Basic human rights, like freedom of expression, freedom of the press, and privacy, are being radically transformed by new technologies. The manifestation of these rights in online spaces is known as “digital rights,” which can be impeded or empowered through the design, governance, and litigation of …

In years to come, the past decade will be characterized as one of revolt against liberalism. With the election of Barack Obama in 2008, liberalism appeared to reach new heights. But the year also marked what, to many, seemed like the beginning of the end. Election after elec tion around the globe …

Worldwide, rivers face challenges due to human and climatic pressures. Floods, droughts, pollution, damming and hydropeaking are only a few examples of these pressures and influence the way rivers are managed. We invite river-experts, river-managers and river-researchers for an open discussion to understand …

This paper analyses the ways in which informal mediation channels facilitate service delivery in the Citizen Service Bureaus at the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and give rise to an interplay between formal and informal institutions. In particular, the personal backgrounds of brokers as informal mediators …

In deze literatuurstudie is onderzocht wat de kansen zijn voor India om over te stappen naar de hybride uiten teelt en wat dit met zich meebrengt qua kosten, opbrengsten en mogelijke risico’s. Momenteel teelt India vooral met open pollinated rassen terwijl in de westerse landen hybride de standaard is. …

The following market research report was conducted for Aash Creations to understand the target market for art skills development and art-based wellness programmes in Trivandrum. The target market for these services are adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 who attend private schools. Parents are …

COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on people worldwide. We conducted an international survey (n = 3646) examining the degree to which people's appraisals and coping activities around the pandemic predicted their health and well-being. We obtained subsamples from 12 countries-Bangladesh, Bulgaria, …

Purpose Food waste is one of the most challenging issues humanity is currently facing. Therefore, there has been a growing interest in the prevention of food waste because of world hunger, environmental impacts, resource scarcity and economic costs. The purpose of the study is to investigate the factors …

In this chapter, seven intercultural teaching experiences are contextualised by using the Hofstede (2011) model on cultural dimensions. The experiences are from Australia, China, France, Germany, Russia, India and Thailand. They are analysed using Hofstede’s four cultural dimensions of Power Distance, …

Sopropo wordt ook wel bitter gourd, balsempeer, karela of bittermeloen genoemd en is lid van de komkommerfamilie (Cucurbitaceae). Het is een eenhuizige, eenjarige, snelgroeiende en kruidachtige klimplant. De gerimpelde vrucht van de bitter gourd wordt in Azië, Oost-Afrika, Zuid-Amerika en India geconsumeerd …