Promotor: C.J. ten Cate, Co-promotor: H.W. Slabbekoorn

Anthropogenic noise has been shown to affect marine animals in various ways, this may have fitness consequences at individual and population level. This thesis aims to increase insight into the quantification of sound-induced behavioural responses that are relevant to fitness, and into factors that…

We developed the bitterling as a unique, well-studied model organism in the area of the evolutionary ecology of brood parasitism. The bitterling-mussel relationship, interspecific mussel host preference, and mussel gill structure are studied in detail, to help understand the developmental adaptation…

By training with virtual opponents known as computer generated forces (CGFs), trainee fighter pilots can build the experience necessary for air combat operations, at a fraction of the cost of training with real aircraft.

Promotor: S.M. Verduyn Lunel

Promotores: Prof.dr. M.K. Richardson, Prof.dr. H.P. Spaink. Co-promotor: C.P. Bagowski

Politicologen Tom Louwerse, Simon Otjes en Cynthia van Vonno introduceren hun Dutch Parliamentary Behaviour Dataset, waarin zij het stemgedrag in de Tweede Kamer sinds 1945 beschikbaar maken voor onderzoek.

Anthropogenic noise negatively affects wildlife in a wide range of taxonomic groups.

Does knowledge of environmental performance change farmer's behaviour?

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The effects of anthropogenic noise on interactions between predators and their prey are still little understood.

Het Solar Fish-project van hoogleraar biofysische organische chemie Huub de Groot, krijgt een plaats in het Llowlab op popfestival Lowlands.

Do selenium nanoparticles in fish food cause subtle alterations in behavior of fish: effect of particles size and concentration?

In this thesis, two potential therapeutic targets for diabetic nephropathy were dentified and investigated. First, we show that glomerular clusterin is upregulated in diabetic nephropathy and demonstrated that recombinant clusterin protein can protect the podocytes against oxidative stress in vitro.…

Promotores: Prof.dr. G.A. Persoon & Prof. dr. H.H. de Iongh

Promotor: B. van de Water, Co-promotor: E.H.J. Danen

Van 5 - 7 november vindt The Hague Programme for Cyber Norms plaats in Het Spaansche Hof in Den Haag. Het thema dit jaar is Gedrag in cyberspace: nieuwe horizonnen.

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The work described in this dissertation contributes to a better mechanistic understanding of nanoparticles in vivo. To achieve that goal, we used the zebrafish as a highly predictive pre-screening model of nanoparticles.

In the thesis the dynamics of strategies is studied from two perspectives.In the first part of the thesis strategies are considered to be opinions present in a community.

In this thesis, I study 1) metabolic alterations in tuberculosis related to wasting syndrome in human patients as well as in rodent and fish animal models. 2) effects of the mutation of the leptin gene on cachexia and diabetes in rodent and zebrafish animal models.

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Je promotieonderzoek uitleggen aan anderen kan best lastig zijn, zeker zonder te praten! Promovendus Annebelle Kok van het Instituut voor Biologie Leiden stond in de finale van de ‘Dance Your PhD’-wedstrijd van wetenschappelijk tijdschrift Science. ‘Je moet je eigen onderzoek goed begrijpen, wil je…

Gold nanoparticles show surprisingly strong interactions with light in the visible range, which can be divided into scattering, absorption, and photoluminescence.

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?

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Does the presence of Ring-necked parakeets negatively influence feeding and feeding behaviour of native bird species on artificial bird feeders and if so, what are possible solutions?

Creating a framework to assess the sustainability of fish farms which will set sustainability standards and give consumers information about the the sustainability and safety of their seafood.

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In this thesis, we have studied the potential of the zebrafish larval model in studying the ECS, as a complementary model to the existing rodent models.

The aim of this thesis is to study cell-cell interactions and the development of an assay to explore and quantify the exchange of membrane compounds.

In this thesis, time-lapse fluorescent microscopy plays a pivotal role in investigating functional materials within living cells as well as the migratory behaviour of neural progenitor cells.

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

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Wetlands provide many ecosystem goods and services which include fish production. The sustainability of small-scale fisheries (SSF) has received considerable attention in recent years because fish is one of the major sources of animal protein to a considerable fraction of the global population which…

This study’s main aim is to test whether children’s learning behaviour explains why they do not benefit from a literate environment.

Promotor: Prof.dr. H.L.V. Linnartz

The main focus of this thesis is the behaviour of two-dimensional materials, namely (anti)-ferromagnetic materials in the first two chapters, which show topological phases, and energetic square ice in the third and fourth chapter.

The subject of this thesis, ‘Approach to Markov Operators on Spaces of Measures by Means of Equicontinuity’, combines an analytical and probabilistic approach to Markov operators.

We consider the propagation of electrical signals through nerve fibres.

Populistische oppositiepartijen houden zich niet zoveel bezig met het opstellen van beleid en wetgeving; zij zijn eerder gericht op het volgen en bekritiseren van de regering.

Waarom houden veel mensen geheim op wie ze stemmen? Op Linda.nl geeft universitair docent Anne Heyer antwoord op die vraag.

Nederlandse kamerleden worden vooral gemotiveerd door hun directe werkomgeving: de parlementaire en partij-instituties en de daar geldende normen.

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

Het Instituut Politieke Wetenschap heeft een zeer divers onderzoeksprogramma. Dit programma dient twee doelen: het bevorderen van de eenheid van het Instituut als een intellectuele gemeenschap van sociale wetenschappers en politicologen en om collega’s met overlappende interessegebieden in staat te…

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

How can we develop and further improve life cycle impact assessment methods, characterisation factors and normalisation factors?

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This thesis covers various applications of topology in condensed matter physics and quantum information.