Nowadays, modern societal trends and technologies enable us to live our lives with comfort and fun. On the one hand, these developments enhance quality of life, on the other hand there are downsides related to our health and happiness. Therefore, in our current society, it is necessary that parents consciously …

Het doel van dit afstudeerproject is een oplossing te vinden voor de huidige problematiek die ervaren wordt door Rolf Schrama tijdens het zeilen in de Torpedo 2.4 mR. Deze oplossing werd gevonden door een cyclus te doorlopen zoals deze is aangeleerd gedurende de opleiding. Deze cyclus bestaat uit een …

This export marketing plan will identify the British E-bike market for Mihatra BV, a medium sized Dutch producer of E-bikes. The objective of the plan is to find out what the best market positioning and marketing would be for Mihatra in the United Kingdom. The central research question is therefore: …

'… En ieder zingt zijn eigen lied...': personhood, singing in a choir and dementia. In the book 'Dementia Reconsidered' (1997) Tom Kitwood formulates what the point of departure should be with regard to the care for people with dementia: the safeguarding of someone's personhood by fulfilling the five …

Innovation and entrepreneurship are considered to be renewal, revitalisation and growth engines. However, their impact is highly uncertain, unpredictable and frustrating managers, who are pushed outside their comfort zones. Growth through Innovation explores how organisations typically confront reality …

This report examines the possibilities of using a solar chimney in a highland tropical climate to promote thermal comfort, air‐quality and energy consumption. The study is carried out using modeling and simulation techniques and is conducted at the Federal University of Viçosa in Brazil. A model is …

The conservation of our heritage buildings is a European wide policy objective. Historical buildings are not only works of art, but embody an important source of local identity and form a connection to our past. Protection agencies aim to preserve historical qualities for future generations. Their work …

1e alinea column: Fressen oder Moral, zullen we elkaars zakken gaan vullen? We hebben nu wel genoeg gelezen dat je uit je comfort zone moet stappen om echt te veranderen. Dat er nu een tijd ontstaat waarin we sharen, transparant naar elkaar zijn, stoppen met elkaar de tent uit te vechten. Leiderschap …

This paper explores the impact of the physical and social dimensions of the work environment on satisfaction and perceived productivity of knowledge workers in Dutch universities of applied sciences. The approach took the form of a literature review, multiple case study of six research centres using interviews …

Purpose– The present paper aims to explore to what extent the quality of facility services can be related to the differences in educational achievements in higher education. Design/methodology/approach - This paper is based on the first preliminary analyses of a national online survey among 1,752 lecturers …