Purpose: There is growing international interest in the implementation of structured osteoarthritis management programs (OAMPs) to deliver best evidence osteoarthritis (OA) care. A consortium of researchers, clinicians and consumers concerned with optimising implementation of OAMPs have established the …

Background: During the process of decision-making for long-term care, clients are often dependent on informal support and available information about quality ratings of care services. However, clients do not take ratings into account when considering preferred care, and need assistance to understand …

Compassionate conservation is based on the ethical position that actions taken to protect biodiversity should be guided by compassion for all sentient beings. Critics argue that there are 3 core reasons harming animals is acceptable in conservation programs: the primary purpose of conservation is biodiversity …

Recent developments in digital technology and consumer culture have created new opportunities for retail and brand event concepts which create value by offering more than solely marketing or transactions, but rather a place where passion is shared. This chapter will define the concept of ‘fashion space’ …

Craftsmen and other practitioners have always been bitterly needed, theorists are only needed to a very small extent, just like managers, while nowadays we train almost everyone as to be a manager or (applied) scientist ("theoretician"). Of course, ICT can be interpreted as applied theory, but then again, …

BACKGROUND: Acute hospitalization may lead to posthospital syndrome, but no studies have investigated how this syndrome manifests and geriatric syndromes are often used as synonym. However, studies on longitudinal associations between syndromes and adverse outcomes are scarce. We aimed to analyze longitudinal …

Increased spatial pressures on the marine environment asks for smart use of space in order to safeguard the achievement of environmental, social and economic objectives. Multi-use is seen as a new paradigm for space efficiency and might yield other benefits beyond that. Within the scope of their Policy …

Personalization seems difficult to apply. Some of these problems are caused by the fact that personalization means something different for every company and for the different factors in the value chain. This lack of agreement on the meaning of personalization limits successful communication between the …

Nissan Motor Co. is a worldwide car manufacturer established in Japan in 1933. Nissan has the slogan ‘innovation that excites’, and many years they have been the leader in a few European car branch markets. Examples are the European market of electric cars and a few C-segment markets. This plan is written …

This bachelor thesis is about the creation of a web application in which differentKubernetes clusters can be registered and administrated. The web application should function as a central place of access for several Kubernetes cluster. The project will be completed at the softwaredevelopment company …