Saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) of the filler layer in grassed swales are varying in the changing environment. In most of the hydrological models, Ks is assumed as constant or decrease with a clogging factor. However, the Ks measured on site cannot be the input of the hydrological model directly. …

Climate change adaptation requires understanding of complex social ecological systems (SESs). One source of uncertainty in complex SESs is ambiguity, defined as the range and variety of existing perceptions in and of an SES, which are considered equally valid, resulting in a lack of a unique or single …

Wageningen Marine Research (WMR) conducts a variety of monitoring programs in Dutch waters. These monitoring programs are conducted to gain knowledge of trends, abundance and diversity of fish species in the Dutch rivers and lakes. Many monitoring programs pay special attention to diadromous fish which …

We report on a first field test in which miniaturized sensor motes were used to explore and inspect an operational pipeline by performing in situ measurements. The spherical sensor motes with a diameter of 39 mm were equipped with an inertial measurement unit (IMU) measuring 3-D acceleration, rotation, …

”Landscape as House” is about animating my families landscape through a new form of topographic living: a frag-mented house embedded into forests, meadows and the village. This house creates a life constituted of movement through landscape, on the scale of a farmers ground, with rooms inhabiting its …

Background: No-rinse disposable wash gloves are increasingly implemented in health care to replace traditional soap and water bed baths without proper evaluation of (cost) effectiveness. Objectives: To compare bed baths for effects on skin integrity and resistance against bathing and costs. Design: Cluster …

A rail-guided robotic system is currently being designed for the inspection of ballast water tanks in ships. This robotic system will manipulate sensors toward the interior walls of the tank. In this paper, the influence of rail compliance on the end-effector position error due to ship movement is investigated. …

Development aid is a sector that raises many discussions on whether it stimulates a developing country, or holds back economic progress. Most discussions are about bilateral aid, aid given from the government of a donor country, for example the Netherlands, to a government of a partner country, for example …

The aim of this report is to determine whether there exists a difference in the public access to justice between several member states of the European Union. The report examines the judicial structures of three member states, along with the circumstances surrounding the access to the courts. A case study …