The number of primary rainforests in South-East Asia is in rapid decline since many formerly continuous forests become splintered as a result of human activities like mining, agriculture and silviculture. This study examined the effects of forest fragment size and logging on the tree carbon stocks and …

Despite the current recession, Brazilian outbound travel continues strong. Long-haul travel beyond South America tripled between 2002 and 2012. When travels to Africa are taken into consideration, the preferred destination is South Africa. Between 2003 and 2008, 150,188 Brazilians travelled to South …

The shallow subsurface in historic cities often contains extensive archaeological remains, also known as cultural deposits. Preservation conditions for naturally degradable archaeological remains are strongly dependent on the presence or absence of groundwater. One of the main goals at such heritage …

Je veilig en geborgen voelen zijn twee belangrijke waarden, maar wat als deze veiligheid en geborgenheid, op school niet meer gewaarborgd wordt, omdat je slachtoffer bent van pesten? De laatste jaren heeft pesten een digitale vorm gekregen. Via social media, via sites en via de smartphones met hun uitgebreide …

Precast concrete structures are preferred for facilities with large open areas due to easiness in construction. Such structures are typically composed of individual columns and long-span beams, and are quite flexible and of limited redundancy. In this paper, nonlinear dynamic analyses of a typical such …

Innovation is not what it was in the 20th century; the classic century of R & D based innovation. The nature of innovation is changing, only in part because different technologies dominate innovation. This paper identifies three main societal trends that are of major importance for strategic management …

‘The clients you arrange affiliate campaigns for are the biggest telecom providers in the Netherlands. The campaigns are doing great, which results in steady sales. But it is not enough. What is the fun of working for clients whom already have a steady market, and whom are represented at every possible …

The volume of biogas produced in agricultural areas is expected to increase in coming years. An increasing number of local and regional initiatives show a growing interest in decentralized energy production, wherein biogas can play a role. Biogas transport from production sites to user, i.e. a CHP, boiler …

De grootste missie van Defensie in het buitenland is de huidige Nederlandse bijdrage aan de VN-missie MINUSMA (‘Mission Multidimensionnelle Intégrée des Nations Unies pour la Stabilisation au Mali’).1 Als gevolg van de artikel-100 brief2 levert Nederland in de eerste plaats hoogwaardige inlichtingen …

De ‘Task Force Uruzgan’ (TFU) werd in 2006 uitgezonden uit politieke overwegingen, zonder dat daaraan een militaire strategie of een operatieplan ten grondslag lag. Daarom voorzag de TFU daar zelf in. Dat verlies aan vermogen tot strategievorming is historisch verklaarbaar en is een internationaal verschijnsel. …