This paper explores how residents of Helmond Brandevoort, a neotraditional neighbourhood in the Netherlands, socially construct a 'classed' place identity and what role the historicised architecture plays within that process. Given that place identity is constructed through social and cultural practices, …

The focus of my research is how Bartholomeus Guesthouse (BG), founded in 1407 by Willem van Abcoude, has organized care over more than 600 years for the elderly and elderly sick people in the Centre of Utrecht. After the reorganization of 1817 -by Royal Law- the 7 (9) Guesthouses were merged to one …

Background: G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are involved in many different physiological processes and their function can be modulated by small molecules which bind in the transmembrane (TM) domain. Because of their structural and sequence conservation, the TM domains are often used in bioinformatics …

Report in English on the results of the international Master Class by Stadslab on intercultural park design. The case described is a design for for a park in Eastern Ukrainian city of Melitopol. A redevelopment strategy is proposed for its historic Gorky Park (1936). The book also contains essays by …

Heme biosynthesis in fungal host strains has acquired considerable interest in relation to the production of secreted heme-containing peroxidases. Class II peroxidase enzymes have been suggested as eco-friendly replacements of polluting chemical processes in industry. These peroxidases are naturally …

From the literature three types of predictors for factor scores are available. These are characterized by the constraints: linear, linear conditionally unbiased, and linear correlation preserving. Each of these constraints generates a class of predictors. Best predictors are defined in terms of L?wner's …

Report in English on the results of the international Stadslab Master Class on urban segregation. The project focuses on the redevelopment strategy for the Lyuko valley in the Hungarian city of Miskolc. The valley is occupied by an increasing number of roma residents, who live in ramshackle buildings …

Introduction: Youth activity guideline compliance is generally low across most western countries and Dutch youth are no exception to this. Thirty-two percent of 4-11 year old boys and girls, and 15% of 12-17 year olds are currently meeting the physical activity (PA) guideline recommendations of one hour …

In het autoverkeer zijn files en vertragingen aan de orde van de dag. De tijd dat mensen de file als een welkome attractie beschouwden en er eens rustig naar gingen kijken, ligt inmiddels ruim een halve eeuw achter ons. Files zorgen onder meer voor tijdverlies en milieubelasting. In het kader daarvan …

In the Netherlands, an individual’s problem is not usually considered to be the community’s problem. If you are a nuisance, you are sent out of the class. If a child is awkward in its dealings with others, it is sent for training in social skills. And if youths hang around the street and people feel …