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31 Jan 2007 Lecture: 1491: The pre-Columbian Americas
Presentation by: Charles Mann (Amherst MA, U.S.A) & Gertjan Becx, Joep van den Broek and Guido van Hofwegen (Resilience Foundation, Wageningen) Free Access What was the Western Hemisphere like... more
1 Feb 2007 Symposium: “Mind the CAP!” : Ways forward to a future European Common Agricultural Policy
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Debate: The future agricultural policies in the Netherlands and the EU
RUW organizes a closing debate within the theme ‘the importance of agriculture’. Should Brussels adjust its policies to the workings of the markets or should Brussels pay farmers more for rural... more
2 Feb 2007 Graduation: E. van Rijn: "Disease suppression and phytosanitairy aspects of compost"
Composts are used in horticulture and agriculture as a source of organic matter and nutrients. Increasing the opportunities to use compost as a (potting) soil amendment would contribute to the... more
Graduation: E. de Boer: "Synaptonemal complexes, transverse filaments and interference in mouse meiotic recombination; an immunocytological study"
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6 Feb 2007 Graduation: J.F.T. van Lieshout: "Characterization and Engineering of Thermostable Glycoside Hydrolases"
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9 Feb 2007 Graduation: D.L. Ooms: "Consequences of EU dairy policy reform for Ducth dairy farming"
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Graduation: Axel Tonini: "Agriculture and Dairy in Eastern Europe after Transition, focused on Poland and Hungary"
This thesis analyzes the transition of an economic sector, from a socialist system to a market economy. The first part deals with sectoral economic analysis for Central Eastern European Countries... more
Concert: Colours of the world
entrance fee: € 5,- and € 3,50 (students) more
10 Feb 2007 Concert: Colours of the world
entrance fee: € 5,- and € 3,50 (students) more
12 Feb 2007 Training programme: Food and nutrition security
12 Feb 2007 - 27 Apr 2007. The training programme aims to provide the course participants with knowledge, skills and motivation to identify, plan and implement effective action on food and nutrition... more
Graduation: A. Hampel-Milagrosa: "Institutional economic analysis of vegetable production and marketing in northern Philippines: Social Capital, Institutions and Governance"
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Graduation: M. Jaleta Debello, MSc: "Econometric analyses of horticultural production and marketing in Central and Eastern Ethiopia"
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14 Feb 2007 Graduation: A. Vrieling: "Mapping Erosion from Space"
Accelerated soil erosion by water is a major problem in many regions worldwide. For developing effective soil and water conservation strategies, spatial information on the importance of erosion is... more
16 Feb 2007 Graduation: E. van Eerden: "Residual feed intake in young chickens: Effects on energy partitioning and immunity"
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Graduation: Julieta Rodas Y Ellazar Roa: "Food insecurity in fragile lands: Philippine cases through the livelihood lens"
Research for this study on the linkages between environmental variables, livelihood options and activities, household food (in)security and nutritional status of household members, was carried out... more
19 Feb 2007 Graduation: M. Groenewald: "Molecular characterization of Cercospora beticola and its relatives"
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20 Feb 2007 Dinner & Debate: Slow vs Fast Food
Is a hamburger with fries healthy? What is the relationship between healthy and hamburger? Hamburgers are the symbol of unhealthiness and unsustainability; the symbol of fast food. But can a... more
23 Feb 2007 Graduation: M.Y. Bader: "Tropical alpine treelines ; how ecological processes control vegetation patterning and dynamics"
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Graduation: J.C. Altamirano Cabrera: "On the political economy of international climate agreements"
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26 Feb 2007 Graduation: R. Roohparvar: "Drug Transporters of the Fungal Wheat Pathogen Mycosphaerella graminicola"
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28 Feb 2007 Graduation: W.L. Vos: "Distance constraints from site-directed spectroscopy as a tool to study membrane protein structure"
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1 Mar 2007 Inauguration: Prof.dr.ir. S. de Bie
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2 Mar 2007 Graduation: H. Hilz : "Characterisation of cell wall polysaccharides in bilberries and black currants"
During berry juice production, polysaccharides are released from the cell walls and cause thickening and high viscosity when the berries are mashed. Consequences are a low juice yield and a poor... more
Graduation: J.J. Willemse : "A microscopic analysis of Arabidopsis chromatin"
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5 Mar 2007 Course: International Training of Trainers on Wetland Management
5 Mar 2007 - 23 Mar 2007. The ICWM-TOT aims to provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary for curriculum development in the field of wetland management in their own region. The... more
6 Mar 2007 Graduation: Le Chen : "The influences of the opening of China’s grain market on farm households’ well-being"
For decades, reducing the financial burden has been the motivation of China’s government to allow the participation of private traders into China’s grain market. Since then, State Grain Trade... more
Zodiac Lecture: Dr. Paul Breedveld: ‘Bio-Inspired Medical Technology’
Dr. Paul Breedveld, Delft University of Technology: ‘Bio-Inspired Medical Technology’ Co-referee: Prof. Johan van Leeuwen, Experimental Zoology Group, Wageningen UniversityThe department... more
7 Mar 2007 Seminar: Science Knowledge and Complexity Implications for Research and Innovation
Linking Dutch and International ExperiencesWithin the context of Wageningen UR’s focus on “Science for Impact”, LEI and Wageningen International invite you to this seminar that will explore how... more
9 Mar 2007 Dies Natalis: "My food, our food"
The programme of this Dies Natalis addresses the balance between an individual’s food choice, the interests of our society, and the challenges these present for science in Wageningen. Go to the site... more
12 Mar 2007 Graduation: C.J. van Groenigen : "Linking soil C and N dynamics in managed ecosystems under elevated CO2"
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13 Mar 2007 Graduation: Aarati Karaba : "Improvement of Water Use Efficiency in Rice and Tomato using Arabidopsis Wax Biosynthetic Genes and Transcription Factors"
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14 Mar 2007 Graduation: F. Bagamba : "Market Access and Agricultural Production: The Case of Banana Production in Uganda"
The study analyses smallholder household response to development of product markets and off-farm opportunities. In particular, it analyses the determinants of shift in banana production from central... more
Graduation: Lawrence Obae Mose : "Who gains, who loses? The impact of market liberalization on rural households in Northwestern Kenya"
We provide an account of the impacts of market liberalisation on households in Northwestern Kenya, a maize surplus producing region. A review of the market liberalisation process indicates that... more
15 Mar 2007 Inauguration: Prof.dr. H.G.J. Gremmen
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16 Mar 2007 Graduation: A.H.J. Wittenberg : "Diversity Arrays Technology (DArT); a successful new molecular marker method"
Title: "Genetic mapping using the Diversity Arrays Technology (DArT) – Application and validation using the whole-genome sequences of Arabidopsis thaliana and Mycosphaerella graminicola" more
19 Mar 2007 Graduation: Gang Long : "Structure Function Relationship of the Baculovirus Envelope Fusion Protein F."
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20 Mar 2007 Symposium: Biobased Economy - fuelling the future
To celebrate the third lustrum of the study association of biotechnology, CODON will organize a symposium on Biobased Economy. This highly informative and interesting event will have an international... more
Symposium: Food Sovereignty: promoting or undermining food security?
