Vietnamese farmed pangasius products have experienced major price fluctuations over numerous crop cycles exposing this important export commodity to risk and uncertainty. This study focuses on two distinct areas of risk. First, this study seeks to measures the farm-gate price volatility, explores farmers’ …

An energy harvesting device for obtaining energy from drops without needing of moving the drops along the device, in a reduced scale and combinable with other types of harvesting devices, the energy harvesting device comprising one or more triboelectric generators comprising a bottom electrode, a friction …

Inleiding: De online leefwereld speelt in toenemende mate een centrale rol in het leven en de ontwikkeling van jongeren. De online leefwereld biedt jongeren veel mogelijkheden om bijvoorbeeld hun talenten te ontdekken en te ontwikkelen, andere jongeren te ontmoeten en vriendschappen op te bouwen, te …

We developed and piloted a course, called Changemakers, that supported interdisciplinary student-led action groups to identify social and environmental sustainability challenges and influence systemic change. By exposing students to dynamic and complex issues from multiple stakeholder perspectives, Changemakers …

In the Migrant’s Paradox, Suzanne Hall takes you on an excursion to the world of migrant shop proprietors in the urban margins of five UK cities, exposing it as a world full of controversies and contradictions.

Social networks and news outlets use recommender systems to distribute information and suggest news to their users. These algorithms are an attractive solution to deal with the massive amount of content on the web [6]. However, some organisations prioritise retention and maximisation of the number of …

Wijkagenten en jongerenwerkers in de Rotterdamse wijk Delfshaven krijgen in toenemende mate te maken met meiden die slachtoffer (dreigen te) worden van ‘exposen’: het online verspreiden van seksueel getint (beeld)materiaal met het doel iemand reputatieschade toe te brengen. Om meer zicht te krijgen op …

Misschien heb je het zelf van dichtbij meegemaakt of heb je er via via wel eens van gehoord. Anonieme Instagram-accounts waarop pikante foto’s of video’s van vrouwen worden gedeeld, zonder dat zij daar toestemming voor hebben gegeven. Of privé-foto’s die rondgaan in whatsapp-groepen met de boodschap …

There is emerging evidence that the performance of risk assessment instruments is weaker when used for clinical decision‐making than for research purposes. For instance, research has found lower agreement between evaluators when the risk assessments are conducted during routine practice. We examined …

We live in a hearing world. Others live in a deaf world. The deaf world has its own language, the sign language, Dutch or English or . . . Frisian. The deaf world also has its memorials, made out of stone. The only deaf memorial in the Netherlands --- and likely in the whole world --- is in Amsterdam, …