This thesis was aimed to advice the management of a luxury travel consultancy agency on how to adapt a new luxury travel concept, which would reflect current perceptions of the notion of luxury in the Dutch market. The literature review and a pre-research showed that even though there exists a variety …

Introduction This rapport is commissioned by IMK Opleidingen. IMK Opleidingen is an educational institute that provides corporate and personal training and wants to improve personal and organizational performances. The providing services of IMK Opleidingen can be divided in the following categories: - Management …

Wellbeing, comfort and safety in outdoor shoes have always been based on parameters that vary from person to person (male, female, weight, build, etc.). The aim of the project OutFeet was to go beyond this subjective approach by taking a merely qualitative analysis to a higher scientific level. The …

The Alchemy project of the Centre of Expertise Youth, University of Applied Sciences Leiden studies the (development of) golden professionalism of youth professionals, including teachers. The project findings will be used to improve teacher training and the education of social workers. In this paper, …

Kinematical joint analysis during road cycling is a new trend. Reviewing the methods for 2D and 3D lower limb kinematical research, the sensor to segment alignment appeared to be the most challenging part due to unknown orientation with respect to the anatomical joints. A methodology that is suitable …

Piping is een faalmechanisme waarbij zand van onder een waterkering erodeert en hierdoor de waterkering verzwakt. Naar dit faalmechanisme is al veel onderzoek uitgevoerd. Deze onderzoeken belichtten piping met een waterdruk van één zijde. Door Waterschap Vallei en Veluwe en Witteveen+Bos is echter …

This article gives an insight in the possibilities and limitations of the prevention of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). An elaboration upon the diagnosis, criteria, onset and prevalence demonstrates the enormous impact of PTSD. Prevalence rates vary between countries and with the intensity of missions, …

Presentation by Arie de Wild and Vincent Versluis at the Third European Conference on Positive Management 2015. Breaking the code of silence. A framework to guide preoccupation with failure.

INTRO: Tijdens voetbaltrainingen worden vaak kleine partijspelen gebruikt omdat verondersteld wordt dat ze de fysieke belasting van wedstrijden goed nabootsen. Fysieke belasting kan worden opgedeeld in interne belasting, oftewel de daadwerkelijke fysiologische belasting en in externe belasting, zoals …