Peak oxygen uptake (V'O2peak) is recognised as the best expression of aerobic fitness. Therefore, it is essential that V'O2peak reference values are accurate for interpreting a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET). These values are country specific and influenced by underlying biological ageing processes. …

Companies use crowdsourcing to solve specific problems or to search for innovation. By using open innovation platforms, where community members propose ideas, companies can better serve customer needs. So far, it remains unclear which factors influence idea implementation in crowd sourcing context. With …

In dit onderzoek wordt onderzocht wat de mogelijkheden zijn voor de herinrichting van de Frederik Hendrikstraat te Lamswaarde en een rioolstelsel dat invulling geeft op een toekomstbestendige waterhuishouding in Lamswaarde. De bestaande inrichting van de weg levert een knelpunt op in verband met de …

BACKGROUND: Knowledge about the beneficial role of physical activity (PA) for health and school performance is growing. Studies investigating the link between PA and school absenteeism due to illness are lacking. Therefore, we investigated associations between habitual PA and school absenteeism due to …

The purpose of this paper is to study the relationship between changes in relative influence between marketing and R&D and new product performance (NPP). The aim is to theorize and test whether relative influence changes are beneficial for NPP. Design/methodology/approach An international survey was …

The movie industry, like any other cultural industry, is often viewed as highly ambiguous, risky and uncertain. As a part of serving customer’s new preferences and searching for novelty, movie producers sometimes choose to switch and explore a new genre. By examining the sample of 2084 movies (produced …

Numerous laboratory-based studies recorded eye movements in participants with varying expertise when watching video projections in the lab. Although research in the lab offers the advantage of internal validity, reliability and ethical considerations, ecological validity is often questionable. Therefore …

Increased military cooperation between member states of the European Union is a political given. The Netherlands and Germany form a spearhead in this process by integrating entire military units (i.e., brigades, battalions, companies) into higher-order units of the respective other nation (i.e., divisions, …

Deze afstudeerscriptie gaat in op de circumvallatielinie, een omsingelingslinie, die rondom de stad Groenlo lag. Deze linie (die door Staatsen onder leiding van Prins Frederik Hendrik in 1627 werd aangelegd) werd gebruikt om de stad af te sluiten van Spaanse troepen. Nadat Groenlo succesvol was veroverd …

Auteur Rutger Bregman probeert in zijn boekje samen met Jesse Frederik een discussie aan te zwengelen over de basis en uitgangspunten van een rechtvaardig beloningssysteem. Als historicus weet hij interessante lang vergeten gebeurtenissen weer tot leven te wekken.