The primary objective of this PhD project is to understand initial reactions to in vitro meat as well as the later processes of framing.
It is expected that the global meat demand will continue to increase in the future, although breeding livestock for meat production has serious disadvantages in terms of sustainability and animal welfare. The production of meat (muscle tissue) from cultured stem cells is a potential and promising alternative.
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The peptidoglycan layers surrounding bacteria are essential for bacterial cell survival. Their synthesis in bacteria requires the concerted action of a dynamic and transiently formed network of proteins including inner membrane, periplasmic and even outer membrane proteins in gram-negative bacteria. Besides, cell wall synthesis is tightly linked to cell division, as some cell wall synthesis enzymes have been proven to reside in the divisome, an assembly of proteins that governs cell division.
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Construction workers are at a high risk for developing skin disorders as a result of exposure to a wide variety of allergens and irritants. The social and economic impact of occupational contact dermatitis is high, because prognosis is poor, and changing jobs is sometimes the only option for affected workers. Besides exposure to irritants and allergens, individual susceptibility may influence the risk to develop occupational contact dermatitis.
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Ph.D. Position Heterogeneous Multi-scale Methods for Granular Flows Four year position with a starting salary of approx. 24,000 euro per annum Location Joint position between Numerical Analysis and Computational Mechanics group (Department of Applied Mathematics) and Multi-scale Mechanics group (Department of Mechanical Engineering) University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands. The Research Project Dry granular flows will be investigated on inclined channels with local constrictions and obstacles.
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In this project you will develop devices for the generation of molecular hydrogen and electrical energy from streaming water using the streaming potential. By coupling the generation of electricity to the generation of hydrogen in one process, we aim to increase efficiency as well as provide energy in an alternative storable form.
In your Ph.D. project you will be using nanochannels and nanoporous membranes. It will specifically be your task to optimize the pore wall surface to obtain maximal mechanical-to-electrical conversion efficiencies.
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This project focuses on the methods of synthesizing and incorporating evidence on the efficiency of interventions in clinical practice guidelines. Clinical (practice) guidelines (CPG’s) are defined as ‘systematically developed statements to assist both practitioner and patient decisions in specific circumstances’. CPG’s have become an increasingly familiar part of clinical care in many countries around the world.
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