Health in All Policies (HiAP), a horizontal strategy connecting all relevant policy sectors, is internationally recognised as a core policy approach to improve the population’s health. For HiAP to be effective, it is recommended that both a Whole of Government and a Whole of Society approach is applied. …

"Depression" has two conventional meanings: It can refer to an individual state of mind or to such collective conditions as economic crises. Each yielded their own visual languages and performances in the arts. With today's entrepreneurship of the self, the two states seem to have converged. The fall …

De Europese zeebaars (Dicentrarchus labrax) heeft een commerciële waarde. Toch is nog maar weinig informatie beschikbaar over de demografische geschiedenis, patronen en de geografische verspreiding van de zeebaars in het noordoostelijke gedeelte van de Atlantische Oceaan (Coscia & Mariani, 2011). De …

RATIONALE: Currently there is no consensus on protein requirements for obese older adults during weight loss. Here we explore the potential use of a new method for assessment of protein requirements based on changes in appendicular muscle mass during weight loss. METHODS: 60 obese older adults were subjected …

Speculative and critical design constitutes a lens through which researchers and futurists interrogate (im)possible scenarios. Artifacts produced in this way may provide insights by providing a provocative contrast with our own present society. However, speculative design struggles to reach and engage …

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) is a very recent US tax regime with implications for international funds. FATCA’ complexities compounded with Treasury’s inconsistent approach towards FATCA resulted in unintended industry challenges. These inconsistencies and unintended challenges peaked …

The volume of biogas produced in agricultural areas is expected to increase in coming years. An increasing number of local and regional initiatives show a growing interest in decentralized energy production, wherein biogas can play a role. Biogas transport from production sites to user, i.e. a CHP, boiler …

Internet on the Outstation provides a new take on the digital divide. Why do whole communities choose to go without the internet when the infrastructure for access is in place? Through an in-depth exploration of the digital practices occurring in Aboriginal households in remote central Australia, the …

Although urban agriculture as a way to come to sustainable urban food systems can be questioned and we have to be aware not falling into a ‘local trap’ regarding its benefits (Born & Purcell, 2006), initiatives for urban agriculture emerge all over the world. Some of these primarily focus on achieving …