During recent decades a strong interest has grown in actively involving service users in social work education, research and policy development. Drawing on a major European Social Fund project, this book presents an overview of inspiring collaborative models that have proven their efficacy and sustainability. …

According to the International Civil Aviation Organization, the world aviation air traffic has grown by an average yearly rate of 5% over the last thirty years, until the devastating downturn brought on by the COVID crisis of 2020. Regardless of the current situation, there are still a number of issues …

During the past two decades the implementation and adoption of information technology has rapidly increased. As a consequence the way businesses operate has changed dramatically. For example, the amount of data has grown exponentially. Companies are looking for ways to use this data to add value to their …

Local farmers in Central Kalimantan have continued to destroy peatlands in the area to make space for planting more profitable crops like oil palm. These peatlands store huge amounts of carbon and degrading them increases the release of greenhouse gases emissions. For this reason, planting of naturally …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) form a highly promising class of bioplastics for the transition from fossil fuel-based plastics to bio-renewable and biodegradable plastics. Mixed microbial consortia (MMC) are known to be able to produce PHAs from organic waste streams. Knowledge of key-microbes and their …

The German sportscar brand Porsche is one of the best-selling sportscar brands in the Netherlands, as stated in a research by the RAI association (2019b). Haaglanden Motorsport is a Porsche specialist, with its focus in maintenance, purchase, sales and additional services connected to Porsche. Over the …

The warehouse of ABS Safety has received several extensions, since the company has grown a lot in recent years. Therefor the management has the suspicion that the order picking processcould be more efficient. The analysis identified different causes, which negatively influences the order picking time,during …

In the Netherlands a large number of households is overindebted. Despite the economic prosperity, 20% of the households has to deal with large debts. Dissatisfaction with the position of debtors has grown in recent years. Numerous initiatives are being launched to improve their position. New legislation …

QUOTE “‘Resculpted by Peter Do’ is about seeing masculinity from different angles. Unlike a flat painting, a sculpture from its volumetric nature and relation to space could never be limited to a single point of view. Rather than seeing masculinity from a single-point perspective, ‘Resculpted’ places …

The current healthcare delivery system is under pressure. With an aging population and changing lifestyles, the incidence and prevalence of chronic diseases have grown steadily worldwide. It is presumed that people with multiple chronic diseases account for a very large proportion of healthcare utilization …