The international Wadden Sea is an estuarine tidal area along the North Sea coasts of The Netherlands, Germany and Denmark. It is characteristic for regions with sandy coasts and a medium tidal range. Fifty barrier islands separate the Wadden Sea from the North Sea, and an offshore transition zone to …

Within the Philippines Forest Conversion (Kaingin) and charcoal production are still two majors problems which threaten the last remaining patches of rainforest that have survived the destructive patterns of the last 50 years of intensive large-scale forestry management. In particular the island of Palawan …

Inleiding: Bij 80% van alle schouderklachten wordt het subacromiale impingement syndroom (SAIS) gediagnosticeerd. Een van de oorzaken van het onstaan van SAIS is een scapulaire dyskinesie. Tape wordt veelal toegepast in de eerstelijns fysiotherapie. Kijkend naar de effecten die tape beoogd en lijkt te …

De PNF stretchtechnieken worden in veel verschillende settingen toegepast en er is de laatste tijd veel geschreven over het effect die deze technieken hebben. Het is alleen nog niet duidelijk welk achterliggend mechanisme verantwoordelijk is voor deze effecten. Dit is belangrijk om te weten, omdat dit …

Synthetic fibers, mainly polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyamide (PA), polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and polypropylene (PP), are the most widely used polymers in the textile industry. These fibers surpass the production of natural fibers with a market share of 54.4%. The advantages of these fibers are …

BACKGROUND: Burn survivors are frequently faced with disfiguring scars. Various techniques exist to improve scar appearance, such as laser treatment and dermabrasion. Next to that, surgical reconstruction, such as scar excision is an option. This randomized controlled trial investigates whether a larger …

The human memory has an associative nature. Association and mental visualization combine skills and structures of the left and right brain halves. It is easier to remember pictures, photographs or drawings than words or sentences. In fact, it usually takes a lot of effort to remember words and sentences …

The authors take a legal perspective at the 2006 Hezbollah-Israeli conflict, but also illustrate the difficulty states armed forces have when facing non-state adversaries. International law (ius ad bellum) and the laws of war (ius in bello) both seem to originate most of all from the history of western, …

Summary Introduction The introduction is intended to explain the subject of the project and give some insight into the reason for choosing this subject. This is also where the main question will be presented. Theoretical Framework The theoretical framework provides the knowledge base from …