Abstract In a quadriceps tendon rupture (QTR) the active knee extension gets lost. As result, there are no possibilities in the area of activities and participation. In matter to solve this, a re-insertion operation often takes place. There is no guideline for intervention after a QTR. e-health intervention …

The demand for a more transparent way of producing food is a global trend. Consumers are concerned about the way their food is produced. The food scandals of the last decades were not helpful in creating a transparent way of producing food and trustability towards the food sector was compromised. Many …

Questions of ethics lie at the heart of government responses to Covid-19, professional reactions and citizens’ behaviour. Such questions include: Do we value health or the economy? Who gets the protective equipment, ventilators or food vouchers? Is combatting loneliness worth the risk of spreading …

Afghanistan with a favourable climate conditions for the olive production grows commercial olives in Nangarhar Valley Agricultural Corporation (NVAC) in around 1,800 hectares. The produced fruits in NVAC farms has been processed to obtain oil and pickle in the NVAC olive processing factory which was …

Studies into affective publics often involve textual communication. However, emotive communication is increasingly visual. This study zooms in on the representation of the suffering other in seven re-workings of the Alan Kurdi photographs that resonated significantly on Instagram. Chouliaraki’s concept …

When firefighting, the combination of exposition to high temperatures, high physical demands and wearing (heavy and insulated) personal protective equipment lead to increased risk of heat stress and exhaustion in firefighters. Heat stress can easily evolve into a life-threatening heat stroke. Once heat …

To profile a better physiognomy of contemporary technocratic logics of planning, this chapter explores the reform of the working processes and organisational structures of the public management bureaucracties in the Amsterdam municipality. It does so in order to reflect on the mechanisms through which …

How to keep an innovational and creative approach in corporate low-end ‘lite’ productions? This research has aimed to take a closer look at more creative means of expression within the constrictions of the limited low-end model. Determining a visual style and planning a well-structured story are two …

Thermal comfort in operating theatres is a less addressed research component of the in-door environment in operating theatres. The air quality naturally gets most attention when considering the risk of surgical site infections. However, the importance of thermal comfort must not be underestimated. In …

What about people, hardware (biology) and software (culture)? Our construction starts with an egg cell and a sperm cell that is 83,000 times smaller (in this phase the female is certainly cooperative). The 2 cells double, and double, 47 times (247) resulting in the 140.737 billion (1.4 * 1014) complex …