In this dissertation, the European Commission's selection process of policy instruments to tackle climate change has been reviewed, with the main focus on understanding what internal factors have influenced the Commission in this process and how this has led to the implementation of soft policy instruments. …

The purpose of this study is to describe the speech characteristics in an English-speaking Ugandan boy of 4.5 years who has a rare paramedian craniofacial cleft (unilateral lip, alveolar, palatal, nasal and maxillary cleft, and associated hypertelorism). Closure of the lip together with the closure of …

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is an imaging technique for collecting depth resolved information in human tissue based on an interferometer. With an imaging depth of between 1 and 2 mm, OCT is only used to investigate (near) surfaces. But with an axial (depth) resolution of between 2 and 10 μm, and …

This paper argues that there is a need for a dialogical learning space because soft skills are becoming increasingly important in an ever more unstable labour market. Where once a monological form of education worked to prepare youth for the future, now a dialogue is required. This dialogue, by definition …

Dienend leider- en leraarschap richten zich op de ontwikkeling van respectievelijk de werknemer en het kind. Vanuit een dienende houding wordt er voorzien in de behoeften, waardoor groei mogelijk is. Onder andere luisteren, empowerment, waardering, authenticiteit en moed zijn belangrijke kenmerken voor …

Het Ministerie van Defensie kampt al geruime tijd met negatieve beoordelingen van de Algemene Rekenkamer over het financieel en materieel beheer. Defensie heeft zich daarbij gericht op het verder aanscherpen van regels, procedures en bevoegdheden. De vraag is echter of het verbeteren van dergelijke …

The observed persistent soft X-ray spectra (0.5 - 10 keV) of anomalous Xray pulsars (AXPs) can be explained by the magnetar model (Woods and Thompson et al., 2002 [3]) where the emission is powered by the decay of an extreme high magnetic eld ( 1014 G). Because these spectra are relatively soft, measurements …

The Turkish Republic has a great history with major defeats and victories in its past. Since the fourteenth century Turkey was part of the Ottoman Empire. During the following centuries, the Empire expanded and covered areas which are nowadays known as Europe, Asia and North Africa. The twentieth century …

In this paper we present the concept and initial design stages of the TaSST (Tactile Sleeve for Social Touch). The TaSST consists of a soft pressure-sensitive input layer, and an output layer containing vibration motors. A touch to ones own sleeve is felt as a vibration on the sleeve of another person. …

Hoe kunnen we inhoudelijke kennis, ketenbewustzijn en soft skills op een laagdrempelige, hoog-kwalitatieve wijze aan de zorgprofessionals aanbieden? Dat was de vraag die de HAN gesteld is door zorgprofessionals naar aanleiding van onvoldoende afstemming in de zorgketen. De literatuur liet zien dat een …