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28 Jan 2010 |
Meeting: Green Energy Event: Green energy opportunities in The Netherlands - beyond Copenhagen
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| Network meeting “Green energy opportunities in The Netherlands - beyond Copenhagen” Holland Gateway cordially invites you to our network meeting: "Green energy opportunities in The Netherlands -... more |
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2 Feb 2010 |
Lecture: Zodiac lecture: “Mammalian Intestinal Host-Microbe Relationships" by professor Jerry Wells
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| Tuesday February 2nd professor Jerry Wells, leading professor of the chair group Host-Microbe Interactomics, conducts a lecture on Mammalian Intestinal Host-Microbe Relationships. The lecture is part... more |
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3 Feb 2010 |
Graduation: H. (Hoi) Pham Van: Governing pesticide use in vegetable production in Vietnam
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Thesis: Dhr. H. (Hoi) Pham Van: "Governing pesticide use in vegetable production in Vietnam"
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Graduation: L. (Lars) Markesteijn: Drought-tolerance of tropical tree species
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Thesis: L. (Lars) Markesteijn: Drought-tolerance of tropical tree speciesFunctional traits, Trade-offs and Species Distribution
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Graduation: L. (Lars) Markesteijn: Drought-tolerance of tropical tree species
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Thesis: L. (Lars) Markesteijn: Drought-tolerance of tropical tree speciesFunctional traits, Trade-offs and Species Distribution
Tropical forests occur under rainfall regimes that vary greatly... more |
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5 Feb 2010 |
Graduation: Ms. K.B. (Kamila) Koropacka: Molecular contest between potato and the potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida: modulation of Gpa2-mediated resistance
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| The potato cyst nematode Globodera pallida is an important pest of cultivated potato. The best way to control these pathogen is the exploitation and use of host resistance. This includes the potato... more |
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12 Feb 2010 |
Graduation: M. (Michele) Nori: Milking drylands. Gender networks, pastoral markets and food security in stateless Somalia
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| Milk is an indicator of wellbeing on the Somali rangelands: when milk flows it means that rain as well as peace are there. Milking Drylands explore the social and economic embeddedness of camel milk... more |
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15 Feb 2010 |
Symposium: The Right to Food and the Political Economy of Hunger
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| The seminar “The Right to Food and the Political Economy of Hunger”, is being organized by the Centre for Sustainable Development and Food Security of Wageningen UR. This centre is an initiative of... more |
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18 Feb 2010 |
Farewell: Prof. R.F. Hoekstra: farewell
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19 Feb 2010 |
Graduation: J. (Junming) Li: Exploration of tomato wild relatives for enhanced stress tolerance
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Thesis: J. (Junming) Li: Exploration of tomato wild relatives for enhanced stress tolerance
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26 Feb 2010 |
Graduation: Ms. A.M.D. (Debby) van Rotterdam-Los: The potential of soils to supply phosphorus and potassium
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Thesis: Ms. A.M.D. (Debby) van Rotterdam-Los: The potential of soils to supply phosphorus and potassium
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Graduation: A. (Aliaksei) Pukin; Synthetic Ganglioside Analogues for Sensitive Biosensing. Improved probes for antibodies and bacterial toxins
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Thesis: A. (Aliaksei) Pukin; Synthetic Ganglioside Analogues for Sensitive Biosensing. Improved probes for antibodies and bacterial toxins
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2 Mar 2010 |
Lecture: Cross-Cultural Psychology: Intercultural communication
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English language eventContact with people from different cultural backgrounds has become part of our daily life. Some seem to enjoy it, while others find it stressful. There is growing evidence... more |
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Graduation: K. (Kenneth) Nyombi: “Understanding growth of East Highland banana: Experiments and Simulation”
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| East Africa highland banana yields on smallholder farms in the Great Lakes region are small. In order to improve production, knowledge on highland banana crop physiology, growth patterns and... more |
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Lecture: Mark Thomas: The origins of milk drinking in Europe
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| Most Europeans take drinking milk for granted: It’s the everyday consumption of an everyday drink. In the Zodiac academic lecture on Tuesday March 2nd Mark Thomas, professor of Evolutionary Genetics... more |
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5 Mar 2010 |
Graduation: J. (Javier) Martín-Tereso López: “Rumen-protected rice bran to induce adaptation of Ca metabolism in dairy cows”
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Graduation: R. (Rouke) Bosma: “Towards high productivities of microalgae in photobioreactors”
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| The biodiversity of microalgae is enormous and they represent an almost untapped source of unique algae products. Presently, there is a niche market for high-value algal products (e.g. carotenoids... more |
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8 Mar 2010 |
Graduation: Haisheng Nie, MSc: “Studying the mechanisms regulating the gene expression in the chicken genome”
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| This thesis describes the analysis of two genome-wide gene expression surveys across normal adult chicken tissues and embryonic stages/tissues in order to characterize the general expression profiles... more |
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9 Mar 2010 |
Lecture: Adapting to another culture
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| English language eventShould I adapt to a new culture, or should I hold onto my own background and roots? This is a basic question every immigrant faces – whether he/she is a permanent immigrant, or... more |
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Symposium: Dies Natalis
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| The 92nd Dies Natalis of Wageningen University is on Tuesday 9 March 2010, dedicated to the role of science in crucial transition processes. The theme is 'A World in Transition'.During the Dies... more |
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12 Mar 2010 |
Graduation: M. (Miyuki) Nagashima: “Game-theoretic analysis of international climate agreements:
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12 Mar 2010
14 Mar 2010 |
Benefit Chilean party:: Wageningen helps Chile
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| The Chilean community at Wageningen has organized several benefit activities for this weekend to provide aid and relief to victims of the 8.8magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck Chile on... more |
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15 Mar 2010 |
Course: Management of Microbiological Hazards in Foods (12th edition)
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| International Advanced CourseData: 15-19 March 2010.
Course coordinators
Prof. Leon G.M. Gorris and Dr. Martine W. Reij, European Chair in Food Safety Microbiology *
Mrs. Yvonne Smolders, The... more |
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16 Mar 2010 |
Lecture: Different childhood, different adults?
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| English language eventHow and why do adults behave differently in different parts of the world? Differences in personality, social values and parenting motivation can be traced back to differences in... more |
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18 Mar 2010 |
Symposium: Mini-symposium Bio-safety Regulations in Africa
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Mini-symposium: Bio-safety Regulations in AfricaOn the occasion of the PhD defense of Enoch Mutebi Kikulwe om March 19th a mini-symposium on 'Bio-safety Regulations in Africa' is organized by the... more |
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19 Mar 2010 |
Graduation: I.R.M. (Inge) Hansse: "Pepino mosaic virus: an endemic pathogen of tomato crops"
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Graduation: K.J.J. (Kirsten) Steinbusch: “New strategy to process low grade biomass to fuel”
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| The possibility to use organic waste as biomass feedstock for fuel production reduces competition for with food production, and potentially saves large greenhouse gasses emissions. Waste is a complex... more |
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Graduation: E.M. (Enoch) Kikulwe: “On the introduction of genetically modified bananas in Uganda: Social benefits, costs, and consumer preferences”
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| PhD research Enoch Kikulwe The PhD thesis uses a framework addressing concerns towards genetically modified crops, namely GM banana, using real options and choice experiment approaches. The framework... more |
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22 Mar 2010 |
Course: Bioreactor Design and Operation (5th edition)
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| International Advanced CourseData: 22-26 March 2010.
Course coordinators
Dr. K. van 't Riet, Delft University of Technology
Prof. G. Eggink, Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research
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23 Mar 2010 |
Graduation: Ceremony MSc
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| 13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MCL, MES, MGI, MHW, MMA, MSS, MUE15.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: O10, MIL, MLE, MFN, MLP more |
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24 Mar 2010 |
Graduation: Ceremony MSc
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| 13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: T20, MAF, MAS15.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: B, MBI, MOA, MPB, MPS more |
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Lecture: The Power in Music: Rap, Race, Gender and Everyday Interpersonal Politics
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The Power in Music:Rap, Race, Gender and Everyday Interpersonal PoliticsAll social interaction involves power. Even the most intimate relationships. Whether its convincing your friends of your... more |
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25 Mar 2010 |
Graduation: MSc Ceremony
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| 13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: O20, MFQ, MID, MAK, MCS, MME more |
25 Mar 2010
26 Mar 2010 |
Conference: Conference on knowledge valorization and technology transfer
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| Management Studies Group of Wageningen UR in collaboration with DAFNE and ZHI Foundation organize two conferences on knowledge valorization and technology transfer
25-26 March 2010TECHNOLOGY... more |
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Conference: Technology transfer at Wageningen University and Elsewhere March 25-26 2010
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Management Studies Group of Wageningen UR in collaboration with DAFNE and ZHI Foundation present:TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AT WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY AND ELSEWHERE Conference March 25-26, 2010Hotel De... more |
25 Mar 2010
27 Mar 2010 |
Course: Course ‘Safe Handling of Radioactive Materials and Sources’
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certified by Dutch government (level 5)
language: English;
duration: 3 days;
location: Wageningen;
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26 Mar 2010 |
Graduation: MSc Ceremony
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| 13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MFS, MFT, MNH 15.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: L60, MAB, MBF, MBT, MML more |
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Lecture: Discoverer of the Plastic Continent visits Wageningen
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| Charles Moore's visit on Friday, March 26
Pollution seems to have reached the highest peaks in the new millennium and everybody seems to believe that it takes a miracle to try and stop it. One of... more |
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29 Mar 2010 |
Lecture: WRR Report Debate: Pimping Development Aid?