Food Sovereignty is one of the emerging concepts in present-day debates on food security and the right to food. Different than the Right to Food, which is a legal framework, Food Sovereignty is a... more
20 Mar 2007: MSc Graduation Ceremony
13:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MAS, T20, DW 15:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MPB, MPS, MOA, PG, MBI, BI, B  more
21 Mar 2007 21 Mar 2007: MSc Graduation Ceremony
15:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MAK, O20, MFQ, MID, MME, L10  more
22 Mar 2007 22 Mar 2007: MSc Graduation Ceremony
13:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MFS, MFT, T30, LT 15:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MAB, MBT, MMS, MNH, T31, BT, T34 more
23 Mar 2007 23 Mar 2007: MSc Graduation Ceremony
09:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MES, MUE 11:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: O10, MIL, L10, MFN13:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: L30, MLP 15:30 hrs: Candidates from... more
27 Mar 2007 Graduation: Shujun Zhou : "Recombination and breeding beiween longiflorum and Asiatic hybrid lilies"
A new promising way for lily introgression breeding Lily is one of the economically most important ornamental crops. There are three main lily cultivar groups, viz., Longiflorum, Asiatic and... more
28 Mar 2007 Graduation: Zhiquan Cai : "Lianas and trees in tropical forests in South China"
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Graduation: E.G. Ontita : "Creativity in Everyday Practice. Resources and livelihoods in Nyamira, Kenya"
The thesis is located in the livelihoods debate, developing a deeper understanding of rural resource creation and use to earn a living. It goes beyond the livelihood approaches that perceive... more
Seminar: Water for Food, Water for Life
Programme15.45 – 16.00: Arrival, Coffee/Tea16.00 – 17.30: Presentations and Discussion17.30 -- onwards: Drinks Today, on World Water Day, the Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in... more
29 Mar 2007 Farewell: Speech J.H.M. Metz
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Lecture: Colombia between War and Peace
Kees Koonings (Utrecht University) Working inside the peace process in Colombia has given Kees Koonings (Utrecht University) a unique opportunity to observe the demilitarisation and reintegration of... more
30 Mar 2007 Graduation: R.A. Ganzevles : "Protein/polysaccharide complexes at air/water interfaces"
Many food products contain small air bubbles, e.g. whipped cream, ice cream and cappuccino froth or small oil droplets, e.g. soups, sauces and dairy products. These bubbles and droplets need to be... more
Graduation: B. van der Stelt : "From manure quantity to manure quality"
To reduce the environmental impact of dairy farming more knowledge about the factors determining the nutrient use efficiency of manure is needed. Therefore, insight in manure composition, ammonia... more
2 Apr 2007 Graduation: mrs. B.A.F. Neto: "MIKADO: a Decision Support Tool for Pollution Reduction in Aluminium Pressure Die Casting"
Industrial activities cause a variety of environmental problems. These are largely caused by emissions of air pollutants, the production of waste and depletion of natural resources. As a consequence,... more
3 Apr 2007 Graduation: Bongani Ncube : "Understanding cropping systems in the semi-arid environments of Zimbabwe: options for soil fertility management"
The aims of the research were to characterise the smallholder semi-arid farming system in south-western Zimbabwe, and explore possible soil fertility management options that can improve crop... more
Graduation: H.J. Finkers : "The genetics of Botrytis cinerea resistance in tomato"
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Lecture: Christopher Walsh: Enzymatic assembly and tailoring of Nonribosomal peptide natural products
NVBMB speaker of the year 2007: Christopher Walsh, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA For the past five decades, the need for new antibiotics has been largely met by semisynthetic tailoring of... more
4 Apr 2007 Lecture: The Scientific and Social Impact of Bio-nanotechnology
The Scientific and Social Impact of bio-nanotechnology LectureSerie of Studium Generale ism Alchimica (nr. 3) Is the Future for Cyborgs and Bionic Humans?Neurotechnology: interfacing with the... more
11 Apr 2007 Workshops: Most Significant Change Technique. Monitoring without indicators is here!
11 Apr 2007 - 12 Apr 2007. Clear Horizon in collaboration with Wageningen International open ‘Innovating with M&E’, a unique series of hands-on workshops in 2007 and 2008.Most Significant Change,... more
Graduation: mrs. E.V. Kambewa : "Balancing the People, Profit and Planet Dimensions in International Marketing Channels: A study on coordinating mechanisms in the Nile perch channel from Lake Victoria"
New hope for the Lake Victoria population after the Darwin’s Nightmare In an episode in which the Darwin’s nightmare movie taunted the image of the Nile perch fish chain from Lake Victoria, several... more
11 Apr 2007
12 Apr 2007
Workshops: Most Significant Change Technique. Monitoring without indicators is here!
Clear Horizon in collaboration with Wageningen International open ‘Innovating with M&E’, a unique series of hands-on workshops in 2007 and 2008.Most Significant Change, MSC, is a powerful technique... more
12 Apr 2007 Graduation: Cho Moses Azong : "Hyperspectral remote sensing of biochemical and biophysical parameters. The derivative red-edge “double-peak feature”, a nuisance or an opportunity?"
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Inauguration: C.J.M. van Rijn
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13 Apr 2007 Symposium: Darwinian agriculture: the evolutionary ecology of agricultural symbiosis
With: Prof. R. Ford Denison (University of Minnesota, U.S.A.) Prof. Koos Boomsma (University of Copenhagen, Denmark), Dr. Duur Aanen (Wageningen Universityand Research Center, NL). Dr. Toby Kiers... more
14 Apr 2007 Workshop: On the immune system of fish
15 april - 19 april 2006. This annual workshop is characterised by one-hour presentations by experienced lecturers, thoroughly introducing each subject. It includes two afternoons of practical... more
16 Apr 2007 Graduation: mrs. M.A. Lorvellec : "Chromatin Organisation during Arabidopsis root development"
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Graduation: C.E.S. Mitchikpe : "Improving iron and zinc status of rural Beninese school-age children"
The growth performance, food pattern, and iron and zinc status of 80 rural Beninese school-age children were assessed in a post-harvest and in a pre-harvest season. The foods as eaten by the children... more
17 Apr 2007 Graduation: Mai Van Trinh, MSc : "Soil erosion and nitrogen leaching in Northern Vietnam: Experimentation and modelling"
Two years research has been conducted in Tam Duong district, northern Vietnam. Degraded soil was delineated using satellite images with the largest area of 3280 ha in 1992, associated with... more
18 Apr 2007 Graduation: V.R. van Oosten : "Thale cress: a weed with a highly complex response to biotic stress"
Insects, bacteria and fungi can use plants as a nutrient source. In order to defend themselves, plants activate their defenses upon attack. To gain more insight in the way plants defend themselves,... more
19 Apr 2007 Inauguration: Prof.dr. R. Witkamp
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20 Apr 2007 Graduation: C.L. van Beek : "Nutrient losses from grassland on peat soil"
In the western part of The Netherlands outstretched peat lands can be found, which are typically intersected by many shallow ditches. The water quality of these ditches is often poor and it is... more
Graduation: Mostafa Karbasioun : "Towards a Competency Profile for the Role of Instruction of Agricultural Extension Professionals in Esfahan"
This thesis is aimed at developing a competency profile for instructors within the agricultural extension service in the province of Esfahan in Iran in the next three to five years. These instructors... more
23 Apr 2007 Graduation: S.S.H. Husaineid, MSc : "Genetic modification of shade-avoidance: overexpression of homologous phytochrome genes in tomato"
Energy may be saved during growth of tomato in greenhouses if less greenhouse space needs to be heated, so if more plants can be grown per area. However, plants growing at higher density react to the... more
Graduation: J.J. Beersma : "Extreme hydro-meteorological events and their probabilities"
Extreme hydro-meteorological events usually have a large impact on our society. For safety standards regarding life and property and for design purposes of large structures extreme events with return... more
24 Apr 2007 Graduation: T.G. Doeswijk : "Reducing Prediction Uncertainty of Weather Controlled Systems"
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25 Apr 2007 Graduation: R.A. Sugardiman, MSc : "Spaceborne Radar Monitoring of Forest Fires and Forest Cover Change. A case study in Kalimantan"
The devastation of tropical rain forests has been proven to have a significant effect on global climate change. The sustainability of these forests becomes a major concern for the international... more
26 Apr 2007 Inauguration: Prof.dr.ir. D.J.M. Hilhorst
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27 Apr 2007 Graduation: de heer A. Mehari Haile : "A Tradition in Transition. Water Management Reforms and Indigenous Spate Irrigation Systems in Eritrea"
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Graduation: H.A. Mulder : "Optimal breeding of livestock for different environments and with a smaller environmental sensitivity"
Genotype by environment interaction causes that the best animal in one environment may not be the best animal in another environment. As a consequence, genetic gain in livestock breeding program can... more
1 May 2007 Lecture: Dr. Ger Rijkers: Probiotics: friendly interactions between man/animal and microbe’
Key Note speaker: Dr. Ger Rijkers, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, Utrecht and Sint Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein. Co-referee: Prof. Huub Savelkoul, Cell Biology and Immunology Group, Wageningen... more
Graduation: A. Doroszuk : "Populations under stress. Analysis on the interface between ecology and evolutionary genetics in nematodes"
Populations under stressEnvironmental pollution is a major cause of stress in natural populations. Impact of stress involves not only the changes in population size, structure and dynamics, but also,... more
2 May 2007 Graduation: Md. Sharif Uddin : "Mixed culture of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in periphyton-based ponds"
