The use of sanctions is often associated with coercion and deterrence. The former implies that sanctions contribute to changing the behaviour of targets, while the latter suggests that the damage threatened by sanctions should discourage actors from embarking on certain policies. However, sanctions have …

Urban green and shading are adaptation measures that reduce urban heat. This is evident from meteorological measurements and investigations with surveys and has been described in many papers (e.g. Klemm et al., 2015). The cooling effect of these adaptation measures is reflected by lower air temperatures …

Author supplied: Based on the Enterprise Architecture Value Framework (EAVF) - a generic framework to classify benefits of Enterprise Architecture (EA) - a measurement instrument for EA benefits has been developed and tested in a survey with 287 respondents. In this paper we present the results of this …

Full text via link Het werk binnen een gesloten instelling blijkt een ingewikkelde dynamiek te kennen die niet alleen van vandaag of gisteren is, maar de afgelopen honderd jaar telkens weer de kop opsteekt. Joep Hanrath gaat in zijn artikel nader in op deze dynamiek en geeft de, aan het werk inherente, …

The production of biogas through anaerobic digestion is one of the technological solutions to convert biomass into a readily usable fuel. Biogas can replace natural gas, if the biogas is upgraded to green gas. To contribute to the EU-target to reduce Green House Gases emissions, the installed biogas …

Although critical differences exist between large companies and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), limited empirical research has been done on human resource (HR)-related corporate social responsibility (CSR). In this paper we study aging workforce management (AWM) as a component of CSR. Our …

De toetsen en zeker het centraal schriftelijk examen zullen invloed hebben op de naruk die docenten leggen op de vakinhoud van de modules van Nieuwe Scheikunde. De beoordeling stuurt de dagelijkse onderwijsactiviteiten. Welke rol vervult de contxt bij het toetsen?

Elevated plantar foot pressures during gait in diabetic patients with neuropathy have been suggested to result, among other factors, from the distal displacement of sub-metatarsal head (MTH) fat-pad cushions caused by to claw/hammer toe deformity. The purpose of this study was to quantitatively assess …