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| On the Future of Dutch PolicyThe highest level advice organ to the Dutch Government (Scientific Council for Government Policy /WRR) recently offered its report ‘Less Pretension, More Ambition –... more |
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31 Mar 2010 |
Graduation: Dhr. M. (Mhosisi) Masocha: “Savanna Aliens”
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1 Apr 2010 |
Lecture: Governability, Political Stability and Peace for the Pakistan - Afghanistan Region
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| Entrance free, English spoken, All welcomeHow governable is Pakistan and what does its stability have to do with conflicts in Afghanistan and elsewhere in the region? How realistic is micro-managing... more |
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6 Apr 2010 |
Graduation: Ms. S. (Sarian) Kosten: Aquatic ecosystems in hot water: Effects of climate on the functioning of shallow lakes
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| Global warming may have far reaching consequences for lakes. To investigate the potential climate effects we sampled 83 lakes in different climate regions in South America. The selected lakes were... more |
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Graduation: Ms. G. (Gissell) Lacerot Silveira, MSc: Effects of climate on size structure and functioning of aquatic food webs
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| Freshwater of good quality is a limited resource. Excessive algal development depends on nutrient load and also the potential of algal control through the aquatic food chain (“trophic cascade”).... more |
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Graduation: Ms. C.C. (Carla) Kruk Gencarelli: Morphology Captures Function in Phytoplankton. A Large-Scale Analysis of Phytoplankton Communities in Relation to Their Environment
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Lecture: Do Those Bugs Matter? Intestinal Microbiota Management in Animal Nutrition.
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| In the next Zodiac academic lecture on Tuesday April 6th Michiel Kleerebezem, professor of Bacterial Metagenomics at Wageningen University and NIZO food research, will teach us more about Intestinal... more |
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7 Apr 2010 |
Graduation: J. (Jochem) Verrelst, MSc: Space-borne spectrodirectional estimation of forest properties
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Graduation: Ms. A.K. (Agata) Jakubowska: Genomic support for speciation and specificity of baculoviruses
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8 Apr 2010 |
Speech: Inauguration Prof. H.H.M. Rijnaarts: "The olympic Game of Eco-Innovation and Technology"
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| On Thursday 8 april 2010 prof.dr.ir H.H.M. Rijnaarts (professor of Environment and Water Technology ) will hold his inaugural speech in the University Aula, entitled: "The olympic Game of... more |
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12 Apr 2010 |
Graduation: Ms. S.T.J. (Saskia) van Cruchten, MSc: Cafestol: a Multi-faced compound. Kinetics and metabolic effects of cafestol in mice
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12 Apr 2010
30 Apr 2010 |
Course: HIV/AIDS and food and nutrition security
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| As the causes and consequences of AIDS epidemics become clearer, so does the fundamental importance of food and nutrition security to address these. In most countries the response on the HIV/AIDS... more |
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Course: Contemporary approaches in plant genetic resources conservation and use
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| The overall objective of the training programme is to enhance participants’ capabilities to deal with the management of genetic resources activities and programmes. In addition, relevant policies... more |
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13 Apr 2010 |
Graduation: J. (Joost) Visser MSc: Down to earth. A historical-sociological analysis of the rise and fall of ‘industrial’ agriculture and of the prospects for the re-rooting of agriculture from the factory to the local farmer and ecology
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14 Apr 2010 |
Graduation: D.L.M. (David) van der Meer, MSc: Genomic, transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of the nuclear receptor PPAR-alpha
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15 Apr 2010 |
Symposium: IPOP BioNano Symposium
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| Nanotechnology is hot and Wageningen UR has succesfully penetrated the working field traditionally dominated by the technical universities. We are now one of the larger partners in the FES programme... more |
15 Apr 2010
16 Apr 2010 |
Conference: Workshop: 'Building a research environment for Doctoral Education'
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| Subject and aimThere is a great deal of diversity in doctoral education in European universities. In response to the Bologna Process, many universities are upgrading their doctoral programmes to meet... more |
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16 Apr 2010 |
Graduation: L. (Lukasz) Grus, MSc: Assessing Spatial Data Infrastructures
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| Over the last two decades many countries and regions throughout the world have taken steps to establish Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs). Developing SDIs requires a considerable amount of time,... more |
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Graduation: Ms. M.S. (Marthe) de Graaff, MSc: Resource recovery from concentrated toilet water
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Title thesis: "Resource recovery from black water"More information:» Wetsus, separation at source, research project» Energy and nutrient recovery and removal of micro-pollutants from black water... more |
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18 Apr 2010 |
Course: International Postgraduate Course Nutrition and Climate, new developments
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The poultry sector is a major protein supplier throughout the world. The poultry industry has undergone significant developments in recent years, in particular the integration of the various... more |
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21 Apr 2010 |
Graduation: Drs. J.B. (Johannes) Smit: Traces of modernity. The social-economic development of the region Liemers (1815-1940)
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22 Apr 2010 |
Course: Risk Management in Commodity Markets`for Policy Makers
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Risk Management in Commodity Markets`for Policy MakersA practical course on the use of commodity futures & optionsBrussels 22 – 23 April 2010This two day course focuses on how commodity... more |
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23 Apr 2010 |
Graduation: Ms. M.A.E. (Annemarie) Wagemakers(MSc): Healthy environment, healthy behavior
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| Involvement of target group in creating healthy environments promotes healthHealth education in itself is not enough to change health behavior. What works is to involve and activate people in... more |
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Graduation: Ms. T. (Tendayi) Mutimukuru-Maravanyika: Can We Learn Our Way to Sustainable Management? Adaptive collaborative management in Mafungautsi State Forest, Zimbabwe
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| Can we learn our way to sustainable management? Adaptive Collaborative Management in Mafungautsi State Forest, Zimbabwe.
Although participatory resource management approaches have increasingly... more |
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Graduation: Ms. M.C. (Chantal) Kandhai (MSc): Detection, occurrence, growth and inactivation of Cronobacter spp. (Enterobacter sakazakii)
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| Bacteria of the genus Cronobacter (formerly referred to as Enterobacter sakazakii) may cause serious infections in babies, notably in neonates and prematures. Fortunately, infections are very rare... more |
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24 Apr 2010 |
Open day: BSc Information Day
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28 Apr 2010 |
Lecture: Schilperoort Lecture
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| Sixth of a series of “success stories of entrepreneurial scientists”.Introduction and chairman: Simon Vink, Corporate Communication Wageningen UR.Invited speakers this time are:
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Graduation: T. (Thanawit) Kulrattanarak: Deterministic ratchets for suspension fractionation
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| Membrane processes are well-known for separating and fractionating suspensions in many industries, but suffer from particle accumulation on the membrane surface. Nowadays microfluidic devices are... more |
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Lecture & Exhibition: WW II aerial photographs then and now.
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| Exhibition Wageningen UR Library, 9 April – 17 September 2010Monday through Friday, 9 am – 5 pm.
One of the unique special collections of the Library contains a collection of approximately 94.000... more |
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29 Apr 2010 |
Graduation: Ms. C.M. (Cecilia) Onyango: Preharvest and Postharvest Factors Affecting Yield and Nutrient Contents of Vegetable Amaranth (Var. Amaranthus hypochondriacus)
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| Agriculture in developing countries faces a number of pressing challenges including population growth, widespread poverty and food insecurity. Widespread poverty persists, contributing to severe... more |
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3 May 2010 |
Graduation: H.J. (Henjo) de Knegt: Beyond the here and now. Herbivore ecology in a spatial-temporal context
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Two part lecture series: State Religion and Society in Iran - Part 1
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| From the Islamic Revolution to the Green MovementYou-tube images filmed on mobile phones globally circulated the graphic assassination of the young student Neda Soltan who rapidly became the face of... more |
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7 May 2010 |
Graduation: F.M. (Fabian) Mollet: Evolutionary effects of fishing and implications for management
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| This PhD-thesis studies the evolutionary consequences of fishing and the possible undesirable effects for management. A new method using an energy allocation model is developed to study changes in... more |
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Graduation: Ms. J. (Judith) van Leeuwen: Who greens the waves? Changing authority in the environmental governance of shipping and offshore oil and gas production
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| The marine environment is under serious pressure from human activities. The transboundary and large-scale nature of these threats require cooperation between states, and between states, industries... more |
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Graduation: S.G. (Gerd) Weitkamp: Capturing the View.