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3 May 2007 Conference: Assuring animal welfare: from societal concerns to implementation
3-4 mei 2007. Second Welfare Quality® Stakeholder Conference Food quality and safety have been issues of major public concern in Europe since the BSE or mad cow disease crisis in 1996. However, the... more
8 May 2007 Graduation: J.J. Dijkstra : "New methodology to better predict “leaching” from contaminated materials"
Materials such as contaminated soils and ashes from waste incineration are increasingly re-used in construction, for instance in sound barriers and road embankments. The environmental risk of these... more
Graduation: P. Twumasi : "Hydraulic properties of Zinnia elegans: from cellular development in vitro to performance in planta"
The vessel properties of the xylem, such as length and diameter, are important for hydraulic conductance in the stems of a plant. Especially in cut flowers, the preservation of continuous hydraulic... more
9 May 2007 Graduation: J.J.A. Dekker : "Rabbits, refuges and resources. How foraging of herbivores is affected by living in burrows"
Small herbivores such as rabbits, pika and marmots create spatial patterns in vegetation around their burrows by grazing. On the 9th of May 2007, Ir. Jasja Dekker (Resource Ecology Group, Wageningen... more
10 May 2007 Symposium: Another one bites the dust? – Particular matter pollution in the Netherlands
In recent years, Particulate Matter has become the most important air quality problem in Western Europe. This has triggered new research and has provoked intense ongoing political debates, and new... more
Farewell: Prof.dr.ir. G.P.A. Bot
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seminar by Prof. Dr. Frissen, Tilburg University
10 May 2007. Invitation to public seminar series Communication and Space for Change - Actors, interfaces and interactions SPEAKER: Prof. Dr. Paul Frissen, Tilburg University and Netherlands School... more
11 May 2007 Graduation: T.C. Marcel, MSc : "Genetic architecture of basal resistance of barley to Puccinia hordei"
Pinpointing the genes for partial resistance of barley to a pathogenic rust fungus. Genetic resistance is a highly effective way to protect crops against diseases. One type of resistance, partial... more
Graduation: V.C.J. de Boer : "Towards functional effects of polyphenols. Modulation of energy metabolism revealed"
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14 May 2007 Graduation: P. Isubikalu : "Stepping-stones to improve upon functioning of participatory agricultural extension programmes. Farmer Field Schools in Uganda"
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Graduation: M.T. Misiko : "Fertile Ground? Soil fertility management and the African smallholder"
How well smallholder farmers in Africa manage their soils by relying on new research knowledge and practices.This thesis analyses the value of soil fertility research within the ever shifting... more
15 May 2007 Lecture: Seminar by Maurice Mittelmark, University of Bergen
15 May 2007. Invitation to public seminar series Communication and Space for ChangeActors, interfaces and interactions Location: Room 64 (Hofstee room), building no. 201,... more
Graduation: mrs. M. Derrien : "Mucin Utilisation and Host Interactions of the Novel Intestinal Microbe Akkermansia muciniphila"
Mucins are the major organic components of the defence barrier that covers epithelial cells the entire gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Microbes that can associate with mucins benefit from this... more
16 May 2007 Graduation: mrs. D.E. Uitdenbogerd : "Energy and Households. The acceptance of energy reduction options in relation to the performance and organisation of household activities"
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Graduation: mrs. J.M. Manski : "Flow-induced structuring of dense protein dispersions"
New technology for the production of novel protein-rich fibrous structures Both health and sustainability are drivers for the increased interest in the creation of novel foods comprising a high... more
18 May 2007 Symposium: Mechanisms in Cell Specification and Pattern Formation
The annual spring symposium of the Dutch Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (NVBMB) will be held in Wageningen. During this one-day symposium, Dr. Dolf Weijers (Biochemistry/WUR) will be... more
21 May 2007 Training programme: Integrated Pest Management and food safety
The training programme aims to enhance the participants’ knowledge and ability to identify and solve problems in IPM and aspects related to sustainable agriculture and food safety. The programme... more
Training programme: Conservation & sustainable use of plant genetic resources
21 May - 29 Jun 2007. The overall objective of the training programme is to enhance participants’ capabilities to deal with contemporary issues in genetic resource management. Relevant policies,... more
Graduation: B.J.H. Kuipers : "New aggregation and gelation properties of soy proteins"
Title thesis: "Aggregation of peptides in soy protein isolate hydrolysates; The individual contributions of glycinin- and β-conglycinin-derived peptides" more
Graduation: Xiaopeng Gao : "Bioavailability of Zinc to Aerobic Rice"
Zinc deficiency is estimated to affect more than two billion people and 30% of the world’s agricultural soils, mainly in developing countries. It causes malfunctioning of the immune system in humans... more
21 May 2007
15 Jun 2007
Training programme: Integrated Pest Management and food safety
The training programme aims to enhance the participants’ knowledge and ability to identify and solve problems in IPM and aspects related to sustainable agriculture and food safety. The programme... more
21 May 2007
29 Jun 2007
Training programme: Conservation & sustainable use of plant genetic resources
The overall objective of the training programme is to enhance participants’ capabilities to deal with contemporary issues in genetic resource management. Relevant policies, participatory and... more
22 May 2007 COM at Bessensap on 22 May 2007 !
22 May 2007 COM at BESSENSAP !! Achieving publicity for your scientific work is a skillful job. BESSENSAP, now for the 7th year in a row, is the venue where scientists meet and 'seduce' the press and... more
23 May 2007 Graduation: Karoly Pal : "Comparative analysis of genetic incompatibility in Aspergillus niger and Podospora anserina"
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25 May 2007 Graduation: P. Kardol : "Plant and soil community assembly in secondary succession on ex-arable land. Fundamental and applied approaches"
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Graduation: Bouda Vosough Ahmadi : "Cost effectiveness of Escherichia coli O157:H7 control in the beef chain"
Through the beef-supply chain, the bacterium Escherichia coli O157:H7 (VTEC O157) can pose a risk to public health. This research provided quantitative insight into the cost-effectiveness of... more
29 May 2007 Graduation: mrs. S. de Caralt : "Sponge Culture: Learning from Biology and Ecology"
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Graduation: S. Talukdar : "Functional characterisation of three zinc transporters in Thlaspi caerulescens"
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30 May 2007 Graduation: Celso von Randow : "On turbulent exchange processes over Amazonian forest"
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Graduation: I.E.J. Milder : "Lignan intake in the Netherlands and its relation with mortality"
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Training programme: The 2007 Ethnomethodology and conversation analysis book award for Hedwig te Molder and Jonathan Potter
30 May 2007.THE 2007 ETHNOMETHODOLOGY AND CONVERSATION ANALYSIS BOOK AWARD The Book Award Committee for the Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis Section met and selected Hedwig te Molder and... more
4 Jun 2007 Course: Seed potato technology, certification and supply systems
4 - 22 Jun 2007. The overall objective is to improve the participants’ knowledge of the technical, organisational, institutional and socio-economic aspects of seed potato supply systems. After... more
Course: Plant variety protection
4 - 15 jun 2007. The course aims at facilitating the introduction of plant variety protection in countries where legislation on this matter is being developed, or has recently been passed. This will... more
Graduation: mrs. Budsara Limnirankul: "Collective Action and Technology Development: Up-scaling of innovation in rice farming communities in Northern Thailand"
Small rice farmers practice collective action to effectively and efficiently manage resources for their lives. Collective action is assessed as an organizational form that brings people together,... more
Graduation: Hualiang Lu: "The Role of Guanxi in Buyer-Seller Relationships in China. A Survey of Vegetable Supply Chains in Jiangsu Province"
This thesis explores how vegetable supply chains should be organized so as to improve performance and welfare of the chain participants in transition economies. Quality and safety issues are the... more
4 Jun 2007
15 Jun 2007
Course: Plant variety protection
The course aims at facilitating the introduction of plant variety protection in countries where legislation on this matter is being developed, or has recently been passed. This will be achieved... more
4 Jun 2007
22 Jun 2007
Course: Seed potato technology, certification and supply systems
The overall objective is to improve the participants’ knowledge of the technical, organisational, institutional and socio-economic aspects of seed potato supply systems. After completing the course,... more
5 Jun 2007 Graduation: E. Dumont: “Identifying the appropriate scales to model nitrogen flows from land to water”
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Graduation: I. Immink: "Beyond the standard of risk: relations between space, water en risk"
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6 Jun 2007 Graduation: A. van der Ploeg: “Genotypic variation in energy efficiency in greenhouse crops: underlying physiological and morphological parameters”
Greenhouse horticulture in The Netherlands is a highly sophisticated form of crop production, resulting in high production levels and good product quality. However, it also requires high energy... more
Graduation: M.M.M. Vissers: "Modeling to control spores in raw milk"
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7 Jun 2007 Graduation: E.A.M. de Swart: Towards energy saving sweet pepper cultivars
Sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) is an important greenhouse crop in the Netherlands. Sweet pepper plants generally require relatively high temperatures to grow and produce fruit. As a consequence,... more
