The field of exoplanet research is rapidly advancing through the development of new technology, observing techniques, and post-processing methods.

Promotor: Prof.dr. H.W. Lenstra

Promotor: F.P. Israel, Co-Promoter: R. Meijerink

Promotor: J.M. van Ruitenbeek, Co-Promotor: S.J. van der Molen

The focus of the described research in this thesis is on the oxidative stress response (Nrf2 pathway). The aim of the research presented in this thesis is to obtain more information concerning microRNAs which are involved in the Nrf2 pathway, to determine and evaluate the application of microRNAs for…

This thesis deals with properties of Jacobians of genus two curves that cover elliptic curves.

Promotor: Prof.dr. W.Th.F. den Hollander, Co-promotor: R. Fernandez.

This thesis investigates the application of deep learning techniques in image analysis across various domains, focusing on four main themes: feature extraction, classification, segmentation, and integration, demonstrating the transformative potential of these technologies.

This thesis focuses on the X-ray spectral analysis of merging galaxy clusters and the plasma code development for future high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy observations.

Promotor: Prof.dr. A. Achucarro

The last decades it is increasingly recognized that acute as well as chronic postoperative pain is an important problem. Treatment and prevention of postoperative pain is a challenge, especially in special patient populations where there is only limited guidance on how to optimally use opioids.

The ultimate goal of cosmologists is to find a cosmological model able to explain the current observational data.

Promotor: H.W. Lenstra

One of the main challenges in the development of an effective anti-cancer vaccine is the generation of an adequate and directed cellular immune response.

Promotor: R. Cramer

More than 5,000 exoplanets have been found over the past couple of decades. These exoplanets show a tremendous diversity, ranging from scorching hot Jupiters, common super-Earths, to widely separated super-Jupiters on the planet/brown dwarf boundary.

Promotor: M.L. van Hecke

This dissertation consists of two parts, each of which considers a different research area related to random interval maps. In the first part we are interested in random interval maps that are critically intermittent.

In the first part of this thesis we study the geometry of folding patterns.

This dissertation advances automated negotiation by developing agents that can learn and adapt across diverse negotiation settings through three increasingly sophisticated approaches: automated algorithm configuration, portfolio-based strategy selection, and end-to-end reinforcement learning with graph…

Salicylic acid (SA) is a plant hormone, which is involved in the defense responses to pathogens and to abiotic stress, and in the regulation of plant growth and development.

Op 21 oktober 2021 verdedigde Frederik Behre het proefschrift 'A European Ministry of Finance?'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotor prof.dr. S.C.G. Van den Bogaert.

Drug development critically depends on preclinical models that mimic human physiology, yet traditional two-dimensional cultures and animal models often lack predictive power.

In the early universe, the dynamics of the Higgs field can give rise to many interesting phenomena.

De oorlog in Oekraïne duurt nu vier jaar en de wijze van oorlogvoeren verandert razendsnel. Drones, digitale afweer en geïmproviseerde oplossingen bepalen het slagveld. Nederlandse en Oekraïense experts duidden op een symposium de situatie aan het front. Wat zijn de lessen?

The main aim of this project is to reveal and unravel the invisible histories of the UN, transcending the dominant Western perspective to recover the historical agency of Global South actors. The research will investigate how the UN has both facilitated and limited their role in shaping global order…

Subproject of the ERC project 'Challenging the Liberal World Order from Within: The Invisible History of the United Nations and the Global South'.

Studievoorlichting, Student for a Day

Studievoorlichting, Student for a Day

Een verhaal van Twee Mosuls, De wederopstand van de Irakese strijdkrachten en de militaire nederlaag van ISIS. In dit artikel, gepubliceerd in het Journal of Strategic Studies, bespreken de auteurs Maarten Broekhof, Martijn Kitzen en Frans Osinga de militaire aanpassing door de Iraakse strijdkrachten…

Lezing, Tuesday Talk

Van levensredders tot moderne Frankensteins. De klassieke vraag hoe ver wetenschappers mogen gaan komt telkens terug op 'toekomstcongres' Brave New World op 2 en 3 november. Wetenschappers en kunstenaars presenteren hun gedroomde technologieën en debatteren waar de grens moet liggen.

In this dissertation, matching, entropy, holes and expansions come together. The first chapter is an introduction to ergodic theory and dynamical systems.

Dynamical systems describe the evolution of objects in a space over time and may be used to model physical phenomena. Due to this, much research is dedicated to understanding the mathematics of dynamical systems.

Promotor: Prof.dr. M. Schilthuizen

In his dissertation Michiel Hooykaas outlines the results of six empirical research projects focused at biodiversity awareness in the Netherlands, specifically people’s knowledge about animals.

Artin L-functions associated to continuous representations of the absolute Galois group G_K of a global field K capture a lot of information about G_K as well as arithmetic properties of K.

Alles met betrekking tot politiek, bestuur en communicatie valt samen in dit domein. Als cursist voor de bekende Public Affairs basis- en verdiepingsleergang wordt de verbinding tussen de politieke en maatschappelijke omgeving gelegd en krijg je inzicht in politieke en bestuurlijke processen. Daarnaast…

Promotor: F.J. van Lunteren, E. Jorin

This thesis investigates how galaxies form and what diversifies the evolutionary histories of galaxies.

In recent decades, climate change has led to more frequent and severe drought events, causing serious consequences such as increased forest mortality and significant crop yield losses. Understanding how drought affects plants, especially economically important herbaceous species, is crucial for predicting…

Op 12 januari 2022 verdedigde Mirjam Franke het proefschrift 'Over de grens van de onrechtmatige daad'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door prof.mr. A.G. Castermans en prof.mr. J.H. Crijns.

CML-IA is a database that contains characterisation factors for life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) and is easily read by the CMLCA software program.

Discovery and development of Central Nervous System (CNS) drugs is hampered by high attrition rates.

Multicopper oxidase, laccase, can efficiently reduce oxygen to water and are mostly used in the enzymatic biofuel cells.

Alles met betrekking tot politiek, bestuur en communicatie valt samen in dit domein. Als cursist voor de bekende Public Affairs basis- en verdiepingsleergang wordt de verbinding tussen de politieke en maatschappelijke omgeving gelegd en krijg je inzicht in politieke en bestuurlijke processen. Daarnaast…