This dissertation was written in order to examine whether or not there should be European legislation regarding honour crimes. This question has been answered via a comparison of the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and France. Before it became possible to answer the main research question several aspects …

The aim of this dissertation is to research if and how Lithuania’s LNG terminal could be a method to ensure energy security within the European Union. Lithuania’s energy position has been a very vulnerable one, and used to import 100% of its gas supply from Russia’s state monopoly Gazprom. In order to …

Clinical signs of malnutrition, starvation, cachexia and sarcopenia overlap, as they all imply muscle wasting to a various extent. However, the underlying mechanisms differ fundamentally and therefore distinction between these phenomena has therapeutic and prognostic implications. We aimed to determine …

This report is a thesis made during graduation period at ENGIE Services West Industrie in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. This thesis has been realized over a course of 17 weeks in the department of Industrial Automation. The problem, for which a solution has been created, is related to the process of …

Door een beschadiging in het centrale zenuwstelsel is het voor personen met een dwarslaesie niet mogelijk om te lopen. Een exoskelet, dat aangestuurd wordt door motoren, kan hiervoor de oplossing bieden. Om het exoskelet bewegingen op het lichaam over te laten brengen, zijn krachten op het bovenbeen …

Nowadays, the final consumer has multiple channels to choose from to buy products. Shopping can be done offline as well as online. Although, multiple stores in the middle segment, such as V&D and Blokker, are in difficulty. More and more businesses are integrating online into their offline businesses, …

Sensor systems can be deployed in the homes of older adults living alone for functional health assessments. Their information is very useful for health care specialists. The problem lies in developing person independent models while facing a large variability in behavior. We address this problem by, …

Background: The worldwide increase in the rates of childhood overweight and physical inactivity requires successful prevention and intervention programs for children. The aim of the Active Living project is to increase physical activity and decrease sedentary behavior of Dutch primary school children …

De transitie en transformatie in het sociale domein vraagt van jeugdprofessionals een nieuwe manier van werken, namelijk preventief en omgevingsgericht. Preventief en omgevingsgericht werken kent vier aspecten: 1. aansluiten bij de leefsituaties van ouders ter bevordering van eigen kracht; 2. werken …

Borre Leesclub has functioned as a strong company for over a decade. Borre has been successful and has grown into a strong competitor within the specific and small-scaled field. In the Netherlands there are few competitors in the educational children’s book market. Though Borre Leesclub is well known …