Study Type – Aetiology (individual cohort) Level of Evidence 2b What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Recent studies have already shown associations between generalized joint hypermobility (GJH) and voiding and defecation dysfunction and/or slow transit constipation. Changes in extracellular …

De overgang van traditionele textiel naar biotextiel kan omschreven worden als een paradigmaverandering, in grote lijnen parallel aan de komst van biotechnologie. Dit wordt vaak geassocieerd met begrippen als creatieve destructie, waarbij nieuwe innovatieve industrieën de bestaande achterhaald doen raken. …

The objective of this market research is to evaluate the chances that the Cocoa Marketing Company has in the Dutch cocoa market while exporting directly. The research was mostly done via the internet, books and through several questionnaires. Although it was not possible to have all the information needed …

For Stiho, a whole saler in construction wood, board materials and others. I am going to research how the internal organisation about certifications can be improved in terms of: internal and external reporting, planning, internal communications and education. This is a strategic plan/research.

The greatly improved quantity of small and specific orders contain much work for the expedition department. The materials handling has improved a lot due to this trend and the costs per order increased. Important is, to reduce the costs and improve the profitability of the orders. This is achieved by …

Tally Weijl is an expanding fashion company possessing the financial and internal resources to expand. The research question of this paper is: What could be a suitable entry strategy for Tally Weijl to penetrate the German market with a sleeping wear line? An internal analysis of Tally Weijl tells that …

This report was produced within the framework of the RAAK PRP project ‘Veiligheid op de werkvloer’. Personal protective equipment (PPE) is used on a daily basis by millions of people all over the EU, voluntarily or as a result of EU legislation. In this report we deal specifically with the textile/garment …

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 …

Artikel van Ger Brinks en Anton Luiken van het Saxion-lectoraat Smart Functional Materials. Grondstoffenschaarste is een van de grootste uitdagingen voor de textielindustrie. Dit wordt veroorzaakt door afnemende of beperkte voorraden grondstoffen, olie, water en land terwijl de vraag toeneemt o.a. door …

Artikel over de onderzoeksresultaten van het promotieonderzoek van Gerrit Bouwhuis, onderzoeker bij het lectoraat Smart Functional Materials van Saxion. Er is veel researchinspanning geleverd voor de ontwikkeling van nieuwe en minder milieubelastende textielbehandelingprocessen op laboratoriumschaal. …