The dynamic evolvement of the Information Technology world has a significant impact on other domains. All types of organizations have to keep pace with this since the customers have less and less patience and higher demands. Therefore, having hosting services to be improved qualitatively and automatized …

It is estimated that over 30,000 lesions in the DNA are generated per cell per day. In S-phase, lesions in the DNA can stall replication, which can lead to secondary lesions such as DNA double- strand breaks. The DNA damage tolerance (DDT) network enables replication to be continued in the presence of …

The following research aims to determine the factors that influence the degree of the participation of women in the military in NATO member states. Segal’s theoretical model was chosen to determine the factors as it, unlike other theories that explain women’s participation in the military, provides an …

Recently the problem of an excessive tourism became very noticeable in the capital of the Netherlands. Tourists focus only on the few key places that make Dutch culture, ignoring the rest of the country, leaving other cities and villages empty and creating traffic in Amsterdam (Schlagwein, 2019; Boffey, …

Increased spatial pressures on the marine environment asks for smart use of space in order to safeguard the achievement of environmental, social and economic objectives. Multi-use is seen as a new paradigm for space efficiency and might yield other benefits beyond that. Within the scope of their Policy …

The turbidity in Lake Markermeer limits the primary production by phototrophic algae and the growth of plants. In turn, this limits the amount of fish and other organisms that live in and around Lake Markermeer in its food sources. To determine if there are organisms that limit the resuspension, a survey …

The increasing demand on renewable energy in the past decade resulted in the development of more windmill parks in the north-sea. The north-sea is an ideal sea for the development of offshore structures such as windmill parks due to its morphological benefits of being a shallow sea with soft soils consist …

Today the awareness about anthropogenic waste and litter in the marine environment is rising. There is evidence on the threat to marine ecosystems through plastic litter, all over the world. To understand this issue better citizen science projects, help to gather data about the distribution and origins …

Patients who had an ischemic stroke have a poor life expectancy. To improve prognosis in ischemic stroke it is needed to discover additional prognostic biomarkers. This study investigated whether sarcopenia or myosteatosis affected long-term survival in ischemic stroke patients. The secondary aim was …

On January 1, 2015, Alrijne Zorggroep was formed by a merger between the Diaconessenhuis and Rijnland zorggroep. Alrijne Zorggroep consists of three hospital locations, two healthcare centres and two nursing homes. The hospitals are located in Leiden, Leiderdorp and Alphen aan de Rijn. This research …