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| The visual landscape is an important contributor to quality of life. In order to protect or enhance the visual landscape, changes in the visual landscape should be given explicit attention in... more |
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12 May 2010 |
Graduation: Ms. L.L.J.M. (Wieteke) Willemen: Mapping and Modelling Multifunctional Landscapes
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| Society benefits from a wide range of services provided by the landscape. These so-called ‘landscape services’ include, for example, food, timber and fresh water supply, climate regulation, landscape... more |
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17 May 2010 |
Training programme: Sustainable farming and Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
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| 17 May - 18 June 2010. This 5–week training programme combines the course on Agriculture in transition: analysis, design and management of sustainable farming with the IPM food safety training... more |
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Course: Agriculture in transition
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| 17 -28 May 2010. Analysis, design and management of sustainable farming Sustainability is a key word in modern agriculture and is an essential element in agricultural development worldwide. It is... more |
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Course: Summer Course Glycosciences (11th edition)
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| Data: 17 - 20 May 2010.
Course coordinators
Prof. L. Dijkhuizen (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
Prof. J.P. Kamerling (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
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Graduation: Ms. D. (Dóra) Szinay: The development of FISH tools for genetic, phylogenetic and breeding studies in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
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Graduation: Ms. Y. (Yaite) Cuesta Arenas: Ethylene perception and NEP-like protein production by Botrytis cinerea
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17 May 2010
28 May 2010 |
Course: Agriculture in transition
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| Analysis, design and management of sustainable farming Sustainability is a key word in modern agriculture and is an essential element in agricultural development worldwide. It is both a catchword... more |
17 May 2010
18 Jun 2010 |
Training programme: Sustainable farming and Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
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| This 5–week training programme combines the course on Agriculture in transition: analysis, design and management of sustainable farming with the IPM food safety training programme with. For more... more |
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19 May 2010 |
Graduation: F. (Fabian) Blombach: Regulating protein synthesis in Archaea, the third domain of life
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| Life on earth is distinguished into the three domains: Bacteria, Eukaryotes and Archaea. Bacteria are free living cells with a relatively simple organization. Eukaryotes, including fungi, plants, and... more |
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Graduation: Ms. S.L. (Susan) Urbanus: MADS on the move
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| MADS domain transcription factors have an important role during the development of flowers, among others by establishing the identities of the different floral organs (sepal, petal, stamen and... more |
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20 May 2010 |
Speech: Inauguration Prof. A. van den Brink
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Conference: Technology transfer in the plant sciences: Enhancing national and international benefits
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| 20-21 May 2010. Entrepreneurship and the valorisation of knowledge have become important for all universities in Europe. They are now prominent elements of plans and activities in the domains of... more |
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Launch Centre for Sustainable Development and Food Security of Wageningen UR
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| The Centre for Sustainable Development and Food Security of Wageningen UR will be launched on 20 May 2010 at LEI in more |
20 May 2010
21 May 2010 |
Conference: Conference on knowledge valorization and technology transfer
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| Management Studies Group of Wageningen UR in collaboration with DAFNE and ZHI Foundation organize a conference on knowledge valorization and technology transfer
20-21 May 2010TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER... more |
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21 May 2010 |
Graduation: Y. (Yuan) Li: Application of data mining methods to establish systems for early warning and proactive control in food supply chains and networks
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Graduation: M. (Mathieu) Pel: Mapping, Isolation and characterization of genes responsible for Late Blight Resistance in Potato
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24 May 2010 |
Course: Food and nutrition security impact assessment
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| 24 May - 11 June 2010. Increasingly and also reinforced by the attention for the Millennium Development Goals, there is a need to assess the impact of a variety of policies, programmes and... more |
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25 May 2010 |
Graduation: P.Y. (Patrice) Adegbola: Economic analyses of maize storage innovations in southern Benin
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Graduation: Ms. S.E. (Saskia) Werners: Adaptation to climate related risks in managed river basins. Diversifying land use and water management activities to adapt to climate related risks in the Netherlands and Hungary
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| Saskia Werners: “It is easier to borrow money for champagne than for adaptation”
Adaptation is increasingly seen as an inevitable response to climate change. In this research I investigated the... more |
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26 May 2010 |
Graduation: R.J. (Roy) Wichink Kruit: Surface-atmosphere exchange of ammonia. Measurements and modeling over non-fertilized grassland in the Netherlands
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Symposium: Impact of Improved post-harvest management on food security in developing countries
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| Impact of Improved post-harvest management on food security in developing countriesInformationVarious local and international organizations have pointed out that food supplies in many developing... more |
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Congress: 9th Wageningen International Conference on Chain and Network Management
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| Broadening the scope of chains and networks
The 9th Wageningen International Conference on Chain and Network Management (WICaNeM 2010) continues and builds on the tradition of the well-known... more |
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Graduation: T.J. (Timmo) Gaasbeek: Bridging troubled waters? Everyday interethnic interaction in a context of violent conflict in Kottiyar Pattu, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
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| Bridging troubled waters?
This research, which looks at everyday forms of inter-ethnic interaction in a context of violent conflict, took place between 2003 and 2008 in a part of the war zone in... more |
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27 May 2010 |
Speech: Inauguration Prof. A.E.J. Wals
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Graduation: S.G. (Sameer) Joshi: Towards durable resistance to apple scab using cisgenes
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| Towards durable resistance to apple scab using genetic modification of susceptible, elite varieties with only resistance genes derived from apple itself.
Apple is an important fruit crop. Apple scab... more |
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28 May 2010 |
Graduation: W. (Walter) Brand: Increasing hesperetin bioavailability by modulating intestinal metabolism and transport
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Graduation: Ms. A. (Andreia) de Jesus Amaral Gomes Barbosa Fonseca: Nucleotide variation and footprints of selection in the porcine and chicken genomes
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| Study of genetic variation and detection of selection events in pig and chicken
The aim of the research presented in this thesis was the characterization of genetic diversity of the porcine and... more |
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31 May 2010 |
Course: Seed potato technology, certification and supply systems
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| 31 May - 25 June 2010. Potatoes are grown for many uses such as food, cash crops, food security crops and raw materials for processing. In all cases, a reliable supply of good quality seed is... more |
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Course: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and food safety
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| 31 May - 18 June 2010. In recent decades, consumers have become increasingly concerned about the safety and quality of their food. These concerns, combined with increased environmental awareness,... more |
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Graduation: F. (Farai) Maphosa: Chasing Organohalide Respirers. Ecogenomics Approaches to Assess the Bioremediation Capacity of Soils
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| Organohalide respiring bacteria (OHRB) are efficient degraders of organohalides such as chlorinated ethenes, chlorophenols, and other halogenated aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons. Nevertheless,... more |
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Graduation: K. (Klaas) Bouwmeester: The interplay between a Phytophthora RXLR effector and an Arabidopsis lectin receptor kinase
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| The interplay between a Phytophthora RXLR effector and an Arabidopsis lectin receptor kinasePhytophthora infestans – the causal agent of potato late blight – secretes a plethora of proteins to... more |
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Lectures and discussion: Holling in Wageningen
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| The world famous scientist C.S. Holling visits WUR in the first week of June.
C.S. Holling (1930) is a globally known ecologist, who introduced several innovative ideas which had substantial... more |
31 May 2010
18 Jun 2010 |
Course: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and food safety
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| In recent decades, consumers have become increasingly concerned about the safety and quality of their food. These concerns, combined with increased environmental awareness, have led to a need for... more |
31 May 2010
25 Jun 2010 |
Course: Seed potato technology, certification and supply systems
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| Potatoes are grown for many uses such as food, cash crops, food security crops and raw materials for processing. In all cases, a reliable supply of good quality seed is crucial to the development of... more |
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1 Jun 2010 |
Graduation: Ms. Bui Thi Minh Dieu: On the evolution of white spot syndrome virus of shrimp
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Graduation: Le Thanh Phong: Sustainability dynamics in crop-livestock-fish farming in the Mekong Delta
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| This research aimed to understand driving forces for changes in farming practices, and to quantify and evaluate agro-ecological attributes, nutrient balances, and environmental impacts in Integrated... more |
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Zodiac Lectures: Stress revisited: a critical evaluation of the stress concept.
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| Join the next Zodiac academic lecture and / or join the drink afterwards in the entrance hall.
Invited speaker: Prof. Jaap M. Koolhaas, Professor of Behavioural Physiology, Groningen University... more |
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Graduation: Ms. M (Marisol) Toledo de Vroomans: Neotropical lowland forests along environmental gradients
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| Neotropical lowlands feature an extraordinary display of forests, especially in Bolivia where three biogeographical regions meet: the Amazon, Brazilian-Paranaense and Gran Chaco. The objective of... more |
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2 Jun 2010 |
Graduation: J.Th.J. (Ko) Verhoeven: Identification and epidemiology of pospiviroids
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| Pospiviroids belong to the smallest pathogens known to infect plants. The most well-known pospiviroid is Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd), which causes severe malformation of potato tubers. In... more |
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Graduation: Ms. G.C.B. (Ghyslaine) Schopen: Genetic analysis of milk protein composition
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| Bovine milk protein consists of six major milk proteins, of which four belong to the caseins and two belong to the whey proteins. The composition of the six major milk proteins is important for... more |
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Public lecture: Founder of the Resilience Alliance C.S. Holling in Wageningen
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| "Resilience thinking and Ecological Economics"
The world famous scientist C.S. Holling visits Wageningen UR.
