Using an ontology to automatically generate questions for ordinary people requires a structure and concepts com- pliant with human thought. Here we present methods to develop a pragmatic, expert-based and a basic-level ontology and a framework to evaluate these ontologies. Comparing these ontologies …

This research paper focuses on how the use of the internet can be a potential marketing tool for restaurants and local businesses such as bars and cafés. The goal of this research is to set up a consultancy company, specialized in proposing strategies for restaurants using online tools, to enable them …

The nation-state had a long history of success, but today it is failing its citizens on a global scale. Over the last hundred years, nation-states focussed on maximizing internal unity and jurisdictional sovereignty. Benjamin R. Barber’s ‘If Mayors Ruled The World’ is the central source of this thesis …

An overview of whole body scanners in 1998 (H.A.M. Daanen, G.J. Van De Water. Whole body scanners, Displays 19 (1998) 111–120) shortly after they emerged to the market revealed that the systems were bulky, slow, expensive and low in resolution. This update shows that new developments in sensing and processing …

3form Europe (part of the Hunter Douglas Group) is an independent establishment of 3form located in Schiedam, The Netherlands. This location, office and factory, provides all sales-support and production for Europe and Africa. 3form Europe has 55 employees. The employees of 3form are divided into seven …

Athor supplied : "This paper describes an agent-based architecture for domotics. This architecture is based on requirements about expandability and hardware independence. The heart of the system is a multi-agent system. This system is distributed over several platforms to open the possibility to tie …

This study is performed to observe the effects of a Rock and Water training on social competence in the child and adolescent psychiatry Karakter Zetten. Karakter and health insurers raised the question for evidence based practice (EBP) programs in the psychomotor therapy. There are two types of interventions …

Besparen op het onderhoud van de openbare ruimte is in tijden van bezuinigingen easy money. Maar ook hier is goedkoop duurkoop. Een onaantrekkelijke omgeving trekt alles naar beneden. Dit artikel, geschreven door Cees-Jan Pen (Platform31) en Jan-Willem Wesselink (Stedelijk Interieur) verscheen op 29 …

In 2007, the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations initiated the program 'Veilige Publieke Taak'. It was designed to provide employers with guidelines and solutions for handling aggression and violence towards employees with a public task. One of the most important initiatives of this …

Large groups in society lack the necessary skills to be sufficiently self-reliant and are in need of personal assistance. These groups could be supported by information and information technology (ICT), but only if this technology is designed to fit their (cognitive) abilities. Inclusive design theory …