Introduction to special issue

The Pierre Auger group is studying ultra-high energy cosmic rays. Cosmic rays are charged particles which permanently hit and penetrate the atmosphere of the Earth. They will at a certain moment collide with nuclei in the atmosphere, like nitrogen. The results of such an interaction are new particles, …

Tally Weijl is an expanding fashion company possessing the financial and internal resources to expand. The research question of this paper is: What could be a suitable entry strategy for Tally Weijl to penetrate the German market with a sleeping wear line? An internal analysis of Tally Weijl tells that …

De Butterfly House is een ontwerp wat gemaakt is door Frederik Groos en Robert van Kats en is ingediend voor een prijsvraag in Ghana. Omdat dit ontwerp nu in een dorp in Zuid-Afrika moet passen en niet in Ghana, is dit ontwerp bekritiseerd en geanalyseerd. Het ontwerp is bedoeld voor mensen uit de krottenwijken, …

The improvement of passive fire protection of storage vessels is a key factor to enhance safety among the LPG distribution chain. A thermal and mechanical model based on finite elements simulations was developed to assess the behaviour of full size tanks used for LPG storage and transportation in fire …

This paper aims to provide an insight into the recently emerged phenomenon of sustainable events and its development as well as a prediction for the future paths this environment friendly way of organising events might take. Furthermore, this work will explore the opportunities sustainable events may …