Fingerprints found at a crime scene can be key in criminal investigations. A method to accurately determine the age of the fingerprint, potentially crucial to linking the fingerprint to the crime, is not available at the moment. In this paper, we show that the use of the enantiomeric ratio of d/l-serine …

In this note, we present ten recommendations to stimulate the uptake of eHUBs based on psychological concepts. These recommendations are translated into specific actions that cities can undertake to promote the uptake of eHUBs under car owners. In general, according to behaviour change principles1, citizens …

Sleep quality and maintenance of the optimal cognitive functioning is of crucial importance for aviation safety. Fatigue Risk Management (FRM) enables the operator to achieve the objectives set in their safety and FRM policies. As in any other risk management cycle, the FRM value can be realized by deploying …

Vanaf 1 januari 2020 is het voor alle schepen verboden om brandstof te gebruiken die meer dan 0.50% m/m (massa/massa) zwavel bevatten tenzij, het schip is uitgerust met een scrubberinstallatie of een ander goedgekeurde methode door de IMO om SOx uit de uitlaatgassen te filteren. Dit betekent dat ongeveer …

To enhance the transparency, accountability and efficiency of the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security, the ministry has set up an open data program to proactively stimulate sharing its (publicly funded) data sets with the public. Disclosure of personal data is considered as one of the main threats …

Introduction: Intractable epilepsy can be treated with the Ketogenic diet (KD). One of the side-effects of the KD is poor bone health. Experience from the Erasmus MC Sophia Children’s Hospital (EMCS) shows that the status of bone mineral density (BMD) is unknown in many cases. This makes it difficult …

This report has been established within the Flexiheat project. Flexiheat has focused on increasing flexibility in district heating systems. The intelligent district heating network is a dynamic network: an open network where different waste heat and renewable energy sources are connected, that has multiple …

Raising the literacy levels of young children is a major concern in many countries for which various programmes have been suggested. One of these is family literacy programmes. In previous meta-analyses wide variability in effects has been found and it has been suggested that this is partly caused by …

To graduate this year as a marketing professional each student has to complete a thesis about a relevant subject. Van der Valk Hotel Leiden, the mandator, requires a customer satisfaction survey to discover how satisfied their business guests are. Van der Valk Hotel Leiden is a beautiful and luxurious …

In this thesis the workings of a time-resolved setup are treated as well as the underlying physics. The setup is based on optical gating, which gives control over very short moments in time to let light pass through a gate. As this process is stable, light can be studied in very short and low intensities. …