This study reports on a Professional Development Program (PDP) designed to raise teachers' subject specific language awareness (TSLA) as a relevant and specific element of their practical knowledge and improve their language integrated teaching behaviour. The design of the PDP was based on the interconnected …

With the increase of needs for controlling the passengers that use different modes of transport such as airports, ports, trains, or future ones as hyper loops, security facilities are a key element to be optimized. In the current study, we present an analysis of a security area within an airport with …

Van 2016 tot en met 2020 financierden Nationale-Nederlanden en Aegon 85 projecten binnen het programma Van Schulden naar Kansen (VSNK). De projecten richtten zich op één of meer elementen van financiële zelfredzaamheid: orde en overzicht in de eigen administratie, basale kennis en begrip van financiële …

This research study aimed to investigate the impact for sustainable development in food security of “Tah kue“ a rural female smallholder rice farmer living in Kollie town a little village located Bong county , Liberia. This study constitutes a an important element in achieving self-sustainability in …

In immersive technology, digital (virtual) elements are added to the physical world. Immersion is the perception of being physically present in a non-physical world,or experiencing the physical presence of a non-physical element (like in Pokémon Go). Except that the first (fatal) accidents as a result …

This paper aims to quantify the evolution of damage in masonry walls under induced seismicity. A damage index equation, which is a function of the evolution of shear slippage and opening of the mortar joints, as well as of the drift ratio of masonry walls, was proposed herein. Initially, a dataset of …

Bij graafwerkzaamheden bij Expeditie over de Maas (ODM) werd in 2017 een bijzondere vondst gedaan, namelijk een Romeinse boomstamboot: de ODM IX. Bij nader onderzoek kwam naar voren dat de boomstamboot in een verlande restgeul van de Maas lag, maar het was niet duidelijk hoe het landschap eruit heeft …

The research focuses on creating a possible technique which would allow a 2D character to interact with the 3D light while preserving the 2D aspect of it. I researched on EbSynth (style-transferring tool) and Blender as possible software which could help me create the new lighting approach. Normal maps …

This research examines the water quality of Lake Volkerak-Zoom, focusing on annual returning blue-green algae (Microcystis) blooms. In addition, this research is focused on the possibility to sustainably remove 50% blue-green algae (Microcystis) from Lake Volkerak-Zoom using nutrient related measures, …

Walking is something that most of us do every day. From the moment we set our first steps we perfect this skill until it eventually becomes an automatic walking pattern. However, due to injury, illness, or disease, someone might lose control over this automated task. When this happens, physical therapy …