C.S. Holling (1930) is a globally known ecologist, who introduced several innovative... more |
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3 Jun 2010 |
Concert: WSKOV
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4 Jun 2010 |
Concert: WSKOV
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6 Jun 2010 |
Course: Food Law Academy
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Executive Course on Sustainable Development Diplomacy
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| 6-20 June 2010For the second year in row, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University in Boston, Wageningen UR (University & Research centre), and the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture,... more |
6 Jun 2010
19 Jun 2010 |
Executive Course on Sustainable Development Diplomacy
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| For the second year in row, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University in Boston, Wageningen UR (University & Research centre), and the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and... more |
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7 Jun 2010 |
Graduation: Mw. A. (Anoma) A. Lokossou: Dissection of the major late blight resistance cluster on potato linkage group IV
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9 Jun 2010 |
Graduation: N. (Nicolas) Champouret: Use of pathogenic genes from potato late blight to identify and characterise novel resistance genes in wild potato species.
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| Ever since the introduction of the late blight pathogen in potato growing areas, it forms a major threat for global potato production, despite extensive use of fungicides. Up-to-date strategies for... more |
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10 Jun 2010 |
Symposium: How science inspires biological pest control
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Speech: Farewell: Prof.dr. J.C. van Lenteren: Ecology: cool science, but does it help?
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| Symposium and Farewell addressJoop C. van Lenteren : How science inspires biological pest control
On Thursday 10 june 2010, Joop C. van Lenteren will present his farewell adress as professor of... more |
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11 Jun 2010 |
Open day: Inspiration Day: Where science leads to innovation
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| Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research (formerly known as A&F) is organising an Inspiration Day for all its partners. Do you want to hear, see, feel, experience and taste the latest innovations in... more |
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Graduation: J. (John) van ‘t Klooster: The Cladosporium fulvum Avr2 protein behaves both as a virulence and an avirulence factor
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Graduation: Ms. N. (Namizata) Binate Fofana: Efficacy of Micro-Financing Women’s Activities in Côte d’Ivoire. Evidence from Rural Areas and HIV/AIDS-Affected Women
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Graduation: F.O. (Fredrick) Ayuke: Soil macrofauna functional groups and their effects on soil structure, as related to agricultural management practices across agroecological zones of Sub-Saharan Africa
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| This study aimed at understanding the effects of crop management practices on soil macrofauna and the links with soil aggregation and soil organic matter dynamics, which is key to the improvement of... more |
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14 Jun 2010 |
Course: Plant variety protection (Plant Breeders' Rights)
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| 14 - 25 June 2010. The course focuses on the practical implementation of the legal framework for the protection of plant varieties (plant breeders’ rights) in an intellectual property rights system.... more |
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Graduation: Ms. G.G. (Gaynor) Makura-Paradza: Single women, land and livelihood vulnerability in a communal area of Zimbabwe
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| Research on gendered land access in customary tenure areas focuses on women in a marital relationship where it is assumed women have secondary rights to land. Although HIV/AIDS and other... more |
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Graduation: D.F. (Diego) Valbuena Vargas: Farmers' decisions and landscape change: an actor-based approach for land-use research
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| This dissertation has two objectives. The first objective is to link conceptually individual decisions and land-use/cover change (LUCC) patterns in rural regions. The second objective is to use these... more |
14 Jun 2010
15 Jun 2010 |
Conference: 2nd International Feed for Health Conference - 'Impact of animal feed on food quality and health elderly consumers'
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| 2nd International Feed for Health Conference, 14-15 June 2010, Tromsø, Norway'Impact of animal feed on food quality and health elderly consumers'» For registration go to www.feedforhealth.org The... more |
14 Jun 2010
25 Jun 2010 |
Course: Plant variety protection (Plant Breeders' Rights)
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| The course focuses on the practical implementation of the legal framework for the protection of plant varieties (plant breeders’ rights) in an intellectual property rights system. It aims at... more |
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15 Jun 2010 |
Graduation: Ms. Juanwen Yuan: The Household Responsibility System and Social Change in Rural Guizhou, China: Applying a cohort approach
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Graduation: Ms. E.E.M. (Eleonora) Nillesen: Shocks, Civil War and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
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| Foreign aid, low institutional quality and civil wars are associated with slow economic development in many Sub-Sahara African countries. I aim to identify causal relations and mechanisms that... more |
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16 Jun 2010 |
Lecture: André Krouwel (VU): The Power in Music: Rap, Race, Gender and Everyday Interpersonal Politics
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| All social interaction involves power. Even the most intimate relationships. Whether its convincing your friends of your desired vacation destination or dressing to catch someone’s attention, all... more |
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Graduation: Ms. A.F. (Aïfa) Ndoye Niane: Economics of Gender, Risk and Labour in Horticultural Households in Senegal
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| The importance of agriculture to the economic development in Africa and the critical role that rural women play within this sector still remain an attractive research agenda. Due to customary norms,... more |
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Seminar: Conservation and use of biodiversity in tropical forests
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Pre-announcement SeminarConservation and use of biodiversity in tropical forests. Are we on the right track?The United Nations have declared 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity.... more |
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Graduation: drs. T. (Tim) Engelkes: Climate warming, plant invasions and plant-enemy interactions
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| GraduationIn this PhD-thesis, it is shown that climate warming induces range expansion of plant species that have invasive properties. Exotic plants that expand range within a continent have invasive... more |
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Graduation: ir. L.P.N.M. (Laurens) Kroon: The genus Phytophthora; phylogeny, speciation and host specificity
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| Plant diseases caused by Phytophthora species are an ever increasing threat to agriculture and natural ecosystems. The Phytophthora genus contains over one hundred species and especially during the... more |
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17 Jun 2010 |
Open day: Anniversary celebration for Science Shop
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| The Wageningen Science Shop is 25 years old and this will be celebrated on Campus on 17 June 2010. On that day, the Science Shop (set up to investigate questions submitted by smaller community... more |
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Graduation: Ms. E.C. (Estelle) Verzaux: Resistance and susceptibility to late blight in Solanum: gene mapping, cloning and stacking
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| The potato late blight disease, caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans, is a major threat for potato production worldwide. To breed potato varieties with durable resistance against P.... more |
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18 Jun 2010 |
Graduation: Ms. F. (Floor) K. Kooy: Enzymatic production of hyaluronan oligo- and polysaccharides
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Graduation: Ms. S. (Sandra) Lenzhölzer: Designing Atmospheres. Research and Design for Thermal Comfort in Dutch Urban Squares
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The sojourn quality of urban squares depends on various factors. Amongst these, thermal comfort and microclimate perception play an eminent role. Yet, in the Dutch square designs, this aspect was... more |
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Graduation: N.J.M. (Nick) van Eekeren: Grassland management, soil biota and ecosystem services in sandy soils
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21 Jun 2010 |
Course: Optimising the performances of of producer organisations
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| 21 June - 2 July 2010. Harnessing the potential of agriculture to reduce poverty and to revitalise rural areas requires the involvement of producers and their organisations in order to build... more |
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Course: Fisheries governance
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21 June - 9 july 2010. The current status of the world’s living aquatic resources varies but the number of fish stocks in trouble seems to exceed the number that is in a good or... more |
21 Jun 2010
25 Jun 2010 |
Course: SENSE course S131 – Special Topics in Ecotoxicology 2010: Marine Ecotoxicology
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| Period: June 21 (afternoon) until June 25 (morning)Location: IMARES, location Den Helder (Harssens) Housing: Potvis Texel (‘t Horntje)
The course will be about issues regarding toxic compounds in... more |
21 Jun 2010
2 Jul 2010 |
Course: Optimising the performances of of producer organisations
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| Harnessing the potential of agriculture to reduce poverty and to revitalise rural areas requires the involvement of producers and their organisations in order to build people-centered and sustainable... more |
21 Jun 2010
9 Jul 2010 |
Course: Fisheries governance
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The current status of the world’s living aquatic resources varies but the number of fish stocks in trouble seems to exceed the number that is in a good or excellent state. The... more |
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22 Jun 2010 |
Graduation: Ceremony MSc
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| 13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MAB, MBF, MBT, MML15.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MFS, MFT, MNH
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23 Jun 2010 |
Graduation: Ceremony MSc
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| 11.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MLE, S24, MLP, L30, MGI13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MIL, MFN15.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MES, MHW, MMA, MSS, MEA,... more |
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24 Jun 2010 |
Graduation: Ceremony MSc
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| 13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: T20, MAS, MAF 15.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: PG, B, BI, MBI, MOA, MPB, MPS
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25 Jun 2010 |
Graduation: Ceremony MSc
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| 13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MAK, MCS, MID 15.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MME, MFQ
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28 Jun 2010 |
Graduation: L.M.W. (Luc) Scheres: Organic Monolayers on Oxide-Free Silicon. Self-Assembly, Functionalization, Patterning, and Electronic Characterization
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Graduation: Ms. P. (Petia) Kovatcheva-Datchary: Who is doing what within the gut microbiota - answers from Stable Isotope Probing
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| Insight into microbial functionality in the human gastrointestinal tract is needed to better understand the role of microbes in health and disease. Furthermore, it would allow for more direct... more |
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Graduation: Ms. P. (Petra) Worm: How micro-organisms manage energy economically
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| How micro-organisms manage energy economically There are many places on Earth that lack oxygen but where micro-organisms still can live. These places include swamps, rice paddy fields and deep lake... more |
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29 Jun 2010 |
Graduation: Ms. L. (Linda) Nol: Uncertainty assessment of N2O inventories. Explorations at different spatial and temporal scales for the Dutch fen meadow landscape
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Graduation: Ms. A.M. (Agata) Brzozowska: New coatings for reducing protein adsorption
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| We studied the application of polymeric micelles as surface coatings that canprevent accommodation of (bio-)organic matter at surfaces (biofouling). Proteinadsorption plays an important role, in... more |
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Graduation: Ms. O. (Odette) Pérez Gutiérrez: Unraveling piglet gut microbiota dynamics in response to feed additives
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| The gastrointestinal tract of pigs is inhabited by a high number of microbes that have an important function in keeping the host (the pig) healthy. This microbiota is strongly affected during... more |
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30 Jun 2010 |
Graduation: Ms. N. (Nicolien) Zijlstra: Food texture and food intake. The role of oral sensory exposure
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Graduation: Ms. C.S. (Cécile) Massault: Use of genomic information in mass-spawning
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| This thesis uses the current genetic and genomic resources to permit genetic improvement of stress response in European sea bass and disease resistance in gilthead sea bream, two traits of economical... more |
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Graduation: Ms. I.A.M. (Inge) Reijrink: How does a chicken embryo survives prolonged egg storage?
