To strengthen students’ professional identity (PI), it is vital to givereflection a central place in higher education. The aim of this studyis to determine the extent to which students reflect on five componentsof PI (self-image, self-esteem, task perception, job motivationand future perspective) and …

De vraag waar dit onderzoek mee begint is; hebben we te maken met een burn-out epidemie? Er lijken steeds meer mensen aan te geven dat zij een (zelf)diagnose hebben betreft oververmoeidheid. Maar is dit ook terug te zien in cijfers? Daarbij rees de vraag wáár de zogenaamde burn-out epidemie vandaan komt, …

The concept of green biorefinery is based on the processing of green biomass into range of innovative products. The basic idea is to use the green biomass in the most optimal way to produce energy and marketable products. Grass silage has versatile properties as raw material for green biorefinery with …

De kern van hechte, duurzame relaties is, volgens de contextuele benadering, zorg dragen voor elkaar. Ieder mens heeft recht op zorg en heeft de verantwoordelijkheid voor anderen te zorgen. Een verstoring van die wederkerigheid is vaak de angel van veel familieconflicten en conflicten rond erfenissen. …

This formative study introduces DojoIBL, a web-based platform to support collaborative inquiry-based learning processes. By supporting communication and collaboration with new technological affordances, DojoIBL aims at nurturing communities of inquiry. The study elaborates on the theoretical underpinning …

The two-dimensional vehicle routing problem (2L-VRP) is a realistic extension of the classical vehicle routing problem where customers’ demands are composed by sets of non-stackable items. Examples of such problems can be found in many real-life applications, e.g. furniture or industrial machinery transportation. …

Simulation transparency is becoming more crucial in the decision making process when quantitative computer tools are used to justify some strategies.

Flexible production units provide very efficient mechanisms to adapt the type and production rate according to fluctuations in demand. The optimal sequence of the different manufacturing tasks in each machine is a challenging problem that can deal with important productivity benefits.