A large, recently published, inter-laboratory study by the ReAct group has shown that there is considerable variability in DNA recovery that exists between forensic laboratories. The presence of this inter-laboratory variability presents issues when one laboratory wishes to carry out an evaluation and …

This report shows the findings after two years of applied research in the BASSTA Plus project. It focuses on conducting neighbourhood analyses, testing behavioural interventions and monitoring and evaluating them. All with the objective to let residents separate organic waste more and/or better.

Urban experimentation has gained traction with (supra-)national and local politics as a method for catalyzing change in urban systems and practices. Yet, with experiments becoming more commonly driven by established actors, concerns persist about their potential to sidestep political issues of power, …

Decisions made during forensic investigations are commonly based on personal knowledge, experiences and assumptions. However, forensic professionals generally do not receive feedback on the outcomes of their decisions, resulting in a deficient learning system. An imperfect individual knowledge base can …

Book review of: M. Pepi (2025). Against Platforms: Surviving Digital Utopia, Melville House, Brooklyn-London, 224 p.

This article presents a Multiscale Modeling Framework for the prediction of the progressive damage and failure analysis of laminated composites structures reinforced with carbon nanotubes (CNTs). First, the modified Halpin-Tsai (H-T) model is employed to estimate the mechanical properties of CNT-reinforced …

Een deel van de hoger-onderwijsinstellingen biedt aankomende studenten een vrijwillig overbruggingsprogramma tussen het aanmelden en het begin van de studie. We onderzochten het effect van twee varianten van deze programma’s: 1) met een onderwijssociologische benadering gericht op academisch kapitaal …

Er is recent veel zorg over de zgn. ‘zorgkinderen’ in de reguliere Nederlandse kinderopvang, omdat hun aantal is gestegen en ook hun problematiek ernstiger lijkt te zijn. In een sequentiële mixed-methods-aanpak is een kwantitatieve vragenlijststudie uitgevoerd onder pedagogisch medewerkers, gevolgd door …

This paper explores the relationship between Circular Economy (CE) and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) frameworks—a connection that remains ambiguous in both academic literature and practical application. This lack of clarity hinders corporate accountability and progress toward sustainability …