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Cool Little Kids is een onderzoeksproject ter preventie van angstproblemen bij verlegen en teruggetrokken kinderen van 3-6 jaar die extreem verlegen of angstig zijn.

In dit interdisciplinaire onderzoeksprogramma werken onderzoekers uit vijf verschillende disciplines met elkaar samen. Zij stellen zich hieronder (in het Engels) aan u voor.

The aim is to develop methods to assess environmental and occupational exposure to (individual) pesticides, to be applied in epidemiological studies investigating pesticide exposure and human health. Furthermore, we aim to investigate the potential association between exposure to pesticides and Parkinson’s…

What are the environmental trade-offs for SMEs considering moving from monoculture aquaculture practice towards IMTA? What are the environmental trade-offs comparing IMTA species with their conventional monoculture alternatives?

Een zorgvuldige reactie op een crisis of daad voorkomt dat er een angstcultuur ontstaat. Ook op die manier zijn we minder kwetsbaar zijn voor terrorisme.

Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is one of the main reasons for drug attrition during pre-clinical and clinical phases of drug development as well as for drug withdrawal post-marketing.

PNEC-pro is a user-friendly screening tool for professionals dealing with the assessment of surface water quality. The tool calculates local, watertype specific no-effect concentrations (PNEC) of copper, lead, nickel and zinc based on biotic ligand models (BLMs).

Promotor: W. Jiskoot, Co-promotor: A. Hawe

The progressive loss and degeneration of dopaminergic neurons is a major pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD). The onset and progression of PD can be triggered by multiple risk factors, for instance, genetic mutation, environmental exposure, and aging.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide.

In times of hardships or crisis, local people know how to deal with it using their resourcefulness. Although efforts are sometimes made by the government to help them, they are fully aware that community support is at least equally important.

Promotor: Prof.dr. J.A. Bouwstra, Co-promotor: A. El Ghalbzouri

The aim is to discover where differently shaped metal nanoparticles distributes in Danio rerio, linking the distribution with genomic responses and so come up with a Mode of Action.

Fungal infections pose a significant threat to individuals with compromised immune systems and despite advancements in diagnosis and treatment, they continue to jeopardize patient’s health.

Dissolving microneedles are a subgroup of microneedle types that completely dissolve within the skin. During this dissolving process the vaccine, stored in the needle matrix, is released into the skin.

The thesis describes terrestrial field trials aimed to detect side-effects of pesticides within the framework of pesticide registration procedures. Field trials were developed using vascular plants Brassica napus and Poa annua, caterpillars Pieris brassicae and effects on decomposition were studied…

Cardiovascular disease is a major global burden and atherosclerosis is the main underlying pathological process.

Promotor: Prof.dr. B. van de Water

Atherosclerosis is the main underlying pathology of cardiovascular disease. Atherosclerosis is caused by an immune response which is directed against (modified) lipoproteins which accumulate in the vessel wall.

In this PhD-thesis several new and existing data science application are described that are particularly focused on applications for tax administrations.

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Atherosclerosis is a progressive disease resulting in the formation of an arterial plaque. Despite lipid lowering, recurrent cardiovascular events remain a risk. While atherosclerosis is primarily lipid-driven, the immune system plays a critical role in the pathophysiology.

The rapidly increasing commercial application of metallic nanoparticles within products will inevitably enhance the amount of NPs being released into soil.

Prematurely born neonates require, amongst others, pharmaceutical therapy. Dosing guidelines for these therapies are often based on data from term born neonates or older infants, while these are not necessarily similar to prematurely born neonates.

Promotores: Prof.dr. J. A. Bouwstra, Prof.dr. W. Jiskoot

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…

Viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF) is a group of acute diseases caused by highly infectious viruses including Ebola, Lassa, Dengue viruses. Its high mortality rate poses high risk to public health, however, studies on VHF have been hampered due to the non-availability of proper models and incomplete knowledge…

This thesis investigates the contribution of quantum computers to machine learning, a field called Quantum Machine Learning. Quantum Machine Learning promises innovative perspectives and methods for solving complex problems in machine learning, leveraging the unique capabilities of quantum computers…

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A sustainable resource management is an essential aspect to satisfy the current human needs without compromising the needs of future generations.

