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7 Jan 2003 |
Graduation: ir. J.C. Brink : Cost-effectiveness of interrelated emission reduction strategies in agriculture
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| Agriculture is an important source of ammonia, contributing to acidification and eutrophication, as well as emissions of the greenhouse gases nitrous oxide and methane. Technical measures to control... more |
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Film showing: Natuurwetenschappelijk Gezelschap Wageningen : Lecture and historical films on Dutch agriculture
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8 Jan 2003 |
Lecture Series: Wageningen Universiteit : Lectures on Insects and society
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| Insecten zijn diep doorgedrongen in onze maatschappij, we komen ze niet alleen tegen op onze vakantie, maar ook in de bioscoop, in het Rijksmuseum, in Hollywood, in de seksshop, bij de apotheek, in... more |
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Graduation: S.M. Mgana : Domestic wastewater treatment
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Symposium: : An overview of ten years of Environmental Systems Analysis in Wageningen
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| Prof Leen Hordijk has been appointed director of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Austria. Although he will not leave Wageningen University, this move meant that he... more |
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10 Jan 2003 |
Graduation: mw. O. Makarova : City trees in Moscow
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| In Moscow, the Capital of Russia, the city trees are in a crisis. Moscow’s most frequent trees are line plantations of small leaved lime (Tilia cordata) in grass (lawn). The thesis presents for... more |
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13 Jan 2003 |
Discussion: PSF :
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| Debat met landelijke politici georganiseerd door de PSF. more |
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14 Jan 2003 |
Reception: Studentenraad : New Year reception
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15 Jan 2003 |
Lecture Series: Wageningen Universiteit : Lectures on Insects and society
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| Insecten zijn diep doorgedrongen in onze maatschappij, we komen ze niet alleen tegen op onze vakantie, maar ook in de bioscoop, in het Rijksmuseum, in Hollywood, in de seksshop, bij de apotheek, in... more |
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16 Jan 2003 |
Inaugural address: prof.dr. F.J.J.M. Bongers : Inaugurall address professor Tropical Forest Ecology
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| Dr. Frans Bongers is benoemd tot persoonlijk hoogleraar bij de leerstoelgroep Bosecologie en bosbeheer vanwege zijn verdiensten als onderzoeker, organisator en teambouwer. Dr. Frans Bongers is een... more |
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20 Jan 2003 |
Graduation: I. Stergiopoulos : ABC transporters, pathogenesis and multidrug resistance
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| ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are membrane proteins that utilise the energy derived from the hydrolysis of ATP to drive the transport of compounds over biological membranes. ABC... more |
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21 Jan 2003 |
Graduation: B.O. Bebe, MSc : Herd dynamics of smallholder dairy in the Kenya highlands
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| The objective of this study was to quantify the impact of the intensification of farming systems on the dynamics of smallholder dairy herds in the Kenya highlands in order to better understand the... more |
21 Jan 2003
30 Jan 2003 |
Festivity: Biologenvereniging Biologica : Biology party
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22 Jan 2003 |
Lecture Series: Wageningen Universiteit : Lectures on Insects and society
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| Insecten zijn diep doorgedrongen in onze maatschappij, we komen ze niet alleen tegen op onze vakantie, maar ook in de bioscoop, in het Rijksmuseum, in Hollywood, in de seksshop, bij de apotheek, in... more |
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Symposium: Biologenvereniging : The biological clock: time is ticking
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24 Jan 2003 |
Graduation: ir. A.M.G. Cornelissen : The Two Faces of Sustainability
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27 Jan 2003 |
Graduation: Peter F. Okoth : Soil Erosion Assessment and Spatial Risk Modelling
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| The method used in the thesis identified farmers as the beneficiaries of the lowest field-plot level assessment, a group of farmers as the beneficiaries of the second level, and government agencies... more |
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Graduation: mw.drs. J.M.W.J. Lamerichs : Discourse of Support: Exploring Online Discussions on Depression
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| Mensen met depressie die deelnemen aan lotgenotencontact via Internet hebben niet zozeer behoefte aan adviezen, maar lijken meer belang te hechten aan het vertellen van uitgebreide en gedetailleerde... more |
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28 Jan 2003 |
Graduation: Bei-Zhong Han : Sufu, a Chinese Fermented Soybean Food
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| Sufu (Furu), is a popular soybean cheese-like product in China, made by mould fermentation of tofu and matured in a salty dressing mixture.
High levels bacteria but no Enterobacteriaceae were found... more |
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29 Jan 2003 |
Lecture Series: Wageningen Universiteit : Lectures on Insects and society
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| Insecten zijn diep doorgedrongen in onze maatschappij, we komen ze niet alleen tegen op onze vakantie, maar ook in de bioscoop, in het Rijksmuseum, in Hollywood, in de seksshop, bij de apotheek, in... more |
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Graduation Ceremony: Wageningen Universiteit : Graduation of MSc students
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30 Jan 2003 |
Television Programme: : Twee Vandaag
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| Tussen 17.30 en 18.30 uur besteedt het actualiteitenprogramma Twee Vandaag aandacht aan Insecten en Maatschappij van Arnold van Huis, Cees Mobach en Marcel Dicke van het Wageningse Laboratorium voor... more |
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Graduation Ceremony: Wageningen Universiteit : Graduation day
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| Informatie over lokatie en tijd volgt. more |
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31 Jan 2003 |
Graduation Ceremony: Wageningen Universiteit : Graduation day
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| Informatie over lokatie en tijd volgt. more |
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4 Feb 2003 |
Lecture: Natuurwetenschappelijk Gezelschap Wageningen : The secret of bird migration
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5 Feb 2003 |
Graduation: mw.ir. T. Hoekstra : Fibrinolysis, inflammation and cardiovascular disease
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Lecture Series: Wageningen Universiteit : Lectures on Insects and society
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| Insecten zijn diep doorgedrongen in onze maatschappij, we komen ze niet alleen tegen op onze vakantie, maar ook in de bioscoop, in het Rijksmuseum, in Hollywood, in de seksshop, bij de apotheek, in... more |
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6 Feb 2003 |
Seminar: : Scatterhoarding and tree regeneration
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| Seminar on Scatterhoarding and treeregeneration on the occassion of the graduation of Patrick A. Jansen. He graduates on February 7, PhD-thesis “Scatterhoarding and tree regeneration. Ecology of... more |
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7 Feb 2003 |
Graduation: ir. P.A. Jansen : Scatterhoarding and tree regeneration in a Neotropical rainforest
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| Seed-eating animals are well known as predators of seeds, but they may also function as seed dispersers. This dissertation deals with the interaction between nut-bearing trees and scatterhoarding... more |
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8 Feb 2003 |
Lustrum: Studentenvereniging SSR-W : Festivity 6th lustrum 'Sela'
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| 6e Sociëteitslustrum van 'Sela', het pand van Studentenvereniging SSR-W. more |
10 Feb 2003
28 Feb 2003 |
Course: IAC : Network development for agricultural innovation
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Course: IAC : Management of rural development organisations
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Course: IAC : Participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation
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Training Programme: IAC : Cours de perfectionnement en vulgarisation rurale
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Course: IAC : Gender, organisational change, agriculture and leadership
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10 Feb 2003
21 Mar 2003 |
Course: IAC : Programme de formation en vulgarisation rurale
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11 Feb 2003 |
Course: Bibliotheek Wageningen UR : Working with EndNote
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| Endnote is a bibliographic management program that allows you to organise your own literature references. It also facilitates the layout of literature references in articles, books or theses. Endnote... more |
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12 Feb 2003 |
Lecture Series: Wageningen Universiteit : Lectures on Insects and society
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| Insecten zijn diep doorgedrongen in onze maatschappij, we komen ze niet alleen tegen op onze vakantie, maar ook in de bioscoop, in het Rijksmuseum, in Hollywood, in de seksshop, bij de apotheek, in... more |
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17 Feb 2003 |
Radio Broadcast: Interview Eveline Vaane : Pupils Conference on Radio107,7 fm
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Graduation: Tesfaye Beshah Asfaw, MSc : Explaining Soil and Water conservation in Ethiopia
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| This study deals with soil and water conservation (SWC) behaviour among farmers in Ethiopia and was carried out at the farming system, watershed, household, farm and plot levels. Three unique farming... more |
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18 Feb 2003 |
Graduation: mw.ir. M.H. Bruinenberg : Grasslands and the diet of dairy cows
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19 Feb 2003 |
Lecture Series: Wageningen Universiteit : Lectures on Insects and society
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| Insecten zijn diep doorgedrongen in onze maatschappij, we komen ze niet alleen tegen op onze vakantie, maar ook in de bioscoop, in het Rijksmuseum, in Hollywood, in de seksshop, bij de apotheek, in... more |
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20 Feb 2003 |
Symposium: : Energy efficient crops
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| Kunnen plantenveredelaars nieuwe rassen voor kasteelten maken die minder energie nodig hebben? Zit er nog muziek in de gangbare veredeling van gewassen of moeten alle kaarten worden gezet op moderne... more |
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21 Feb 2003 |
Graduation: M.Y. Said, MSc : Multiscale perspectives of species richness in East Africa
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Graduation: mw. L.M. Verdelho Trindade : Potato life-cycle
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| During their life-cycle, plants need to integrate a wide range of tissue, developmental and environmental signals to regulate complex patterns of gene expression. A major level at which gene... more |
25 Feb 2003
1 Mar 2003 |
Symposium: The European Society for Marine Biotechnology : Marine Biotechnology
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| The symposium Marine Bioprocess Engineering in Noordwijkerhout of November 1998 showed that this rapidly emerging field of science is a very promising one.
