Development of novel testing strategies to detect adverse human health effects is of interest to replace in vivo-based drug and chemical safety testing. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether physiologically based kinetic (PBK) modeling-facilitated conversion of in vitro toxicity data …

De nieuwe Omgevingswet komt eraan en dat is een megakans voor de watersector, meent Paul van Eijk, lector 'Duurzaam water in de Omgevingswet' bij hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein. Maar wennen wordt het wel, voor iedereen. "Het gaat hier om de grootste wetwijziging sinds 1848."

Global climate change is resulting in a wide range of biotic responses, including changes in diel activity and seasonal phenology patterns, range shifts polewards in each hemisphere and/or to higher elevations, and altered intensity and frequency of interactions between species in ecosystems.Oak (Thaumetopoea …

The need for a shift toward healthier and more sustainable diets is evident and is supported by universalized standards for a “planetary health diet” as recommended in the recent EAT-Lancet report. At the same time, differences exist in tastes, preferences and food practices among diverse ethnic groups, …

Banana is an important commercial fruit crop for smallholder farmers in Arba Minch, southern Ethiopia. However, its sector is experiencing many constraints and limited attention given to productivity and marketing. Therefore, this study was conducted to analyze the banana value chain in order to identify …

Vanaf januari 2020 is een driejarig project gestart waarin gericht advies en begeleiding wordt gegeven aan Friese melkveehouders om hun bedrijf toekomstbestendig te maken. Ook bestaande biologische bedrijven kunnen begeleiding krijgen. In dit project werken Ekopart, Van Hall Larenstein en de Feriening …

Melkveehouders, zuivelverwerkers en natuurbeheerders zien kruidenrijk grasland als een belangrijk onderdeel van een meer natuurinclusieve landbouw. Het draagt immers bij aan het verbeteren van de biodiversiteit én levert een positieve bijdrage aan de agrarische bedrijfsvoering. Maar het ene kruidenrijke …

Renewing agricultural grasslands for improved yields and forage quality generally involves eliminating standing vegetation with herbicides, ploughing and reseeding. However, grassland renewal may negatively affect soil quality and related ecosystem services. On clay soil in the north of the Netherlands, …

Thermal disinfection is probably the oldest water treatment method ever used. Similarly to other disinfection processes, it targets the inactivation of pathogenic (micro)organisms present in water, wastewater and other media. In this work, a pilot-scale continuous-flow thermal disinfection system was …

This applied research is an attempt to analyse the effectiveness of milk marketing and facilitate developing a sustainable milk value chain for dairy farmer’s groups in Punakha district. Both quantitative and qualitative methods of survey, key informant interviews and focus group discussion were used …