Probiotic bacteria harbor effector molecules that confer health benefits, but also adaptation factors that enable them to persist in the gastrointestinal tract of the consumer. To study these adaptation factors, an antibiotic-resistant derivative of the probiotic model organism Lactobacillus plantarum …

In service design projects, collaboration between design consultant and service provider can be problematic. The nature of these projects requires a high level of shared understanding and commitment, which providers may not be used to. We studied designer-provider collaboration in multiple real-life …

This paper will detail an ethnographic research that has been conducted into the practice of ‘Music for Life’, managed by Wigmore Hall in London. The aim is creating interactive music workshops for people with dementia and there carers as a group in residential care homes. Throughout one eight-week project …

Objective To use a qualitative approach to examine the perceptions of policy makers, general dental practitioners, dental hygienists, dental students and dental hygiene students in the Netherlands following the introduction of a direct access policy in 2006. Methods Semi-structured interviews and focus …

Heme is a suggested limiting factor in peroxidase production by Aspergillus spp., which are well-known suitable hosts for heterologous protein production. In this study, the role of genes coding for coproporphyrinogen III oxidase (hemF) and ferrochelatase (hemH) was analyzed by means of deletion and …

This report was written to provide OMS International (OMS) with online media that would help them generate leads in market segments they were not previously active. OMS is a small business-to-business company that sells Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) systems. EDI systems allow the transmission of …

Een onderzoek naar de mogelijkheden en risico's bij het aangaan van een outsourcing traject bij een software project in de onderhoudsfase, en alle verbeteringen aan het huidige ontwikkelproces die nodig zijn om het project outsourcebaar te maken.

To increase knowledge on haem biosynthesis in filamentous fungi like Aspergillus niger, pathway-specific gene expression in response to haem and haem intermediates was analysed. This analysis showed that iron, 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) and possibly haem control haem biosynthesis mostly via modulating …

Het aantal digitale documenten in bedrijfsomgevingen neemt dermate toe dat men het beoordelen ervan niet kan overlaten aan experts. Met behulp van slimme software kan men de relevantie van elektronische documenten voorspellen. Een van de nieuwste technieken is predictive coding die de voorspelling doet …

Het oor is opgebouwd uit het buitenoor, het middenoor en het binnenoor. Het buitenoor wordt onderverdeeld in de oorschelp en de uitwendige (externe) gehoorgang. Wanneer de bescherming van het cerumen en de bescherming van de intacte huid wegvallen in de externe gehoorgang, door bijvoorbeeld een beschadiging …