seminar by Prof. Dr. Arie Rip, University of Twente
7 June 2007. Invitation to public seminar, part of the Communication Science Seminar Series 2006-2007: Title: Interlocking socio-technical worldsSpeaker: Prof. Dr. Arie Rip (University of Twente) ... more
8 Jun 2007 Graduation: mrs. T.A. Novoselova, MSc: "Analysis of adoption of genetic modification in pork production chains"
Genetic modification (GM) presents one of the recently widely-discussed new technologies. The main objective of this study was to gain insight into adoption of genetic modification in the pork... more
Graduation: A.A. Dihal: "Biomarkers of quercetin-mediated modulation of colon carcinogenesis"
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Symposium: Sustainable Anaerobic Technology; now and in the future
This symposium aims at the celebration of the 10 year anniversary of LeAF (Lettinga Associates Foundation) and the fact that Proffessor Gatze Lettinga was awarded the "Tyler Prize for Environmental... more
11 Jun 2007 Graduation: mrs. M. Rajilić-Stojanović: “Diversity of the Human Gastrointestinal Microbiota – Novel Perspectives fromHigh Throughput Analyses”
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Graduation: E.M. Shibu: “Modeling long-term dynamics of carbon and nitrogen in intensive rice-based cropping systems in the Indo-Gangetic Plains (India)”
The main objective of the PhD study Modeling long-term dynamics of carbon and nitrogen in intensive rice-based cropping systems in the Indo-Gangetic Plains (India) was assessing the impact of... more
12 Jun 2007 Symposium: N-3 fatty acids and mental health
12 and 13 June 2007. This symposium will give an overview of the latest developments in the field of omega-3 fatty acids and mental health. The focus will be on depression as well as cognitive... more
Graduation: mrs. Miqia Wang: “Diversity and evolution of resistance genes in tuber-bearing Solanum specie”
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Graduation: mrs. N.V. Goncharova: “Investment patterns in Dutch glasshouse horticulture”
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13 Jun 2007 Symposium: “N-3 fatty acids and mental health
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Graduation: B.M. van Gelder: “Determinants of cognitive decline in older European men”
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Graduation: G. Mamalakis: “N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in adipose tissue and depression in different age groups from Crete”
In this thesis, the results of cross-sectional studies on the relationship of depression with adipose tissue n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids have been described. The aim of this thesis is to... more
14 Jun 2007 Inauguration: Prof.dr. R.N.J. Comans
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15 Jun 2007 Graduation: Mbaye Ndiaye: "Ecology and management of charcoal rot (Macrophomina phaseolina) on cowpea in the Sahel"
The Sahel is a larger area bordering the Sahara desert. The region is characterized by low and erratic annual rainfall (200-500 mm) and low organic matter content of soils. Consequently cowpea is one... more
Graduation: S.M.F. Jeurissen: “Bioactivation and genotoxicity of the herbal constituents safrole, estragole and methyleugenol”
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Event and Contest: Wageningen Field Robot Event 2007
Recent developments in high tech precision agriculture will be demonstrated on the 15th of June during an international field robot contest in Wageningen. At the Field Robot Event teams from... more
18 Jun 2007 Course: Agriculture in transition
18 - 29 Jun 2007. The course aims for the participants to actively exchange and generate information on technical issues and aspects of societal/institutional change with respect to more sustainable... more
Graduation: R. Stienstra: “The role of PPARs in inflammation and obesity
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Graduation: I. Duchhart: “Designing Sustainable Landscapes: From Experience to Theory. A Process of Reflective Learning from Case-study Projects in Kenya”
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Symposium: Chronic inflammation and obesity: friendly or hostile fire
The prevalence of obesity has dramatically increased in the last few years. Besides the development of metabolic abnormalities including high plasma glucose and triglyceride levels, obesity is... more
Conference: Chronic inflammation and obesity: friendly or hostile fire
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Conference: Chronic inflammation and obesity: friendly or hostile fire
The prevalence of obesity has dramatically increased in the last few years. Besides the development of metabolic abnormalities including high plasma glucose and triglyceride levels, obesity is... more
18 Jun 2007
29 Jun 2007
Course: Agriculture in transition
The course aims for the participants to actively exchange and generate information on technical issues and aspects of societal/institutional change with respect to more sustainable farming. After... more
19 Jun 2007 Graduation: ir. M. van Breugel: “Dynamics of secondary forests”
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Graduation: H.G.M. Ruis: “Structure-rheology relations in sodium caseinate containing systems”
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20 Jun 2007 Graduation: M.M. Klerks: “Human pathogenic Salmonella in association with lettuce”
Salmonella closely associated with lettuce Salmonella is one of the most commonly known bacterial pathogens to cause human illness. During the last decades there has been an increase of outbreaks... more
Graduation: mrs. A.E. Alvarez, MSc: “Resistance mechanisms of Solanum species to Myzus persicae“
Resistance of potato plants to aphid attackThe cultivated potato is the fourth most important food crop worldwide. Aphids constitute a threat to potato because they efficiently transmit and spread... more
21 Jun 2007 Lustrumsymposium Biometris: “Modeling for the Life Sciences”
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Inauguration: Prof.dr. J.M. Molenaar
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22 Jun 2007 Graduation: M.F. Noomen: “Hyperspectral Reflectance of Vegetation Affected by Underground Hydrocarbon Gas Seepage”
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Graduation: Ganesan Palaniswamy: “Amorphous electron-accepting materials for organic optoelectronics”
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Graduation: Mai Anh Khoa: “Wet and coarse diets in broiler nutrition: Development of the Gl tract and performance”
Young chickens like coarse porridge more than pellets! For young chickens, the first week after hatch are critical for their development and survival. The dietary change from the yolk to solid... more
25 Jun 2007 Graduation: mrs. L.H. Aramyan, MSc: “Measuring Supply Chain Performance in the Agri-Food Sector“
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Graduation: mrs. F.N. Nguthi: "Adoption of Agricultural Innovations by Smallholder Farmers in the Context of HIV/AIDS: The Case of Tissue-Cultured Banana in Kenya"
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26 Jun 2007 Graduation: 26 June
Graduation 26 June 2007: 11:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MLE, MEA, MHW, MGI, MMA, MSS13:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: L30, MLP, MIL, L10, MFN 15:30 hrs: Candidates from the... more
27 Jun 2007 Graduation: 27 June
Graduation 27 June 2007: 13:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MPS, MOA, PG, MBI, BI, B 15:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MAS, DW more
28 Jun 2007 Graduation: 28 June
Graduation 28 June 2007: 13:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MAK, MCS, MFQ, MID 15:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MME, M10 more
Graduation: El Sayed Ewis Omran: “Spatial Data Sharing: From Theory to Practice“
Spatial Data Sharing (SDS) is an essential issue to be tackled in order to implement successful and healthy Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI). Studies on SDS are of theoretical and practical interest... more
29 Jun 2007 Graduation: 29 June
Graduation 29 June 2007: 09:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MBF, MAB, MBT, MMS, BT, T33 11:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MNH, MFS, MFT, T30, LT more
1 Jul 2007 Refresher Course: Participatory Integrated Pest Management
1 - 14 Jul 2007. A regional refresher course for alumni from Latin America of IAC courses on• Integrated Pest Management (IPM);• Potato technology and chain development;• Vegetable... more
5 Jul 2007 Inauguration: Prof.dr. M.B. Zimmerman: Global control of micronutrient deficiencies; divided they stand, united they fall
Dr. Zimmermann is appointed as honorary professor Micronutrients and International Health at Wageningen University. He will present his inaugural lecture, entitled "Global control of micronutrient... more
6 Jul 2007 Symposium: Mansholt PhD day 2007
The Mansholt PhD-day 2007 is a symposium that addresses the topic “Social Sciences applied to agrifood systems and rural development”.Mansholt PhD students will present and discuss their research on... more
8 Jul 2007 World Congress: IALE2007, 25 years landscape ecology: scientific principles in practice
8 july - 12 july 2007. Landscape ecology is an important field of science for sustainable land use and it is internationally growing as a science field and as practice field. Not only in the... more
9 Jul 2007 Summer course: ‘Developing tools for health promotion strategies in Europe’
16e summer course European Training Consortium Public Health and Health Promotion (ETC-PHHP). 09.15 - 09.35 Opening of the course by Maria Koelen & Klaus Plümer 09.35 - 09.55 ... more
3 Sep 2007 Graduation: G. Burgio: The role of ecological compensation areas in conservation biological control
Promotor: Prof.dr. J.C. van Lenteren (Entomologie)Ecological compensation areas (ECAs), defined as all natural vegetation and non-crop plants within the rural landscape, are considered an important... more
Graduation: ing. L.M. Hornstra: Germination of Bacillus cereus spores
Promotor: Prof.dr. W.M. de Vos (Microbiology)Promotor: Prop.dr. T. Abee (Foodmicrobiology) Title thesis: Germination of Bacilllus cereus spores. The role of germination receptors more
4 Sep 2007 Opening: Opening Wageningen Campus, Opening Academic Year and Study Year
The official Opening of Wageningen Campus and the start of the new Academic Year of Wageningen University and Study Year of Van Hall Larenstein, as well as the official opening of ‘Wageningen... more