With the symposium Marine Biotechnology:... more |
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26 Feb 2003 |
Lecture Series: Wageningen Universiteit : Lectures on Insects and society
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| Insecten zijn diep doorgedrongen in onze maatschappij, we komen ze niet alleen tegen op onze vakantie, maar ook in de bioscoop, in het Rijksmuseum, in Hollywood, in de seksshop, bij de apotheek, in... more |
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27 Feb 2003 |
Innovation day: - Innovatiesteunpunt Wageningen : Innoplaza 2003
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| Een marktdag waarop innovatie, duurzaamheid en persoonlijke contacten centraal staan. Op het Marktplein kunnen bezoekers de hele dag met gelijkgestemde ondernemers en organisaties kennis en... more |
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28 Feb 2003 |
Graduation: mw. N. Wrage : Pitfalls in measuring nitrous oxide production by nitrifiers
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| Fertilized soils can emit large amounts of nitrous oxide (N2O), a greenhouse gas that causes presently 6% of global warming. To mitigate N2O production, information about all producing pathways and... more |
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3 Mar 2003 |
Graduation: mw. A.B. Samoré, MSc : Genetic aspects in the Italian Holstein Frisian cow population
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| The value of somatic cell count (SCC) is a good indirect measure for mastitis incidence and it can be used for genetic selection in dairy cows. The inclusion of SCC in selection criteria of Italian... more |
3 Mar 2003
21 Mar 2003 |
Course: IAC : Cours de perfectionnement en gestion d'un service de vulgarisation rurale
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Course: IAC : Cours de planification, et d'évaluation participative
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4 Mar 2003 |
Seminar: Bibliotheek Wageningen UR : New developments in scientific publishing
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| Het doel van de Schrijversdag is om de wetenschappelijke schrijvers van Wageningen UR een overzicht te geven van de mogelijkheden van e-publishing en een discussie op te starten over de rol van... more |
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Graduation: mw. K.S. Schmidt, MSc : Remote sensing of the saltmarsh vegetation on the isle of Schiermonnikoog
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Lecture: Natuurwetenschappelijk Gezelschap Wageningen : Lecture on trails
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5 Mar 2003 |
Information afternoon: CIDC Lelystad : Avian influenza
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| Informatiemiddag voor mediavertegenwoordigers bij het Centraal Instituut voor Dier Controle (CIDC) in Lelystad over de uitbraak van Vogelpest in Nederland. Vragen als wat is Aviaire Influenza, hoe... more |
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Graduation: mw.drs. N. Westerink : Disease susceptibility and resistance at a molecular level
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Lecture Series: Wageningen Universiteit : Lectures on Insects and society
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| Insecten zijn diep doorgedrongen in onze maatschappij, we komen ze niet alleen tegen op onze vakantie, maar ook in de bioscoop, in het Rijksmuseum, in Hollywood, in de seksshop, bij de apotheek, in... more |
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6 Mar 2003 |
Panel Discussion: Studium Generale en Patio : Food security there & food safety here: Global and local concerns?
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| Quality and safety aspects are part and parcel of food security. However, high quality and safety standards in industrialised countries (EU and USA) can raise obstacles to food and feed exports of... more |
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Course: Bibliotheek Wageningen UR : Working with EndNote
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| Endnote is a bibliographic management program that allows you to organise your own literature references. It also facilitates the layout of literature references in articles, books or theses. Endnote... more |
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7 Mar 2003 |
Dies natalis: Wageningen Universiteit : 85th birthday of Wageningen University
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| On the occasion of the 85th anniversary of Wageningen University a debate on Sustainability and Sustainable Development will be organized in WICC-building, starting at 12.00 hours.
Making decisions... more |
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10 Mar 2003 |
Course: Toegepaste Informatiekunde : Development of education materials with Flash
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| De cursus is bedoeld voor docenten die onderwijs verzorgen aan OWI Technologie en Voeding. Na de cursus kunt u bepalen of Flash een goede tool is om uw leermateriaal te verbeteren. De cursus vormt... more |
10 Mar 2003
28 Mar 2003 |
Course: IAC : Dairy production for rural development
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10 Mar 2003
25 Apr 2003 |
Training Programme: IAC : Dairy farming for rural development
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11 Mar 2003 |
Seminar: Praktijkonderzoek Veehouderij (PV) : Horse embryo transplantation
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| De themadag benadert vanuit zowel onderzoek als praktijk de mogelijkheden en beperkingen van embryotransplantatie bij paarden. more |
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12 Mar 2003 |
Seminar: Allergy Consortium Wageningen (ACW) : Screening of transgenic proteins for potential allergenic properties
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| Seminar door Gijs Kleter (RIKILT). more |
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Lecture Series: Wageningen Universiteit : Lectures on Insects and society
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| Insecten zijn diep doorgedrongen in onze maatschappij, we komen ze niet alleen tegen op onze vakantie, maar ook in de bioscoop, in het Rijksmuseum, in Hollywood, in de seksshop, bij de apotheek, in... more |
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13 Mar 2003 |
Lecture: Studium Generale : Role of science in developing strategies for Africa
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| Lezing in het kader van de lezingenreeks over Afrika van Studium Generale.
Spreker Niek Koning richt zich op de tekortkomingen van de neoklassieke economische benadering van ontwikkeling. Paul... more |
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Inaugural address: prof.dr.ir. G.J. Schaafsma : Inaugural address for the chair Nutrition and food
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14 Mar 2003 |
Graduation: ir. J. van Male : Self-consistent-field theory for chain molecules: extensions, computational aspects, and applications
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16 Mar 2003 |
Television Programme: : Animal welfare on TV
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| Kunnen dieren zich ergens op verheugen en in hoeverre draagt dat bij aan hun totale welbevinden? Francien de Jonge van Wagenignen Universiteit probeert de vragen te beantwoorden.
De enthousiaste... more |
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17 Mar 2003 |
Graduation: dhr. Melaku Umeta Deressa : Role of zinc in stunting of infants and children in rural Ethiopia
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| Melaku Umeta, who works at the Ethiopian Health and Research Institute in Addis Ababa, has studied the role of zinc in stunting (being too short for one’s age) in a rural in Ethiopia where more... more |
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18 Mar 2003 |
Symposium: Koninklijke Landbouwkundige Vereniging / WU : Room for women of Wageningen University
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| De uitkomsten van het lustrumboek Vrouwen, Wageningen en de wereld worden benut voor een discussie over de plaats van vrouwelijke wetenschappers bij Wageningen Universiteit (WU) en Wageningen UR nu... more |
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Graduation: mw. L.S. Gohole : Enhancing foraging behaviour of stemborer parasitoids
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18 Mar 2003
20 Mar 2003 |
Book Fair: Formula 2000 Books : Scientific english studybooks
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19 Mar 2003 |
Graduation: mw.drs.ing. S.J. Sijtsema : Transforming health perception into food product characteristics
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| Niets is zo alledaags als eten en niets is de afgelopen eeuw zo ingrijpend veranderd als de positie van ons eten. We zien dat productontwikkeling in tijden van overvloed vraagt om een... more |
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Conference: : Live and live through
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| Na de succesvolle conferenties over klimaat ("Warming up & Cooling down", 2001) en voedsel ("To eat or not to eat", 2002) organisaeert organiseert Wageningen Universiteit en Researchcentrum ook in... more |
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20 Mar 2003 |
Lecture: Universitair Centrum Milieuwetenschappen (KUN) : Nature of the past or nature of the future?
