It is historically a fact that Turkey experiences frequent earthquakes, on the order of one damaging earthquake of magnitude 6–7 approximately every 2 years, causing extensive losses to economy, life and limb. Every strong earthquake leaves behind poverty and tens of thousands of homeless people. In …

Waterschappen hebben slechte ervaringen met dijkbegrazing. Dijken werden in het verleden veelal door jongvee en melkvee begraasd met hoge begrazingsdruk, waardoor de vegetatiemat erg beschadigd werd. Over de effecten van integrale ‘natuurlijke’ dijkbegrazing, in lage dichtheden, zijn echter geen resultaten …

Exposure data available to developers of earthquake loss models are often very crudely aggregated spatially, and in such cases very considerable effort can be required to refine the geographical resolution of the building stock inventory. The influence of the geographical resolution of the exposure data …

The studies reported on in this thesis addressed the development of sucking patterns in preterm newborns. Preterm infants often have problems learning to suckle at the breast or to drink from a bottle. It is unclear whether this is due to their preterm birth or whether it is the consequence of neurological …

One of the key elements of the vision of The Hague University is its international character; the students should feel themselves as global citizens. European Studies (ES) is one of the most important international-orientated study programmes within The Hague University which educates students to become …

This report explores the yachting sector of SXM, which to this day does not receive enough government attention and is not given the recognition that it deserves as a lucrative sector of the economy (Johnson, 2010). Therefore, the decision to research this topic came as a result of the Tourism Bureau's …

Van Lanschot Nannenga Naus Rentmeesters B.V. (hierna: VLNN) is een rentmeesterkantoor dat tijdens hun werkzaamheden regelmatig in contact komt met fruitteeltbedrijven. Voor de uitvoering van de taxatiewerkzaamheden heeft VLNN de wens om haar expertise te vergroten. Daarom heeft VLNN mij gevraagd om onderzoek …

In the present paper a damage model for single crystal Ni-base superalloys is proposed that integrates time-dependent and cyclic damage into a generally applicable time-incremental damage rule. A criterion based on the Orowan stress is introduced to detect slip reversal on the microscopic level and the cyclic …

The author, writing directly from his personal experiences, describes the difficulty of leading air force activities in a complex operation like in Afghanistan. Not only gaining and maintaining air superiority, and providing air support and transport, was on the agenda of ISAFs air force headquarters …