5 Sep 2007 Graduation: David Jeison Nũnez: Membranes, wastewater and anaerobic bacteria: A powerful combination!
Biological wastewater treatment plays a central role in the way societies manage their wastewaters. It is based on the action of a wide variety of microorganisms who degrade the organic pollutants... more
Graduation: T.A. Groen : "Spatial diversity in savannas reduces risks of bush encroachment"
Around twelve percent of the earth surface is covered with savannas, an ecosystem where grasses and trees grow heterogeneously distributed through space. One fifth of the world population depends on... more
6 Sep 2007 Inauguration: Prof.dr. G. Smit
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7 Sep 2007 Graduation: ir. L. Fleskens: The future of olive farming on sloping land
Olive farming has an impressive history in the Mediterranean. For the major part of that history, olive cultivation was environmentally and economically sustainable. On sloping and mountainous land,... more
Graduation: ing. J.J.B. Keurentjes: Genetic control of gene expression and metabolites in Arabidopsis
Promotor: Prof.dr.ir. M. Koornneef (Genetics)Promotor: Prof.dr. L.H.W. van der Plas (Plant Physiology)Co-Promotor: Dr. D. VreugdenhilFor many traits of plants and animals hereditary variation exists... more
Graduation: K.T.B. Knoops: "Dietary Patterns, Biological Risk Factors and Survival in European Elderly Men and Women"
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8 Sep 2007 Invitation: Open Day Forum building
Saturday 8 September 2007: Open Day Forum buildingAn open day will be held on Saturday 8 September from 11.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. for alumni, the families of students and staff, and residents in the... more
10 Sep 2007 Course: Décentralisation rurale et gouvernance locale
10 Sep - 28 Sep 2007. Le cours aidera les participants dans l’analyse de leur propre position, leurs intérêts et leurs rôles. Avec cette base ils seront capables de déterminer des actions... more
Course: Facilitating multi-stakeholder processes and social learning
10 Sep 2007 - 28 Sep 2007. The aim of this course is to provide you with state-of-the-art knowledge and skills for designing and facilitating multi-stakeholder and social learning processes. You... more
Graduation: C.T.A. Moermond : "Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants from floodplain lake sediments: linking models to measurements"
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Graduation: G.M. Hengeveld : "Moving to eat"
Animals moving from one place to another transport seeds, parasites, genes and grazing pressure. Insight in the spatial linkage between ecological processes can be gained from... more
11 Sep 2007 Graduation: I.I. Koleva: New methods for the screening of antioxidants in three Sideritis species
Promotor: Prof.dr. Ae. de GrootCo-Promotor: Dr. T.A. van BeekCo-Promotor: Dr.ir. J.P.H. LinssenThis thesis describes the rapid and robust evaluation of antioxidant activity of complex mixtures e.g.... more
Graduation: mw.drs. E.M. Szwajcer : "Pregnancy: time for a new beginning!"
According to the ‘Life Course Perspective’ there are certain critical transitions in life that may have a long-term impact on health behaviors in later periods of life. This PhD-project aimed to... more
12 Sep 2007 Graduation: ing. J.E. van de Mortel: Heavy metal tolerance and accumulation in Thlaspi caerulescens
Co-Promotor: Dr. M.G.M. AartsCo-Promotor: Dr. H. Schat (VU, Amsterdam) Although metal homeostasis is supposed to be universal within plants, there are plant species that can tolerate and even... more
Graduation: B. Vriesendorp : "Networks in phylogenetics; exploring reticulate evolution and its consequences for phylogenetic reconstruction"
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12 Sep 2007
13 Sep 2007
Conference: International conference Climate changes Spatial Planning (CcSP)
Climate change is a reality. The latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has provided a mount of new and convincing evidence that human influence on climate is undeniable and... more
13 Sep 2007 Symposium: ‘Markets and policies for agricultural development’
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Farewell: Prof.dr. A. Kuyvenhoven
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Farewell: Prof.dr. G.J. Fleer
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14 Sep 2007 Graduation: drs. T.A. van Mourik: Striga hermonthica seed bank dynamics: process quantification and modelling
Co-Promotor: Dr.ir. T.J. StomphCo-Promotor: W. van der WerfStriga hermonthica or witchweed is a parasitic plant that lives on the roots of cereals and a major cause for yield losses in semi-arid... more
Graduation: Hossein Mahdizadeh : "Knowledge Construction and participation in an asynchronous computer-supported collaborative learning environment in higher education"
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17 Sep 2007 Training programme: Plant genetic resources and seeds
17 Sep 2007 - 12 Oct 2007. The overall objective of the training programme is to enhance the participants' capabilities to deal with contemporary issues in the management of genetic resources and... more
Graduation: Nicol Heuermann: Tall swards and small grazers
'Why are there that many animals?' and 'How do different species coexist?' are basic questions in ecology. Species that forage from the same resource differ in body size and morphology. But are... more
Graduation: mrs. I.V. Surkov : "Optimising import phytosanitary inspection"
World trade brings numerous benefits, but there are also side costs of trade. Imported commodities bring harmful pest organisms that may cause significant economic damage in importing countries.... more
18 Sep 2007 Graduation: mrs. P.M.J. Fest : "Proton buffering and metal mobility in Dutch sandy soils – modelling laboratory and field data"
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Graduation: mrs. E.C. Kiptot : "Seeing Beyond Fertiliser Trees. A case study of a Community Based Participatory Approach to Agroforestry Research and Development in Western Kenya"
The thesis explores and describes processes of participatory learning, adoption/adaptation and diffusion that take place in the implementation of a community based participatory initiative known as... more
19 Sep 2007 Graduation: A. Hailemichael Asgedom : "Village poultry in Ethiopia. Socio-technical analysis and learning with farmers"
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20 Sep 2007 Graduation: Kei Otsuki: People and Tropical Forest in the Brazilian Amazon
Paradise in a Brazil Nut Cemetery: Sustainability Discourses and Social Action in the Brazilian Amazon This book is about sustainable development and deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. It... more
Farewell: Prof.dr.ir. E. Schuurman
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21 Sep 2007 Graduation: ir. E.S. Klaassens: Exploring the Function of fecal Bifidobacteria
Title thesis: Exploring the Functionality of Intestinal Bifidobacteria: A Post-Genomics Approach more
Graduation: P. Butterbach : "Molecular Evolution of the Disease Resistance Gene Rx in Solanum "
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Graduation: mw. I. Kars, MSc : "The role of pectin degradation in pathogenesis of Botrytis cinerea "
Botrytis cinerea is a fungal plant pathogen that causes soft rot in many plant species. During the infection process, from the moment a conidium lands on the plant surface until complete host... more
24 Sep 2007 Graduation Ceremony: 24 September 2007: MSc Graduation
09:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MNH, T3111:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MBT, BT, T3413:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MFS, MMS, T33, MAB, L60 15:30 hrs: Candidates... more
International workshop: Second PROTA International Workshop and Investors' Forum
24 september - 26 septemberPROTA is an international, not-for-profit foundation. It intends to synthesize the dispersed information on the approximately 7,000 useful plants of Tropical Africa and to... more
25 Sep 2007 Graduation Ceremony: 25 September 2007: MSc Graduation
11:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MLE13:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MEA, MHW, MMA, MSS, L50 15:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MFN, L10  more
26 Sep 2007 Graduation Ceremony: 26 September 2007: MSc Graduation
11:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MGI, MLP, MIL, L30 13:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MES, MUE, T32 15:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MES (Only Matra-students) more
27 Sep 2007 International Advanced Course: Nutrition & Sports (2nd edition)
Data: 27-28 September and 1-2 October 2007. Course coordinatorsProf. Dr. G. Schaafsma, Graduate School VLAG/Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University Dr. V.V.A.M. Schreurs, Graduate School... more
Graduation Ceremony: 27 September 2007: MSc Graduation
11:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MPS, MPB 13:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MOA, MBI, BI, B 15:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MAS, DW, MAF more
28 Sep 2007 Graduation Ceremony: 28 September 2007: MSc Graduation
11:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MAK, MCS, MFQ 13:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MID, O20 15:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MME more
1 Oct 2007 Graduation: ir. A.P. Akerboom: "Functional Analysis of Thermostable Proteins Involved in Carbohydrate Metabolism"
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Graduation: C.W. Windt: "Nuclear Magnetic Resonance imaging of sap flow in plants"
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2 Oct 2007 Workshop: Workshop on the application of dispersants on oil spills in the North Sea
Tuesday 2nd of October 2007, The Hague, the NetherlandsIt is a pleasure to invite you to the workshop on the application of dispersants on oil spills in the Dutch part of the North Sea on Tuesday 2nd... more
Graduation: ms J. Liang: "Iron, Zinc and Phytic Acid in Rice from China: Wet and Dry Processing towards Improved Mineral Bioavailability"
Rice and rice products supply two thirds of Chinese people with their staple food. This thesis reports studies of dry and wet rice processing methods on levels and in vitro solubility of minerals,... more
Graduation: S.J.J. Brouns: "Integrated Molecular Analysis of Sugar Metabolism of Sulfolobus solfataricus"
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Lecture and Debate: Prof. Willem van Genugten: Are Human Rights Still Universal?
