Ending subsidies for fossil fuel heating systems from 2025, and phasing out gas boilers and other fossil fuel heaters by 2040. These are just two of the outcomes of a political agreement between the EU Council and the European Parliament, which was reached on December 7, 2023. Which measures were agreed …

In primary music education a key question is what teachers can do to stimulate students’ musical creativity. For the answer, delving into teacher-student interaction during the creative processes in the naturalistic setting of primary music lessons is required. Twenty-six music lessons from thirteen …

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This paper describes the work done to track the supply chains of sur-veillance technologies from the global North to African governments for illegal surveillance of their citizens. We conducted desk research to analyse the supply side of surveillance technology exported to African countries. Our preliminary …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biodegradable biopolymers (polyesters), produced by a wide range of bacterial strains. They are gaining increasing interest in different research fields, due to their sustainability and environmental-friendly properties. Additionally, PHAs are also biocompatible, which …

De discussie rondom de waarde van werk wordt vaak gevoerd op basis van objectieve maatstaven van banen: verdiensten, aantal uren of baan­ zekerheid. Subjectieve kenmerken, zoals autonomie of baantevredenheid, zijn echter minstens zo belangrijk voor de innerlijke beleving van nuttig en betekenisvol werk. …

Rationale: The goal of the PROVE (Protein enriched vegan products to fight malnutrition) project is to innovate the assortment of plant-based energy and protein enriched products for dietary treatment of (risk of) malnutrition. We aimed to explore preferences of dietitians for plant-based products in …

Achtergrond Klimaatverandering brengt risico’s voor de stedelijke omgeving met zich mee zoals hittestress, wateroverlast en langdurige droogte met schade aan infrastructuur. Binnen de stedelijke omgeving nemen bedrijventerreinen een bijzondere positie in: ze beslaan circa 20% van het bebouwde gebied. …

The aeronautical traffic capacity is approaching its limits. This is especially true for airports where airports are constrained to resources such as runways. Consequences of full capacity traffic can be translated to delays and safety issues such as higher collisions risks. One important part of traffic …