Community-based business models are an emerging phenomenon in business reality, particularly in new economic developments such as making. They are a form of commons-based peer production. This paper contributes to advancing research through a multiple case study of eleven community-based maker businesses. …

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to gain insight into how low back pain (LBP) patients conceptualize the construct of expectations regarding treatment. METHODS: This study was nested within a mixed-method randomized clinical trial comparing three primary care interventions for LBP. A total of 77 …

Axon Digital Design develops modular systems and equipment for audio and video signal processing and monitoring, mainly aimed at the broadcasting industry. The recent successes of 3D film productions have pushed the consumer TV market into a new era: 3D television in the living room. One fundamental …

Brand Positioning is an English translation of an exceptionally well-renowned Dutch textbook, which provides a practical approach to analysing, defining and developing a brand’s positioning and strategy. Divided into three key parts, the book works step-by-step through the creation of an effective marketing …

‘Entrepreneurship for Society’ is a new transdisciplinary minor program on social entrepreneurship (SE), offered by Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. Students, teachers, researchers and partners from the field of SE collaborate in minor, with the aim of reinforcing a new perspective …

The assignment is divided into two parts. The first part is to create a new measuring system, which is easy for users without many prior introduction or training, for measuring the nozzle diameters. The purpose of the first part is not only to create a new system because of the different motion controller …

Blockchain could have a huge impact on the value chain in our society. Examples are efficiency, transparency, ownership, value (transfer), automation and service provision. When we want to understand the world of blockchain, we need to understand the innovation of the currency Bitcoin in 2009 that is …

Blockchain could have a huge impact on the value chain in our society. Examples are efficiency, transparency, ownership, value (transfer), automation and service provision. When we want to understand the world of blockchain, we need to understand the innovation of the currency Bitcoin in 2009 that is …

Climate change is an ongoing worldwide event with visible effects in all levels and divisions of society. Large scaled projects to counter climate change are mostly investing in industrial programmes or outsourced projects to foreign (mostly third-world) countries. The world is undergoing an urbanisation …

Background The aim of this study was to describe barriers and facilitators for shared decision making (SDM) as experienced by older patients with multiple chronic conditions (MCCs), informal caregivers and health professionals. Methods A structured literature search was conducted with 5 databases. Two …