Over the past two decades, leaders in the global economic broadcasting system have encouraged the liberalisation of the free market in hope that channels would spread the content of local shows to the rest of the world (European Commission). In recent years, however, awareness of the detriments of internet …

Initiatives in the field of local renewable energy appear to be very successful in several countries. Because of their activities, the share of renewable energy and the involvement of citizens and civil society organizations in energy transition have increased. Examples form Denmark are well known, but …

Aim : To explore which factors are associated with psychological insulin resistance in insulin-naive patients with Type 2 diabetes in primary care. Methods: A sample of 101 insulin-naive patients with Type 2 diabetes completed self-administered questionnaires including demographic and clinical characteristics, …

Er wordt voortdurend gestreefd om de zorg te verbeteren door vernieuwingen te implementeren. Dit vindt plaats terwijl we eigenlijk nog maar weinig weten over de factoren die van invloed zijn op zo'n implementatie en hoe deze factoren te beïnvloeden zijn, zodat de kans op een succesvolle implementatie …

Individualising the audience. The 3rd International Reflective Conservatoire Conference ‘Performing at the Heart of Knowledge’, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, UK, 20/3/2012.

Een vierjarig PhD project is opgezet, dat het welzijn van paardachtigen in Engeland en Wales onderzoekt. Dit project focust op een het maken van een profiel van de paardensector in het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Om dit profiel te ondersteunen is het onderzoek " Beweging van recreatiepaarden tussen eigenaren …

This thesis aims to test the credibility of the Responsibility to Protect principle ("R2P") by looking at how the principle was applied in Libya and addressing the question of why R2P was not applied in Syria. The first part of the thesis is about the origins and definition of R2P. The second part compares …

The aim of the study was to evaluate whether multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with risk of cataract or glaucoma. We conducted a population-based cohort study utilizing the UK General Practice Research Database (1987–2009) linked to the national hospital registry of England (1997–2008). Incident …

This paper examines the role of the public private partnerships in the health care systems of three European countries - The United Kingdom, Poland and the Czech Republic. Public private partnerships were developed in the 19th century in the UK. It was a way to finance the rapid growth of the infrastructure, …

Teaching strategies to elicit excellence in higher education.In L. McAlpine (Chair), An international perspective on stimulating excellence in higher education. Symposium: An international perspective on stimulating excellence in higher education, conducted at the biennale meeting of the European Association …