The central research question in this study is: Which meaning is given to sustainability within a Dutch housing association and does making sense of the concept of sustainability lead to sustainable strategic choices? The chosen research strategy is a longitudinal case study in the Dutch housing association …

Energy dissipative steel cushions (EDSCs) are simple units that can be used to join structural members. They can absorb a substantial amount of seismic energy due to their geometric shapes and the ductile behavior of mild steel. Large deformation capability and stable hysteretic behavior were obtained …

How to keep an innovational and creative approach in corporate low-end ‘lite’ productions? This research has aimed to take a closer look at more creative means of expression within the constrictions of the limited low-end model. Determining a visual style and planning a well-structured story are two …

In the frame of an on-going 4-years research project, the Aviation Academy Safety Management Systems (AVAC-SMS) metric for the self-assessment of aviation Safety Management Systems (SMS) was designed based on the Safety Management Manual of the International Civil Aviation Organization and in cooperation …

Snowboarden is een risicovolle sport, omdat iemand snel geblesseerd kan raken door eigen of andermans toedoen. Ruim 18% van alle snowboardblessures zijn knie gerelateerd (Sutherland 1996). Er zijn in de huidige markt genoeg braces voor het skiën. Echter, zijn er weinig braces specifiek ontwikkeld voor …

Dit verslag beschrijft het proces welke is doorlopen, om de bestaande etiketteermachine van Martin Stolze aan te passen, waardoor deze in staat is het plantenpaspoort op de etiketten aan te brengen. Door de aanpassing van de etiketteermachine is wisselen van de etiketten rol voor het aanbrengen van een …

The purpose of this literature study was to obtain an overview of previous civic literacy projects and their characteristics as primarily described in educational science literature. Eighteen academic articles on civic literacy projects in higher education were studied in detail and coded using the qualitative …

Special relativity theory (SRT) has recently gained popularity as a first introduction to “modern” physics thinking in upper level secondary physics education. A central idea in SRT is the absolute speed of light, with light propagating with uniform speed relative to the reference frame of the observer. …

SAMENVATTING Empowerment is een centraal begrip binnen het sociaal werk in Nederland en Vlaanderen. Er is behoefte aan meetinstrumenten die de empowerende effecten van hulpaanbod blootleggen. De wijze waarop meetinstrumenten ontwikkeld worden, lijkt echter invloed te hebben op de kwaliteit van de instrumenten …

Integrated river basin management increases technical as well as management and governance complexity. In this multidisciplinary setting, actors, from their different backgrounds, frame both issues and solutions differently. To resolve conflicts, it is important to recognize – and to not ignore – the …