The central question of this dissertation is what lessons can be learned from Surinam when it comes to the integration of immigrants. Surinam consists of five main population groups and to assess this process of integration this dissertation is structured by the following questions: What is integration …

On the internet we see a continuously growing generation of web applications enabling anyone to create and publish online content in a simple way, to link content and to share it with others: wellknown instances include MySpace, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, Wikipedia and Google Earth. The internet has …

During several internships by the researcher of this study, the researcher discovered through personal experiences that there is a big diversity in the level of motor skills of the students. The goal of this theoretical part of this study is to get insight in what motor development is and how it is testable …

This paper is a report of a review conducted to provide an overview of the evidence in the literature on task-oriented training of stroke survivors and its relevance in daily nursing practice. Background: Stroke is the second leading cause of death and one of the leading causes of adult disability in …

BACKGROUND: Delirium is a frequent form of psychopathology in elderly hospitalized patients; it is a symptom of acute somatic illness. The consequences of delirium include high morbidity and mortality, lengthened hospital stay, and nursing home placement. Early recognition of delirium symptoms enables …

Studieontwerp: De studie is opgedeeld in twee onderdelen: een systematische review en een interview met drie specialisten op het gebied van chronische a-specifieke lage rugklachten. Doelstellingen: De doelstelling van de systematische review is het evalueren van de effectiviteit van stabilisatie/coördinatie …

In this thesis, the luxury coffee company Starbucks has been well described, although many aspects of the company have been left out of consideration in order to keep it relevant and clear. However, while Starbucks has not entered the Netherlands yet, there is much more for the Dutch to learn about the …

In tegenstelling tot het Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent (UZG) wordt in het Maxima Medisch Centrum Veldhoven (MMC-V) geen fysiotherapie gegeven na een femoro-popliteale bypass. In het UZG wordt fysiotherapie aangeboden aan de patiëntengroep die recent een femoro-popliteale bypass heeft ondergaan. Bij ontslag …

This contribution discusses an empirical investigation into the management control system (MCS) of the Defense Telematics Organization (DTO), by means of a model originating from the profit sector (Van der Meer-Kooistra and Vosselman, 2000). The model describes how contractual relations can be brought …

Often, simplified cultural explanations of a nation‟s economy are common sense and taken for granted. Amidst the debate about the propensity of European countries to compete with other prosperous knowledge economies, some consultants in The Netherlands postulate that the Dutch will never be able to match …