1,889 zoekresultaten voor “knight in the order of the dutch lion” in de Publieke website
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The advantages and disadvantages of bioorthogonal proteins
This thesis describes the use of bioorthogonal proteins in immunological settings. It provides an introduction towards the field of protein modification, which was used throughout the thesis for the expression of proteins containing unnatural amino acids.
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Identifying the origins of galaxy formation
This thesis investigates how galaxies form and what diversifies the evolutionary histories of galaxies.
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Interstellar Catalysts and the PAH universe
Organic molecules in interstellar space are important as they influence the structure of galaxies and star formations. Studying catalytic processes in space allows us to understand how molecular species are formed and chemically evolved in the interstellar medium and solar system objects.
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Logarithmic approach to the double ramification cycle
This thesis discusses several questions regarding the double ramification cycle as a Chow class on the moduli space of stable n-pointed genus g curves using tools from so-called logarithmic geometry.
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The alignment of galaxies across all scales
Galaxy intrinsic alignments induce a major astrophysical contamination to weak gravitational lensing measurements and need to be modelled and mitigated when extracting cosmological information from such measurements.
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On the geometry of fracture and frustration
Promotor: Prof.dr. M.L. van Hecke, Co-Promotor: V. Vitelli
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The heart of oxygenic photosynthesis illuminated
Promotor: Prof.dr. H.J.M de Groot, Co-Promotor: A. Alia
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Photosynthetic light reactions at the gold interface
Promotor: T.J. Aartsma, Co-promotor: R.N. Frese
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Algorithms for the description of molecular sequences
Promotor: J.N. Kok, P.E. Slagboom Co-promotor: J.F.J. Laros
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Gravitational waves through the cosmic web
The first direct detection of gravitational waves opened the possibility of mapping the Universe via this new and independent messenger.
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Histone-DNA assemblies in archaea. Shaping the genome on the edge of life
All life on earth contains DNA, which is used to store biological information. Organisms compact their DNA in order for it to fit inside their cell(s).
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Radio galaxies near the epoch of reionisation
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.
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Isotopes and the characterization of extrasolar planets
Diverse types of exoplanets such as gas giants on close-in orbits (hot Jupiters) and young massive giants on wide orbits (super Jupiters), with no analogs in the Solar System, pose challenges but also opportunities to our understanding of planet formation and evolution.
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Random walks and the contact process
Promotores: W. Th. F. den Hollander, M.O. Heydenreich
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PUMA (Prospecting the Urban Mines of Amsterdam)
PUMA aims at composing a geological map of the urban mine of Amsterdam for a selection of metals. Where are main deposits of copper, iron and aluminium located, when will they become available for secondary production, in what state and shape are they?
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Unveiling the nature of giant radio galaxies
The thesis deals with the study of giant radio galaxies (GRGs), which are radio galaxies of megaparsec sizes.
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On the computation of norm residue symbols
An algorithm is discussed to compute the exponential representation of principal units in a finite extension field F of the p-adic rationals.
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Foam rheology near the jamming transition
Promotor: Prof.dr. M.L. van Heck, Co-Promotor: B.P. Tighe
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Understanding the Heterogeneity of Corporate Entrepreneurship Programs
In today's volatile market environments, companies must be able to continuously innovate. In this context, innovation does not only refer to the development of new products or business models but often also affects the entire organization, which has to transform its structures, processes, and ways of…
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Tracing the evolution of protoplanetary disks
Promotores: Prof.dr. A.G.G.M. Tielens, Prof.dr. L.B.F.M. Waters (UvA), Prof.dr. C. Dominik (UvA)
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The Infrared Spectrum of Massive Protostars
We have conducted a full spectral line survey of the 3-13 micron region of two massive protostars, AFGL 2591 and AFGL 2136, for the first time at high spectral resolution.
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Longo, The Politics of Borders
Political scientist Matthew Longo (Leiden University) takes a detailed look at the evolution of border security in the United States after 9/11. Far from the walls and fences that dominate the news, he reveals borders to be thick, multi-faceted and binational institutions that have evolved greatly in…
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The Many Faces Of Online Learning
In this dissertation several settings in the Online Learning framework are studied. The first chapter serves as an introduction to the relevant settings in Online Learning and in the subsequent chapters new results and insights are given for both full-information and bandit information settings.
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The puzzle of protoplanetary disk masses
My work focuses on a class of astronomical objects called protoplanetary disks.
- Thesis Lab: "The Source Course" (3 ECTS)
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Online Course The Great Sustainability Transition
In this course, you will learn about sustainability and staying with the environmental boundaries of our planet. You will gain an understanding of the effects of growing affluence and population growth, the key challenges we are facing, and ways to influence your direct environment.
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On the optimization of imaging pipelines
In this thesis, topics relating to the optimization of high-throughput pipelines used for imaging are discussed. In particular, different levels of implementation, i.e., conceptual, software, and hardware, are discussed and the thesis outlines how advances on each level need to be made to make gains…
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Verdun, How the European Union is Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis
De coronacrisis vraagt om een grensoverschrijdende aanpak en samenwerking tussen landen. De Europese Unie, echter, speelde tot dusverre geen sleutelrol. Politicoloog Amy Verdun (Universiteit Leiden) legt uit waarom.
