Steeds meer kinderen worden niet meer in de traditionele gezinsvorm opgevoed. Studies tonen aan, dat er een samenhang bestaat tussen het opgroeien in een éénoudergezin en de ontwikkeling van het kind. Het doel van deze thesis was te onderzoeken of er een significant verschil bestaat in de ontwikkeling …

Spational modeling of a sustainable gas supply chain by matching supply and demand Biogas production from co-digestion of cattle manure and biomass can have a significant contribution to a sustainable gas supply when this gas is upgraded to specifications prescribed for injection into the national gas …

Managementsamenvatting Deze afstudeeropdracht is gemaakt in opdracht van de Hogeschool Utrecht (HU) ter afsluiting van de studie Bedrijfskundige Informatica (BI) en uitgevoerd bij Pepsico Nederland. Voor Pepsico Nederland bestaat de opdracht uit het in kaart brengen van Master Data Management (MDM) …

Objective: Balance of prognostic factors between treatment groups is desirable because it improves the accuracy, precision, and credibility of the results. In cluster-controlled trials, imbalance can easily occur by chance when the number of cluster is small. If all clusters are known at the start of …

Throughout Europe cities face the same kind of problems. Therefore, a common idea occurred that there should be some sort of cooperation between these cities to solve these problems together. This common idea eventually led to the URBACT programme, which is a programme that consists of several networks …

The initial encounter between a buyer and a seller has received much attention among practitioners. The first time a buyer interacts with a seller is thought to be highly influential. The premise is that buyers form an opinion during this first encounter, or even the first minutes of this encounter. …

It is well-documented that international enterprises are more productive. Only few studies have explored the effect of internationalization on productivity and innovation at the firm-level. Using propensity score matching we analyze the causal effects of internationalization on innovation in 10 transition …

In order to receive a licence to produce, poultry farmers have to take into account societal demands, among others: animal welfare, healthy working conditions for the workers and landscape quality. A way to reach a combination of these goals is to create a design for the poultry house and outdoor run. …

Jongeren, ouderen en vrijwilligers zijn 3 onderwerpen die wij wilden verbinden. Er zijn weinig jongeren aan het werk als vrijwilliger in de ouderenzorg in Nederland. In ons rapport is te lezen dat jongeren wel degelijk geinteresseerd zijn in vrijwilligerswerk in de ouderenzorg. In ons adviesrapport wordt …

Smart grids & power matching city.