This final paper examines the effects of Latvian integration policies for the Russian-speaking minority. It contains four chapters which analyze the integration policies and their influence on the Russian-speaking minority in Latvia. The first chapter describes the status of the Russian-speaking minority …

The greatly improved quantity of small and specific orders contain much work for the expedition department. The materials handling has improved a lot due to this trend and the costs per order increased. Important is, to reduce the costs and improve the profitability of the orders. This is achieved by …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the appreciation of written education about pain neurophysiology in patients with fibromyalgia (FM) and its effects on illness perceptions and perceived health status. METHODS: A booklet explaining pain neurophysiology was sent to participants with FM. Appreciation was assessed …

The goal for the coming years is to get insight in the guest experience in hotels. What is guest experience? How to measure guest experience? What is the relation between guest experience and guest loyalty? And finally, what tangible elements in the physical environment of hotels and the contact with …

Wakatobi consists of four islands, those islands are located in South-East Sulawesi, in Indonesia. It is because of its rich biodiversity important for all actors like the National Park Authority, the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), several governments and organizations …

In this literary research I asked myself the following question: Are the emotional experiences through playing video games of any benefit in art education? A question that immediately raises other questions: What kind of emotional experiences players get anyway? Why through video games, what is their …

This study investigated the effect of work pace on workload, motor variability and fatigue during light assembly work. Upper extremity kinematics and electromyography (EMG) were obtained on a cycle-to-cycle basis for eight participants during two conditions, corresponding to "normal" and "high" work …

Within the Netherlands gay emancipation is almost fully legalised. In April 2001, Article 1:30 of the Dutch Civil Code regarding the legalisation of same-sex marriages entered into force. Moreover, according to Article 1:227 of the Dutch Civil Code gay couples have the right to adopt children. In theory …

Over the past decades, international terrorism started to reach its ideological peak, challenging and disrupting whole societies and governmental organs. This modern form of terror contains violent implications, psychologically pressing the innocent masses. Initially inspired by occasional, domestically …

Background Physical activity after bariatric surgery is associated with sustained weight loss and improved quality of life. Some bariatric patients engage insufficiently in physical activity. The aim of this study was to examine whether and to what extent both physical activity and exercise cognitions …