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| Prof.dr.ir. Frank Berendse, hoogleraar Natuurbeheer en Plantenoecologie van WU zal dit jaar de vijfde Victor Westhoff-lezing uitspreken. Hij zal een provocerende visie geven op de perspectieven voor... more |
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Graduation Ceremony: WSM Business School : Graduation MBA students
WSM Business School
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| Tijdens een plechtige ceremonie ontvangen de afgestudeerden in MBA Food and Agribusiness Wageningen de diploma's van maart 2003. De MBA Food and Agribusiness is een unieke MBA in Nederland voor hoger... more |
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21 Mar 2003 |
Graduation: ing. R.J.F.J. Oomen : Modification of the potato tuber cell wall
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| Hoewel het algemene belang van een celwand voor planten duidelijk is, is er nog steeds weinig bekend betreffende de specifieke functie, alsmede de synthese en afzetting van de verschillende... more |
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Seminar: : 50 years Sociology of Households
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| Ruim 50 jaar geleden (in 1952) werd de leerstoel en studierichting Landbouwhuishoudkunde ingesteld. Behalve terugblikken, willen de organisatoren van de studiedag ook in de toekomst kijken. more |
21 Mar 2003
22 Mar 2003 |
Science weekend: : Food safety and weather and storms
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| Tweedaags programma om 'bij te tanken', bedoeld voor alumni, VWO-docenten, ouders en leerlingen van aankomend studenten. more |
21 Mar 2003
31 May 2003 |
Course: : Facilitating Multi-stakeholder Processes for Social Learning
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| New basic course in Facilitation Skills for participatory processes for Wageningen-UR staff and postgraduates. Dates of the seven days course are March, 21 and 22 , April, 25 till 27 April and May,... more |
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24 Mar 2003 |
Lecture Series: Studium Generale : The future: an development plan to rescue the African continent
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| Rudy Rabbinge zal in het kader van deze lezingenreeks een lezing houden over "The future: an development plan to rescue the African continent.
De voertaal is Engels more |
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Graduation: de heer Y-K. Chen : Occurrence of cucumber mosaic virus in ornamental plants and perspectives of transgenic control
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25 Mar 2003 |
Graduation: de heer Omar Rabah Zimmo : Nitrogen transformations and removal mechanisms in waste stabilisation ponds
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26 Mar 2003 |
Graduation Ceremony: : MSc graduation ceremony
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| The programma is as follows:
09.30 hrs
Candidates of the MSc-programmes:
S10 Soil and Water
S13 Tropical Forestry
S17 Geo-information Science
S22/MES Envrionmental Sciences
S24 Leisure and... more |
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Public lecture: Wageningen UR Frontis : Radioecology Problems
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| Radioactive pollution is the most dangerous pollution over the globe, which nobody can avoid. That is why we need to understand what the main sources of this pollution are. The existing... more |
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27 Mar 2003 |
Lecture: Frontis - Wageningen International Nucleus for Strategic Expertise : Prof. Alexey V. Yablokov: Environmental Human Rights
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| During the last 3-5 years the intermediate social field between the "classical" human-rights movement and environment movements has rapidly developed into a new field - environmental human... more |
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Lecture Series: Studium Generale : Kunst & onzedelijkheid
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Graduation Ceremony: : New graduates
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28 Mar 2003 |
Graduation Ceremony: : New graduates
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31 Mar 2003
2 Apr 2003 |
Conference: : Challenging Times - Towards an operational system for monitoring, modeling, and forecasting of phenological changes and their socio-economic impacts.
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| The first conference of the European Phenology Network was an important milestone in the development of an operational phenological monitoring, modelling and forecasting network in Europe. In the... more |
31 Mar 2003
11 Apr 2003 |
Course: IAC : Practical dairy farm managament
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Course: IAC : System analysis and design in agricultural development
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1 Apr 2003 |
Radio Broadcast: NCRV : CIDC Lelystad in radio programme
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Seminar: KLV : Space for agriculture in the Netherlands
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Graduation: dhr. Attila Nemes : Multi-scale hydraulic pedotransfer functions for Hungarian soils
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| For many soil water management related applications, estimation of soil hydraulic characteristics with pedotransfer functions (PTFs) may offer an alternative to measurements. New interpolation... more |
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Lecture: Natuurwetenschappelijk Gezelschap Wageningen : Bio-nanotechnology: hype or reality?
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3 Apr 2003 |
Lecture Series: KLV Studiekring Land- en Watergebruik / Alterra : Agricultural nature management
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| Deelname is gratis more |
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Lecture Series: Studium Generale : Kunst & onzedelijkheid
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| Lecure is in Dutch more |
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4 Apr 2003 |
Television Programme: Schooltelevisie : How plants grow and flourish in a tropical forest
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| Bijdrage Kenniseenheid Plant aan TV-programma ‘Nieuws in de Natuur’
Op vrijdag 4 april a.s. wordt een aflevering van het televisieprogramma ‘Nieuws uit de Natuur’ uitgezonden, waarvoor... more |
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Graduation: mw. drs. J. Limpens : Prospects for Sphagnum bogs?
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| This thesis explores to what extent high N deposition affects bogs and impacts on restoration perspectives.
Our results show that the negative effects of N deposition are numerous and are expressed... more |
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Graduation: mw. A.M. López Contreras : Utilization of Lignocellulosic Substrates by Solvent-Producing Clostridia
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| Biomass (composed by wood and wood-processing residues, agricultural wastes, energy crops and municipal wastes) is an interesting renewable resource for the production of chemicals and fuels. This... more |
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7 Apr 2003 |
Political debate: georganiseerd door diverse organisaties : Peace in the Middle East?
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| Veel mensen zijn bang dat de oorlog in Irak zal escaleren naar het hele Midden Oosten, met grootschalige ontwrichting tot gevolg. Niet alleen in Europa, ook in het Midden-Oosten bestaat deze vrees.... more |
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10 Apr 2003 |
Lecture Series: KLV Studiekring Land- en Watergebruik / Alterra : Agricultural nature management
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| Deelname is gratis more |
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Lecture Series: Studium Generale : Kunst & onzedelijkheid
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| Lecure is in Dutch more |
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11 Apr 2003 |
Graduation: ir. J. Bokdam : Nature conservation and grazing management
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| Large grazers as a driving force for shifting woodland-grassland-heathland mosaics.
The biodiversity of low-productive grasslands and heathlands in Europe is threatened by wood encroachment and... more |
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12 Apr 2003 |
Information day: Studievoorlichting Wageningen Universiteit : Wake up in Wageningen
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| De voorlichtingsdag is bedoeld voor iedereen die binnenkort of over een tijdje een opleiding gaat kiezen, voor scholieren én hbo'rs. Natuurlijk kun je ook je vrienden of je ouders meenemen. Dat is... more |
14 Apr 2003
25 Apr 2003 |
Course: IAC : Processing and marketing of dairy (by-)products
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14 Apr 2003
3 May 2003 |
Course: : Institutions in water management
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| Three weeks of training on the technical and institutional issues that are involved in establishing, improving and managing participatory of water management organisations and their operations. The... more |
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15 Apr 2003 |
Graduation: mw. Anna Agnieszka Rzepiela : Deformation and fracture behavior of particle gels
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16 Apr 2003
18 Apr 2003 |
Conference: UU, RIVM, RPB & LUCC : Framing Land Use Dynamics
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| Pressure on land in western urbanized societies is increasing. Conflicts arise from incompatibility in land use in different socio-economic and environmental systems leading to undesirable social,... more |
21 Apr 2003
25 Apr 2003 |
Workshop: : Fish Immunology
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22 Apr 2003 |
Graduation: mw. Paula Frassinetti Feitosa Cavalcanti : Domestic sewage treatment in the tropics
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Graduation: ir. W.A.M. Wolken : Production of natural flavour compounds
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| Consumers prefer natural over artificial additives. Consequently natural flavour-compounds fetch higher prices than the corresponding artificial compound. Various natural means of flavour production... more |
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23 Apr 2003 |
Graduation: mw. ir. I.J.E. Vleghels : Comparative studies in legumes and non-legumes
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| The continuous formation of new organs after the completion of embryogenesis allows plants to be flexible in a constantly changing environment. A unique example of adaptation to an environmental... more |
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24 Apr 2003 |
Inaugural address: prof.dr.ir. Cees Leeuwis : Inaugural address for the chair Communication and Innovation Studies
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| Over deze inauguratie is een persbericht verschenen zie: http://www.wau.nl/pers/03/027wu.html more |
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Afternoon Seminar: KLV Studiekring voor Ontwikkelingsvraagstukken (SKOV) : Climate change , water, food and disasters
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| Eind maart werd het 2e Wereld Water Forum (WWF) in Kyoto gehouden. In de landelijke media kreeg dit weinig publiciteit. Toch vonden er belangrijke discussies plaats, vanuit veel nieuwe invalshoeken.... more |
