In Nederland kennen we verschillende systemen die de samenstelling van levensmiddelen kunnen helpen verbeteren: het Akkoord Verbetering Productsamenstelling tussen de overheid en het bedrijfsleven, het Vinkje op verpakkingen dat wordt uitgefaseerd, en de Schijf van Vijf. Ze bevatten afspraken of criteria …

Omgaan met de effecten van klimaatverandering is al vele jaren geïntegreerd in de taken van de waterschappen. Dit betreft niet alleen de borging van hoogwaterveiligheid, maar zeker ook de omgang met extreme neerslag. De huidige inzichten laten zien dat de klimaateffecten naar verwachting groter zullen …

In our society, sustainability has emerged as a major concept in our daily lives and activities, e.g. from reducing the environmental impact of our foods to corporate social responsibility in doing business, and social impact of our activities. The original idea of sustainability was to address human …

The research explores what the SDG Framework, on the basis of the two major SDG challenges -the complexity challenge and the silo challenge-, are demanding of HEIs in terms of SDG Governance, the formulation of its Third Mission, its internal alignment to integrate the SDG and equip the Research and …

The first observations of juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) around the island of Sint Eustatius are described. Observations were made in the summer of 2015 and spring of 2016 and only consisted of individuals estimated to be smaller than 65 cm in total length (TL). These observations represent …

In the literature, illness perceptions have been reported to be important psychological factors associated with pain intensity and physical function in individuals with musculoskeletal pain. The objective of this study was to assess the relationship of illness perceptions with pain intensity and physical …

De werkwijze 1Gezin1Plan (1G1P) beoogt multiprobleemgezinnen integraal, planmatig en doelgericht te helpen door hen actief te betrekken bij de hulp. De vaak onderling verweven problemen van deze gezinnen bestrijken meerdere gebieden, waardoor zij te maken hebben met veel verschillende instellingen. Met …

The relationship among students' reading performance, their behavior (task-focused behavior, emotional stability, and compliant behavior) in the classroom, and the teacher's skills was investigated in 66 third-grade classrooms. Results from this study showed the students' reading performance and their …

A boundary is a metaphor for an experience of discontinuity wherein a socio-cultural difference is perceived as a challenge or obstacle in action or interaction. This case study explores eight student teachers’ perceptions of boundaries during an international teaching internship to identify where experiences …

This article reports on a post hoc study using a randomised controlled trial with 31,842 students in the Netherlands and an instrument consisting of 21 paired problems. The trial showed a variability in the differences of students’ results in solving contextual mathematical problems with either a descriptive …