Despite changing attitudes towards animal testing and current legislation to protect experimental animals, the rate of animal experiments seems to have changed little in recent years. On May 15–16, 2013, the In Vitro Testing Industrial Platform (IVTIP) held an open meeting to discuss the state of the …

Background: A quality improvement collaborative is an intensive project involving a combination of implementation strategies applied in a limited “breakthrough” time window. After an implementation project, it is generally difficult to sustain its success. In the current study, sustainability was described …

Europe in general and Romania specifically has been increasingly a target of foreign and domestic investors. Due to its cheap land prices and agricultural policies supporting largescale agricultural investments Romania has become a country with high risks concerning land grabbing. However, the academic …

The main purpose of this bachelor dissertation is to examine the possible future consequences for the European Union (EU), if Scotland would become independent after the referendum in 2014. This year, a Scottish referendum on this issue will be held with the intention to leave the United Kingdom (UK). …

Researchers have long argued about the existence of the universal consumer trend escapism since it is believed that the trend has a positive influence on the entertainment industry, and thus the cinema industry, during the recession. As a result, the cinema industry is believed to be recession-proof, …

Presentation held on November 28, 2013 in Karlstad, Sweden.Transnational partner and stakeholder meeting ITRACT. Developments and issues.

Presentation iAgecheck, held on 20 november 2013.

Full text via link. Project objectives Radicalisation research leads to ethical and legal questions and issues. These issues need to be addressed in way that helps the project progress in ethically and legally acceptable manner. Description of Work The legal analysis in SAFIRE addressed questions …

Are we at the eve of a transformation in our economic system? “Yes”, according to several visionary scientists and policymakers. They predict the rise of an economy that is based on biological materials, the so-called bio-based economy. The key challenge is that due to several socio-economic developments, …

People do not always make the choice that improves their life. Higher education desires a lot of self discipline and independence. This is one of the reasons for lack of success. Our goal with Nudging the Student is to contribute improving passing yield by applying nudges. Presentation held at the International …