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Seminar: Plant resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) : Completion of the 24-volume PROSEA handbook
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| At the occasion of the completion of the 24-volume PROSEA Handbook on the approximately 7,000 useful plants of South-East Asia, a Mini-symposium will be held on 24 April on the impact of this 15-year... more |
24 Apr 2003
25 Apr 2003 |
Course: PHLO : Biological farming
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| Deze PHLO-cursus zal gaan over de nieuwe kennis over de primaire biologische productie die de afgelopen vijf jaar verzameld is. Eerst zal een basis gelegd worden door veranderingen in de regelgeving... more |
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25 Apr 2003 |
Prize-giving ceremony: Koninklijke Nederlandse Dierkundige Vereniging (KNDV) : Dutch Zoology prize 2003
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| De prijsuitreiking maakt deel uit van het symposium Shaping the embryo
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Symposium: KNDV / Experimentele dierkunde, WU : Shaping the embryo
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| Programme: Friday 25 April 2003
Raadszaal 1, 2 and 3 in the Main Building (Wageningen University reception)
Costerweg 50 (building no. 400), 6701 BH Wageningen
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Sports event: Universitair Sportcentrum (KUN) : The Batavierenrace
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| At the end of April 2003 the starting shot of the 31st edition of the Batavierenrace, held in the Netherlands, will take place. It's a relay-race over 175 km from Nijmegen to Enschede, divided into... more |
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Seminar: Praktijkonderzoek Plant & Omgeving : Managing organic matter
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| Op 25 april organiseert het Praktijkonderzoek Plant & Omgeving (PPO) een studiemiddag over het managen van de organische stof in alle open teelten (bloembollen, boomkwekerij, vollegrondsgroenten,... more |
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Graduation: ir. P.M. Zander : Agricultural land use and conservation options
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| The thesis presents the modeling system MODAM (Multi-Objective Decision support tool for Agroecosystem Management) which was developed at the Centre for Agricultural Landscape and Land Use Research... more |
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Graduation: mw. Ir. C.E.M. van den Boom : Plant defence in a tritrophic context
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26 Apr 2003 |
Television Programme: TV Gelderland : Women, Wageningen and the World
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| TV uitzending naar aanleiding van het boek Vrouwen, Wageningen en De Wereld, Wetenschap, studie en loopbaan, 1918-2003 van Margreet van der Burg en Marian Bos-Boers. De uitzending wordt dezelfde dag... more |
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27 Apr 2003 |
Television Programme: JOTA! (Teleac) : Hoarding mouse saves oak
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| Menige eik heeft z'n bestaan te danken aan hamsterende bosmuizen. Deze nijvere diertjes zijn elke nacht druk in de weer met het opeten, verslepen en begraven van eikels. En juist dat laatste is van... more |
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28 Apr 2003 |
Graduation: de heer Vishal Narain : Institutions, technology and water control
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Graduation: de heer Puspa Ray Khanal : Irrigation management transfer in the Terai of Nepal
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28 Apr 2003
16 May 2003 |
Course: : Diagnosing Irrigation Practices with Satellite Remote Sensing
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| ITC – together with Alterra-ILRI – will conduct a course targetting at updating water managers, policy makers and geo-information experts on the potentialities of satellite remote sensing for... more |
28 Apr 2003
23 May 2003 |
Course: IAC : Production of vegetables and flowers in greenhouses
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28 Apr 2003
4 Jul 2003 |
Training Programme: IAC : Horticulture
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Training Programme: IAC : Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
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Training Programme: IAC : Potato production, storage and seed technology
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Training Programme: IAC : Plant breeding and biotechnology
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Training Programme: : Seed sector development
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29 Apr 2003 |
Graduation: mw.drs. M.J.M. Latijnhouwers : The role of heterotrimeric G-proteins in development and virulence of Phytophthora infestans
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| Dit onderzoek, uitgevoerd binnen het laboratorium voor Fytopathologie van Wageningen Universiteit, was erop gericht meer te weten te komen over de ontwikkeling en virulentie van Phytophthora... more |
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Graduation: ir. M.H. Hefti : The NifL PAS domain. Insight into its structure and function
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| Azotobacter vinelandii is an aerobic soil-dwelling organism with a wide variety of metabolic capabilities which include the ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen by converting it to ammonia. The... more |
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30 Apr 2003 |
Sports event: Wageningse Studentenroeivereniging Argo : The Orange-Green rowingday
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| Specially for all employees of Wageningen UR:
The Orange-Green Rowingday
Learn how to row in one day
Did you also notice that spring is in the air? At the end of the dark days the Student Row... more |
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2 May 2003 |
Graduation: mw. Ana Isabel de Almeida Costa : New insights into consumer-oriented food product design
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| In today’s global economy, to gain a better understanding of what consumers want, how these wants change and how these changes can be promptly addressed through innovation is becoming not only a... more |
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Graduation: drs. M.J. Jonker : Joint toxic effects on Caenorhabditis elegans
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| In this thesis ecotoxicological consequences of combination toxicity for the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans were investigated. A quantitative description procedure was proposed for analysing the... more |
5 May 2003
30 May 2003 |
Course: WU / IAC / ISRIC : Soil and plant analysis and data handling
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6 May 2003 |
Television Programme: Het Klokhuis : Earthworms
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| Het klokhuis wordt elke werkdag uitgezonden van 18.30 - 18.45 uur via Nederland 3. De daarop volgende ochtend wordt het programma herhaald om 07.35 - 07.50 uur. more |
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7 May 2003 |
Lecture: De Buitelhucht (lezingencommissie van studievereniging Genius Loci) : Living at the countryside
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| De BuitelHucht de lezingencommissie van Genius Loci, de studievereniging van Landschap, planning en ontwerp presenteert:
Groen wonen in het landelijk gebied/de stadsrandzone.
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8 May 2003 |
Symposium: Wageningen Universiteit - Departement Plant- en Gewaswetenschappen : Managing Biodiversity
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| Hoe bereik je in Nederland meer biodiversiteit? Hoe stimuleert de overheid biodiversiteit? Is biodiversiteit praktisch meetbaar en hoe beloon je voorlopers en stimuleer je achterblijvers?Vragen die... more |
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9 May 2003 |
Graduation: mw. ir. A.H. Martin : Mechanical and conformational aspects of protein layers on water
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11 May 2003
14 May 2003 |
Workshop: Frontis : Bayesian approaches for quality modelling in the agro-food production chain
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| The overall purpose of this workshop is to discuss the possibilities and limitations of Bayesian approaches in quality modelling and risk analysis in the agro-food chain. A first objective is to... more |
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Workshop: Frontis : Statistics and modelling in the agro-food production chain
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| Frontis organizes this workshop together with the Biological Farming Systems Group and the Product Design and Quality Management Group of Wageningen University. Conveners are Ariena van Bruggen, ... more |
11 May 2003
15 May 2003 |
Workshop: PPO & Plant Research International : Root weevil problems in agriculture and horticulture
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| The 4th International Workshop on Otiorhynchinae and related root weevils is a continuation of the 3rd Vine Weevil Workshop, held in France in 1999. The workshop will cover recent progress made in... more |
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13 May 2003 |
Graduation: de heer A. bij de Vaate : Degradation and recovery of the freshwater fauna in the rivers Rhine and Meuse
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| Ecologisch herstel van de Rijn en de Maas is niet meer mogelijk, ook al is
vanaf het begin van de jaren tachtig de waterkwaliteit in beide rivieren
sterk verbeterd. Dat komt omdat de rivieren niet... more |
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Graduation: mw.ir. I. Mulder : The public health impact of smoking and smoking cessation
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14 May 2003 |
Graduation: mw. M.A. Jochum : Land surface and boundary layer processes
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15 May 2003 |
Masterclass: Frontis : Bayesian statistics
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15 May 2003
16 May 2003 |
Workshop: Alterra : European landscape character assessment initiative/ELCAI
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Symposium: : Industrial proteins
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| The Innovation Oriented Research Programme on Industrial Proteins (IOP-IE), which is now in its final stage, had as its central theme to identify and explain relations between molecular structure of... more |
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16 May 2003 |
Graduation: mw. ir. E.L. Wipfler : Effects of capillarity and heterogeneity on flow of organic liquid in soil
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| In het proefschrift is de stroming en interactie van water, olie en lucht bestudeerd in een onverzadigde bodem. Twee problemen zijn belicht: Ten eerste is er een model ontwikkeld voor residuele olie... more |
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Graduation: de heer R. Tóthi : Processed grains as supplement to lactating dairy cows
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| In this thesis the effect of different ways of thermal processing (pelleting, expanding and toasting) of barley and maize on the degradative behaviour of their starch and protein in the rumen of... more |
19 May 2003
21 May 2003 |
Workshop: Frontis : Professional ethics
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| Frontis organizes this workshop together with the Applied Philosophy Group of Wageningen University. The convener is Michiel Korthals.