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| After hatching eggs are collected from the laying nests, eggs are stored at the breeder farm, then transported to the hatchery and stored again before they are finally set in the incubator. The... more |
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1 Jul 2010 |
Speech: Farewell: Prof. H. van Keulen "From soil science to plant production systems"
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| Prof. Herman van Keulen, Professor at the Plant Production Systems Group, will give his farewell address entitled "From soil science tot plant production systems" on thursday juli 1st 2010 at 16.00... more |
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23 Aug 2010 |
Course: Summer School Meet the fascinating world of Green Genetics
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The Dutch plant breeding and propagation industry is an innovative and knowledge intensive industrial branch which has a leading position in the world. Graduates with an education in plant... more |
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2 Sep 2010 |
Lecture: Zodiac Lectures: ‘From zebrafish embryos to human patients - lymphangiogenesis and vascular wiring in development’
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| Join the next Zodiac academic lecture and / or join the drink afterwards in the entrance hall.
Invited speaker: Dr. Stefan Schulte-MerkerProfessor of Developmental Biology of Animals, Hubrecht... more |
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6 Sep 2010 |
Course: Facilitating multistakeholder processes and social learning
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| 6 - 24 September 2010. Advanced course in the use of participatory approaches for institutional change Complex problems require innovative solutions. Such solutions are created when diverse... more |
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Course: International training of trainers on wetland management
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| 6 - 24 September 2010. Facilitation of multi-stakeholder processes and curriculum development One of the difficulties identified in wetland management is the division of management responsibilities... more |
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| The opening of the academic year of Wageningen UR, on September 6 2010, is themed 'Nature as the basis'. A rapidly increasing world population is impacting on other life forms. But human kind depends... more |
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7 Sep 2010 |
Graduation: H.M. (Helena) de Albuquerque Ferreira Teles: “Collagen-like block co-polymers with tunable design
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Graduation: Mw.ir. J. (Jolanda) Jansen: “Effective communication strategies to improve udder health”
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| Mastitis and farmer mindsetMastitis (udder inflammation) is considered one of the main health issues in the dairy industry. Why some farmers, even though it would benefit their results, do not... more |
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Graduation: W.J. (Willem) Ravensberg: “The development of microbial pest control products”
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| The development of microbial pest control products for control of arthropods: a critical evaluation and a roadmap to successMicrobial crop protection products and the companies that develop and... more |
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8 Sep 2010 |
Graduation: Mw.ir. L.A.J. (Linda) van Mierlo: “Minerals, other food components and blood pressure”
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| Elevated blood pressure is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Several diet and lifestyle changes, including a reduction in the intake of ‘bad’ salts (primarily kitchen salt), have... more |
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Graduation: M.P.M.M. (Michiel) de Krom: “Food Risks and Consumer Trust”
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| Following different European food crises in the 1990s, European food policy was substantially renewed to restore public trust. According to this new framework, consumers should be actively involved.... more |
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Graduation: Y. (Yvonne) Westphal: “Analytical profiling of plant cell wall polysaccharides”
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| Every plant cell is surrounded by a cell wall, which is responsible for the stability and flexibility of the plant tissue. The main components of each cell wall are carbohydrates such as cellulose,... more |
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9 Sep 2010 |
Graduation: F.J. (Flora) Chadare: “Importance and quality of baobab foods in Benin”
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| More than 923 million people in the world still do not have enough food to eat. A sustainable management and use of forest food resources is a strategy to overcome food insecurity in Africa. Among... more |
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10 Sep 2010 |
Graduation: T. (Tania) Vasconcelos Fernandes: “Hydrolysis Inhibition of Complex Biowaste”
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Graduation: L. (Lucia) Hernandez Leal: “Removal of micropollutants from grey water via combined biological and physical chemical processes”
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Graduation: A.P. (Arina) Schrier-Uijl: “Flushing meadows. The influence of management alternatives on the greenhouse gas balance of fen meadow areas”
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13 Sep 2010 |
Course: Rights based approach to food and nutrition security
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| 13 - 24 September 2010. Every man, women and child has the right to adequate food. Adequate food means enough food in quantity and quality, safe and culturally acceptable. A right-based approach is... more |
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Graduation: F. (Filippo) Biscarini: “Genetic analysis of production, immunity and behaviour in laying hens”
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Graduation: S. (Simone) Croezen: “Social relationships and healthy ageing. Epidemiological evidence for the development of a local intervention programme“
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Graduation: S. (Sabina) Rebe Raz: “On-Chip Food Safety Monitoring: Multi-analyte Screening with Imaging Surface Plasmon Resonance-based Biosensor”
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| This thesis describes on-chip detection of health-threatening compounds in food, using imaging Surface Plasmon Resonance (iSPR) biosensor. iSPR biosensor combines spatial modification of the sensor... more |
13 Sep 2010
24 Sep 2010 |
Course: Rights based approach to food and nutrition security
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| Every man, women and child has the right to adequate food. Adequate food means enough food in quantity and quality, safe and culturally acceptable. A right-based approach is a different way to... more |
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14 Sep 2010 |
Graduation: A.M. (Ana) Sotoca Covaleda, MSc: “Unravelling the mechanism of differential biological responses induced by food-borne xeno- and phyto-estrogenic compounds”
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| The multiple actions of estradiol and other estrogenic compounds in mammalian physiology are brought about, on a molecular level, as a result of complex signalling pathways, and mediated by at least... more |
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Graduation: P.L.R. (Pascal) van der Veeken: “Gel measurements of heavy metals in nature”
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| Title thesis: "Dynamic partitioning of nanoparticulate metal species between gel layers and aqueous media" more |
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15 Sep 2010 |
Graduation: J.J. (Jose-Jaime) Arana Coronado: “Supply chain practices, performance and organizational configuration in the Mexican avocado industry”
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| The thesis studies the adoption of particular practices such as product standardization, supplier relationship and information exchange in Mexican avocado industry. Adopting these practices, avocado... more |
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Graduation: L.J.W. (Luc) van Hoof: “Who Rules the Waves? Governance and New Institutional Arrangements in Dutch Fisheries Management in the Context of the European Common Fisheries Policy”
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| Top down government ruling is perceived as a main contributor to the fail-ure of fisheries management. A change in the governance set up, with a more participatory signature and a change in role and... more |
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17 Sep 2010 |
Graduation: J. (Jantine) Voordouw, MSc: “The impact of food allergy on household level”
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Graduation: D.M. (Dorien) Kool: “The origin of nitrous oxide (laughing gas): a serious matter”
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| Nitrous oxide is one of the most important greenhouse gases, and soils are globally the main source of nitrous oxide to our atmosphere. It is therefore of great importance to understand how nitrous... more |
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Graduation: F. (Fatimata) Dia Sow: “Intrahousehold resource allocation and well-being: The case of rural households in Senegal”
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| In this last decade, poverty in developing countries remains the most important topic of debate at the international level. The main proposition was how to build policies and programs on a gender... more |
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20 Sep 2010 |
Graduation: MSc Ceremony
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| 11.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: L30, MLP, MGI, MUE13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MES15.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MBT, MML, MW
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21 Sep 2010 |
Graduation: MSc Ceremony
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| 11.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: L50, MSS, MCL, MHW, MMA13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MIL, MLE15.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MFN
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22 Sep 2010 |
Graduation: MSc Ceremony
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| 09.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MBI11.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MOA, MPS, MPB, PG13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MAF, MAS (MAS candidates with surname... more |
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Lecture: The Schilperoort Lectures 7
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| A series of "success stories of entrepreneurial scientists". Introduction and chairman: Koen Wiedhaup (boardmember of various life sciences companies). Invited speakers this time are Eric Claassen... more |
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23 Sep 2010 |
Graduation: MSc Ceremony
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| 11.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MID13.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MAK, MFQ, MME (ONLY the MME candidates with Specialisation Public Health and Society)15.30 hrs: the... more |
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24 Sep 2010 |
Graduation: MSc Ceremony
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| 09.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MFS, MAB, MBF11.30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MFT13:30 hrs: the Candidates from the Programmes: MNH (ONLY candidates with surname... more |
