Non-Technical Summary This article takes stock of the 2030 Agenda and focuses on five governance areas. In a nutshell, we see a quite patchy and often primarily symbolic uptake of the global goals. Although some studies ...

In chapter 3 the energy states of Bismuth Selenide (Bi2Se3) nanoplatelets were investigated in the STM. The nanoplatelets were synthesized in the laboratory in such a way that they are only a few nanometres in thickness. ...

The goal of the research described in this thesis was to study the amount of noble metals required in bifunctional catalysts for hydroconversion by tuning the nanoparticle location, without compromising the catalytic ...

In this dissertation, I delve into the intricate realm of public sector worker stereotypes, by investigating what are public sector worker stereotypes, their contributing factors, and their impact on citizen-state interactions. ...

Genome editing can potentially be used to address a wide variety of genetic diseases. CRISPR-Cas9 can target a diseased gene and cut the DNA to activate the host DNA repair processes, which compete to repair the DNA cut. ...

Intertidal ecosystems are at the boundary between land and sea, ranging from seagrass meadows, mangroves, and salt marshes to tidal flats. These habitats offer essential ecosystem services, such as coastal protection, ...

The Restriction of Legal Community of Property Act came into effect on January 1, 2018. As a result, what the spouses receive by virtue of hereditary title and gift is now legally excluded from the marital community. That ...

Introduction: Despite ambitious plans to quadruple hydropower generation in the Indus basin, a quantitative assessment of the impact of climate change on hydropower availability in the basin is missing. To address this ...