Numerous developements regarding Orthopaedic (Shoe) Technology takes place in the Netherlands and Belgium. A very close collaboration between FOntys, SVGB, KHKEmepen and NVOS-Orthobanda resulted in educational programs in Orthopaedic (Shoe) Technology.

Hoe kunnen managers de kansen op succesvolle innovatie vergroten? Voor het antwoord op die vraag zijn de auteurs te rade gegaan bij een twintigtal Nederlandse ondernemingen en organisaties die bekend zijn door hun herhaalde successen op het terrein van innovatie; ondernemingen die kennelijk een succesvolle …

In the past years there have been many affairs involving ministerial responsibility. Sometimes the ministers had to resign and sometimes they resigned themselves. The fire at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport which caused two ministers to resign, gave me reason to do research on this subject and to find out …

Over the last few decades the power struggle between nations to win medals in major international competitions has intensified. This has led to national sports organisations and governments throughout the world spending increasing sums of money on elite sport. Several nations have indeed shown that accelerated …

BACKGROUND: Itching (pruritus) following burns is a well-known clinical problem. However, there are no long-term prospective studies that document the course and the extent of the problem. Studies on risk factors are anecdotal. OBJECTIVES: To study self-reported itching in a multicentre cohort among …

This research report will analyse the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive which is considered to be a very important legislative part of the energy efficiency activities of the European Union designed to meet the Kyoto commitments (reducing global warming) and reduce Europe's increasing …

Paper read at Wanderstudent Conference, October 2000, Leuven, Belgium Society at large changes rapidly, so does education. Higher education is confronted with new target groups and new educational demands. Providing education to them in a face-to-face setting rapidly becomes expensive, often prohibitively …