Op 18 september 2019 verdedigde Huw Llewellyn zijn proefschrift 'An Institutional Perspective on the United Nations Criminal Tribunals: Governance, Independence and Impartiality'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof.dr. N.M. Blokker en prof.dr. L.J. van den Herik.

The electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is an essential half-reaction for the utilization of hydrogen as a sustainable fuel, via the conversion of hydrogen to electrons and protons facilitated by the ORR. In the most common fuel cells, the ORR is requires high loadings of non-abundant platinum…

The overall objectives of my thesis are to investigate the dynamics of the sorghum root microbiome and to explore the beneficial effects of the root microbiome on sorghum growth and stress tolerance.

Of all the mass in our Universe, 80% is thought to consist of a hypothetical and invisible substance called dark matter (DM).

In this thesis new methodologies are developed for the detection and systematic study of radio sources in the early universe. This allows us to gain a deeper understanding of the formation and evolution of galaxies, the activity of supermassive black holes, and the final phase transition of our universe:…

Promotores: Prof.dr. W.J.G.M. Peijnenburg & Dr. M.G. Vijver

Promotor: G.J. Kramer Co-Promotor: E.G.M. Kleijn

It has now been well established that shocks and turbulent motions in the intra-cluster medium (ICM) generated through cluster mergers can produce large-scale synchrotron emission.

Promotores: Prof.dr. F. van Lunteren, Prof.dr. F.S. Gaastra

My PhD project studies how the temporally sequential Hox gene expression is regulated during head-tail patterning of the frog embryo.

What are the main factors associated with the stranding of the two seal species? What are the factors influencing the prevalence of disease in the two species? Which human-related factors influence the populations of the two seal species?

Development of GHG calculator for bio-electricity and heat.

Safety issues of the transport and storage of Chlorine, ammonia and LPG.

Pectin is a plant cell wall polysaccharide made of mainly D-galacturonic acid (GA) subunits. The potency of the filamentous fungus Aspergillus niger to naturally secrete high amounts of pectinases to degrade pectin has been utilized for the industrial production of pectinases.

Clinical development of drugs for central nervous system (CNS) disorders has been particularly challenging and still suffers from high attrition rates.

Marine sponges are important members of reef ecosystems, as they play ecological roles that are essential for the health of the reef.

How does the management of Elephant Marsh Fishery in Malawi relate to wider contexts of policies, theories and regions? And how can the current management system be adapted to achieve long-term sustainability of the fishery?

In order to gain a better insight into the basis of the rapid jasmonic acid (JA)-mediated stress response, an integrated approach using a targeted high-resolution mass spectrometry-based (HRMS) platform, was conducted to monitor the metabolism of JA using the model system of cell suspension cultures…

Promotor: Prof.dr. E.F. Smets, Co-Promotor: L.W. Chatrou

Phospholipase A/acyltransferase 3 (PLAAT3) and PLAAT4 are enzymes involved in the synthesis of bioactive lipids. Despite sequential and structural similarities, the two enzymes differ in activity and specificity.

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 focus of this thesis is how stars like our Sun and planets like Jupiter, Saturn, and Earth are formed.

When observing star-forming galaxies, we are not only seeing stellar light, but we also see how this interacts with galactic gas and dust. This thesis contains studies of the stellar, nebular and dust properties of low mass star-forming galaxies.

Promotors: Prof.dr. E. Bouwman, Prof.dr. E. Drent

Promotor: Prof.dr. K.H. Kuijken, Co-Promotor: H.Hoekstra

Novel entities may pose risks to humans and the environment. The small particle size and relatively large surface area of micro- and nanoparticles (MNPs) make them capable of adsorbing other novel entities, leading to the formation of aggregated contamination.

Promotores: Prof.dr. M. Franx, Prof.dr. P.G. van Dokkum (Yale University)

By growing in a soil plants change the biotic and abiotic properties of the soil in which they grow.

Promotor: E. Bouwman, Co-promotor: S. Bonnet

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

Detecting planets during their formation stages is crucial for understanding the history and diversity of fully developed planetary systems like our own. However, observing young planets directly is challenging because they are often deeply embedded within their host protoplanetary discs, rich in gas…

Van 11-13 december 2018 was Hans-Martien ten Napel uitgenodigd om deel te nemen aan een kleinschalig seminar over bovengenoemd onderwerp. Het seminar werd georganiseerd in het kader van het ‘Tradition Project’ van St. John’s University School of Law in New York, mede georganiseerd door Villanova School…

The main object of study in this thesis is an Arakelov inequalitywhich bounds the degree of an invertible subsheaf of the direct image ofthe pluricanonical relative sheaf of a semistable family of curves.

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

Cognitive enhancement is het gebruik van elke methode of techniek met als doel het verbeteren van cognitieve prestaties.

Met het SAPPAO-project willen we de voorspelling van geplande vluchten nauwkeuriger en betrouwbaarder maken. De volledige naam van het project is ‘A Systems Approach towards Data Mining and Prediction in Airlines Operations’.

In 2019 hebben het Europees Parlement en de Raad de Richtlijn Preventieve Herstructurering (2019/1023) aangenomen, die voorziet in minimale harmonisatie van onder andere preventieve herstructureringskaders (preventive restructuring frameworks, 'PRF'). Dit boek biedt verdiepende analyses van de implementatie…

Wat is de institutionele dynamiek van de goedkeuring van wetgeving inzake de interne markt?

What is vegetation structure and composition in SFM primary forest, secondary logged over forest (logging FSC certified and logging non certified) in comparison to primary forest? What is avian guild diversity in SFM primary forest, secondary logged over forest (logging FSC certified and logging non…

Promotor: P.D. Grünwald

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

Solute carrier (SLC) transporters are a large and diverse class of relatively understudied transmembrane proteins.

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).

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

Pulsars were first discovered in 1967 and since then the population has grown and expanded over several wavelengths.

This thesis aims to investigate the effect of tripartite interaction between microbial inoculants, the plant, and herbivore insects on the rhizosphere microbiome and volatilome. We investigated the rhizosphere microbiome and volatilome of tomato plants exposed to insect herbivory and/or inoculated with…

The research described in this thesis combines the latest insights in lysosomal function with lysosome centred cell signalling.

Promotores: Prof.dr. H.P. Spaink & Prof.dr. P.C.W. Hogendoorn Co-promotor: Dr. M.J.M. Schaaf

LCA has become an important method to study environmental impacts of human activities. Still, there are several methodological issues in LCA that can adversely affect the results reliability.