In doing experiments with animals, plants or humans the welfare... more |
19 May 2003
23 May 2003 |
Course: Cell Biology and Immunology (CBI) : Immunomodulation for Sustainable Animal Production
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| Principles and uses of herbal and mushroom extracts.
Developments in clinical and experimental immunology strongly suggest that many infectious diseases in animals arise because of stressful... more |
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21 May 2003 |
Info Session: Plantkundig Proefcentrum (Botanical Experiment Station) : Get to know the Organic Farm Wageningen
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| Op de kennismakingsochtend worden de mogelijkheden op het Biologisch Proef- en Leerbedrijf ‘Droevendaal’ voor Wagenings onderwijs en onderzoek uiteengezet. Onderdeel is ook een... more |
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Graduation: ir. D.J. Stobbelaar en mw. ir. C.J.M. Hendriks : Hoe landbouwbedrijven bijdragen aan landschapskwaliteit
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| Maatschappelijke wensen ten aanzien van het landelijk gebied verschuiven. Mensen willen landschappen met een eigen identiteit, met meer dan alleen voedselproductie. Intussen neemt de... more |
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22 May 2003 |
Television Programme: TV Gelderland : Fish culture Wageningen UR on TV Gelderland
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| Prof. dr. Johan Verreth van de leerstoelgroep Visteelt en Visserij treedt op in het programma Buitengewoon van TV Gelderland. De uitzending wordt ieder uur herhaald. more |
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Inaugural address: prof.dr. C. de Hoog : Inaugural address for the chair Family sociology and family policy
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23 May 2003 |
Excursion: KLV Studiekring Milieu en studievereniging Aktief Slip : Waterfabriek en living machine Noorder Dierenpark
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| De KLV Studiekring Milieu en Aktief Slip http://www.aktiefslip.nl organiseren op vrijdag 23 mei een excursie. Er zal dan een bezoek worden gebracht aan het Noorder Dierenpark te Emmen. Sinds juli... more |
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26 May 2003 |
Graduation: de heer E.I. Niyibigira : Genetic variability in Cotesia flavipes
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28 May 2003 |
Conference: Studentenorganisatie Platform X : Science as idealism
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| Studentenorganisatie Platform X organiseert de conferentie 'Wetenschap als Idealisme'. De conferentie (die gratis toegankelijk is) beoogt een ontmoetingsplaats te zijn voor studenten, docenten,... more |
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Graduation: ir. M.E. Huigens : On the evolution of Wolbachia-induced parthenogenesis in Trichogramma wasps
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| The bacterium Wolbachia is one of the most common parasites in the animal kingdom and can manipulate its host’s reproduction in several impressive ways. Uninfected Trichogramma wasps need sex to... more |
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Graduation: mw. S.M. Pinto de Carvalho : Effects of growing conditions on external quality of cut Chrysanthemum
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1 Jun 2003
4 Jun 2003 |
Workshop: Frontis : Environmental Costs and benefits of transgenic crops
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| The development and application of agrobiotechnology, and of transgenic crops in particular, has important implications for the organization of research, the economics of agricultural production, and... more |
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2 Jun 2003 |
Graduation: mw.dr. I.M. Rienties : Proteins interacting with the Arabidopsis thaliana
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| The Somatic Embryogenesis Receptor-like Kinase 1 (AtSERK1) is a receptor-like kinase (RLK) that is proposed to participate in a signal transduction cascade involved in ovule and embryo development.... more |
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3 Jun 2003 |
Graduation: ir. D. Vreugdenhil : Protected areas system planning and monitoring
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| This thesis provides scientifically argumented methods and tools for the design of rational protected areas systems, their monitoring and an approximation of their costs:
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4 Jun 2003 |
Graduation: mw.ir. A.J. Gijsbertsen-Abrahamse : Membrane emulsification: proces principles
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| With membrane emulsification in principle monodisperse emulsions can be produced, requiring a relatively low energy density and retaining the ingredients functionalities. Oil is pressed through a... more |
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5 Jun 2003 |
Television Programme: Omroep Gelderland : The future of poultry in the Netherlands
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| prof.dr.ir. Leo A. den Hartog ( Bedrijfsontwikkeling in de veehouderij) meldt de resultaten van de werkgroep Toekomst Pluiveehouderij die vandaag in Nieuwspoort gepresenteerd zijn. more |
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Inaugural address: prof.dr. C.M.J. van Woerkum : Organisations' communication
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5 Jun 2003
6 Jun 2003 |
Manifestation: Agrotechniek en fysica (WU) : 2-Days international open-air field robot contest
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6 Jun 2003 |
Graduation: mw.drs. R. Landeweert : Detection of fungi in soil
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| Novel molecular techniques enable detailed detection of symbiotic soil fungi. Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EM fungi) are symbiotic fungi that live together with the roots of mainly trees and woody... more |
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Graduation: mw.ir. J. Klein Wolterink : Polyelectrolyte behaviour in solution and at interfaces
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6 Jun 2003 |
Manifestation: Agrotechniek en fysica (WU) : International open-air field robot contest
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10 Jun 2003 |
Graduation: de heer Gaio Cesare Pacini : An environmental-economic framework to support multi-objective policymaking
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| There is a growing awareness in present-day society of the potential of sustainable farming systems to enhance wildlife and the landscape and to decrease environmental harm caused by farming... more |
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Graduation: drs.ing. A.C. Alting : Gold gelation of globular proteins
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| The purpose of the research described in this thesis was to investigate the molecular mechanisms of the acid-induced cold gelation process, a novel method to produce protein-based gels. A... more |
10 Jun 2003
17 Oct 2003 |
Course: IAC : Food & nutrition security in urban areas
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Course: IAC : Food & nutrition security in urban areas
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11 Jun 2003 |
Television Programme: NOS Journaal : Herring in North Sea back on level sixties
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| Eric Jagtman van het visserijonderzoek van de Animal Sciences Group van Wageningen UR komt met een positief bericht over de haringstand. more |
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Graduation: A.G.T. Schut : Imaging spectroscopy for characterisation of grass swards
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| With a novel experimental system the potential of imaging spectroscopy for the characterisation of grass swards was explored. The system measures reflection between 405-1659 nm from 1.3 m above the... more |
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Graduation: drs. P.J.E. Vronen : Potato glycoalkaloids
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| The use of solanidine as starting material for the synthesis of steroid hormones was strongly stimulated by the possibility to isolate large amounts (ton scale) of potato glycoalkaloids from a waste... more |
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12 Jun 2003 |
Television Programme: TV Gelderland : Buitengewoon
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| Corne Kempenaar van Plant Research International en collega's van IMAG treden op in een reportage over de voors en tegens van het gebruik van gif bij onkruidbestrijding.
De reportage wordt ieder... more |
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Graduation: ir. H.J.M. Oorthuizen : Irrigation management reform in the Philippines
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| Het publieke management van een grootschalig irrigatie systeem in de Filippijnen en hoe beleid hierop inwerkt. Hervormingsbeleid in de Filippijnen was een voorbeeld voor de rest van Azië gedurende... more |
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Graduation: mw. Esha Shah : Tank irrigation technology and agrarian transformation in Karnataka, South India
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13 Jun 2003 |
Graduation: mw. Sara Isabel da Fonseca Selgas Martins : Unravelling the Maillard reaction network
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| The Maillard reaction is a cascade of consecutive and parallel reaction steps in foods. The knowledge of kinetic parameters, such as rate constants and activation energy, is necessary to predict its... more |
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Graduation: mw.ir. M.A.M. Commandeur : Styles of pig farming in Twente and The Achterhoek
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| The aim of the study was to gain knowledge about perspectives for pig production in Twente and The Achterhoek as perceived by the pig producers in relation to society and to the production results of... more |
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16 Jun 2003 |
Graduation: ir. H.A. van den Burg : Studies towards the intrinsic functions of the AVR4 and AVR9 elicitors
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Graduation: de heer O. Körner : Crop based climate regimes for energy saving
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| According to agreements, energy consumption and the use of chemical biocides in greenhouse horticulture have to be reduced. Dynamic temperature and humidity regimes were designed for that purpose.... more |
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17 Jun 2003 |
Graduation: mw. Tran Thi My Dieu : Greening food processing industry in Vietnam
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| With several decades of experiences on environmental protection behind us, Vietnam recognizes that with the end-of-pipe approach, we have been treating environmental symptoms instead of the diseases.... more |
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Graduation: de heer A. Sobolev : Chemoenzymatic synthesis of enantiopure 1,4 dihydropyridine derivatives
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18 Jun 2003 |
Seminar: KLV : Emotional intelligence in companies
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| Een KLV Studiemiddag over het thema: "De ingenieur in het spanningsveld tussen ratio en emotie".
