Sports constitute a basis of fun for many (young) people and can contribute to important social developments. Sport can also yield opposite results:: arrogance, bullying, (sexual) intimidation, discrimination. Effects are largely influenced by the context of (youth) sport participation. In facing the …

The purpose of this research is to document research conducted on the topic of statelessness in the European Union. The main question of this research is: How can the European Union succeed in eliminating statelessness in the European Union member states? In order to answer this question, different research …

The aim of the present study was to identify anthropometric, physical, coordinative and ice-skating specific characteristics that discriminate young elite ice skaters from non-elite skaters and their non-skating peers. 32 skaters aged 9-12 years old (11 elites and 21 non-elites) voluntarily participated …

Spottingtechnologieën en -technieken worden steeds vaker ingezet om afwijkend gedrag te ontdekken. Dit artikel laat zien dat hierbij verschillende ethische vragen spelen. Zo kan er door het gebruik van technologieën ‘discrimination by design’ ontstaan. Bovendien heeft afwijkend gedrag volgens de sociologie …

Objectives To assess the content validity and psychometric characteristics of the Knowledge about Older Patients Quiz (KOP‐Q), which measures nurses' knowledge regarding older hospitalized adults and their certainty regarding this knowledge. Design Cross‐sectional. Setting Content validity: …

With 400,000 sex workers, Spain has the biggest sex industry of Europe. It is estimated that 90 per cent of these sex workers are victims of human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation. The objective of this dissertation is to gain data on sex trafficking in Spain with the aim to find …

The ‘pay gap’ is a relatively new term. However, it is a problem that was developed around the beginning of the 20th century, the moment when women were allowed to hold a paid occupation in the Netherlands and Norway. The pay gap, often confused with unequal pay for the same work, is actually a complex …

Using fMRI, cerebral activations were studied in 24 classically-trained keyboard performers and 12 musically unskilled control subjects. Two groups of musicians were recruited: improvising (n=12) and score-dependent (non-improvising) musicians (n=12). While listening to both familiar and unfamiliar music, …

Purpose Finding and keeping employment is difficult for people with HIV. To improve supportive care for people with HIV and employment-related problems, a multidisciplinary guideline was developed in the Netherlands in 2010/2011. To identify the employment-related concerns of people with HIV and to formulate …

An increasing number of Turkish Dutch, the Netherlands’ largest ethnic minority group, are beginning to return to their country of origin, taking with them the education and skills they have acquired abroad, as the Netherlands faces challenges from economic difficulties and socio-political tensions. At …