Anthropogenic influences in the form of recreation and logging activities cause disturbance to the presence of birds in nature areas. Nature reserve Zompo lo Schioppo is an area with a high potential of biodiversity but where also recreation and logging are strongly facilitated. Therefore, it is important …

Recent years have seen a global rise in the failure of tailings dams. Studies investigating the causes of slope failure often recognise high intensity rainfall events to significantly contribute to liquefaction, erosion and overtopping. This study aims to investigate the influence of alternative physical …

Purpose: A more dynamic school day that includes less sitting and more physical activity throughout the day may support health in primary school children. In this mixed methodologies study, we assessed which physical activity possibilities are incorporated in the school policies of Dutch primary schools …

Solomon Islands has relied on highly unsustainable industrial logging since the 1980s. While the development narrative around logging emphasizes its macro-economic importance, it structurally overlooks the impacts on local people's lives. Based on 200 qualitative interviews conducted in 25 villages and …

Social media platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter have millions of users logging in every day, using these platforms for commu­ nication, entertainment, and news consumption. These platforms adopt rules that determine how users communicate and thereby limit and shape public discourse.2 Platforms …

Webontwikkelaars geven aan dat secure coding of het verbeteren van codes een topprioriteit is. Door strakke deadlines en de eis van opdrachtgevers om in korte tijd snel software en uitvoerbare codes aan te leveren, is voor de beveiliging (secure coding) vaak onvoldoende tijd en aandacht. Dit maakt een …

Limestone is a sedimentary rock that is composed mostly of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). Limestone is, among many applications, used as a raw material for the manufacture of quicklime. When limestone is heated, the stone calcinates and quicklime is formed. The primary use of quicklime is in the steel and …

Koninklijke Oosterberg wil haar beveiliging op een hoger volwassenheidsniveau krijgen. Om een start te maken aan het verhogen van dit niveau heeft Oosterberg een assessment door ICT-Security bedrijf Fox-IT laten uitvoeren. Dit security assessment toont aan dat er diverse onderdelen zijn die binnen de …

Recognize heeft op dit moment drie soortgelijke smart resourceprojecten gerealiseerd en verwacht dat zij vaker smart resourceprojecten zal gaan realiseren. Smart resourcesystemen brengen vraag en aanbod zo efficiënt mogelijk bij elkaar. Deze systemen zullen op grote en kleine schaal moeten presteren, …

New technologies or approaches are being widely developed and proposed to be deployed in real energy systems to improve desired objectives; however, supporting decision making processes to select best solutions in terms of performance and efficiently following cost-benefit analysis require some sort …