To what extent will future demands of worldwide operating parties, regarding the (tertiary) packaging of their freight flows, determine or influence the future dimensions of freight trucks? That is the question we address to in this paper. In this study we have studied what container sizes may fit in …

Achtergrond: Mensen die geboren zijn met het down syndroom (DS) verschillen fysiek van mensen met een verstandelijke beperking (VB) zonder DS. Bekend is dat ouderen met een VB fysiek minder fit zijn dan de gezonde mensen van dezelfde leeftijd en dat jongere mensen met DS lager scoren dan jongeren met …

In order for techniques from Model Driven Engineering to be accepted at large by the game industry, it is critical that the effectiveness and efficiency of these techniques are proven for game development. There is no lack of game design models, but there is no model that has surfaced as an industry …

The present study examines the construct validity and reliability of the Prison Group Climate Instrument (PGCI) in a sample of 77 adolescents placed in a Dutch youth prison and 49 adult prisoners living in a Dutch psychiatric prison with a therapeutic living group structure. Confirmatory factor analysis …

This thesis describes the process of making an existing forum for Android, BlackBerry and the internet available on Nokia smartphones by adapting the internet version and dynamically changing the website lay out to fit use on smartphones using launcher applications that are spreadable via smartphone …

This chapter discusses the concept of sensitive environments. Sensitive environments are essentially spatial and public areas like streets or school that are provided with an intelligent infrastructure that collects sensory information of users while they move and interact. Such sensitive environments …

The first part-time jobs came into development in the 1950's. Due to shortage of (female) workers companies started offering part-time jobs to married women. Only part-time jobs were offered since the norms and values of that time viewed raising children and doing the household as the primary task of …

This paper describes the participatory development process of a web-based communication system focusing on disease management, particularly infection control of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). These infections are becoming a major public health issue; they can have serious consequences …

Door middel van dit afstudeerproject wordt onderzocht of een zes- wekelijks wandelprogramma bij mobiele ouderen, woonachtig in een verzorgingshuis, leidt tot een verbetering op het gebied van conditie en het algehele welbevinden. Bovendien wordt er gekeken naar hoe een dergelijk wandelprogramma er uitziet …

Full text via link. Hoe zorgen we ervoor dat het enorme ledenverloop van fitnesscentra afneemt? De branchevereniging Fit!Vak stelde deze vraag ruimt 2 jaar geleden aan de Hogeschool Utrecht. Deze ondervroeg ruim 5000 klanten van geselecteerde fitnesscentra om aan de hand van de resultaten met oplossingen …