This paper describes the development of one solid phase extraction method for a wide group of pharmaceutical and industrial compounds in wastewater that is analyzed with two LC-MS/MS methods.

Alzheimer’s disease is the leading cause of dementia affecting over 46 million worldwide, yet contemporary medication is unable to prevent or slow its neurodegeneration. Recently, fucosterol and saringosterol, two phytosterols from brown macroalgae, have emerged as possible mediators of the disease. …

For research to the composition of oxylipids in human plasma and tissue it was necessary to have an analytical method that can measure these lipids on very low concentrations. In this bachelor thesis the development of a LC-MS method will be discussed.

Due to the many potential applications of Big Data, the expectations are high. However, there are some fundamental objections on the straightforward use of Big Data outcomes. In this paper, we take a philosophical view on the Big Data approach and discuss these objections. Formally, Big Data induces …

Relatively new products which are mostly marketed by online communities and online influencers as healthy or having therapeutic effects are being sold across Europe and United States, online or local drugstores, without ensuring that these products go through any quality analysis. This introduces a threat …

Verkennend onderzoek naar en advies m.b.t. de haalbaarheid van de implementatie van het burgerparticipatieproject Sandwatch in de Nederlandse kustzone. De hoofdvraag die in dit onderzoek wordt beantwoord is: wat is de haalbaarheid van de implementatie van Sandwatch in de Nederlandse kustzone? Deelvragen: …

The research question of this research is ‘Which interventions can the manager of Talent Advisory Benelux apply in order to help the team achieve 100% Usage and Adoption of HireVue?’ Ms. Terpstra, manager of Talent Advisory Benelux, expressed the need for changes to be made to the team which results …

This paper presents a framework to provide a unified view towards the visions of smart and open justice. The framework, coined as Legal Logistics, aims at unifying and embodying different data-centric services that exploit available and relevant data for supporting and enhancing the legitimacy and efficiency …

In this paper we present a data-driven profiling approach that we have adopted and implemented for a municipality. Our aim was to make profiles transparent and meaningful for citizens, policymakers and authorities so that they can validate, scrutinize and challenge the profiles. Our approach relies on …

Take a chance to help people living in poverty! In 2016 and 2017; I conducted two different research projects in Gitega, Kigali-Rwanda. Gitega is a neighborhood in Kigali-Rwanda where sanitation services, supply of clean water, reliable electricity, timely law enforcement, maintenance of housing, transportation, …