Eine Person, die stottert, wird im alltäglichen Leben meist nicht nur mit ihrer Sprechunflüssigkeit konfrontiert, sondern auch mit den psycho-sozialen Folgen, die mit dem Stottern einhergehen. Aus der Forschung ist bekannt, dass Stottern die Lebensqualität eines Menschen beeinflussen kann. Inwiefern …

Amsterdam Velo is a bicycle tour company which is active in and around Amsterdam. It was founded in 2011 by the owner Paul Spits. The business has been prospering quite rapidly ever since. However, the tourism industry is dynamic and changing fast, in order to anticipate to the changes it has to compile …

The issue of management of the supply chains of electronics in a sustainable manner is becoming more and more important all around the world. There are growing concerns about the amounts of electronic waste, controversial labour practices and the chemical and energy consumption management. These are …

Avans University of Applied Sciences is redrafting its courses and curricula in view of sustainability. For chemical engineering in particular that implies a focus on 'green' and bio-based processes, products and energy. Avans is situated in the Southwest region of the Netherlands and specifically in …

Let us assume that organizations want to blossom in order to achieve their goals in the best possible manner. Why, then, does this fail to occur so often, despite major efforts in HRM such as education, development of competencies, and management training? This article deals with learning obstacles in …

During the elections of 2002, Pim Fortuyn managed to win 26 seats in Parliament with his party LPF (Lijst Pim Fortuyn), even after his tragic death, and established a new record in the political history of The Netherlands. His extensive use of the mass media had a significant role in contributing to …

‘Panta rhei’ was the immortal wisdom, spoken over 2,500 years ago by the Greek philosopher Herakleitos. ‘Everything flows’; everything changes and nothing remains the same. More than ever, this is true for the competitive environment of many organizations. Whether resulting from technological progress, …

Many students in secondary schools consider the sciences difficult and unattractive. This applies to physics in particular, a subject in which students attempt to learn and understand numerous theoretical concepts, often without much success. A case in point is the understanding of the concepts current, …

Die Bachelorarbeit untersuchte den Zusammenhang von Körpergewichtsvariationen unter Berücksichtigung des Fettgehaltes auf selektierte Stimmparameter, für den es wissenschaftlich nahezu keine Antwort gab. Es wurden 3 Gewichtsgruppen aufgestellt, in denen die Extreme (Untergewicht und Adipositas) und das …

Zusammenfassung Bei Mann-zu-Frau (MzF) Transsexuellen wird die Stimme entgegen ihrem gefühlten Geschlecht als männlich wahrgenommen. Es besteht die Möglichkeit durch stimmtherapeutische und/oder phonochirurgische Maßnahmen eine Stimme weiblicher klingen zu lassen, dies führt jedoch nicht immer zu einem …