Scanning tunneling microscopy is an important and enabling tool for condensed matter physics and surface science. The low temperature STM in Leiden (Prof. J. Van Ruitenbeek and Prof J. Aarts) is used for research in the field of atomic/molecular electronics and superconductivity. The current low temperature …

Europe in general and Romania specifically has been increasingly a target of foreign and domestic investors. Due to its cheap land prices and agricultural policies supporting largescale agricultural investments Romania has become a country with high risks concerning land grabbing. However, the academic …

The effects of global ageing are mostly felt in the developing world. Older populations are experiencing extreme poverty and cope with financial difficulties that obstruct their access to public health and social care (Shah, 2011). Governments of emerging economies manage the multi pillar system that …

This dissertation was created with the goal to examine how online shopping has changed retail, specifically department stores and their business model, and to recommend a course of action and business model for entrepreneurs considering starting an (online) department store. There are several recommendations …

Researchers have long argued about the existence of the universal consumer trend escapism since it is believed that the trend has a positive influence on the entertainment industry, and thus the cinema industry, during the recession. As a result, the cinema industry is believed to be recession-proof, …

Kinder mit Aussprachestörungen stellen einen wesentlichen Anteil der Patienten im logopädischen Alltag dar. Diese Störungen können erheblichen Einfluss auf das weitere Leben eines betroffenen Kindes haben: Sowohl soziale Kontakte als auch die Ausbildung können beeinflusst werden. Somit ist eine gezielte, …

In dit praktijkgericht onderzoek zijn de kwaliteit van de geïmplementeerde aanpassingen die zijn gedaan in 2011/2012 ten behoeve van een goed basisarrangementvoor het aanvankelijk lezen onderzocht. Daarnaast is de kwaliteit van het huidige aanvankelijk leesonderwijs in groep 3 van openbare basisschool …

The motivation for this paper came from the board of Aksept; a re-integration company specialized in working with people with autism. The request contained an intervention method to increase the self-esteem of the clients. Therefore, the intervention method (so called) ‘Weerbaarheid’ has been developed. …

Motivation: It becomes more and more important to base a treatment on evidence which is obtained from doing research. Leekerweide started a psychomotor group treatment which is not ‘evidence-based’. The goal of this thesis is to answer the question if the performed treatment has contributed to the purpose …