1. Dynamic conditions in nature have led to the evolution of behavioural traits that allow animals to use information on local circumstances and adjust their behaviour accordingly, for example through learning. Although learning can improve foraging efficiency, the learned information can become unreliable …

The purpose of the Business Model Template (BMT) is to help you turn your idea into a viable project or organization. To illustrate this, two real-life case studies are offered in this chapter. Firstly, the KipCaravan project, which is a mobile home—a caravan—for chickens. It involves low-scale egg production …

Agriculture is the largest employer of labour force in Nigeria employing about 70 percent of the country’s workforce and contributed 21.42% to the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018. Poultry is one important component of livestock serving as a source of dietary protein. In addition, the poultry industry …

In deze bijdrage beschrijven wij hoe de Nederlandse politie in het algemeen en het Landelijk Expertise Centrum Eer Gerelateerd Geweld (LEC EGG) van de nationale politie omgaat met de besnijdenis van vrouwen. Er wordt uitgelegd dat besnijdenis van vrouwen wordt gezien als een uiting van geweld in naam …

The way we rebuild our buildings and cities show how we address, acknowledge and accept our history. In war-damaged cities, buildings with scars have the power to communicate the stories of the past. Revealing a difficult history through the built environment can be of added value in terms of knowing …

During incubation, an embryo is developing in the egg for a period of 21 days. During the incubation process air exchange occurs between the egg and its external environment during which it loses humidity due to water diffusion through the shell. This loss in humidity can affect chicks’ quality and, …

What about people, hardware (biology) and software (culture)? Our construction starts with an egg cell and a sperm cell that is 83,000 times smaller (in this phase the female is certainly cooperative). The 2 cells double, and double, 47 times (247) resulting in the 140.737 billion (1.4 * 1014) complex …

The protein transition from animal towards plant proteins, is driven by the growth of the world’s population combined with a rising standard of living. Over the last five years, this has already resulted in a 7-fold increase in product launches with a plant-based claim or notification. This manuscript …

Veel asielmigranten zijn afkomstig uit gebieden waarin opvattingen over familie-eer en daaraan gekoppelde opvattingen over het gebruik van geweld niet onbekend zijn. Denk maar eens aan landen als Syrië, Afghanistan of Irak. Door het Landelijk Expertise Centrum Eer Gerelateerd Geweld (LEC EGG) van …

Om meer inzicht te krijgen in de aard van de problematiek is door het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken aan het Landelijk Expertise Centrum Eer Gerelateerd Geweld (LEC EGG) opdracht gegeven tot het voorliggende onderzoek. Door het LEC EGG is dit onderzoek naar huwelijksdwang uitgevoerd in samenwerking …