Objectives: Although deaf children with cochlear implants (CIs) are able to develop good language skills, the large variability in outcomes remains a significant concern. The first aim of this study was to evaluate language skills in children with CIs to establish benchmarks. The second aim was to make …

Although the contribution of user participation to information sys-tems/information technology (IS/IT) project success is generally acknowledged in the literature, empirical evidence of the different attributes of user participation practices and the role of management in this process is still largely …

In the Netherlands the creative sector has been selected as one of the nine top sectors of the economy which the country wants to prioritise for development. In this framework the Dutch government has recently compiled a policy document, ambitiously stating that the Netherlands should become the most …

English translation of the first chapter of "Negen plagen tegelijk : hoe overleven we de toekomst?" (vert.: Marije Fresacher)

It is becoming clear that the project management practice must embrace sustainability in order to develop into a 'true profession' (Silvius et al., 2012). In project management, sustainability can be gained in both the product of the project and in the process of delivering the product. (Gareis et al., …

AIMS: The aim of this study was to obtain normative nasalance values for typically developing Ugandan English-speaking children as a reference point for clinical practice and further research. METHODS: Sixty-nine typically developing Ugandan children (35 males and 34 females, 2.7-13.5 years of age) participated …

This study seeks to explore the sources of strength giving rice to resilience among older people. Twenty-nine in-depth interviews were conducted with older people who receive long-term community care. The interviews were subjected to a thematic content analysis. The findings suggest that the main sources …

Als gevolg van de rampspoeddag 9/11 zijn er veranderingen in taktiek en strategie te onderkennen binnen de Nederlandse krijgsmacht, maar de meeste veranderingen waren al eerder ingezet of hooguit door 9/11 in een stroomversnelling gekomen. De auteurs gaat hem om het beschrijven van de ontwikkeling die …

De auteurs nemen de gevolgen van de Amerikaanse reacties op 9/11 onder de loep vanuit het perspectief van de trans-Atlantische relatie. Deze relatie kwam met name vanaf 2002 en 2003 onder grote spanning te staan vanwege verschillende posities ten aanzien van de legitimiteit van de inval in Irak. Bon …

De auteur gaat in op initiële reacties en debatten over 9/11 in de VS, waarbij hij 9/11 onder andere vergelijkt met de Japanse aanval op Pearl Harbour in 1941 - een gebeurtenis die net als 9/11 een grote schok teweegbracht.