Personal possessions of nursing home residents can contribute to their sense of home. This study investigated which of the personal belongings were considered most important, and if these items indeed contributed to a sense of home. A qualitative research was conducted with 27 nursing home residents. …

Background: Although the incidence of HIV/AIDS has decreased globally, it is on the rise in Eastern Europe. The primary mode of HIV transmission in the region is injecting drug use (IDU) due to the smuggling routes of Afghan heroin into Europe, which makes drugs widely available. The widespread sharing …

Objectives: To identify determinants of the initial employment of physician assistants (PAs) for inpatient care as well as of the sustainability of their employment. Design: We conducted a qualitative study with semistructured interviews with care providers. Interviews continued until data saturation …

People want to participate and not remain on the side-lines. Most people have good ideas for how to participate, but making those ideas a reality requires money, as well as knowledge, information and an enabling environment. There are, in fact, people amongst the lesser fortunate in society who want …

The successful policy intervention of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement was the result of a combination of public and institutional advocacy. ACTA aimed to harmonise the combating of copyright infringements in the digital environment, which are believed to have been left out by the former agreements. …

Health care continues to be one of the critical sectors in Mozambique, where despite combined efforts of the International Development cooperation, and the central government the situation for large parts of the population still continues to be very vulnerable. In many parts of the country access to …

Samenvatting: This research paper was written in order of the diocesan Caritas association of the archdiocese Cologne. The German Caritas association is the welfare association of the German Catholic Church. The diocesan Caritas association is an umbrella organization of the Caritas, which is …

A shared heart. In this contribution the research project spanning 5 years is discussed and the bringing of this practice to The Netherlands is explained. The results of the Music and Dementia project were presented during the symposium called 'While the Music Lasts - a symposium on Music and Dementia' …

Onderzoek naar de vraag of de Chinese markt genoeg afzetmogelijkheden voor de bitterbal heeft. Verder word er onderzocht wat voor strategieën en aanpassingen Dutch Deli’s kan gebruiken om winst te behalen op de Chinese markt.

This chapter proposes an integrated perspective on institutional work as ingenious actions of entrepreneurs for the purpose of opportunity development. Ingenuity refers to actions undertaken by entrepreneurs who work within ‘the institutional setting and uses this embeddedness by co-opting, coordinating, …