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The persistence of space: formalizing the polysemy of spatial relations in functional elements
Op 20 juni promoveert Camil Staps. Het Leiden University Centre for Linguistics feliciteert Camil!
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large carnivores like tigers survive in multiple use forests? A study in the buffer zone of Panna Tiger Reserve, India.
Welke factoren (mens-dimensie en carnivoor-gerelateerd) zijn bepalend voor de menselijke tolerantie ten opzichte van grote carnivoren en voor de overlevingskansen van grote carnivoren in bossen met meervoudig gebruik?
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Vote for Discoverer of the Year 2017
Suzan Verberne is nominated by the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) to be granted the C.J. Kok Public Award, also known as the award for the ‘Discoverer of the Year’.
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The good? The bad? The mutant! Characterization of cancer-related somatic mutations and identification of a selectivity hotspot in adenosine
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), one of the largest families of membrane proteins, are responsive to a diverse set of physiological endogenous ligands including hormones and neurotransmitters.
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Pulling the Brakes on Political Violence: How Internal Brakes Limited Violent Escalation from the Provisional IRA
Onder welke omstandigheden beperken paramilitaire groepen hun gebruik van politiek geweld? Dit artikel onderzoekt het gebruik hiervan door de PIRA.
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Offering the Carrot and Hiding the Stick? Conceptualizing Credibility in UN Peacekeeping
In dit artikel bespreekt Vanessa Newby, universitair docent bij het Instituut Security and Global Affairs, geloofwaardigheid in vredesoperaties. Het artikel betoogt dat geloofwaardigheid in vredesoperaties moet worden opgebouwd met het oog op zowel afschrikking als samenwerking.
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Temminck's Order. Debates on Zoological Classification: 1800-1850
“Temminck’s Order” is the scientific biography of Coenraad Jacob Temminck (1778–1850), a Dutch naturalist and the first director of ’s Rijks Museum van Natuurlijke Historie in Leiden.
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Engaging students in the study of physics: An investigation of physics teachers' belief systems about teaching and learning physics
Dit proefschrift omvat vier deelstudies naar de inhoud en structuur van de opvattingssystemen van natuurkundedocenten over het leren en onderwijzen van natuurkunde in het voortgezet onderwijs (VO) in Nederland.
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Internationaal boekproject Scarcity and the State
Onder de gezamenlijke titel ‘Scarcity and the State’ verschenen onlangs twee Engelstalige boeken over de verdeling van schaarse publieke rechten (Intersentia 2016). Paul Adriaanse (UL), Frank van Ommeren (VU), Willemien den Ouden (UL) en Johan Wolswinkel (Tilburg University) voerden de redactie. Aan…
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Ecology of the Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis Rüppell 1835) in a changing landscape: Human carnivore interactions in Afroalpine ecosystems of
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.
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On the Galois closure of commutative algebras
Promotores: H.W. Lenstra, B. Erez, Co-promotor: L. Taelman
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Too controversial for the court?
De invloed van politiek gevoelige zaken op publiek vertrouwen in rechters
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The Open Society and Its Animals
Op 10 oktober 2019 verdedigde Janneke Vink haar proefschrift 'The Open Society and Its Animals'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor prof.dr. P.B. Cliteur.
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The Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration
The Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration biedt een complete verkenning van de prominente thema's, gebeurtenissen en theoretische onderbouwingen van de verplaatsingen van menselijke bevolkingsgroepen van de prehistorie tot heden.
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Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS)
Het Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS) onderzoekt beeldende kunsten, design, film, fotografie, digitale media en literatuur in de westerse wereld.
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The Sand Motor - Building with Nature to optimise coastal protection and other ecosystem services
How can mega sand nourishments, such as the Sand Motor, be designed and managed for optimal ecosystem services provision ?
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To Research or Not To Research in the Post-disciplinary Academy?
De Interdisciplinaire Onderzoeksgroep ACPA/KABK/KC geeft op zaterdag 16 oktober een performatieve lezing tijdens het congres ‘X-Disciplinarity in Artistic Research and Related Matters’, georganiseerd door de Vilnius Academie van de Beeldende Kunsten in Litouwen.
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‘The Eurasian Question’: The postcolonial dilemmas of three colonial mixed-ancestry groups compared
Waarom kozen sommige Euraziërs ervoor in de voormalige kolonie te blijven, terwijl anderen naar de metropool of een ander land vertrokken?
- Ontwikkelingspsychologie: The Marshmallow test & Nature vs Nurture
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Course: Introduction to the Archaeology of the Book
The Summer School History of the Book, organized by the Allard Pierson Museum, introduces a new course in English: Introduction to the Archaeology of the Book, taught by Prof. Malcolm Walsby (2-6 September 2024).
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Two PhD candidates (1.0 fte) for the NWO project "Boom to Dust"
Afrika-Studiecentrum Leiden
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Tuning in to the feedback bassline: revealing the operation of AGNs in galaxy clusters with high-resolution radio observations
Following the Big Bang, structure in the Universe started collapsing under the force of gravity. This resulted in the formation of the first stars, galaxies and clusters of galaxies.