The effects of reduced tillage systems on soil quality and earthworms. We will take samples from multiple sites and analyse for soil aggregate stability, water infiltration and retention, penetration resistance and soil organic carbon.

This dissertation explores the controversial concept of the green economy and the rapidly increasing environmental concerns associated to the heavy energy industry. The main objective of this paper is to investigate how China's 12th Five-Year Plan responds to the green economy paradigm. Hence, it examines …

Poland's veto against the Low Carbon Roadmap 2050 of 9 March 2012 represents the point of departure for this research. The aim was determine the extent to which the Council of Ministers retains veto powers on legislation pertaining to their national energy mix, or whether energy policy is governed by …

Synthetic fibers, mainly polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyamide (PA), polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and polypropylene (PP), are the most widely used polymers in the textile industry. These fibers surpass the production of natural fibers with a market share of 54.4%. The advantages of these fibers are …

Competitive and working papers as well as abstracts in these proceedings discuss recent academic insights and link academic research to the practice field in order to exchange knowledge on contexts and effects, potentials and challenges of CSR and communication, on best practices and newest developments. …

The research areas are called Park Lingezegen and Agro Park Bergerden, between Arnhem and Nijmegen. Agro Park Bergerden is trying to grow larger to make more frofit. This assignment is focued on new economical opportunities in Agro Park Bergerden. Currently Agro Park will be expanded by following the …

The goal of this graduate project is to design a cooling system for the race car of University Racing Eindhoven for 2008-2009. The radiator will be produced by a sponsor of University Racing Eindhoven which is ERF (Eindhoven manufacturer of radiators). In consultation with ERF an aluminium type of radiator …

A number of novel nonionic bolaform amphiphiles with nonidentical aldityl head groups, 1-(1-deoxy-D-galactitol-1-ylamino)-6-(1-deoxy-D-glucitol-1-ylamino)hexane, 1-(1-deoxy-D-mannitol-1-ylamino)-6-(1-deoxy-D-glucitol-1-ylamino)hexane, and 1-(1-deoxy-D-galactitol-1-ylamino)-6-(1-deoxy-D-mannitol-1-ylamino)hexane …