After the failure of the League of Nations after World War I, the Allied powers (the United Kingdom, the United States and the Soviet Union) came together to form a new international organization – the United Nations - that could save future generations from war and the atrocities experienced during …

Introduction: Body composition and body circumferences are tools for health professionals to predict health risks and to evaluate a patient’s treatment. The BODPOD® is a validated device to determine body composition, but it is expensive and therefore not accessible for a lot of health professionals. …

This report researches what marketing strategy should be used for Panera Bread in order to succeed in the Netherlands. Panera Bread is an American fast-casual food chain that is known for its freshly baked bread. In 2013 the company has made some drastic changes and decided to only serve “clean” food, …

A healthy lifestyle with healthy food are two ambitions many people cherish. In recent years, the process and components of attaining perfect health have received greater attention. New products regularly appear on the market with claims of supporting or achieving a healthy lifestyle. One of these product …

The sharing economy is a business concept that highlights the ability for individuals to rent or borrow equipment, services and skills from other individuals rather than buying and owning them. This thesis was intended to investigate how the two largest businesses in the sharing economy, Uber and Airbnb, …

This research analyses the situation of the Russian minority in Lithuania. Lithuania is a post-soviet country and a neighbour of the Russian Federation that has been feeling threats due to Russia´s actions in Ukraine and its overall policies for its near abroad and compatriots. As a country with a Russian …

When designing for FPGAs a lot of knowledge about hardware design and FPGA technology is required. In order to try and reduce the required knowledge, TNO researches two manners of simplifying that design process. One of which is OpenCL, the other is the HDL Coder from The MathWorks. A graduation project …

Awareness regarding the challenges involved in creating a sustainable food system has affected the ways in which businesses market their products and how consumers decide whether to buy these products. Businesses directly communicate different quality aspects of their products to consumers mainly through …

Corporate social responsibility, particularly in the field of the apparel industry, is subject to lots of discussion. Several tragedies have led to a growing concern with regard to the impact of the fashion industry on the environment. The apparel industry needs to find a balance between taking responsibility …

Integrated photonic sensors are promising devices for various sensing applications due to their low cost, small size, and high sensitivities that can be reached. In this thesis, ring resonators and three-port Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) devices fabricated on Silicon-On-Insulator were compared for …