Are human rights still universal? Should they be? Does it matter if States bypass international agreements? Is it desirable to have more regional variations of justice tribunals? Are human rights... more
3 Oct 2007 Graduation: Dang Kieu Nhan: "The role of a fish pond in optimizing nutrient flows in integrated agriculture-aquaculture farming systems"
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4 Oct 2007 Symposium, farewell speech and inaugural address: Polymers @ Interfaces
Polymers @ Interfaces is the farewell symposium at the occasion of the retirement of Prof. Gerard Fleer. Speakers are: Prof. Terence Cosgrove Prof. Alexander Skvortsov Dr. Remco Tuinier Dr.... more
Graduation: ms Narayani Tiwari: "Women’s Agency in Relation to Population and Environment in Rural Nepal"
This research investigates the complex relationship between population and environment with a focus on women’s role in fertility and the food resource environment among the Gurung in Nepal. Both... more
5 Oct 2007 Graduation: mw. L.K. Ndirangu: "Households’ vulnerability and responses to shocks: evidence from rural Kenya"
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8 Oct 2007 Graduation: A.M. dos Santos Duarte: “Molecular behaviour of a proton channels in membranes”
The World Health Organization regards the bone disease osteoporosis as one of the world’s most important health problems. The objective of this project, as part of a major EU consortium, was the... more
Graduation: ms J.S.W. Hendriks-Guść: "Headquarters-Subsidiary relationship governance in the emerging markets of Central Eastern Europe. A study in Poland"
Multinational enterprises often seem to be on a ‘roller coaster’ when managing their operations in transition economies, especially because of the volatile business and political environment. The... more
Egypt Festival SEKEM: A Sustainable Community in the Egyptian Desert
The festival attracts our attention to the country of Egypt, situated at the edge of Africa en the Middle East, densely populated along the river Nile. We focus on a very successful business... more
9 Oct 2007 Graduation: ms. A. Esseling-Ozdoba: "Getting there: vesicles en route for plant cytokinesis"
In dividing plant cells, membranous vesicles (60-80 nm in diameter) are transported to the site where a new cell wall that separates the daughter cells is formed. In this thesis the physical... more
Graduation: ms Tran Thi Thu Ha: "Interactions between biosurfactant-producing Pseudomonas and Phytophthora species"
Fluorescent Pseudomonas bacteria produce a wide variety of antimicrobial metabolites, including soap-like compounds referred to as biosurfactants. The results of this thesis showed that... more
10 Oct 2007 Course: Design of Experiments
First Announcement of Wageningen Business School Tentative Programme International Postgraduate CourseDesign of Experiments10, 11, 12 October 2007, WageningenInstructors: Micheal... more
Graduation: ms A.T.M. van Knegsel: "Energy partitioning in dairy cows. Effects of lipogenic and glucogenic diets on energy balance, metabolites and reproduction variables in early lactation"
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Graduation: ms ir. M.C.F. Dalm: "Acoustic perfusion processes for hybridoma cultures: Viability, cell cycle and metabolic analysis"
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Conference: ICAD: Development in Africa
DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA?WHOSE HOUSE IS IT ANYWAYThis 79th ICAD meeting will address the intriguing question: ‘what triggers development?’ Renowned speakers will shed light on the question and, through... more
11 Oct 2007 Graduation: Yurdi Yasmi: " Institutionalization of conflict capability in the management of natural resources: theoretical perspectives and empirical experience in Indonesia"
This study concerns natural resource management (NRM) conflict particularly conflict in forestry sector and how such conflict can be addressed effectively. It consists of two major parts. The first... more
inauguration: Prof.dr. A.C.M. van Hooijdonk
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Egypt Festival: Groundwater Reserves: technical, economic and political aspects
The festival attracts our attention to the country of Egypt, situated at the edge of Africa en the Middle East, densely populated along the river Nile. We focus on a very successful business... more
Meeting: Studying with a Functional Limitation
"Do you have personal instructions?"Thursday 11 October 12.00 - 13.30 in Forum on Wageningen Campus: Demonstrations and education for students and teachers, about studying with a functional... more
12 Oct 2007 Graduation: E.D. Cittadini: "Sweet cherries from the end of the world: possibilities and limitations for fruit production systems in South Patagonia, Argentina."
The main objective of this thesis was to assess constraints and opportunities for fruit production systems in South Patagonia, with emphasis on sweet cherry. Attention was paid to the description and... more
Graduation: drs. R.A. Kik: "Lipid bilayers and interfaces"
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Graduation: ir. T. Baks: "Process development for gelatinisation and enzymatic hydrolysis of starch at high concentrations"
Enzymatic hydrolysis of starch is encountered in day-to-day life for instance in the dishwasher during removal of stains with detergents or in our mouth during chewing of starch-based foods in the... more
15 Oct 2007 International Advanced Course: Food fermentation (3rd edition)
Data: 15-18 October 2007. Course coordinatorsDr. M.J.R. Nout, Food Microbiology-WUProf. Dr. W.M. de Vos, Microgiology-WUProf. Dr. M.H.Zwietering, Food Microbiology-WUMrs. C.H.L. Doeswijk, MSc,... more
Graduation: ms S. Moço: "Metabolomics Technologies applied to the Identification of Compounds in Plants"
The nutritional value and taste of plants and fruits are related to their chemical composition. The presence of “small molecules” (or metabolites) as plant constituents, influence their appearance... more
Conference: Sustainable agriculture in Brazil: responsible soy for food, feed and fuel
In our global economy with a growing population, feeding the world is of the greatest importance. Agricultural products provide the basis for food, for animal feed and also biofuel. Specifically, soy... more
16 Oct 2007 Graduation: ir. E. Ebregt: "Are millipedes a pest in low-input crop production in north-eastern Uganda? Farmers’ perception and experimentation"
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Graduation: ir. M.P. Machielsen: "Microbial Alcohol Dehydrogenases: Identification, Characterization and Engineering"
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Graduation: ir. G.J. Steeneveld: "Nighttime weather and climate: Not a cool job for models! "
This thesis treats the understanding and prediction of the stable atmospheric boundary layer over land. This is the air layer that is next to the Earth surface, where humans live, where we grow our... more
17 Oct 2007 Graduation: T. Sriwichailamphan: "Global Food Chains and Environment: Agro-Food Production and Processing in Thailand"
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Graduation: drs. D.P.A. Cohen: "Functional analysis of lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1: a proteomic approach"
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18 Oct 2007 Conference: The Food Economy: Global Issues and Challenges
18 Oct 2007 09:00 - 19 Oct 2007 13:00 The Food Economy: Global Issues and Challenges On 18-19 October 2007 the OECD Directorate of Trade and Agriculture, the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and... more
Farewell: Speech: Prof.dr. C. de Hoog
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19 Oct 2007 Graduation: G.E. Zúñiga-Arias: "Analysis of coordination, business environment, buyer-seller relationships and national and international regulations, in the case of mango from Costa Rica"
The subject of this research is the supply chain of mango from Costa Rica for both markets (export and local), and the relationships amongst actors through the chain. This research merges social and... more
Graduation: drs. A.J.W. de Wit: "Regional crop yield forecasts improve by using satellite observations"
Crop yield forecasts for regions and countries are essential for governments, traders and agencies playing a role in food relief. However, crop yields are often difficult to forecast in practice... more
Graduation: ms ir. M.E. Schutte: "The effect of flavonoids on the absorption of the heterocyclic amine PhIP"
This thesis describes the effect of flavonoids on the absorption of the carcinogenic heterocyclic amine PhIP. Flavonoids are present in e.g. fruits and vegetables and may protect against... more
21 Oct 2007 Seminar: EFAS Seminar
21 Oct 2007 - 24 Oct 2007. Rome, October 2007. For comprehensive information, please visit the EFAS website at www.efas.wur.nl/UK/OutlineExperts from Harvard Business School and Wageningen UR are... more
22 Oct 2007 International Advanced Course: Polysaccharides as Food Colloids and Biomaterials: Fundamentals and Applications
22 okt - 24 okt 2007. Course coordinatorsProf. Martien Cohen Stuart, Prof. Frans Leermakers, Dr Renko de Vries, Dr Klaas Besseling, Laboratory of Physical Chemistry and Colloid Sciences, Wageningen... more
Graduation: ms Nigist Haile Abreha: "An Economic Analysis of Farmers’ Risk Attitudes and Farm Households’ Responses to Rainfall Variability in Tigray Northern Ethiopia"
In Tigray, northern Ethiopia, agriculture is predominantly rain fed and more than 95 percent of its output comes from subsistence farm households. High seasonality and high variability of rainfall... more
Graduation: Z. Gebreegziabher Debessai: "Household fuel consumption and resoruce use in rural-urban Ethiopia"
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23 Oct 2007 Graduation: ir. A.J. Teuling: "Soil moisture dynamics and land surface-atmosphere interaction"
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Graduation: ms S.I. Castro Lopes: "Sulfate reduction at low pH in organic wastewater"
This Ph.D. research explored the operational window of sulfate reduction at low pH (pH 6, 5 and 4) in organic wastewaters, with the aim of removing both sulfate and organic matter. High sulfate... more
24 Oct 2007 Course: Promoting Equine Performance
3 Day’s International Postgraduate CoursePromoting Equine Performance:Principles and practice of nutrition, welfare and training24, 25 and 26 October 2007, Wageningen, the... more
Graduation: ms M.E. Sáiz Pérez: "Game Theory at Work: OR models and algorithms to solve multi-actor heterogeneous decision problems"
The objective of this thesis is to explore the potential of combining Game Theory (GT) models with Operations Research (OR) modelling. This includes development of algorithms to solve these complex... more
Graduation: ir. D.J. Haverkamp: "Environmental management in the Dutch food and beverage industry"
Industry is increasingly showing interests in environmental issues, which is partly fed by the public debate on global warming. However, not all firms are equally environmentally active. Important... more
Graduation: R. Rozendal: "Biocatalyzed electrolysis: breakthrough technology for hydrogen production from wastewaters"
To replace fossil fuels, society is currently considering alternative clean fuels for transportation. Hydrogen could be such a fuel. In theory, large amounts of renewable hydrogen can be produced... more
25 Oct 2007 Inauguration: Prof.dr.ir. M.S.M. Sosef
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Seminar: International trade and food safety governance
25 Oct 2007 - 26 Oct 2007The seminar aims to broaden the contextual framework in which better food safety systems can be formulated by examining the institutional impact of international trade on... more
Book launch with roundtable debate: Multi-stakeholder platforms: learning or fighting?
