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What are trait-trait relationships in wetlands? To what extent the so-called leaf economics traits deviate from terrestrial ecosystems? How traits specific to wetland plant relate to plant strategies? What’s the relationship between wetland plant traits to the ecosystem functioning (e.g. productivity,…

Material outflows from industrial economies.

De Zuid-Afrikaanse hoogleraar Lungisile Ntsebeza zal op vrijdag 7 februari een eredoctoraat ontvangen tijdens de dies natalis van de Universiteit Leiden. Ntsebeza is onder meer een autoriteit op het gebied van democratisering van het Zuid-Afrikaanse platteland en armoedebestrijding.

Promotie

Meerdere Europese landen zijn begonnen met het evacueren van hun burgers en een militaire interventie van omringende landen dreigt: de situatie in Niger verslechtert met de minuut. Een militaire staatsgreep heeft het land in wanorde gestort, wanorde die mede mogelijk gemaakt wordt door sociale media…

Dit project combineert en heroverweegt al het beschikbare bewijsmateriaal van het Scheurrak SO1 en gebruikt nieuwe archiefdatabases en moderne archeologische technieken om nieuw licht te werpen op de Baltische graanhandel en de Hollandse scheepsbouwindustrie rond de eeuwwisseling.

This thesis covers several aspects of quantum algorithms for near-term quantum computers and its applications to quantum chemistry and material science.

We analyse the link between media consumption and the attitudes toward people living with HIV/AIDS in Chile. We used data from a sample of 1000 people, obtained in the 2011 wave of the World Values Survey (WVS). We use a logistic binary regression model by maximum likelihood. Our results suggest that…

Promotor: A. Achúcarro, Co-Promotor: G.A. Palma

Promotor: Prof.dr. H.J.M. de Groot, Co-promotor: Francesco Buda

Hoe heeft migratie de Ierse en Italiaanse samenleving sinds 1945 beïnvloed?

EXIOBASE is a global, detailed Multi-regional Environmentally Extended Supply and Use / Input Output (MR EE SUT/IOT) database. It was developed by harmonizing and detailing SUT for a large number of countries, estimating emissions and resource extractions by industry, linking the country EE SUT via…

The studies in this thesis are focused on the physical effects in the flat band materials. The results contain the discovery of strong enhancement of RKKY spin-spin interactions with specific geometric arrangement and dynamical generation of excitonic order parameter with high magnitude.

Promotor: G.R. de Snoo, Co-promotores: M.G. Vijver, J.P.M. Vink

D1.2 reports on the findings of an analysis of framework conditions relevant in the context of the data economy from a legal, a socio-economic and a technological perspective. The analysis is a key foundation for the creation of an initial, heuristic model of the European data economy. The deliverable…

The research described in this Thesis was aimed at designing and synthesizing nature-inspired compounds as part of TB vaccine discovery.

Promotor: S.J. Edixhoven, Co-promotor: K.J. Batenburg

Make more fluid: In condensed matter systems, electrons can acquire unusual properties from their interaction with the atomic lattice.

Effectiveness and Side-effects.

The first direct detection of gravitational waves opened the possibility of mapping the Universe via this new and independent messenger.

This thesis mainly focuses on multimodal understanding and Visual Question Answering (VQA) via deep learning methods. For technical contributions, this thesis first focuses on improving multimodal fusion schemes via multi-stage vision-language interactions.

This thesis examines silicon pore optics (SPO), a technology that exploits silicon wafers from the semiconductor industry to create extremely high quality X-ray optics, by studying its manufacturing process, applications, and prospects.

The Low Frequency Array enables studies of low-frequency carbon radio recombination lines with unprecedented sensitivity, spectral and spatial resolution.

The work in this thesis demonstrates how to obtain an atomic-scale picture of a diverse set of complex surface structures observed using STM, under disparate conditions.

Promotor: A. Doelman, Co-promotores: P.J.A. van Heijster; A. Zagaris

Publicaties die voortkomen uit het AFITE-project

The aim of this thesis is to present novel techniques for proving cryptographic schemes secure against quantum adversaries. Most results are within the context of an idealized model called the ‘quantum random-oracle model’.

This thesis is about cosmological inflation and its relation to observations.

Promotor: G.R. de Snoo Co-promotor: C.J.M. Musters

The emergence of complex diseases resulting from abnormal cell-cell signaling and the spread of infectious diseases caused by pathogens are significant threats to humanity. Unraveling the dynamic mechanisms underlying cell-cell signaling and infectious disease spreading is crucial for effective disease…

In this work the reconstruction of a tau neutrino signal in the KM3NeT detector is discussed.

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

Transport inspectorates are looking for novel methods to identify dangerous behavior, ultimately to reduce risks associated to the movements of people and goods. We explore a data-driven approach to arrive at smart inspections of vehicles.

Promotors: Prof.dr. J. Zaanen, Prof.dr.ir. H. Hilgenkamp

CT scanning of skeletal remains can tell us about how strong or weak a persons bones were and we can relate that back to diet, activity, and reproductive factors.

Indonesia is experiencing various environmental challenges related to its fast economic growth. Therefore, it is necessary to have measurable and applicable indicators to obtain accurate data and information regarding the costs of adverse environmental impacts arising from economic activities to support…

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.N. Kok, Co-promotor: F.J. Verbeek

Promotores: S.J. Edixhoven, F. Andreatta

Promotor: P. Stevenhagen, Co-promotor: R.M. van Luijk

Promotores: Prof.dr. D. Bouwmeester, Prof.dr. A. Fiore (TU Eindhoven)

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.P. Abrahams

Wat is een vluchteling? Een vraag die makkelijk te beantwoorden lijkt, maar dat niet is, concludeert Catherina Wilson. Zij deed 7 jaar lang onderzoek in de Democratische Republiek Congo bij de Ubangi rivier naar vluchtelingen uit de Centraal Afrikaanse Republiek. Uit het onderzoek komt naar voren dat…

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World history is often framed in terms of flows of people and migration: humans coming ‘out of Africa’, the spread of farmers in the Holocene, Phoenician and Greek diasporas over the ancient Mediterranean, the colonization of the world by Europeans from the 16th century onwards. Together with his Exeter…

Afgelopen week publiceerde de Volkskrant de reportage 'Rond de bloedgoudmijnen van Burkina Faso heerst de angst voor terreur'. In deze reportage beschrijft Carlijne Vos hoe Burkina Faso in rap tempo destabiliseert. De lucratieve goudmijnen zijn het hoofdpodium van islamitische en etnische strijdgroepen.…