It is clear that the increase in scale that communication technology (colonization) has realized has reduced the number of co-existing realities. Still, the process of increasingly global unification and the subordination and absorption of local diversity is far from easy to understand. The paper focusses …

In 2020 dienen basisscholen Wetenschap & Technologie geïntegreerd te hebben in hun curriculum (Techniekpact, 2013). Veel scholen moeten nog flinke stappen zetten en in sommige gevallen moeten de eerste stappen nog worden gezet. In de onderwijspraktijk is behoefte aan houvast voor het kiezen van leermateriaal …

One of the tasks for higher education is to prepare students for their role in a changing world and to stimulate them to develop broader competencies than only in their own discipline. There are many initiatives in which existing curricula are redesigned to prepare students for this changing world. These …

Sensor platforms can benefit from the incorporation of polymerbrushes since brushes can concentrate the analyte near the sensor surface. Brushesthat absorb acetone vapor are of particular interest since acetone is an importantmarker for biological processes. We present a simple procedure to synthesize …

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This study investigates the effect of position on build-plate on the dimensional deviations for stainless steel 316 L samples made by laser powder-bed fusion. To understand the effect of sample position on the build-plate (substrate) with respect to shrinkage and dimensional deviation, 36 samples in …

Sometimes religion and science are mentioned in one breath; both provide an explanatory framework for phenomena like uncertainty, chance or fate. In the meantime, science, or rather technology, has become a world religion. It’s a world religion, because technology connects: religion comes from the Latin …

The Corona crisis has shown that we can change quickly. The fact that politicians and the media lack momentum does not mean that we as human beings cannot or should not take our own responsibility towards a simpler life, with less technology, and belief in science and with much more belief in each other …

Such a crazy world! Disclaimers on cigarette packs, on medicines, on banking services and products, but not on the State Lottery, while crowds of lowincome people gamble, resulting in even less spending space. Mandatory unsolicited advice literally spoils communication between employees and clients. …

The research goal of this dissertation is to make configurational HRM usable for science and practice by developing a simulation model and serious game. These tools offer HRM professionals the opportunity to design a multiyear HRM configuration that shapes employee behaviour, while enabling HRM research …