Aan de orde zullen komen onderwerpen als: "Bereik meer met minder denken", "De kracht van... more |
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Graduation: mw. Fucun Guo, MSc : Polysaccharides as alternative for antimicrobial growth promotors in poultry
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| Antibiotics are widely used as therapeutics agents and also as growth promotors in poultry production. However, use of antibiotics in animals' diets will cause a disturbed gut eco-system and may... more |
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Graduation: mw.drs. Y.M.A.W. Lamers : Aromadendrene as chiral starting material
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| (+)-Aromadendreen is een natuurlijk voorkomend sesquiterpeen, dat voor 55-70% aanwezig is in een van de destillatiefracties van de essentiële olie van Eucalyptus globulus. Deze destillatiefractie is... more |
18 Jun 2003
19 Jun 2003 |
Open Days: Praktijkonderzoek Veehouderij / Praktijkcentrum Nij Bosma Zathe : Energie, groen en water, boeren voor later
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| Het Praktijkonderzoek Veehouderij (PV) organiseert op woensdag 18 en donderdag 19 juni 2003 open dagen op Praktijkcentrum Nij Bosma Zathe in Goutum. Deze dagen zijn bij uitstek geschikt om kennis te... more |
18 Jun 2003
22 Jun 2003 |
Congress: IFAJ : World Summitt of Agricultural Journalists
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| The aim of this congress is to supply journalists with high-quality, custom-tailored information. This means you will definitely return home with an (a series of) article(s), radio or television... more |
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19 Jun 2003 |
Inaugural address: prof.dr. R.J. Bino : Inaugural address for the chair Metabolomics of plants
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19 Jun 2003
20 Jun 2003 |
Course: Wageningen UR : Guide to digital scientific artwork
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| Wageningen UR organizes Guide to digital scientific artwork, a 2-days practical course for PhD students, post-docs and staff, focusing on technical aspects of scientific illustration acquisition,... more |
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23 Jun 2003 |
Graduation: mw.ir. M.E. Bruins : Oligosaccharide production with thermophylic enzymes
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| The goal of the research reported in this thesis was to develop a process concept for the tailor made production of oligosaccharides. Our main interest was in a production process at elevated... more |
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Graduation: ir. M.M.J.A. Rijnen : Energetic utilization of dietary fiber in pigs
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| The energetic utilization of fermentable dietary fiber (fDF) of different fiber sources and its relation to physical activity and housing conditions was studied in three experiments. It was found... more |
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24 Jun 2003 |
Open Afternoon: Praktijkcentrum Raalte / Animal Sciences Group : Centre for Sustainable and Organic Pig Farming Raalte
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| Dinsdagsmiddag 24 juni opent het Praktijkcentrum Raalte van 13.00 tot 16.00 uur de deuren van de nieuwe, bijna afgeronde, biologische stallen. Bezoekers krijgen een laatste kans om op eenvoudige... more |
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25 Jun 2003 |
Graduation: ing. W.P. Spaan : Water conservation at the central plateau in Burkina Faso
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| Regeneration of degraded soils requires interventions for effective water conservation and improvement of water holding capacity. At the Central Plateau in Burkina Faso there is a preference of... more |
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Graduation: ir. M.A.I. Schutyser : Mixed solid-state fermentation
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| This thesis reports about discontinuously mixed solid-state fermentation (SSF). SSF involves the cultivation of microorganism, such as fungi, on moist solid substrates. Industrial application of SSF... more |
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26 Jun 2003 |
Graduation Ceremony: : New graduates
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Lecture: Wageningen Water Platform : Planten als indicatoren voor water
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27 Jun 2003 |
Graduation Ceremony: : New graduates
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30 Jun 2003 |
Radio Broadcast: Radio 747 Madiwodo (VPRO) : Rice
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Vandaag zal Prof.dr. Martin Kropff (directeur van de... more |
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Graduation: Mw. Mingwei Wang : Effect of pentosans on gluten formation and properties
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| Wheat flour is well suited for the production of light spongy products with a regular crumb structure, as bread. It is generally accepted that a key component of wheat flour responsible for this... more |
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Graduation: de heer Julio Santamaria Guerra : Institutional innovation for sustainable agriculture and rural resources management.
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1 Jul 2003 |
Radio Broadcast: Radio 747 Madiwodo (VPRO) : Rice
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| Madiwodo is een sociaal-cultureel programma met wekelijks een thema (elke werdag tussen 11.00 - 12.00 uur).Deze week is het thema RIJST. Vandaag: "Daarbij ruim water".
Dr.ir. Prem Bindraban (Plant... more |
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3 Jul 2003 |
Television Programme: Zembla, VARA/NPS : Riscs at destroying lifestock of farms
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Dr.ir. Monica Commandeur gaat in op een van haar stellingen bij haar promotie aan Wageningen Universiteit op 13 juni jl., te weten:
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Television Programme: RTL 4 : Biological invasions
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| Het RTL 4 programma Editie NL besteedt vandaag aandacht aan het verschijnsel dat exotische plant- en diersoorten steeds vaker in Nederlandse wateren voorkomen. Ze komen ons land binnen via de Rijn,... more |
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Radio Broadcast: Radio747 Madiwodo (VPRO) : Rice
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| Madiwodo is een sociaal-cultureel programma met wekelijks een thema (elke werkdag tussen 11.00 - 12.00 uur). Deze week is het thema RIJST.
Vandaag: "Dit alles verwarmen".
Rijst scheidt tijdens het... more |
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10 Jul 2003 |
Open Afternoon: Praktijkcentrum De Marke i.s.m. Vereniging van Bedrijfsvoorlichting, DLV, ABCTA en Cebeco Seeds : Inloopmiddag demoveld voedergewassen
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Television Programme: programma Twee Vandaag : Necessities for new activities at the countryside of the Netherlands
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| Pieter Vereijken van Plant Research International belicht naar aanleiding van een artikel in VNG-Magazine (met Herman Agricola) en de aandacht op de voorpagina van De Volkskrant van 10 juli het... more |
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1 Aug 2003 |
Radio Broadcast: Radio Gelderland : Cicadas in willows
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| Het magazine-achtige programma Vandaag de Dag heeft veel aandacht voor actualiteit en een bijzonder oog voor de interessante dingen des levens. Vandaag een interview met Leen Moraal, over de... more |
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5 Aug 2003 |
Television Programme: TV Gelderland Nieuwsrubriek : High temperatures in the tropical greenhouse of Wageningen UR
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| De tropische hitte is voor TV Gelderland aanleiding de warmste plekken in Gelderland op te zoeken. Vandaag zijn ze te gast in de Tropische Kas aan de Arboretumlaan. Daar leidt Casper Pillen van... more |
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8 Aug 2003 |
Radio Broadcast: Radio Gelderland : Rijkelt Beumer of Food Microbiology informs the audience about hot weather and food safety
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| In het radio-programma Goedemorgen Gelderland geeft Rijkelt Beumer van de leerstoelgroep levensmiddelenmicrobiologie tips en uitleg over het kopen, vervoeren, bewaren en nuttigen van levensmiddelen... more |
10 Aug 2003
14 Aug 2003 |
Symposium: QualiFlor2003 : Quality of Cut Flowers and Pottend Plants
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| Premium quality cut flowers and potted plants can only be guaranteed through appropriate cultivation and postharvest handling. The symposium is meant to encourage an exchange of recent results and to... more |
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14 Aug 2003 |
Radio Broadcast: BNN programma BNN United : The charm and interest of mosquitos
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| Dr.ir. Joop van Loon van het Laboratorium voor Entomologie geeft in de Rubriek "Daar hoor je nou nooit iets over" uitleg over muggen. Steken alle muggen die zich om ons heen bewegen, is er verschil... more |
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15 Aug 2003 |
Radio Broadcast: Programma "Leuk is Anders" : Prof. Marcel Dicke tells about insects
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| Prof.dr. Marcel Dicke, hoogleraar Entomologie aan Wageningen Universiteit, belicht opmerkelijkheden over muggen en andere insecten. Hij komt gedurende uitzending life aan het woord, ergens tussen... more |
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17 Aug 2003 |
Radio Broadcast: Vara's Vroege Vogels : When the environment becomes brackish
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| Het inlaten van zout water, ten dele afkomstig uit de Noordzee, in het Groene Hart van Holland kan verregaande gevolgen hebben voor de fauna en flora in sloten en andere watergangen en... more |
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1 Sep 2003 |
Opening: Academisch Jaar Wageningen Universiteit 2003-2004 : Official opening academic year 2003-2004 at Wageningen University
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| H.R.H. The Prince of Orange will give a speech at the official opening Academic Year at Wageningen University.
