Concepts to protect wood from factors like ultraviolet (UV) radiation, water and wood-decaying fungi with the help of fungi exist in different variants. The idea to treat wood with the help of linseed oil and the living fungus Aureobasidium pullulans originated in 1996 during an European project assessing …

De Algemene verordening gegevensbescherming (hierna te noemen: ‘Avg’) treed op 25 mei 2018 inwerking. De gemeente Oosterhout zal vanaf dat moment alle persoonsgegevens moeten verwerken volgens de Avg. De Avg zorgt middels tien speerpunten voor een groot aantal waarborgen van de persoonsgegevens. De speerpunten …

Abstract—A survey was conducted among 20 Dutch hospitals about radiation protection for interventional fluoroscopy. This was a follow-up of a previous study in 2007 that led to several recommendations for radiation protection for interventional fluoroscopy. The results indicate that most recommendations …

In this chapter, we study the inter-organizational response to the European migration crisis by using a collective sensemaking perspective. Collective sensemaking refers to the process by which organizations construct a shared understanding of an ambiguous and confusing situation, which subsequently …

The Central Mediterranean route is currently the main one for migrants crossing the European Unions (EU) external borders. Boat migration and border security will be approached here within two main frameworks for analysis: a securitisation frame and a law enforcement frame. First, the pathways of securitisation …

This research examined the role of the European Union in lowering medicine prices of cancer treatment. For this, the following research question was used: How can the European Union contribute to the reduction of medicine prices of cancer treatment? This question was answered by means of seven sub-questions, …

Dit document omschrijft stapsgewijs hoe een implementatieproces binnen een jeugdzorgorganisatie succesvol kan worden doorlopen. De basis van dit document vormt een onderzoek van het Lectoraat Kwaliteit en Effectiviteit in de zorg voor jeugd (HvA) en het Athena Instituut VU) waarbij een intensief implementatieproces …

Abstract Summary: Program fidelity instruments are a key ingredient for clinical supervision and implementation as well as effectiveness studies. This study examines the factor structure of the Functional Family Parole services Global Rating Measure (FFP-GRM); the program fidelity instrument of Functional …

Social scientists of conservation typically address sources of legitimacy of conservation policies in relation to local communities’ or indigenous land rights, highlighting social inequality and environmental injustice. This chapter reflects on the underlying ethics of environmental justice in order …