Modern manufacturing has to deal with global competition, in which customers have high purchasing power. Production efficiency and rapid response to customer demand are dominant conditions for enterprises to stay successful. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (RMSs) are designed to have a modular architecture …

To describe and identify various perspectives on eating difficulties following stroke to enable theory development and facilitate advancement of interventions. Methods: Concept analysis in line with Morse’s principles of exploring pragmatic utility was used throughout the data collection and analysis. …

This report is the result of a research to press freedom in the European Union. In recent years, several EU-countries have experienced a dramatic fall in the ratings on press freedom. On the other side, EU-member Finland is the highest rated country in the world when it comes to press freedom. The aim …

This thesis describes how the abundance of CO2 a ects the porosity of H2O:CO2 ice mixtures deposited at di erent growth temperatures ranging from 30 - 70 K. The mixing ratios of the used ice samples H2O:CO2 = 10:1, 4:1 and 2:1 are of astrophysical relevance. Laser optical interference is used to monitor …

This study investigates whether creative, expressive, and reflective writing contributes to the formation of a work-life narrative that offers both meaning and direction among students in higher education. The content of writing done by students who participated in a two-day writing course at the start …

In contrast to western countries, foot complaints are rare in Africa. This is remarkable, as many African adults walk many hours each day, often barefoot or with worn-out shoes. The reason why Africans can withstand such loading without developing foot complaints might be related to the way the foot …

Background Fatness and fitness both influence cardiometabolic risk. Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate whether childhood fatness and increasing fatness from childhood to adolescence are associated with cardiometabolic risk during adolescence and how fitness affects this association. …

http://www.stedendriehoekindex.nl/ Op deze site vind je veel statistsiche informatie over de ontwikkeling van de regio Stedendriehoek. De nadruk ligt op de regionale economie, maar je vindt er bijvoorbeeld ook cijfers over aantal huishoudens, voortijdig schoolverlaters, horeca en Co2- uitstoot.   Lees …

De Stichting Twente Index, uitgever van dit boekwerk, heeft zich ten doel gesteld ondernemers en bestuurders op basis van feiten beleidsterreinen te laten benoemen en te prioriteren, zodat de kracht van Twente verder wordt versterkt. Daarnaast is de index een uitstekend hulpmiddel voor het ontwikkelen …

In een serie artikelen over de Stedendriehoek Index belichten we steeds een thema uit de Index. Na ‘creativiteit en innovatie’ en ‘onderwijs’ is nu ‘internationalisering’ aan de beurt. Hoofd investeringsbevordering van Oost NV, Henk Ligtenberg: “De wereld is een dorp geworden. In de kenniseconomie komt …