The theme of the opening ceremony will be water and watermanagement. The official... more |
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2 Sep 2003 |
Radio Broadcast: Met het oog op morgen : Agriculture in saline environment
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| Dr. ir. Willem Brandenburg van Plant Research International van Wageningen UR bespreekt in het dagelijkse nieuwsprogramma Met het Oog op Morgen de mogelijkheden die Wagenings onderzoekers kunnen gaan... more |
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Graduation: de heer Eshete Dejen Dresilign : The small barbs of a tropical highland lake (L. Tana, Ethiopia)
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| Lake Tana is by far the largest lake of Ethiopia and source of the Blue Nile. By feeding on zooplankton, small barbs (< 10 cm) occupy a central position in Lake Tana’s ecosystem. Catching them... more |
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Graduation: drs. M. de Graaf : Lake Tana's piscivorous Barbus
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| The 15 Barbus species of Lake Tana, a large shallow lake located at an altitude of 1830 m in the north-western highlands of Ethiopia, form the only remaining intact species flock of large (max.... more |
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3 Sep 2003 |
Graduation: mw.ir. A. Melse-Boonstra : Dietary folate. Bioavailability studies in humans
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3 Sep 2003
5 Sep 2003 |
Workshop: IAC / Institute National Agronomique Paris-Grignon and several others : Pig production, the environment and the future
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4 Sep 2003 |
Television Programme: Agrarisch Journaal : Experiments with grazing cows
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| Anjo Elgerma, projectleider van een onderzoek met grazende koeien, vertelt over haar werk. more |
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5 Sep 2003 |
Graduation: mw.ir. A. Wolthoorn : Subsurface aeration of anaerobic groundwater
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| High concentrations of iron and ammonium in anaerobic groundwater need to be removed when groundwater is used for the production of drinking water. Subsurface aeration can be applied to remove iron.... more |
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Graduation: ir. P.J.A. van Asten : Soil quality and rice productivity problems in Sahelian irrigation schemes
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| In the Sahel, large irrigated rice schemes were constructed in the 1980s to generate income and provide food security. Declining yields in some of these schemes alarmed farmers and researchers, who... more |
6 Sep 2003
1 Nov 2003 |
Course: Wageningen Business School : Production and operations management
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| (4 sessions). WICC Wageningen, Friday and Saturday morning every other week.
The main theme of this course is how to manage the transformation processes in agri-industrial chains or individual links... more |
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8 Sep 2003 |
Graduation: ir. A.J.M. Loomans : Parasitoids as biological control agents of thrips pest
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| Predators are widely used as biological control agents of Western Flower Thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis) infestations in many vegetable crops. In cut-flowers and bedding plants this option has... more |
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Graduation: mw. M.G. Tommasini : Evaluation of Orius species for biological control of Frankliniella occidentalis
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| This research aimed to develop a biological control programme for Frankliniella occidentalis (Western Flower Thrips) through selection of an efficient beneficial arthropod. The status of the thrips... more |
8 Sep 2003
19 Sep 2003 |
Course: IAC : Professional qualities for facilitation and collaboration in NRM
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8 Sep 2003
21 Nov 2003 |
Training Programme: IAC : Leadership and adaptive management in forest environments
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8 Sep 2003
28 Nov 2003 |
Course: Wageningen Business School : Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Life Science
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9 Sep 2003 |
Graduation: de heer M. Masanza : Effect of crop sanitation on banana weevil Cospolites sordidus
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| The banana weevil, Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is a serious pest of bananas. However, its ecology is not well elucidated especially in East Africa where plantations are... more |
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10 Sep 2003 |
Television Programme: NOS Journaal : Grazing research in Wageningen on TV
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| Langs de Lawickse Allee in Wageningen is een opvallend experiment gaande van mevr. dr.ir. Anjo Elgersma van Wageningen Universiteit en haar collega’s.. Twaalf koeien staan er op een rijtje op eigen... more |
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Graduation: de heer Epigmenio Castillo Gallegos : Improving a native pasture with the legume Arachis pintoi
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10 Sep 2003
12 Sep 2003 |
Open Days: Praktijkcentrum Sterksel : Open days Centre for Innovation in Pig Farming
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| Op 10, 11 en 12 september aanstaande van 10.00 tot 16.00 uur houdt Praktijkcentrum Sterksel open dagen. Aanleiding voor de open dagen is de volledige renovatie van het Praktijkcentrum. De bezoekers... more |
10 Sep 2003
13 Sep 2003 |
Workshop: ILRI : Drainage for a secure environment and food supply
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| The ICID working group on drainage and Alterra-ILRI are organising the 9th International Drainage Workshop (IDW9) to be held in 2003. We want to convey to the international community the significance... more |
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11 Sep 2003 |
Lecture: Studium Generale : Escher's Pictures exhibition
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| dr. Bart de Smit, Universiteit Leiden:
In de Prentententoonstelling, een beroemde litho van Escher, slaagden Leidse wiskundigen onder leiding van Bart de Smit erin de witte vlek middenin weg te... more |
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Inaugural address: prof.mr.dr. B.M.J. van der Meulen : The human right on adequate food
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12 Sep 2003 |
Graduation: mw.drs. Y.E.M. Dommels : Effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids on colorectal carcinogenesis
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| High fat fish oil (HFFO) diets with a high amount of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; 20:5n-3) inhibit the initiation of aberrant crypt foci (precursor... more |
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Graduation: mw. M.J. Gante de Vasconcelos Barbosa : Microalgal photobioreactors
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| Microalgae and cyanobacteria are a potential source of a wide range of high-value compounds for the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industry. They do not only have the capacity to produce... more |
12 Sep 2003
21 Sep 2003 |
Event: Stichting Vrienden van het Platteland : Zesde editie Week van het Platteland
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| Begin mei had het LTO-bestuur de Week van het Platteland die in juni zou plaatsvinden, afgeblazen. De honderden activiteiten die in de Week van het Platteland plaatsvinden leverden in juni met het... more |
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15 Sep 2003 |
Graduation: mw.ir. M.H. Thijssen : Ovules, megagametophytes and embryos
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Graduation: mw.ir. H.D. Kusumaningrum : Behaviour and cross-contamination of pathogenic bacteria in household kitchens
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15 Sep 2003
19 Sep 2003 |
Course: IAC : Post harvest technology of perishable crops
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15 Sep 2003
26 Sep 2003 |
Course: IAC : Current issues in nutrition
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15 Sep 2003
3 Oct 2003 |
Course: IAC : Facilitating Multi-stakeholder Processes and social learning
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Course: IAC : Facilitating multi-stakeholder processes and social learning
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| This course covers the state-of-the-art thinking about participation from the local to the global level and introduces the most up-to-date methodologies and approaches for facilitation and... more |
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16 Sep 2003 |
Excursion: Wageningen Business School : InventIT life sciences trigger session
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| 16 September (1 session). De Kievit B.V. plant in Meppel.
Successful innovations often occur by ideas and visions in practice. InvenIT Life Sciences programs and trigger sessions facilitate... more |
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Graduation: ir. P.C. Roebeling : Expansion of cattle ranching in Latin America
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| It’s widely recognized that cattle ranching in Latin America occupies the major part of the agricultural area, that pasture expansion in favor of cattle ranching is the principal cause of... more |
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17 Sep 2003 |
Graduation: de heer Tomislav Hengl : Pedometric mapping
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| In recent years, digital soil mapping has faced rapid development
of new and economic methods, mainly due to the increasing sources
of auxiliary maps. The main objective of this research was... more |
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Graduation: de heer Mohammad Amin Hejazi : Milking microalgae
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17 Sep 2003
19 Sep 2003 |
Symposium: Nutreco en Wageningen UR : Poultry Genetics
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| The European Poultry Genetics Symposia are organized to provide a platform for exchange of new knowledge and tools with the poultry breeding industry. They are the continuation of the AVIAGEN and the... more |
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18 Sep 2003 |
Lecture: Studium Generale : The myth of the Golden Section
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| De mythe van de Gulden Snede, door dr. Albert van der Schoot, UvA, gaat over de door de Grieken uitgevonden (ideale) verhouding tussen twee ongelijke delen. Deze regel heeft te maken met hoe je naar... more |
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Farewell speech: prof.dr. W.B. van Muiswinkel : A short history of comparative immunology
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19 Sep 2003 |
Graduation: ir. J.C. Goud : Verticillium Wilt in trees. Detection, prediction and disease management
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Graduation: de heer Woldeamlak Bewket : Towards integrated watershed management in highlands Ethiopia
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| Resource degradation is a critical problem in highland Ethiopia. Past soil and water conservation efforts did not bring about significant results. Hence, there is an urgent need to tackle the problem... more |
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22 Sep 2003 |
Graduation: mw.drs. A.N. Franke : Fertility, aging and the brain
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| In vrouwen daalt de vruchtbaarheid al vanaf ongeveer 30-jarige leeftijd, maar waardoor? Met behulp van experimentele studies is aangetoond dat in het voortplantingssysteem de hersenen al veranderd... more |
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Graduation: ing. J. Stolte : Effects of land use and infiltration behaviour on soil conservation strategies
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22 Sep 2003
26 Sep 2003 |
Course: IAC : Appropriate food packaging
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22 Sep 2003
3 Oct 2003 |
Course: IAC : Leadership, organisational change and interactive planning for adaptive forest management
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23 Sep 2003 |
Graduation: mw.drs. E.S. Bakker : Herbivores as mediators of their environment
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Graduation: mw.dr. A. Hoogvorst : Survival strategies of people in a Sri Lankan wetland
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| Deze studie geeft inzicht in hoe arme huishoudens in een gevoelig wetland ecosysteem in Sri Lanka hun bestaanszekerheid opbouwen. Het gebied staat onder druk door overbevolking, vervuiling, en... more |
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24 Sep 2003 |
Lecture: Zodiac: prof. Osterhaus : Emerging virus infections in a changing world
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| On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Zodiac Prof. Osterhaus (Erasmus University Rotterdam) will give a lecture about "Emerging virus infections in a changing world".
