Wederzijds profijt in Amsterdam Zuidoost?: relaties tussen Amstel III en het woongebied

Amsterdam Zuidoost vormt geen eenheid. Het spoor splijt het gebied in delen die ogenschijnlijk een eigen leven leiden. Aan de ene kant woonwijken en winkelcentra en aan de andere kant entertainment, retail, kantoren en het AMC. In discussies over de toekomst van Amsterdam Zuidoost wordt vaak gewezen op mogelijke synergie tussen beide kanten van het spoor. Het Lectoraat Kenniseconomie van Amsterdam, verbonden aan de Hogeschool van Amsterdam (domein Economie en Management / HES, gevestigd in Zuidoost) wil met dit onderzoek een bijdrage leveren aan de discussie hoe en in hoeverre beide gebieden met elkaar samenhangen, hoe ze van elkaar profiteren en in hoeverre inspanningen nodig zijn om het wederzijds profijt te vergroten

Making it Happen: Supporting student start-ups by enabling shared facilities within the higher education institution

Introduction Within the Entrepreneurship program at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, there are a number of student start-ups that are developing inclusive, sustainable, and innovative solutions. We noticed that, during this process, they need to access certain facilities to develop a proof of concept or minimal viable product. When student start-ups tried to access facilities themselves, they found insufficient information about accessing facilities and contact persons. As Hui & Gerber (2017) stated that accessible facilities like a makerspace have a positive impact on the number of students who are embarking on the venture of a new business. Halbinger, (2020) states that there needs to be more research about university makerspaces in relation to the facilitation of student-entrepreneurship

Using an Inbred Horse Breed in a High Density Genome-Wide Scan for Genetic Risk Factors of Insect Bite Hypersensitivity (IBH)

While susceptibility to hypersensitive reactions is a common problem amongst humans and animals alike, the population structure of certain animal species and breeds provides a more advantageous route to better understanding the biology underpinning these conditions. The current study uses Exmoor ponies, a highly inbred breed of horse known to frequently suffer from insect bite hypersensitivity, to identify genomic regions associated with a type I and type IV hypersensitive reaction. A total of 110 cases and 170 controls were genotyped on the 670K Axiom Equine Genotyping Array. Quality control resulted in 452,457 SNPs and 268 individuals being tested for association. Genome-wide association analyses were performed using the GenABEL package in R and resulted in the identification of two regions of interest on Chromosome 8. The first region contained the most significant SNP identified, which was located in an intron of the DCC netrin 1 receptor gene. The second region identified contained multiple top SNPs and encompassed the PIGN, KIAA1468, TNFRSF11A, ZCCHC2, and PHLPP1 genes. Although additional studies will be needed to validate the importance of these regions in horses and the relevance of these regions in other species, the knowledge gained from the current study has the potential to be a step forward in unraveling the complex nature of hypersensitive reactions