Using either freshly pulped or preserved seaweed biomass for the extraction of protein can have a great effect on the amount of protein that can be extracted. In this study, the effect of four preservation techniques (frozen, freeze-dried, and air-dried at 40 and 70 °C) on the protein extractability, …

One in three university students experiences mental health problems during their study. A similar percentage leaves higher education without obtaining the degree for which they enrolled. Research suggests that both mental health problems and academic underperformance could be caused by students lacking …

Stichting SPOTS is a non-profit organization based in the Netherlands with a mission to save the wild felines (big cats) in Africa, especially the leopard, lion, and cheetah. The wild felines are threatened with extinction due to human reasons such as trophy hunting. The numbers of these animals have …

Appnormal is a mobile application development company that had the wish to create anonline multiplayer quiz game. This quiz game should have the right features to be interestingand appealing to the user.The purpose of this research is to find out what certain features and design choices areneeded to …

The aspirational luxury industry is moving beyond its current capacities. Research has indicated that the average age of the luxury consumer has gone down from 48 to 34 (Popomaronis, 2017). With an average of four devices each, the Generation Y and Z consumer want to be engaged in a seamless shopping …

From the early 2000s onward the Netherlands has witnessed unexpected and unprecedented polarization. Right-wing populist activism challenged the right of newcomers to belong in Dutch society. Coinciding with this populist swing, participatory media (web communities such as Marokko.nl, blog sites such …

Antonius Zorggroep in Sneek is in 2019 gestart met een sociale service innovatie, Koers 2022, met als missie de juiste zorg op de juiste plek (JZOJP) te leveren. Deze innovatie draagt bij aan de transitie naar Healthy Ageing, waarin het versterken van gezondheid van het individu centraal staat. Idealiter …

Consociationalism is a power-sharing arrangement often recommended to divided societies to avert inter-group conflict and induce stability. The consociational theory has been described by Arend Lijphart following the observation of the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Switzerland. Based on the example …

The culture of fear seems to be increasingly embedded in today’s society, especially on highly social unequal countries, such as Brazil. The rise of the “condomínios fechados” (gated communities) on recent years expose how this fear shapes our cities. People are sold by the idea of isolating themselves …

A loss of physical functioning (i.e., a low physical capacity and/or a low physical activity) is a common feature in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). To date, the primary care physiotherapy and specialized pulmonary rehabilitation are clearly underused, and limited to patients …