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27 Sep 2010 |
Graduation: A. (Argyris) Kanellopoulos, MSc : “Bio-economic farm modelling for integrated assessment of agricultural and environmental policies. Towards re-usability and improved empirical validity”
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Graduation: C. (Cornelis) van der Waal: “Nutrients in an African Savanna: The consequences of supply heterogeneity for plants and animals”
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Graduation: E. (Esther) Schnettler, MSc: “Viral counterdefense on RNA silencing. Analysis of RNA silencing suppressors from arthropod-borne negative strand RNA plant viruses”
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| RNA silencing is a mechanism used by plants and insects to defend themselves against viral invasion. To achieve a succesful infection viruses counteract this mechanism by coding for specific... more |
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28 Sep 2010 |
Graduation: S.M. (Shane) Rutherfurd: “Bioavailability of lysine in heat-treated Foods and feedstuffs”
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Graduation: C.N. (Cor) Verdouw: “Business Process Modelling in Demand-Driven Agri-Food Supply Chains. A Reference Framework”
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29 Sep 2010 |
International Conference: International Conference ‘Deltas in Times of Climate Change’
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| 29 September 2010 - 2 October 2010. Two Dutch research programmes on climate change and spatial planning, Climate changes Spatial Planning and Knowledge for Climate, the city of Rotterdam and the... more |
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Graduation: Pham Khanh Tu: “Evaluation of the optimum protein requirements for Vietnamese pigs”
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Graduation: R. (Ran) Gao, MSc: “Ion Speciation in Milk-like Systems”
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| Ion equilibria of milk, particularly the distribution of calcium phosphate between casein micelles and milk serum, play a crucial role in the conformation and stability of casein micelles. This PhD... more |
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30 Sep 2010 |
Graduation: C-O.R. (Rose) Fagbemissi: “Experts from necessity: Agricultural knowledge of HIV/AIDS orphans in the Couffo region, Benin”
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| This thesis shows that there is little evidence to confirm the hypothesis of knowledge decline and/or a break in inter-generational knowledge transfer among children orphaned by AIDS in the Couffo... more |
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1 Oct 2010 |
Graduation: C.M. (Carla) Sampaio Ribeiro: Recognition of parasites in carp
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| Title thesis: Innate immune receptors in carp: recognition of protozoan parasites
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6 Oct 2010 |
Course: Course Marine Ecotoxicology
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| Theme: Marine EcotoxicologySENSE course S131 – Special Topics in Ecotoxicology 2010
The course will be about issues regarding toxic compounds in marine and estuarine ecosystems. The set-up includes... more |
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4 Oct 2010 |
Graduation: M. Rakhshandehroo MSc: "PPARa: Master regulator of lipid metabolism in mouse and human. Identification of hepatic PPARa target genes by expression profiling"
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Graduation: D. Pino Del Carpio: The genetics of the metabolome in Brassica rapa
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| In this thesis the metabolic variation in Brassica rapa is described based on results of metabolic profiling of a core collection of 168 accessions representing the different crop types and... more |
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Graduation: K. (Kathleen) Neumann: Modelling the spatial dynamics in European land use
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| Agricultural land management and land use intensity differ across the globe but their constraints and drivers are limitedly understood at the continental and global scale. The main objective of this... more |
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5 Oct 2010 |
Graduation: A.F.V. (Annabel) Howard: How to kill mosquitoes using a tree, some fish or fungi
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| Malaria is still killing vast numbers of people every day. Annabel Howard’s PhD thesis investigated the potential of three natural products to control mosquitoes. She found that a small amount of the... more |
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Graduation: J.M. Pimenta Ferreira de Oliveira MSc.:Functional Genomics Analysis of the Secretory Pathway of Aspergillus niger
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| Protein secretion is a poorly understood process in many organisms that secrete high amounts of proteins. This thesis focuses on the transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of the protein secretory... more |
5 Oct 2010
6 Oct 2010 |
Final Meeting of NovelQ - Industry Advisory Platform
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| From NovelQuality to NovelRealityThe Final Meeting of the Industry Advisory Platform Organised by the EU funded Integrated Project 'NovelQ'IntroductionIn March 2011, the EU funded Integrated Project... more |
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6 Oct 2010 |
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6 Oct 2010 |
Graduation: R. (Romina) Cavatassi: Small scale agriculture, marginal conditions and market access: impacts on natural resources and farmers' welfare
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| An analysis of ways in which small-scale farmers deal with difficult production conditions and access the market by making production and variety choices. Impacts evaluation on agrobiodiversity, use... more |
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Graduation: A.M. Wubs: Towards stochastic simulation of crop yield: a case study of fruit set in sweet pepper
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Graduation: MW (Heidy) den Besten: Primed to survive; prediction of stress-induced resistance
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| Bacteria are constantly faced with changing environmental conditions and have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to adapt to changing environments. This stress adaptive behavior is a crucial survival... more |
6 Oct 2010
8 Oct 2010 |
Congress: Wetsus Congress 2010
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7 Oct 2010 |
Graduation: M.N. (Mascha) Rubach MSc: Traits as predictors for tolerance to stress
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| How much stress can one take? It depends, on the combination of your mental and physical characteristics (traits), but it’s hard to predict. Chemicals can have devastating effects on ecosystems and... more |
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8 Oct 2010 |
Graduation: PJ (petra) Roubos-van den hil: Bioactive components in tempe inhibit diarrhoea
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| Tempe is a fungal fermented soya bean product, originated from Indonesia. During my PhD-research I have investigated the way bioactive components in tempe could inhibit diarrhoea in children and... more |
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Graduation: OR (Ole) Eigaard MSc: Management challenges from technological development in European fisheries
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11 Oct 2010 |
Graduation: B.O.M. Dirks: The seasonal cycle of CO2 exchange of grassland.
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12 Oct 2010 |
Graduation: J.Z. (Josiah Zephania) Katani: The role of embedded institutions in the management of micro spring forests in Ukerewe, Tanzania
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| Planners of development interventions often assume that natural resource use and management problems can be addressed by applying a single model for different village communities. This perspective... more |
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Graduation: R. (Roel) During: Cultural Heritage Discourses and Europeanisation
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Graduation: F (Fang) Xu: Functional aspects of baculovirus DNA photolyase
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13 Oct 2010 |
Dinner and Debate: Restaurant of the Future: Dinner and World Food Day Lectures
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| A Walking Dinner in the Restaurant of the FutureOn the occasion of World Food Day we invite you to a special event which will stimulate both your palate and your mind. The evening will be held in two... more |
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Graduation: ir T (Tjisse) Hiemstra: Ion binding at mineral surfaces
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| This thesis describes a 20-year development of a novel framework for modeling ion binding to minerals. Much is known about the processes of ion binding at the microscopic scale, however without a... more |
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Graduation: R. (Ruud) Cuypers: Water purification investigated on a molecular scale
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| Hydrophilic pollutants in water are a major problem. Hydrophobic compounds (oils) can easily be separated from water, e.g. by extraction, but for hydrophilic compounds this is not so easy. A new... more |
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14 Oct 2010 |
Graduation: M.M. (Mariame) Maiga: Gender, Aids, Food Security: Culture and Vulnerability in Rural Côte d'Ivoire
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| This book is about the effects of AIDS on women and food security in Cote d’Ivoire, West Africa. AIDS is more than a health problem. Rural households and women in particular have to cope with the... more |
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15 Oct 2010 |
Graduation: R.C.M. (Rikke) Arnouts MSc: Regional nature governance in the Netherlands. Four decades of governance modes and shifts in the Utrechtse Heuvelrug and Midden-Brabant
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| Regional nature governance in the Netherlands; Four decades of governance modes and shifts in the Utrechtse Heuvelrug and Midden-Brabant
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Graduation: A. (Arjan) Gerssen : No test animals needed anymore for the determination of toxins in shellfish
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| Lipophilic marine toxins are natural toxins produced by certain algae and can accumulate in shellfish such as mussels and oysters. Consumption of contaminated shellfish can lead to severe diarrhea,... more |
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Graduation: M. Kaul: Carbon budgets and carbon sequestration of forests in India
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| Carbon sequestration potential of Indian forests
Global climate change is a widespread and growing concern that has led to focus on reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide,... more |
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19 Oct 2010 |
Graduation: drs. B.M. van der Zaan: Molecular diagnostics of organic pollutant biodegradation in the environment
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20 Oct 2010 |
Graduation: ir. M.M. Jore: CRISPR-mediated antiviral defence in prokaryotes
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Graduation: drs R. (Renate) Wesselink: Comprehensive competence-based vocational education. The development and use of a performance analysis and improvement model
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| Competence-based education is a popular educational innovation in vocational education. The lack of an accepted definition, however, leaves scope for window-dressing and that makes it difficult to... more |
