Due to a number of factors outlined in this article, the issue of population growth is excluded from the sustainability discussion. In this article, we explore some of the ethical presumptions that underlie the issues linking population growth and sustainability. Critics argue that action to address …

Some gynaecological and pregnancy-associated conditions are more common in abused women than in non-abused women, but this has not been examined in family practice. We aimed to investigate intimate partner violence (IPV) prevalence in family practice and to investigate whether gynaecological and pregnancy-associated …

One of the issues concerning the replacement of natural gas by green gas is the seasonal pattern of the gas demand. When constant production is assumed, this may limit the injected quantity of green gas into a gas grid to the level of the minimum gas demand in summer. A procedure was proposed to increase …

Laten we eens terugkijken op bijna honderd jaar volwasseneneducatie in Nederland. Daarvoor zijn tenminste drie aanleidingen. Recent verscheen er een megaboekwerk over de geschiedenis van het voor- en naoorlogse regionale volkshogeschoolwerk in Nederland. Dat verdient aandacht. Alleen al omdat men aan …

Hoofdstuk 9 in Moresprudentie in de praktijk. Hoe kun je studenten leren betere morele beslissingen te nemen en daarnaar te handelen? En hoe beoordeel je dit? Kun je met toetsen wel bepalen of studenten een ethische ontwikkeling hebben doorgemaakt? In dit hoofdstuk bespreekt Raymond Kloppenburg deze …

In verpleeg- en verzorgingshuizen is er enerzijds maar een zeer kleine groep die voldoende bewegen volgens de beweegnorm en anderzijds brengen de meeste bewoners een groot aantal uren zittend (sedentair) door. Juist dit sedentair gedrag is sterk geassocieerd met cardiovasculaire mortaliteit (sterfte …

There are changes in society and labour market demands made to TVET and in the TVET system itself. To deal with both types of challenges, the aim for TVET planning and development is to anticipate how employment will evolve and to determine how to give individuals a knowledge base that will enable them …

This chapter deals with a fascinating, and for some disturbing, phenomenon in the domain of the media and entertainment industries: unauthorised file sharing, in some cases also referred to as piracy. The latter term, however, was originally used to refer to the organised production of a counterfeit …