Knowledge of spatial and temporal trends in the environmental exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF) is a key prerequisite for RF-EMF risk assessment studies attempting to establish a link between RF-EMF and potential effects on human health as well as on fauna and flora. In this …

As a means to decrease the amount of waste tires and to re-use tire rubber for new tires, devulcanization of ground passenger car tires is a promising process. Being an established process for NR and EPDM, earlier work has shown that for ground passenger car tire rubber with a relatively high amount …

This thesis is written for Rical Cleaning products, a Dutch company that is specialized in selling cleaning products business to business. The purpose of this research is to obtain insight on the level of customer satisfaction, customer loyalty and the level of customer recommendations and how this can …

Deze scriptie beoogt een bijdrage te leveren aan de vraagstelling of - en hoe - de niet repressieve vrijwilliger een plaats kan krijgen binnen de Veiligheidsregio IJsselland. Om vorm te geven aan “Een eerste stap naar brand veilig leven door de inzet van Niet Repressieve Vrijwilligers” is het van belang …

Kinderen zouden eigenlijk drie keer per week of meer hun motorische vaardigheden moeten trainen om de gewenste resultaten te bereiken, waarbij iedere dag beweging moet plaatsvinden op matig intensief niveau om de gewenste gezondheidseffecten te behalen. Helaas ligt de beweegkwantiteit op basisscholen …

Two key air pollutants that affect asthma are ozone and particle pollution. Studies show a direct relationship between the number of deaths and hospitalizations for asthma and increases of particulate matter in the air, including dust, soot, fly ash, diesel exhaust particles, smoke, and sulfate aerosols. …

In 2017 Volvo will deliver 100 self-driving cars as part of the Drive Me project. These cars will be able to drive autonomously on the ring road of Gothenburg, without requiring any driver supervision. To realize this vision, the cars need different algorithms to recognize, and be able to react to, different …

When consumers are dissatisfied with a consumption experience, they usually respond in one of the following ways: (1) stop using an organization’s products/services and take their business to a competitor, (2) file a complaint with the organization that is responsible for the dissatisfying consumption …

An estimated 17 million tonnes of tires are discarded annually. Re-use is achieved by retreading (9%), recycling (39%), energy recovery (37%) and landfill (5%). A preferred, but complex way of recycling is to make new tires from discarded tire rubber. Vulcanised car tire rubber has to be devulcanized …

Abstract: To gather insight on how Health in All Policies (HiAP) is applied in practice, we carried out a case study on transport policies intended to stimulate a shift from car use to bicycling. We reviewed 3 years (2010, 2011, and 2012) of national budgets and policy documents in the Netherlands, followed …