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22 Oct 2010 |
Graduation: M.A.S. (Sven) Stremke: Designing Sustainable Energy Landscapes: Concept, Principles and Procedures
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| The depletion of fossil fuels, in combination with climate change, necessitates a transition to sustainable energy systems. Such systems are characterized by a decreased energy demand and an increase... more |
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Graduation: Myriam Adam: A framework to introduce flexibility in crop modelling: from conceptual modelling to software engineering and back
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| A framework to introduce flexibility in crop modelling
This thesis is an account of the development and use of a framework to introduce flexibility in crop modelling. The construction of such a... more |
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Graduation: C.P.I. (Christopher) Mahonge MSc. : Co-managing complex social-ecological systems in Tanzania. The case of lake Jipe wetland
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| Social and environmental systems have usually been viewed as single entities. This simple view conceals the complex nature of social-ecological systems. In practice, a human-nature system comprises... more |
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25 Oct 2010 |
Graduation: ing. H.H.D. (Hinri) Kerstens : Bioinformatics: the workinghorse for the detection of genetic variation in farm animals
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Graduation: MSc. S. Ismail: Impact of High Salinity on Bio-activity and Biomass Retention in High-Rate Anaerobic Reactor Systems
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Graduation: K.R. (Kija) Ng'habi: Behavioural, ecological and genetic determinants of mating and gene flow in African malaria mosquitoes
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| The successful implementation of new malaria control approaches requires a better understanding of male mating biology of the target mosquito species. This thesis explored the potential behavioural,... more |
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26 Oct 2010 |
Graduation: L.W.I. (Lydia) Wairegi: How bananas in Uganda are managed and ways in which their production can be increased
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| Highland banana is an important food and cash crop in Uganda, yet yields are poor. Past research has focused almost exclusively on pest and disease problems. This thesis aimed to understand the... more |
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Graduation: S. de Nooijer MSc.: The role of non-specific interactions in nuclear organization
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27 Oct 2010 |
Graduation: T.A. Pham: "Mitigating water pollution in Vietnamese aquaculture production and processing industry. The case of pangasius and shrimp"
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Graduation: Michael F. Gengenbach: Incentives in the water chain: Wastewater treatment and reuse in developing countries
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| The proper management of wastewater and its reuse is crucial in order to reduce hazards and maintain a variety of benefits. The merits of improvements in wastewater management are particularly high... more |
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29 Oct 2010 |
Graduation: ir DMM (Dorinde) Kleinegris: "Milking of microalgae revisited"
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| The microalga Dunaliella salina is used for the production of beta-carotene, an orange pigment also known as pro-vitamin A. Currently this alga is cultivated in open ponds in sunny regions (such as... more |
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Graduation: R.J.E. (Roger) Bours: Mechanisms underlying low-level motion processing in the visual system of human and non-human primates
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Graduation: ir. J.J. Zonderland: Talking tails - quantifying the development of tail biting in pigs
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1 Nov 2010 |
Graduation: D.M.W. Ochieno: Control of the insect pest Cosmopolites sordidus and the root-damaging worm Radopholus similis by applying a pest-suppressive fungus Fusarium oxysporum V5w2 inside tissue culture banana plants
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| Banana plants in the world are being damaged by two major pests: an insect called Cosmopolites sordidus and a worm called Radopholus similis. Some research institutions have produced a fungus called... more |
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2 Nov 2010 |
Graduation: B. van Limp: Performance relations in Capacitive Deionization systems.
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Lecture: Zodiac lecture: Looking to the Past to Learn about the Future: or, Historical Ecology in the Gulf of Maine
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| Join the next Zodiac academic lecture Invited speaker: Ms Emily Klein, University of New Hampshire, Durham, USACo-referee: Prof. Johan Verreth, Professor of Aquaculture and fisheries Wageningen... more |
2 Nov 2010
4 Nov 2010 |
Course: Course ‘Safe Handling of Radioactive Materials and Sources’
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location: Wageningen;
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3 Nov 2010 |
Graduation: L.J.M. (Louisa) Jansen: Analysis of land change with parameterised milti-level class sets. Exploring the semantic dimension
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Graduation: C.P.A. (Coen) van Wagenberg: Incentive mechanisms for food safety control in pork supply chains. A study on the relationship between finishing pig producers and slaughterhouses in the Netherlands
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| Safer food with bonus-malus systems
Food is not 100% safe, notwithstanding the control measures companies apply. Control on supply chain level can further improve food safety. Companies are... more |
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4 Nov 2010 |
Speech: Inauguration Prof.dr. S. Schulte-Merker: Angiogenesis: who needs blood vessels, anyway?
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5 Nov 2010 |
Graduation: R.J.W. (Robbert) Blonk: Development of a breeding program for cultured Common sole
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| Title thesis: "Selecting Sole. Breeding programs for natural-mating populations." more |
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Graduation: M.A.M. (Monique) Jacobs-van der Bruggen: Opportunities for diabetes prevention: risk factors and (cost)effectiveness of preventive interventions
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Graduation: F.J. (Francisco) Rossier-Miranda: Colloidal-scale self assembly of microcapsules for food
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| Microscopic containers, known as microcapsules, can be loaded with active components to, for example, enrich our food. Our microcapsules are designed to keep their contents protected from the acid... more |
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10 Nov 2010 |
Conference: Scaling and Governance Conference 2010
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| 10 Nov 2010 - 12 Nov 2010Policies have many impacts on environmental and human processes at different spatial and temporal scales. Climate change, biodiversity, energy consumption, water resource... more |
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Graduation: H.C. (Hetty) van den Broeck : The Quest for Celiac-Safe Wheat
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Workshop Gold for Silver: Platform for healthy food for older people
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| Nutrition and older people is currently a hot item. How can you keep up-to-date? How can new insight be used to make real improvements in healthcare? How can you involve all the relevant... more |
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Lecture: Energy for the Future
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| Where will energy come from in the future? (lecture and discussion)Speakers Bas van Vliet/ Bert Hamelers
Bas van Vliet (WUR) and Bert Hamelers (WUR) will explore some of the social and technical... more |
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12 Nov 2010 |
Graduation: K. Gorski MSc.: Floods and Fish; Recruitment and distribution of fish in the Volga River floodplain
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| Natural river floodplains are among the most diverse and productive ecosystems on Earth and provide key habitats for foraging, spawning and as a nursery for many fish species. Seasonal flooding plays... more |
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Graduation: M.C. (Mark) van Turnhout: Postnatal development of articular cartilage
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| The articular cartilage that lines the bones in your movable joints (finger, knee, hip, shoulder, etc.) still develops after birth, like the rest of the skeleton. Between birth and maturity,... more |
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Graduation: M.A.J. (Marco) Siemerink: Metabolic engineering toward 1-buranol-derivatives in solvent producing Clostridia
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| The biggest challenge in the ABE fermentation of solventogenic clostridia remains the 1-butanol toxicity. Due to this toxicity, the yield of 1-butanol exceeds no more than 1-2% (w / v). Increasing... more |
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16 Nov 2010 |
Graduation: S.W. (Sander) Hogewoning: On the photosynthetic and developmental responses of leaves to the spectral composition of light
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| The effect of light spectrum on the functioning of plants is a relatively poorly explored terrain. The recent rise of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) makes this research field highly relevant for the... more |
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17 Nov 2010 |
Launch of the new Interreg IVB project GreenCook
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| A transnational strategy for global sustainable food management.This transnational event will harmoniously combine a formal session, with i.e. an exclusive lecture from key note speaker Professor of... more |
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Graduation: N.E. (Nina) Cohen: Is killing healthy animals justified?
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| Between 1997 and 2003 three animal diseases had broken out in the Netherlands. In the control strategy not only infected but also millions of healthy animals were culled. This culling was opposed by... more |
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Lecture: The Schilperoort Lectures; success stories of entrepreneurial scientists
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| In the Global Week of Entrepreneurship we will focus on Entrepreneurship in Animal Sciences. We have invited real entrepreneurial researchers who are dedicated in bringing their research results to... more |
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Graduation: K.P. (Krishna) Paudel:Role of sediment in the design and management of irrigation canals. Sunsari Morang Irrigation Scheme, Nepal
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Lecture: Energy for the Future
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| Speed Dating Energy*an interactive evening of simulation games, prototypes, poster exchanges and much more
Three adventures in one! Discover your own energy footprint and do simulations on energy... more |
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18 Nov 2010 |
Speech: Farewell Prof.dr. Paul Richards: A Green Revolution from below?
