I was somewhat surprized with the fog in Groningen upon my arrival. This is not the fog that covers the beautiful landscapes of the northern Netherlands in the evening and in the early morning. No… It is the fog that obscures the real aspects of the earthquake problem in the region and is crystallised …

Higher education is tasked with preparing students for a culturally diverse and globalizing world. Additionally, western nations have an increasingly diverse student population and know the success of their students will depend in part on being able to navigate diversity. There is therefore good reason …

This article argues for an updated theoretical framework in fashion studies. It proposes that perspectives emphasizing the social role and the technological nature of dress should be considered complementary, and that their joint application can contribute to new understandings of fashion history. Employing …

All over the world, objects are increasingly connected in networks such as the Industrial Internet of Things. Interconnections, intercommunications and interactions are driving the development of an entirely new whole in the form of the Industrial Internet of Things. Communication and interaction are …

Commissioned by the fs Agency for one of her brands, Rosti Mepal, a quantitative research has been conducted into the behavior and demands on social media of the target group. This research was necessary because little is known about how the target group is best approached through social media. Based …

Key words: labour relations, HRM, social theory, neoliberalism, participation, legitimation, precariat The aim of this paper is to sketch a social-theoretical framework that can be applied to empirical research on labour market participation, its requirements and legitimation. All projects of the Amsterdam …

Deze scriptie gaat over de risico 's die kunnen spelen bij het gebruik van smartapparatuur in een bedrijfsnetwerk. Dit is onderzocht in de zorgsector door het uitvoeren van kwalitatief onderzoek. Er zijn experts geraadpleegd, er is onderzoek gedaan bij organisaties in de zorgsector en er is een risicoanalyse …

Eind mei schreef ik dat de computer door de combinatie van deep learning en het Internet of Things gevoel krijgt. In de week van 12 juni nog werd door de Tweede Kamer met een overgrote meerderheid een motie aangenomen om iets de doen aan onveilige Internet of Things-apparaten.

Het Internet of Things (IoT) is een netwerk van ‘slimme’ apparaten, sensoren en andere objecten die met elkaar en met het internet verbonden zijn. Nu al worden verschillende IoT-toepassingen veelvuldig gebruikt in onze samenleving en in de toekomst zal de adoptie van het IoT alleen nog maar verder toenemen. …

Over the past few years a growing number of artists have critiqued the ubiquity of identity recognition technologies. Specifically, the use of these technologies by state security programs, tech-giants and multinational corporations has met with opposition and controversy. A popular form of resistance …