Over the last five years, I have found myself circling around four key concepts: Performance. Philosophy. Animals. And Equality. And I have found myself thinking in and with circles. It began with the various references to circles we can find in the philosophy of Henri Bergson - in his idea of the field …

De publieke perceptie van paardenwelzijn in hippische disciplines wordt steeds meerbekritiseerd, vooral doordat sociale mediaplatforms zoals Instagram de meningenvormen. Deze studie onderzoekt hoe deze percepties variëren tussen de hippischedisciplines dressuur, springen, eventing en racen op basis van …

The building and construction industry, which is responsible for 39% of global carbon emissions, is far off track in achieving its net-zero emission targets. Product-service system (PSS) business models are one of the instruments used by the industry in the transition toward reaching these targets. A …

This study explores the effect of precipitation, evaporation, animal burrowing and the changing climate on the permeability of the clay cover layer on a dike. It also showcases the possibility of utilizing finite difference flow models, such as MODFLOW, for the simulation of various environmental impacts …

The intern Terezia Bellayova focused on research into positive results of increased customer satisfaction on the business success, followed up by research into concrete demands of the target group of the company and how the customers of the company can be more satisfied, with the aim of creating a valid …

Halfway through the UN 2030 Agenda of Sustainable Development Goals (2015–2030), the achievement of most of the proposed targets have been lagging behind, as has been confirmed in recent UN and UNESCO reports. While these reports mostly provide external features which cause the delay, this paper analyses …

Background Many transition-to-practice programs have been developed to support novice nurses during their first years into practice. These programs report improvements in retention, wellbeing and clinical competence, but the driving mechanisms of these interventions remain largely unclear. Objective To …

Every year, thousands of young people arrive in the Netherlands because they have had to flee their country of origin. Having left behind life as they had known it, they must become accustomed to a new, unfamiliar society. This dissertation focuses on young people (aged 8 to 17 years) who have been granted …

In het kader van nieuwe wetgeving op het gebied van onderwijs en arbeidsmarkt én een Nationale Groeifonds aanvraag met als werktitel “Leave No Youngster Behind” heeft het ministerie van SZW opdracht gegeven tot de onderhavige, kortlopende voorstudie, vanuit de constatering dat er nog te weinig zicht …