Promotor: Prof.dr. H.J.M de Groot, Co-Promotor: A. Alia

Atherosclerosis is the most important underlying process that drives cardiovascular disease, and is characterized by an accumulation of cholesterol which triggers an inflammatory response in the vessel wall.

A management strategy has been developed for field margins to reduce pesticide drift to non-target areas and to promote biodiversity on arable land. To this end, 3 and 6 m wide strips along the edges of winter wheat, sugar beet and potato crops have been left unsprayed with herbicides and insecticides…

Het Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) biedt onderwijsprogramma’s aan op bachelor- en masterniveau. Tevens zijn er minoren, wordt er online onderwijs aangeboden en is er onderwijs voor professionals.

Jongeren nemen vaker risico dan kinderen en volwassenen. Dat komt doordat het beloningscentrum in hun hersenen veel actiever is als ze een beloning krijgen, ontdekte promovenda Barbara Braams. Daarnaast spelen persoonlijkheid, testosteron en sociale context een rol.

Of je nu de geschiedenis van het Midden-Oosten bestudeert of de actuele ontwikkelingen in de regio wilt volgen, kennis van de Turkse taal en cultuur is van grote waarde. In deze specialisatie, onderdeel van de bachelor Midden-Oostenstudies, ontwikkel je een goede spreek-, lees- en schrijfvaardigheid…

De Turkse onderzoeker Engin Kiliç ontdekte een vergeten genre uit de Turkse 20e eeuwse literatuur: de utopische roman. Zijn vondst betekent een grote verrijking van de Turkse culturele en politieke geschiedenis. Promotie op 11 juni.

Description of Biotic ligand models: making an inventory of available models & assessment of the variability of the predicted HC5 using the BLMs in different Dutch water types (2005 - 2007)

The Sundanese people, the largest ethnic group in West Java, have been using traditional medicine for a long time. Known as ubar kampung, Sundanese indigenous knowledge, beliefs and practices of traditional medicine are based on local people’s knowledge and use of Medicinal, Aromatic, and Cosmetic (MAC)…

A neurocognitive investigation of the development of social performance monitoring in youth growing up in stressful versus non-stressful environments

The aims of the project are to: further clarify 'inhibition by safety'; explore and describe all possible sagety factors, with a special focus on the primary human safety source: social connectedness; reviewing prolonged stress responses without stressors.

The research in this dissertation aims to optimise blood donation processes in the framework of the Dutch national blood bank Sanquin. The primary health risk for blood donors is iron deficiency, which is evaluated based on donors' hemoglobin and ferritin levels.

A recent study on reintroduced tigers in Panna Tiger Reserve in India reveals that risks from tigers increased more because of human behaviour and people's livestock husbandry practices.

Review of new technical decisionsupport systems in the environmental field, and application in water management decission processes.

Het Mathematisch Instituut is verantwoordelijk voor het onderzoek en onderwijs in de wiskunde en de statistiek aan de Universiteit Leiden.

Joanita Vroom, Universitair Hoofddocent aan de Faculteit Archeologie, heeft een DANS Klein DataProject (KDP) subsidie ontvangen voor haar project ‘Data Atlas van Byzantijnse en Osmaanse materiële cultuur - het archiveren van Middeleeuwse en Post-Middeleeuwse archeologische veldwerkgegevens uit het oostelijk…

In de Smaakstudio in het Wereldmuseum in Rotterdam bereidt archeologe Joanita Vroom gerechten uit middeleeuwse kookboeken. Wat vinden wij in deze tijd van de smaken van toen? NRC Handelsblad liep mee met Vroom.