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Vestibular Schwannoma: Optimizing Clinical Management and Quality of Life
The PhD defence of I.M.J. Pruijn is on 12 June 2026 at 10:30 am.
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Can mosquito viruses influence malaria transmission?
This PhD thesis investigates the virome of Anopheles mosquitoes and its potential role in malaria transmission.
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Treatment of prescription opioid use disorder
This PhD thesis investigated addiction to strong prescription painkillers (opioids) in patients with chronic pain.
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Ghostly Legacies: Intergenerational Effects of Maternal Childhood Trauma on Child Development
The PhD defence of L. Loheide-Niesmann is on 15 June 2026 at 12:30 pm.
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A Process-Level Investigation of Intertemporal Choice
The PhD defence of M. Guo is on 15 June 2026 at 02:30 pm.
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Stress hormone effects on memory: Focusing on memory specificity and strength
This PhD thesis examines the effects of norepinephrine (NE) and glucocorticoid hormones, corticosterone in rodents and cortisol in humans (CORT), on memory strength and specificity.
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Genome form and function in single cells
This PhD thesis investigated how the same genetic information in the DNA can lead to different types of cells with their own functions.
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Evidence for improving community-based management of acute malnutrition in an urban slum in Bangladesh
The PhD defence of dr. E.Y.A. Ali is on 16 June 2026 at 12:30 pm.
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Authentication, electronic signatures and data protection
This PhD thesis investigated the digital infrastructure developed by the European Commission for the EU, in which reliability is central.
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The ‘Government Commissioner’: Supervision in the relationship between the State and joint-stock companies from a historical and company law perspective
This PhD thesis examined government commissioners, who have always played an important role in companies in which the State was a shareholder (state-owned enterprises) or which received special funding from the State.
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Computational principles of network oscillations and stability in cortical microcircuits
The PhD defence of F. Tahvili is on 17 June 2026 at 10:30 am.
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Hope or Despair? Large-Scale Land Development in Peri-Urban Areas and the Sustainability of Local Communities
This PhD thesis confronts a central paradox of contemporary urbanisation: is it a pathway to opportunity, or a driver of exclusion? It critically examines how new town development in peri urban areas reshapes the sustainability of local communities.
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What ice and infrared light can tell us about the formation of molecules in space
This PhD thesis investigated ice found in space by recreating it in the laboratory and demonstrates that this restructuring provides new insights into chemical reactions in space.
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Unweaving the Arts: Multiple Genetic Pathways to Aesthetic Sensitivities
The PhD defence of G. Bignardi is on 17 June 2026 at 04:30 pm.
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Comparing and proving computer system behaviour
This PhD thesis aimed to develop a better understanding of two aspects of state-transition systems: the effect of modifications to systems on their behaviour; and the comparison of the behaviour of systems.
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Æterna memoria digna monumenta: Athanasius Kircher’s Memory Practices
This PhD thesis examines the way in which Athanasius Kircher (1602–1680), a seventeenth-century Jesuit who lived in Rome, travelled extensively and managed a museum, devoted himself to the creation and preservation of memories.
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Life beyond earth: Microbial survival and immune health in space
This PhD thesis investigated the risks associated with the contamination of other planets with microbes originating from Earth, and how the human immune system responds to infections in space.
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Applications of infrared ion spectroscopy in physical, bio-organic and astro-chemistry
The PhD defence of L. Finazzi is on 19 June 2026 at 12:30 pm.
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Discomfort Work: Reframings of Feminicide in Latin American Literature
The PhD defence of S. Forchieri is on 22 June 2026 at 10:30 am.
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The brain under pressure: Studying cerebral small vessel disease in adults with hypertension
The PhD defence of E. Janssen is on 22 June 2026 at 12:30 pm.
