Underground culture and non-institutional arts of Eastern Europe, North America and Western Europe of the 1970s/1980s often included experimentation with the dispensation of individual signatures and identities, in favor of pseudonyms and collective-anonymous identities. This included dispensation of …

Floods are the most damaging natural hazard in the world. Better understanding on the flood hazard phenomenon and its potential consequences in our society is crucial for the development of flood control policies, risk reduction projects and other types of flood management strategies. Ho Chi Minh city …

When a pipeline is laid on the seabed it can be exposed to hazards of ship anchors, large fishing gear or ice keels. To prevent the pipeline of being damaged, the pipeline can be trenched. Trenching is a technique where the pipeline will be buried in the seabed to a certain depth. This can either be …

Research statement Our study analyses the factors that drive decision-making on distribution structures, including the layout of distribution channels and the locations of distribution centres. Distribution is a primary firm activity, which strongly influences logistics costs and logistics performance. …

This report provides a conducted research on different attributes of the Leisure guest segment of the Hampshire Hotel Fitland in Leiden. The expectations and performances are measured in terms of 29 different attributes by a questionnaire, based on the customer satisfaction model of Akbaba . Furthermore, …

Risk matrices have been widely used in the industry under the notion that risk is a product of likelihood by severity of the hazard or safety case under consideration. When reliable raw data are not available to feed mathematical models, experts are asked to state their estimations. This paper presents …

The Dutch Transmission System Operator (TSO) TenneT TSO B.V. is planning to build a 2 km to 4 km long 150 kV superconducting cable connection in the Dutch high voltage grid. Superconducting cable systems allow for connections with no external magnetic field which is beneficial due to society's concerns …

PURPOSE: There is scarce research on age and sustainable employability of nurses working in various types of work schedules. Earlier research showed that nurses working in work schedules differ regarding age. Different operationalisations of age might explain variations in sustainable employability. …

The issue surrounding body-esteem and dissatisfaction is a growing issue in Western societies. Societal pressures force women to focus on their appearance. The societal ideal that women have to be in shape, slender and attractive at all times has a negative influence on women’s body image and body esteem. …

Het marktaandeel van anti-aging producten die retinol bevatten is groot maar er is relatief weinig wetenschappelijke bewijskracht voor de effectiviteit van retinol in anti-aging crèmes. De vraag is of retinol daadwerkelijk kan bijdragen aan de verbetering van huidveroudering. De centrale vraagstelling …