Interested persons are... more |
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Graduation: ir. M.R. Hoffmann : Macroscopic equations for flow in unsaturated porous media
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Graduation: mw. Lin Zhibin : Voluntary resettlement in China
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| This research investigates the nature and outcomes of resettlement schemes in rural China. The central argument is that government organized resettlement projects have mobilized many resources and... more |
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Symposium: Studievereniging Nicolas Appert : How do you taste?
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| Food Technologists are continually working on new food products and processes. But why bother? Just to keep some work? Or are there other reasons?
One of the most important reasons to buy a product... more |
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25 Sep 2003 |
Graduation Ceremony: : New graduates
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| 9.15 uur L50 Bodem, Water en Atmosfeer en L60 Landbouwtechnische Wetenschappen
11.00 uur T32 Milieuhygiëne, T33 Moleculaire Wetenschappen en T34 Bioprocestechnologie
13.30 uur T30... more |
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Lecture: Studium Generale : Art without mathematics, why not?
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| Lezing door drs. Onno Schilstra (Kon. Akademie, Den Haag) over de vraag hoe het komt dat kunst en wiskunde zo ver uit elkaar zijn gegroeid in de modernistische kunst, terwijl ze in andere perioden... more |
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Graduation Ceremony: : New graduates
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| 9.30 uur Biologie
11.30 uur M10 Economie van Landbouw en Milieu
13.30 uur O10 Tropisch Landgebruik, O20 Rurale Ontwikkelingsstudies en M21 Rurale Ontwikkelingsstudies
15.30 uur M30 Huishoud- en... more |
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Conference: Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij Oost Nederland / Stichting Kennisstad Wageningen : The taste of innovation
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| Food Valley Conferentie: The taste of innovation
De kenniseconomie, de toekomst van de Nederlandse foodsector en de betekenis van innovatie vormen de rode draad van de conferentie.
De conferentie is... more |
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Course: Wageningen Business School : Strategy in the Pharmaceutical Industry
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| Deadline for applications 15 September 2003
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26 Sep 2003 |
Graduation Ceremony: : New graduates
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| 9.30 uur T20 Zoötechniek
11.30 uur T15 Plantenveredeling en Gewasbescherming en
T16 Plantenteeltwetenschappen
13.30 uur L30 Landinrichtingswetenschappen
15.30 uur L10 Bos- en Natuurbeheer en L20... more |
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29 Sep 2003 |
Graduation: de heer E.E. Chidenga : Leveraging water delivery
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29 Sep 2003
3 Oct 2003 |
Seminar: IAC : Food safety and consumer concerns
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Seminar: : Food safety and consumer concerns
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| The seminar is a joint activity of the programmes on food & nutrition and food industry & agribusiness. Emphasis will be put on consumer and policy issues. Reference will be made to technological... more |
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30 Sep 2003 |
Graduation: de heer Eduardo Dal'Ava Mariano : Citrate exudation by maize roots
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Graduation: mw. Wang Yihuan : How decontinuities become continuities
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| This research concerns practical and theoretical issues relating to the dynamics of participatory development in rural China, that is, how differential responses/strategies of actors are socially... more |
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1 Oct 2003 |
Graduation: ir. W.M.L. Meijninger : Surface fluxes over natural landscapes using scintillometry
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| Motivated by the demand for reliable area-averaged fluxes associated with natural landscapes this study investigates a relative new measurement technique known as the scintillation method. A... more |
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Graduation: ir. E. van Zessen : Hydrodynamics of a liquid-liquid-solid fluidized bed bioreactor
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| If a batchwise bioconversion and subsequent (i.e. serial) downstream processing are adopted as a standard production strategy, a low overall productivity may result for certain types of... more |
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2 Oct 2003 |
Inaugural address: prof.dr. L.E. Visser : Our common future: interactions between the social sciences and the natural sciences
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3 Oct 2003 |
Graduation: ir. W.F.H. Sybesma : Metabolic Engineering of Folate Production in Lactic Acid Bacteria
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| Folate is an essential compound in the human diet. Folate deficiency occurs frequently among certain population groups even in highly developed countries and may increase the risks for several... more |
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Graduation: drs. T.A.J. van der Lee : Genetic Analysis of Phytophthora infestans
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| Natuurlijke resistenties in aardappel tegen Phytophthora infestans, de veroorzaker van de gevreesde aardappelziekte, zijn alleen effectief gebleken tegen specifieke stammen van P. infestans. Dit... more |
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6 Oct 2003 |
Graduation: de heer Santiago Dogliotti, MSc : Exploring options for sustainable development of vegetable farms in South Uruguay
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Graduation: de heer Mohamad Hasan : Deposition and shaking of dry granular piles. A Granular Dynamics model for reversible transitions between stick and slip contact
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| A friction force model describing reversible stick-slip transition during contact has been developed to simulate the deposition and shaking of granular materials on a free surface or in a container.... more |
6 Oct 2003
7 Oct 2003 |
Masterclass: Graduate School VLAG : Nutrigenomics
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| The course fee is Euro 455 (including lunches/tea/coffee and one dinner). PhD-students not affiliated with the Graduate School VLAG will be charged Euro 225.
The participants will be introduced into... more |
6 Oct 2003
10 Oct 2003 |
Symposium: : Aquatic Oligochaetes
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| The 9th International Symposium on Aquatic Oligochaeta in the Netherlands provides a forum for scientific communication among those who are interested in the various fields of fundamental and applied... more |
6 Oct 2003
17 Oct 2003 |
Course: IAC : International course on Decision-making in natural resources management –economics for the environment
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Course: IAC : Quality assurance systems in food processing enterprises
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Course: IAC : Food & nutrition security : from policies to households
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Course: IAC : Design, management and evaluation of collaborative forestry programmes
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6 Oct 2003
24 Oct 2003 |
Course: Graduate School VLAG : Production and use of composition data in nutrition
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| FoodComp 2003 will be held at the Wageningen International Conference Centre and at the Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University both in Wageningen for three weeks from 6 to 24 October... more |
6 Oct 2003
21 Nov 2003 |
Course: IAC : International course on Alternative approaches to fisheries management
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7 Oct 2003 |
Lecture: Natuurwetenschappelijk Wetenschappelijk Gezelschap Wageningen : Limits to records
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| Het Natuurwetenschappelijk Gezelschap Wageningen organiseert op dinsdag 7 oktober voor leden en niet-leden de lezing Grenzen aan sportieve prestaties door Prof. Dr. Peter Hollander (VU... more |
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Graduation: ir. T.B. Rodenburg : Feather pecking and related behavioural characteristics in laying hens
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Graduation: de heer J.S. Zendejas-Romero : Historical processes of formation of social spaces and subjects in a rural Mexican municipality, 1914-1998
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| Local Politics and State Formation: Historical processes of formation of social spaces and subjects in a rural Mexican municipality, 1914-1998
Our initial object of analysis is local politics —the... more |
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8 Oct 2003 |
Book Fair: Formula 2000 : Scientific and study books market
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| Jaarlijkse boekenmarkt met veel korting (60-80 %).
Veel nieuwe titels
Een na laatste edities
Speciale collectie voor Wageningse studies
Een na laatste edities
Directe import uit VS en GB. more |
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Graduation: de heer Zhenghong Chen : Physicochemical properties of sweet potato starches and their application in noodle products
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Graduation: ir. M.P.E. Parren : Lianas and logging in West Africa
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| The role of lianas in relation to logging activities is analysed in a lowland moist forest in Cameroon. Lianas are an abundant, diverse, and conspicuous growth form in nearly all tropical forests.... more |
8 Oct 2003
29 Nov 2003 |
Course: : Land Drainage – ICLD
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