The recently published book 'Multi-stakeholder platforms for integrated water management', edited by Jeroen Warner, will be launched with a roundtable and drinks. The book, published with Ashgate,... more
Graduation: G. Mbuthia Kamau: "Researching with Farmers: A study of KARI participatory research practices in context"
Researching with farmers:A study of KARI participatory practices in context.Participatory research was introduced into the Kenyan Agricultural research institute to facilitate a farmer driven... more
26 Oct 2007 Graduation: ms F. Diotallevi: "The Physics of Cellulose Biosynthesis – Polymerization and Self-Organization from Plants to Bacteria"
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Graduation: drs. E. Franz: "Microbial Safety of Fresh Vegetables"
Title Thesis: Ecology and Risk Assessment of E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella Typhimurium in the Primary Production Chain of Lettuce more
27 Oct 2007 Seminar: Chinese-Dutch Life Science Forum
This Life Science Forum is organized jointly by VCWI (Chinese Association of Scientists and Engineers in the Netherlands / Vereniging van Chinese Wetenschapers en Ingenieurs in Nederland), CNLN... more
29 Oct 2007 Graduation: drs. C.A. van der Hoeven: "The Missing Link. Bridging the Gap between Science and Conservation"
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Graduation: ms Jian Wu: "Paving the way for genetic improvement for zinc accumulation in Brassica rapa"
Brassica rapa comprises several vegetable crops, some of which are among the most important vegetables in China. The main objective of the work is to explore the genetic potential for the improvement... more
30 Oct 2007 Graduation: ms R. Soler Gamborena: "Plant-mediated multitrophic interactions between aboveground and belowground insects"
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Graduation: ir. J.W. Reijs: "Improving slurry by diet adjustments: a novelty to reduce N losses from grassland-based dairy farms"
In order to reduce environmental losses of nitrogen (N), several dairy farmers in the Netherlands aim at a modification of the composition of cow slurry. Basic idea of this strategy is that feeding... more
31 Oct 2007 Graduation: A. Wassie Eshete: "Ethiopian church forests. Opportunities and challenges for restoration"
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Graduation: ms Er Ah Choy: "A Quantitative Methodology to Test Ecological Modernization Theory in The Malaysian Context"
The improvements and achievements in environmental performance vary from one industrial sector to another in Malaysia. In addition, no substantive quantitative methodology has been developed yet to... more
1 Nov 2007 Graduation: mrs. M. Stachowicz: "Solubility of Arsenic in multi-component systems. From the microscopic to the macroscopic scale"
Arsenic threat in drinking water. Arsenic in groundwater has generated one of the most important problems with respect to the quality of drinking water in the modern world. The aim of this thesis... more
2 Nov 2007 Graduation: mrs. Xie Lei: Environmental Activism in Urban China: the Role of Personal Networks"
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Graduation: ms.ir. T.Z.D. de Mes : "Fate of female hormones in biological purification of concentrated toilet water"
Feminisation of male fish is for a large part due to compounds entering surface waters via wastewater. For domestic wastewater, two natural estrogens, estrone and 17-estradiol and the synthetic... more
Graduation: ir. J. Verhulst: "Meadow bird ecology at different spatial scales. Responses of environmental "
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5 Nov 2007 Graduation: ir. P.E.J. Smit: "Nod Factor Signaling and Infection in Rhizobium-Legume Symbiosis"
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Graduation: Francisco Guevara Hernàndez: "Y después qué?":: A participatory action-research and ethnography on governance, actors and development of rural villages of Southern Mexico
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6 Nov 2007 Graduation: mrs. D.M.O.G. Ribeiro: "Towards understanding TSWV particle assembly: analysis of the intracellular behavior of the viral structural proteins"
Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) particles are composed of a membrane envelope that contains two virally encoded glycoproteins (Gc and Gn). The core consists of the viral tripartite RNA genome... more
7 Nov 2007 Graduation: mrs. A.C. Rodriques de Lima: "Soil Quality Assessment in Rice Production Systems"
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Graduation: L. Zhang: "Productivity and resource use in cotton and wheat intercropping systems"
Zhang, L., 2007. Productivity and resource use in cotton and wheat intercropping systems. PhD thesis, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 198 pp. With Summaries in English, Dutch and... more
8 Nov 2007 Ecosystem and Landscape Services (SELS)
Wageningen UR Research Programme on Ecosystem & Landscape Services (SELS)There is a growing interest in the science of ecosystem and landscape functions and services. However, this rarely takes a... more
Graduation: mrs.drs. W.J. Rip: "Cyclic State Shifts in a Restored Shallow Lake"
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Inauguration Prof.dr. C.J.M. van Rijn
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seminar: From Cow to Horse
From the 90s the horse sector is in expansion Dutch rural area. In 1986 there were around 60.000 horses registered in the Netherlands. In 2006 the number of horses raised to 130.000. (Alterra... more
9 Nov 2007 Graduation: Qi Jing: "Improving resource use efficiency in rice-based cropping systems: Experimentation and modelling"
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Graduation: drs. B.J.M. Robroek:"The influence of climate change on the European raised bogs"
Title Thesis: "Competition between Sphagnum mosses in European raised bogs. The effects of a changing climate" more
12 Nov 2007 Graduation: mrs. A.A. Boling: "Yield constraint analysis of rainfed lowland rice in Southeast Asia"
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Graduation: ir. N.P. Louwaars: "Seeds of Confusion: The impact of policies on seed systems"
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13 Nov 2007 Graduation: mrs.ir. S. Heijting: "Spatial analysis of weed patterns"
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Graduation: Iyob Tsehaye: "Monitoring fisheries in data-limited situations. A case study of the artisanal reef fisheries of Eritrea"
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Graduation: ir. W. van Plaggenhoef: "Integration and self regulation of quality management in Dutch agri-food supply chains"
Concerns about quality and safety in agri-food supply chains have been increased among consumers due to sector-wide crises. Governments have reacted by developing quality regulations and retailers... more
15 Nov 2007 Graduation: mrs. Samantha Adey: "A journey without maps: towards sustainable subsistence agriculture in South Africa"
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Inauguration Prof.dr.ir. J.S.C. Wiskerke
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16 Nov 2007 Graduation: Benoit Jean-Marc Gorguet: "The genetics of seedless tomato"
The development of fruits in absence of pollination is known as parthenocarpy and as a consequence the fruits are seedless.In tomato, the main limiting factor of the development of fruits is the... more
19 Nov 2007 Graduation: mrs.ir. M. de Graaff: "Interactions between plants and soil nutrient cycling under elevated CO2"
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Graduation: ir. R.C. van Leerdam: "Anaerobic degradation of methanethiol in a process for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) biodesulfurazation"
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Graduation: mrs.drs. P. Reidsma: "Adaptation to climate change: European agriculture"
Climate change influences agriculture. Most studies that address the vulnerability of agriculture have focussed on the potential impacts of climate change. Socio-economic conditions and farm... more
19 Nov 2007
22 Nov 2007
International Advanced Course: Masterclass Nutrigenomics (7th edition)
On 22 November in the afternoon participants will have free access to the Symposium of the Dutch Centre for Human Nutrigenomics (CHN). This symposium marks the end of the CHN. Course... more
19 Nov 2007
23 Nov 2007
International Advanced Course: Management of Microbiological Hazards in Foods (10th edition)
Course coordinatorsProf. L.G.M. Gorris and Dr. M.W. Reij, European Chair in Food Safety Microbiology Mrs. C.H.L. Doeswijk, MSc, Graduate School VLAGCourse DesignThe course programme combines lectures... more
20 Nov 2007 MSc Graduation Ceremony 20 nov
13:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MAK, MCS, MID, O2015:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MFQ, MME  more
21 Nov 2007 MSc Graduation Ceremony 21 nov
13:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MAB, MBF, MBT, T34, MMS15:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MFS, MFT, MNH more
22 Nov 2007 MSc Graduation Ceremony 22 nov
11:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MSS, MEA, MHW, MMA, MIL13:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MES, MUE, MFN 15:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MLE, MLP, MGI, L30 more
