For five decades complex socio-technical systems have been studied in an attempt to understand and prevent the occurrence of accidents. In this paper, the authors define a concept for a System Complexity metric, comprising the total of all direct interactions between the system elements and the tools …

Safety culture has been a topic of discussion in safety literature in the past three decades. Since its first mentioning after the Chernobyl accident much have been written about what fosters a positive safety culture within organizations. The Aviation Academy of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences …

This paper introduces the AVAC-SMS maturity metric and its accompanying tool which were developed in the frame of a research project with the aim to suggest new safety metrics, especially for Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The metric is based on the ICAO Safety Management Manual, it was designed by …

Onderzoek in opdracht van de organisatie VWON Zwolle naar het effect van de inburgeringscursus op de participatie van de cursisten en de bevorderende en/of belemmerend factoren. In dit onderzoek is aandacht besteed aan drie partijen die zicht hebben op de participatie van deze cursisten, namelijk: de …

Binnen dit onderzoek is gekeken of het mogelijk is het creatieve denkproces van een hoogbegaafde leerling inzichtelijk te maken voor de leerkracht door middel van het spelen van een digitale game

A literature review conducted as part of a research project named “Measuring Safety in Aviation – Developing Metrics for Safety Management Systems” revealed several challenges regarding the safety metrics used in aviation. One of the conclusions was that there is limited empirical evidence about the …

Following the completion of the 1st phase of the RAAK PRO project Aviation Safety Metrics, during which the researchers mapped the current practice in safety metrics and explored the validity of monotonic relationships of SMS, activity and demographic metrics with safety outcomes, this report presents …

Er bestaat een groeiende vraag naar cosmetische en medische ingrepen, waaronder chemische peelings. Trichloorazijnzuur (TCA) is een chemische peeling dat op dit grensvlak valt en dat maakt de situatie complex. De huidige situatie in de cosmetische sector is zorgelijk door het ontbreken van voldoende …

Since Factor H is the main regulator of the complement system, any dysregulation may result in either uncontrolled complement activation or inhibition. Auto-antibodies against Factor H inhibit the protective function of Factor H on host cells, which are now sensitive for complement activation. It is …