This study deals with the manner in which, Denmark and the Netherlands have implemented three European environmental objectives set out in the 2020 strategy. Additionally, it aims to provide an insight into the reasons for a successful achievement of the three objectives. These objectives concern emissions, …

In the Netherlands, over 40% of nursing home residents are estimated to have visual impairments. This results in the loss of basic visual abilities. The nursing home environment fits more or less to residents’ activities and social participation. This is referred to as environmental fit. To raise professional …

Kenniscentrum NoorderRuimte doet praktijkgericht onderzoek naar de gebouwde omgeving in Noord- Nederland. Daarbij richten wij ons op de thema’s aardbevingen, krimp, duurzaamheid en gezondheid en welzijn. Onze aanpak is integraal. Onze lectoren, docent-onderzoekers en studenten verbinden de vakgebieden …

Energiebeheer gericht aanpakken, Het analyseren van doelstellingen, resultaten en impacts van energie- en broeikasgasbeheersprogramma’s in bedrijven (met een samenvatting in het Nederlands): De wereldwijde uitstoot van broeikasgassen moet drastisch worden teruggebracht om de mondiale stijging van de …

In the Netherlands, there has been much debate on the question whether elderly people over 70 who are tired of life and who consider their life to be completed, should have legal options to ask for assisted dying. So far there has been little research into the experiences of these elderly people. In …

The aim of this dissertation was to research how awareness concerning the threats of phishing among Dutch SMEs can be raised in order to improve their online security in the future. The following research question was formulated: ‘‘In what way can awareness concerning the threats of phishing amongst …

In het kader van een afstudeeropdracht binnen de HBO-opleiding Bewegingstechnologie is een afstudeerperiode van 16 weken doorlopen op de Technische Universiteit in Delft. Het doel van de afstudeeropdracht luidde als volgt: ‘’Het ontwikkelen van een proof-of-concept applicatie voor honkbalcoaches, dat …

Recently environmental education (EE) literature has been supportive of pluralistic rather than goal-oriented learning. Researchers argue that sustainability is not fixed but socially constructed and that sustainability issues should not be represented as indisputable targets. Countering this trend in …

Het doel van dit afstudeeronderzoek was het optimaliseren, valideren en implementeren van de dermatofyten Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) voor het real-time PCR apparaat LightCycler 480. De detectie van de dermatofyten vindt plaats door middel van de amplificiatiecurve en de determinatie gebeurt aan …

The architecture of TP 53 , the most frequently mutated gene in human cancer, is more complex than previously thought. Using TP 53 variants as clinical biomarkers to predict response to treatment or patient outcome requires an unequivocal and standardized procedure toward a definitive strategy for the …