23 Nov 2007 MSc Graduation Ceremony 23 nov
13:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MAS, DW 15:30 hrs: Candidates from the Programmes: MBI, B, MPB, MPS more
26 Nov 2007 Graduation: ir. J.C. Hemmes: "Strategies underlying RNA silencing suppression by negative strand RNA viruses"
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Graduation: mrs. A.M. Piskiewicz: "Interactions of plant parasitic nematodes and their natural enemies in coastal foredunes"
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Graduation: drs. A. Bannink: "Modelling Volatile Fatty Acid Dynamics and Rumen Function in Lactating Cows"
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Lecture & Dinner: Crops from the sea: the potential of saline agriculture
Due to the rising sea level and the subsidence in the Netherlands, an increasing amount of agricultural land is becoming saline. Up to now, technology allowed us to reverse this trend, however, it is... more
26 Nov 2007
29 Nov 2007
International Advanced Course: Food Perception and Food Preference (4th edition)
Data: 26-29 November 2007. Course coordinatorsProf. J.H.A. Kroeze, Product Design & Quality Management-WUProf. C. de Graaf, Human Nutrition-WUMrs. Y.H.M. Smolders, MSc, Graduate School VLAG Course... more
27 Nov 2007 Graduation: ir. D.L.T. Hegger: "Greening Sanitary Systems: an end-user perspective"
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Graduation: Hadiyanto, MSc : "Product Quality: Driven Food Process design"
Consumers evaluate food products on their quality, and thus the product quality is a main target in industrial food production. In the last decade there has been a remarkable increase of interest of... more
Graduation: mrs. Mercy Kamau: "Farm Household Allocative Efficiency: A Multi-Dimensional Perspective on Labour Use in Western Kenya"
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28 Nov 2007 Graduation: mrs.ir. A.M. Werkman: "An energy balance intervention at retirement: Impact on body composition, physical activity and diet"
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Graduation: Majid Vazifedoust: "Development of an agricultural drought assessment system: Integration of crop and soil modeling, remote sensing and geographical information"
Agricultural drought in Iran is one of the natural disasters, which causes large economical and social damages. Iran is located in an arid to semi-arid region and is facing widespread droughts... more
Lecture and Debate: China's Energy situation with special focus on renewable and nuclear energy development
Dr. Eva Sternfeld, China Environment and Sustainable Development Reference and Research Center (CESDRRC). China¹s rapid economic development has been accompanied by a huge increase in energy... more
29 Nov 2007 Graduation: R.A. Fort Meyer: "Property Rights after Market Liberalization Reforms: Land Titling and Investments in Rural Peru"
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Farewell: speech Prof.dr.ir. W.H. Rulkens
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30 Nov 2007 Graduation: mrs. P.E.A. Andang’o: "Efficacy and safety of fortification with iron of maize flour in African children"
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Graduation: ir. A. de Jager: "Practice makes perfect: Participatory innovation in soil fertility management to improve rural livelihoods in East Africa"
This thesis describes the development of an inter-disciplinary diagnostic tool to assess impacts of farm management practices on nutrient balances and the use of the tool in participative research... more
Graduation: mrs. M.D. Dominquez Garcia: "The way you do, it matters. A Case Study: farming economically in Galician dairy agro-ecosystems in the context of a co-operative"
It matters the way in which farming activity is carried out as the different socio-economic and ecological impact of different styles of farming show.This thesis proposes a different approach to... more
3 Dec 2007 Seminar: Scrutinising Success and Failure in Development
Institutions, Theories of Change and Capacity Development. The last decade has seen significant changes in development thinking. A shift has occurred from providing ‘technical support’, often at the... more
Graduation: mrs.ir. M. (Marloes) Schurink: "Spotted by an enzyme"
Title thesis: "Peptides as inhibitors of lipoxygenase and tyrosinase" more
Graduation: mrs. Xi Wan: "Analyses of nodule meristem persistence and ENOD40 functioning in Medicago truncatula nodule formation"
In recent years genes crucial for Nod factor signaling (NFS) to establish the Rhizobium-legume symbiosis have been isolated from several legumes. From this it is clear now that the NFS pathway... more
4 Dec 2007 Graduation: ir. G.W.W. (Wieger) Wamelink: "Effect of nitrogen deposition on nature"
The expected drop in nitrogen deposition may hamper targets set in the Kyoto protocol. Model calculations show that a drop in nitrogen deposition will result in higher plant diversity, especially in... more
Zodiac Lecture: Prof. Jos Schols: Farms and care for the elderly. Institutional care forward....! from intensive people keeping to socially integrated care
Prof. Jos Schols: Professor of Chronic Care, Tilburg University: ‘Farms and care for the elderly. Institutional care forward....! from intensive people keeping to socially integrated... more
6 Dec 2007 Graduation: mrs.drs. J.H. (Joanneke) Reudler Talsma: "Costs and benefits of iridoid glycosides in multitrophic systems"
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Inauguration: Prof.dr. F.A. van Eeuwijk
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7 Dec 2007 Graduation: ir. H.V. (Erwin) Winter: "A fish-eye view on fishways"
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Graduation: mrs. Yuen Yee Hilz: "In vitro and in vivo interplay between NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase 1 and flavonoids"
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Graduation: Md. Istiak Sobhan: "Species discrimination from a hyperspectral perspective"
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Graduation: drs. H.J. (Henk-Jan) Joosten: "3DM: From Data to Medicine"
Life is powered by the action of proteins. They arrange many different processes inside a living cell. In the last decades proteins have been popular study subjects, which resulted in many useful... more
10 Dec 2007 Fair: Thesis/internship fair
This fair is organized by the soil center for all bachelor and master students of Wageningen university who have interest in a soil related thesis or internship. Especially students from the studies... more
Graduation: mrs. J. (Jyothi) Krishnan: "Enclosed Waters. Property Rights, Technology and Ecology in the Management of Water Resources in Palakkad, Kerala"
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Graduation: mrs. Qiu Sun: "Rebuilding Common Property management in Rural China"
Environmental degradation and rural poverty are inter-related problems of great concern to developing countries. Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) approach was introduced in China... more
Graduation: Hao Wu: "Structural and functional analysis of Eukaryal-like proteins from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus"
The research presented in this thesis is aimed at applying technologies in bioinformatics, biochemistry, structural biology and cell biology to reveal the global regulation network in archaea, gain... more
10 Dec 2007
12 Dec 2007
International Advanced Course: Genetics and physiology of food-associated micro-organisms (3rd edition)
Course coordinatorsProf. Tjakko Abee, Wageningen University - Laboratory of Food MicrobiologyMrs. Ingeborg van Leeuwen-Bol, Graduate School VLAGCourse DesignThe course will be mainly composed of... more
Workshop: Outcome Mapping
Partnership and process at the heart of M&E Part of Wageningen International series ‘Innovating with M&E’ OM is an innovative approach for planning, monitoring, evaluation, and organisational... more
11 Dec 2007 Graduation: G. (Guido) Sala: "Food gels filled with emulsion droplets. Linking Large deformation properties to sensory perception"
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Graduation: ir. J. (Joost) van Heerwaarden: "Population genetics of traditionally managed Maize. Farming practice as a determinant of genetic structure and identity of maize landraces in Mexico"
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12 Dec 2007 Graduation: drs.ing. C. (Kees) Roest: "Microbial community analysis in sludge of anaerobic wastewater treatment systems"
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Graduation: drs. P. (Piet) Bremer: "The colonisation of a former sea-floor by ferns"
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13 Dec 2007 Congress: ASPO congres 2007
ASPO congres 13/14 december 2007 in Wageningen De sociaal psychologen komen naar Wageningen! Het jaarlijkse congres van de Associatie van Sociaal-Psychologische Onderzoekers (ASPO) zal op 13 en 14... more
Concert: WSKOV
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14 Dec 2007 Concert: WSKOV_v1
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17 Dec 2007 Graduation: mrs. Lijin Zhong: "Governing Urban Water Flows in China"
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