Calcium phosphate and struvite crystallization has been widely studied for phosphate removal and recovery from urban wastewater. In this study, calcium phosphate and struvite crystallization were carried out in a fluidized-bed reactor. Experimental values of the P concentration ranged from 117-1000 mg …

Thorough understanding of how “outside the box” ideas in the newsroom can be triggered and fostered is fundamental to grasp innovation in journalism, but is still largely uncharted territory. Comprehension of its key elements would enable news organisations to reinvent themselves and improve chances …

Vanuit het lectoraat Facility Management, Academie Minerva en de innovatiewerkplaats Health Space Design is het voorstel gedaan om in een projectweek van Academie Minerva een groep tweede- en derdejaars studenten van alle uitstroomprofielen onderzoek te laten doen. D.w.z. om op basis van de uitgangspunten …

Om de enorme diversiteit aan orchideeënbloemen en -vruchten beter te begrijpen, heb ik onderzoek gedaan naar genen die betrokken zijn bij de ontwikkeling van een selectie aan bloemorganen. Door expressie van MADS-box genen te bestuderen binnen verschillende organen en door te kijken naar de uiterlijke …

In elite sports, a case is increasingly made for the structural inclusion of what we label as planned disruptions. These are structured and deliberate training activities whereby athletes are exposed to increased and/or changing demands under controlled circumstances. Despite the growing body of evidence …

Aanleiding De eerste 1000 dagen van een kind is een cruciale periode in zijn of haar leven. De ontwikkeling van het eetpatroon, smaakontwikkeling en vetcelontwikkeling vindt plaats in de eerste 1000 dagen. Ondanks vele aanpakken en interventies blijft de prevalentie van overgewicht hoog. Dit komt mogelijk …

Due to socio-political issues in Dutch society, citizenship education (CE) became obligatory by law in the Netherlands in 2006. Schools were to decide on their local CE curriculum. This contribution intends to open up the black box of school-based curriculum-making efforts for CE. It reports on a four-year …

Decomposition is an ecosystem process, mainly important in the carbon and nitrogen cycles. When looking at what drives decomposition, there are three major drivers. These are plant litter quality, microbes and soil animals (detritivores). A large problem in understanding the decomposition process is …

This thesis is about my assignment to simplify a complex software product called RadiMation®. RadiMation® is an application, written in C++, and is used to automate a range of EMC testing. This document also has the purpose of providing information about how the interfaces and device drivers within …