. Vanuit haar specialisatie op het gebied van de Austronesische en Papua Taalkunde draagt zij bij aan bredere disciplinaire en interdisciplinaire ontwikkeling van de weten…

Cardiovascular diseases are still a major concern for the global health.

Lipid signaling is an essential biological event/process in a plethora of pathophysiological conditions. The underlying idea of this thesis is that many of the roles and the complex interplay of the individual signaling lipids in inflammatory processes and related conditions in health and disease is…

Sustainable energy from wind and solar is most readily available near the sea.

The expanding population and economic activity are driving up global energy consumption. Simultaneously, there is an urgent need to transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources to mitigate the climate crisis, primarily caused by fossil fuel combustion.

Lezing, Studium Generale

This thesis describes the design and synthesis of novel small molecules based on sulfur-containing heterocycles for the inhibition of glycosidases and glycosyltransferases related to Fabry and Pompe disease.

Promotores: H.A. Udo De Haes, P.M. Brakefield

Consequences for sediment stability and seston trapping

Streptomyces present a valuable platform for natural product discovery. Lugdunomycin is a novel angucycline-derived polyketide from Streptomyces sp QL37, with unprecedented skeleton and antimicrobial activity.

Ferritin is a spherical metalloprotein, capable of storing and releasing iron in a controllable way. It is composed of a protein shell of about 12 nm and within its cavity, iron is stored in a mineral form.

Acute cardiovascular clinical events such as myocardial infarction and cerebral stroke represent the major cause of death in Western societies. These pathologies are primarily resulting from atherosclerosis, a progressive condition characterized by the accumulation of lipids, immune cells, and fibrous…

Niet altijd werd in Japan Japans gesproken. Wetenschappers verbinden de komst van de taal naar Japan met de migratie van boeren rond 400 v. Christus. Taalkundige Elisabeth de Boer gaat met een ERC Starting Grant onderzoek doen naar de verdere verspreiding van de taal in Japan.

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To limit the effects of climate change, global average temperature since pre-industrial measurements are to be kept well below 2 °C preferably even at 1.5 °C.

In this thesis we use Josephson and noise scanning tunneling microscopy for the study of conventional, unconventional (iron-based) and disordered superconductors. On the one hand, Josephson scanning tunneling microscopy allows us to directly visualize the superfluid density with high spatial resolut…

Promotor: Prof.dr. C.U. Keller

Promotor: E. Gittenberger, Co-promotores: B.W. Hoeksema; L.P. van Ofwegen

Op 1 februari 2018 verdedigde Nathalie-Sharon Koster haar proefschrift getiteld ‘Crime victims and the police’. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof. dr. J.P. van der Leun en dr. mr. M.J.J. Kunst.

De masteropleiding Health, Ageing and Society bereid studenten voor op een betekenisvolle rol in het verbeteren van de kwaliteit van leven van ouderen, en de kwaliteit en organisatie van de zorg voor een verouderende samenleving. Onze studenten voelen zich sterk betrokken bij maatschappelijke vraagstukken…

Promotor: M.A.G.J. Orrit

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

Because thin systems can deform along the thickness with relative ease, the interplay between surface mechanics and geometry plays a fundamental role in sculpting their three-dimensional shape.

Metal complexes and 2D materials like graphene were combined to produce structures that can function as sensors.

Op 19 mei 2020 verdedigde Xuechan Ma haar proefschrift 'Moving towards Coexistence and Cooperation: The Spratly Islands and International Law'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor prof.dr. N.J. Schrijver.

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Houden en fokken van proefdieren voor onderzoeks- en onderwijsdoeleinden.

Exploring the Meanings of Lands and Forests as an Avenue for Mutual Development of People and Nature in Ghana

Onderzoeksgroepen in het Biological & Soft Matter onderzoeksprogramma ontrafelen de mechanismen in biologische processen en ontwikkelen nieuwe zachte materialen die geïnspireerd zijn door de natuur.

The thesis describes experimental steps towards reduction of friction on the macroscopic scale by scenarios of thermo- and superlubricity well-known on the nanoscale.

The Economics and Governance specialisation of the Master in Public Administration teaches you to formulate problem-solving approaches to concrete policy issues found at the intersection between economics and public administration. This specialisation is a unique joint offering of the Department of…

Promotor: C.J. ten Cate

Promotores: Prof.dr. H.S. Overkleeft, Prof.dr. G.A. van der Marel

At the moment, over 350.000 chemicals are registered worldwide for production and use. Their application, however, may harm human health and the environment.

Creating information portals for support of European environmental policy.

Huub de Groot

Dr. Eduard Fosch-Villaronga, post-doc onderzoeker (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action beurs) bij eLaw, heeft een boek gepubliceerd over de integratie van robotsystemen en kunstmatige intelligentie in de zorg.

How and to what extent the historic house (re-)constructs identity through image-making in China.

Natural resources often stretch across borders that separate modern nation states. This can create conflict and limit opportunities for regulated consumption of their goods and services, but also provide opportunities for joint multinational efforts that exceed single country capabilities.

Latent variable modeling of students' solution strategies and performance

What is the best way to combine the environmental and economic data and how can we create an operational system to do so, thereby supporting the delivery of data to the Data centres on Products and Resources?

The interest of this thesis lies in spin transport in normal metals and superconducting half-metallic junctions.

The applications of studying the early development of insects range from agriculture to material science.

De specialisatie Public Management and Leadership legt de nadruk op hoe het gedrag van cruciale actoren – politici, topambtenaren, uitvoerende professionals en burgers – essentieel is voor het begrijpen en verbeteren van publiek bestuur. Deze specialisatie combineert bestuurskunde met psychologie, bedrijfsmanagement…