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| Prof.dr. Paul Richards, Professor of Technology and Agrarian Development, will give his farewell adress, entitled:A Green Revolution from below?Science and tecnology for global food security and... more |
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19 Nov 2010 |
Graduation: W.D.C.(Walter) Schenkeveld: Recipe ferrum: iron fertilization with the synthetic chelate FeEDDHA
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| Iron Fertilization with FeEDDHA – The fate and effectiveness of FeEDDHA chelates in soil application
Iron chlorosis is a common nutrient deficiency in plants grown on calcareous soils, related to... more |
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Graduation: N. (Nahid) Amin MSc : Developing Environmentally Appropriate, Socially Acceptable and Gender-Sensitive Technology for Safe-Water Supply to Households in Arsenic Affected Areas in Rural Bangladesh
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Graduation: M.R.A. (Marcel) Verhaart: Genomics and transcriptomics of the hydrogen producing extermely thermophilic bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus
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| As generally known there is a clear need for alternative fuels. Not only because of the declining availability of fossil fuels, but also to reduce the emission of green house gasses. A promising... more |
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20 Nov 2010 |
Symposium: How to deal with scarcity in developing countries?
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| How do we deal with the increasing scarcity of resources, impacting mainly on developing countries? The Evert Vermeer Student Symposium will focus on this issue on Saturday, November 20th in the... more |
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22 Nov 2010 |
Graduation: L.A. (Ludmila) Bereschenko : Biofilm development on new and cleaned membrane surfaces
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| This thesis presents a comprehensive research report on microbiological aspects of biofouling occurrence in full-scale reverse osmosis (RO) systems. Biofouling is a process in which microorganisms... more |
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24 Nov 2010 |
Lecture: Energy for the Future
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| Learning by Doing - Energy for the Future (discussion session)
Join us for a discussion evening on propositions that reveal the challenges and opportunities for science and society concerning energy... more |
24 Nov 2010
25 Nov 2010 |
Conference: ENDURE - Integrated Pest Management in Europe
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| The ENDURE Network of Excellence shares the fruits of four years’ research with the crop protection communityMark your calendars for the international conference, organised by INRA:‘Integrated Pest... more |
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29 Nov 2010 |
Graduation: Cen Ewango Ekokinya: Diversity, structure and dynamics of rain forest liana assemblages in DR Congo
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Graduation: F. (Fedor) Gassner: Tick tactics
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| Lyme borreliosis has faced a strong increase over the past decades. This thesis, entitled “Tick tactics”, by Fedor Gassner, describes research that was conducted on the ecological factors that... more |
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Graduation: X. Huang: Biogenesis of potato starch granules
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| Producing starches with altered composition, structure and novel physico-chemical properties in planta has huge advantages in starch industry. The starch binding domain (SBD) technology has been... more |
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30 Nov 2010 |
Graduation: Ir. J.E. (Janneke) Hagens: The performance of landscape concepts in spatial planning. Branding, bonding and bringing about.
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| Spatial planners are expressive people. They often use landscape concepts, being metaphors that refer to landscape ideas and planning principles. Examples are Green Heart, Nature Pearls and the... more |
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1 Dec 2010 |
Graduation: M.M.H.D. Arntz: Modeling of paticle segregation in a rotating drum
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2 Dec 2010 |
Speech: Inauguration Prof.dr.ir. G.C. Angenent
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Graduation: C.I.M. (Carolien) Jacobs: Plurality of religion, plurality of justice
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| Religion might provide important orientations to people on how to behave in everyday life, vis-à-vis each other and vis-à-vis the spiritual world. But which normative orientations does religion... more |
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3 Dec 2010 |
Graduation: T.H.J.A. (Tom) Sleutels: Microbial Electrolysis: Kinetics and Cell Design
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Graduation: J.C.W. (Jeroen) Rijk: Screening for prohormone abuse in livestock production
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| Within the European Union the use of growth promoting agents in cattle farming is prohibited. During inspections at livestock farms in The Netherlands, inspection services are occasionally confronted... more |
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Graduation: A. (Annemiek) ter Heijne: Electricity from wastewater with the microbial fuel cell
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| Title thesis: Improving the cathode of a Microbial Fuel Cell for efficient electricity production
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6 Dec 2010 |
Course: EU policy for Agriculture, Food and Rural Areas
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Graduation: E. Beninca: Is there chaos out there? Analysis of complex dynamics in plankton communities
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Graduation: M.C. (Myriam) Paredes Chauca: Peasants, Potatoes and Pesticides: Heterogeneity in the Context of Agricultural Modernization in the Highland Andes of Ecuador
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Graduation: R.N. (Regina) Ntumngia: Dangerous Assumptions.The Agroecology and Ethnobiology of Traditional Polyculture Cassava Systems in Rural Cameroon and Implications of Green Revolution Technologies for Sustainability, Food Security, and Rural Welfare
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7 Dec 2010 |
Lecture: Robustness and resilience: have animal production chains become more sensitive to crises?
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| The design of modern animal production systems in the last five decades has focused largely on the potential of efficient production. It implies that it is a challenge of managing the system properly... more |
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8 Dec 2010 |
Graduation: M.L. (Laura) Viteri: Social Aspects at a wholesale market of fresh fruit and vegetables
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| This research explores ethnographically the everyday social interactions between the ‘users’ of a particular marketplace, the Buenos Aires Central Wholesale Market (BACWM). The ‘users’ of this... more |
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Graduation: S. O'Keeffe: Growing grass for a Green biorefinery - an option for Ireland
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| “Green biorefinery” (GBR) is a concept to utilise (grassland) biomass as raw material for the production of biobased products like proteins, lactic acids, fibres and energy. A scoping study to... more |
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9 Dec 2010 |
Open day: MSc Open Day
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| Come and visit the MSc Open Day on 9th December to learn all about the master programmes of Wageningen University. During this orientation day you will speak with study advisors about the master... more |
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Speech: Inauguration Prof.dr. V.R. van de Duim: Safari ; A journey through tourism, conservation and development
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| Prof. Dr. V.R. van der Duim, Special Professor of Tourism and Sustainable Development will give his inaugural address, entitledSafariA journey through tourism, conservation and developmenton Thursday... more |
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Graduation: N.O. (Niels) Verhulst: The role of skin bacteria in the attractiveness of humans to mosquitoes
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| Bacteria play an important role in the production of human body odour. The principle goal of this thesis was to understand the role of volatile compounds produced by human skin bacteria in the... more |
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10 Dec 2010 |
Graduation: B.L.H.M. Sperber: The influence of the amount and distribution of pectin negatively charged groups on the complex formation with β-lactoglobulin
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| Proteins and polysaccharides are common ingredients in many food products. Pectin is a negatively charged polysaccharide and is capable of forming complexes with a protein, providing that they are of... more |
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Graduation: R. (Roos) Molenaar: What happens with the chicken embryo if incubation conditions are suboptimal?
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| Suboptimal environmental conditions such as a high temperature during the 21 days of incubation of chicken embryos can negatively affect development and lead to mortality. The reason why this happens... more |
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Graduation: W.H. (Walter) Heijnis: Enzymatic cross-linking of the milk protein α lactalbumin
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| The cross-linking of proteins results in a change in the specific structure of a protein. These structural changes result in different behavior of the protein in food. This research focused on the... more |
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13 Dec 2010 |
Graduation: A.M.J. (Maarten) Kootstra: Processing lignocellulosic by-product streams using organic acids
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Graduation: M. (Marit) Farenhorst: Integrated use of fungi against malaria mosquitoes
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| Extensive use of chemical insecticide in mosquito control has caused a rapid spread of insecticide-resistance, which is threatening the effectiveness of current malaria interventions. The... more |
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14 Dec 2010 |
Graduation: H. (Heleen) van Dijk: Consumer responses to risk-benefit information about food
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Graduation: T.C.W. (Tosca) Ploegaert: Parameters for natural resistance in cow’s milk
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Graduation: J.C.L. (Joost) van Buuren: SANitation CHoice Involving Stakeholders. SANCHIS: a participatory multi-criteria method for drainage and sanitation system selection in developing cities applied in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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| Sanitation Choice Involving StakeholdersTwo billion people in developing countries lack adequate sanitation. Growing participation of households and other stakeholders in planning and management of... more |
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15 Dec 2010 |
Graduation: M.J. (Martijn) Martena MSc: Safety of herbal preparations on the Dutch market
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Graduation: L.L. Mnyone: Development of effective formulation and delivery methods of entomopathogenic fungi (fungi with ability to infect/kill insects) for use in controlling mosquitoes that transmit malaria
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| Fungi that can infect/kill insects “entomopathogenic fungi” have demonstrated potential to complement existing vector control methods. Here we aimed at developing fungal (Metarhizium anisopliae... more |
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Graduation: A.M.J. (Annette) Kliphuis: Modeling of microalgal metabolism
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| Modeling of microalgal metabolismMicroalgae are a source of pigments, antioxidants, lipids and oils, proteins, starch and other carbohydrates, that are valuable for applications ranging from food and... more |
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16 Dec 2010 |
Open seminar: David Jacquier (CSIRO): Natural resources information systems in Australia
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| Natural resources information systems in Australia - building information systems from sparse and variable scale legacy data - David Jacquier (CSIRO).Australian agencies are providing online access... more |
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9 Feb 2012 |
Course: Risk Management in Commodity Markets`for Policy Makers
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Risk Management in Commodity Markets`for Policy MakersA practical course on the use of commodity futures & optionsThe course is rescheduledBrussels 23 - 24 June 2010This two day course... more |