Lupin plants can grow on marginal lands and in the cold regions of Europe. They produce lupin beans, which contain around 30-40 % proteins and 20 % fats [1]. The high protein and fat content puts the lupin plant into direct competition with soy, which is mostly imported. Despite these promising nutritional …

Antipredator responses could affect nutrient intake, which could lead to nutritional deficits. However, little is known about the antipredator response of small herbivores because most are nocturnal or crepuscular and therefore very difficult to study in the field. Therefore, we experimentally assessed …

The wine market offers various categories of wines, some of which are considered conventional and others that are less well-known including organic, biodynamic, and‘natural’ wine. In the Netherlands, many consumers have limited awareness of the specific characteristics and benefits of environmentally …

Werkbezoek aan Noord-Nederland over leefstijl en gezondheidOp maandag 6 maart bracht de minister van VWS, Ernst Kuipers, een werkbezoek aan Noord-Nederland. Hij bezocht UMCG en Nij Smellinghe. De onderwerpen van het werkbezoek zijn gelinkt aan leefstijl en gezondheid. In Drachten ging LifeLines, de grootste …

Dit onderzoek gaat over hoe de ouderbetrokkenheid op de peuteropvang vergroot kan worden. Kinderen worden weinig tot niet voorgelezen. Dit kan van invloed zijn op de ontwikkelingslijn van een kind. In dit verslag staan adviezen om de ouderbetrokkenheid te vergroten.

Het onderzoek is uitgevoerd voor Sigmax B.V. en beschrijft hoe zij veranderingen kunnen implementeren om de processen omtrent het opstellen, borgen en opvolgen van SLA’s te professionaliseren. Dit zal bijdragen aan een betere levering van support wat invloed heeft op de medewerker- en klanttevredenheid. …

This review aims to identify self-report instruments examining aspects of transition to parenthood for use in practice and research. After performing a literature search in Embase, Medline, Web of Science, Cochrane, PsycINFO and Google Scholar, the Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) measuring …

The Netherlands have enriched soil good enough to grow all types of vegetables needed for its use. There is no need for imports, especially for vegetables and it also allows local growers to sell vegetables in their local neighbourhood earning more than exporting it to other countries and earning less. …

This thesis is written for Modint, the trade association that consults companies for the fashion- and textile industry in the Netherlands. Pursuing a circular economy is a worldwide priority and the EPR legislation also known as Extended Producer Responsibility, requires the fashion- and textile industry …

The ‘What Being the Parent of a New Baby is Like-Revised’ (WPL-R) is an instrument designed to measure adaptation to parenthood. In the process of pilot testing and validating the WPL-R in a postpartum Dutch population, we became aware of the potentially sensitive nature of the measure. Despite the ethics …