Recommendation systems, recommenders in short, selecting and filtering content are widely used by companies in order to provide suggestions for items to users. These ‘items’ range from songs (e.g., Spotify), series (e.g., Netflix), and movies (e.g., YouTube) to messages (e.g., Facebook), job vacancies …

Have you ever seen a place transformed beyond recognition? Maybe a local lake dried up, or a treasured tree blew down, leaving an empty space where there was once a landmark. Places change. Landscapes transform because of human intervention and events like extreme weather. Not every change needs to be …

The term last-mile delivery refers to the final leg of a business-to-customer service, in which products are shipped from a depot to a destination point bymeans of land transportation, such as vans and small trucks. Although these vehicles provide a common and easy way to consign products, companies …

Steeds meer Nederlandse consumenten schaffen audioapparatuur aan op Amazon in plaats van bij een Nederlandse online aanbieder. Mika Distribution1 is distribiteur van meerdere audiomerken binnen Nederland. Het bedrijf constateert dat door de komst van het online handelsplatform Amazon, de verkopen van …

Om de marktdoelen van Secura na te streven is het initiatief naar voren geroepen om een tool te bouwen dat in staat is om automatisch penetratie tests uit te voeren op cloud omgevingen. De tool zal tijdrovende taken wegnemen van werknemers en zal klanten snelle, reguliere en volledige tests aan kunnen …

The main objective of this report is to document research conducted at The Hague University of Applied Sciences on how Brazilian deforestation policies have contributed to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal # 13. This report is written due to the numerous discussions regarding the scientific …

The nature organisation Echo aims to conserve the Yellow-Shouldered Amazon parrot on Bonaire. They have established two exclosures for reforestation purposes, Washington and Slagbaai (Washington-Slagbaai National park), which increase the habitat of this parrot. Several native Xerophytic tree species …

Tegenwoordig worden veel techbedrijven in Silicon Valley beschuldigd van het creëren van problemen in plaats van ze op te lossen. Er wordt bijv. gerefereerd aan de Russische inmenging in de presidentsverkiezingen in de VS. De macht en invloed van techbedrijven is zeer groot geworden. Amazon bepaalt hoe …

Does real estate still have the value that it once had, or will the valuation of real estate change due to surprising products and services, innovative business models, different market strategies, innovative ways of organizing and managing in the (real estate) markets? Innovation revolves around good …

About this publication: In their new work research collective Ippolita provides a critical investigation of the inner workings of Facebook as a model for all commercial social networks. Facebook is an extraordinary platform that can generate large profit from the daily activities of its users. Facebook …