A lot of energy in the Port of Rotterdam is getting wasted by power plants or other petrochemical companies. This waste energy can be reused. The assignment of this feasibility study is how a technical design concept of an integrated district heating process is applicable in the Westland. This thesis …

The European Social Fund, ESF, along with the European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund is part of the European Structural Funds. These Funds are created to narrow the differences in living standards and prosperity throughout the European Union. Since 1957, the aim of the European Social …

The European principle of free movement of people enables European citizens to travel and reside freely in other member states. This applies also to students. Besides this legal establishment of rights, the process of harmonization of higher education in Europe has contributed to the ease with which …

Background: Worldwide, fifteen million people suffer from a stroke every year. Approximately 55% of stroke survivors have a non-functional upper extremity following initial therapy, consisting of physical therapy and occupational therapy. Functional Electrical Stimulation is a treatment modality geared …

Background: Stroke is one of the leading causes of illnesses, affecting approximately 15 million people worldwide every year. A large amount of stroke patients are left with upper extremity paresis in the long term. Several studies have been made on the effect of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy …

Vero Moda is one of the first brands that launched within the Bestseller retailer. It was launched in 1989 to fulfil a need for good quality and on-trend clothing at affordable prices. Today it is one of Europe's largest clothing brands for fashion-conscious, young women. Vero Moda has more than 1,000 …

Aflatoun is an NGO based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, founded by Jeroo Billimoria. The aim of the foundation is to provide social and financial education globally to children from the age of 3 and to young adults. The Aflatoun Curricula is currently present in 101 countries with over 2 million children …

The human population on earth has increased from 3 billion to 6 billion since 1960 and nearly 25% of the earth's terrestrial surface is now cultivated. The human pressure causes habitat fragmentation and has reduced populations of large carnivores throughout the world. Livestock depredation is the most …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common clinical tachyarrhythmia associated with significant morbidity and mortality and is expected to affect approximately 30 million North Americans and Europeans by 2050. AF is a persistent disease, caused by progressive, often age-related, derailment of proteostasis …

In January 2008 the online photo-hosting site Flickr introduced a new section entitled The Commons. Its two key goals were to show the hidden treasures in the world’s public photography archives to the general public and to give Flickr community members the opportunity to contribute and describe these …