The aim of this paper is to reflect on Russian-OSCE relations and how this has changed from Russia's constructive engagement to gradual disillusionment. The history of Russia’s engagement in the OSCE is traced back to the founding of the organisation in 1975, while there is particular focus on the Yeltsin …

Background: The majority of patients diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer are in a position to choose between having a mastectomy or lumpectomy with radiation therapy (breast-conserving therapy). Since the long-term survival rates for mastectomy and for lumpectomy with radiation therapy are comparable, …

Rationale: Inadequate operationalisation of the multidimensial concept of malnutrition may result in inadequate evaluation of nutritional status. In this review we aimed to assess content validity of methods used to assess malnutrition in cancer patients, according to domains directly derived from European …

A major concern for wildlife management and rural development initiatives across Africa are conflicts between elephants and people. In most African regions, wilderness is fenceless and elephants move outside of protected areas. Long-term effects of this include negative attitudes of local people towards …

PURPOSE: To gain insight into the development of young persons with chronic conditions towards independence by comparing their lived experiences to those of their parents. METHODS: Semi-structured interviews were held with 16 young persons (7 males, 9 females; 15-22 years) and one of their parents …

Silvio Berlusconi was Italy's longest serving Prime Minister since the Second World War. As Prime Minister, he exercised control over the three public television channels in Italy. The combination of a strong political figure that controls large parts of public media and has considerable business interests …

De onderhandelingen tussen de EU en de VS (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership - TTIP) begonnen in 2013. Ze hebben als doel het slechten van handelsbarrières en het harmoniseren en standaardiseren van voorschriften. In de thesis wordt onderzocht, in hoeverre de regelgeving in de EU op het …

Mijn onderzoek bestaat uit het gebruik van social media door tweede klasleerlingen vmbo-bk in rela-tie tot hun burgerschapscompetenties. Docenten proberen hun leerlingen af te leveren als goede burgers die sociaal gezien op een positieve manier functioneren in onze maatschappij. Social media speelt een …

This text is the beginning of the analysis of conflicts between children in after school daycare and the interventions of caretakers. I don’t know yet what aspect of the conversation I will focus on for an article. For the moment I think it is a very interesting conversation and it is very interesting …

In het schooljaar 2010-2011 hebben 29.094 studenten het middelbaar beroepsonderwijs (MBO) verlaten zonder diploma (Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap, 2011). Om vroegtijdig schoolverlaten terug te dringen wordt er door middel van aantrekkelijk onderwijs gestreefd naar verhoging van het ambitieniveau …