The Dominican Republic (DR) is home to a wide variety of ecosystems and environmental assets, from flourishing tropical rainforests to arid deserts, and from the highest mountain in the Caribbean to a lake that lies 42 meters below sea level. This has caused tourism development to be of national interest. …

In het noorden van de provincie Noord-Holland, aan de voet van de Afsluitdijk, ligt het vissersdorp Den Oever. Dit dorp en de omringde 22.500 hectare worden beschermd door dijkring 12. Deze dijkring grenst deels aan het IJsselmeer en de Waddenzee. Uit de laatste veiligheidskeuring in 2006 is gebleken …

Dit onderzoek is uitgevoerd met als doel het in kaart brengen in hoeverre de videofeedback methode kan bijdragen aan de zwemprestaties. Basis voor dit onderzoek zijn de theorie van de sociale leertheorie van Bandura en het motorisch leren model van de onderzoekers Fitts en Poster (1967). De onderzoeker …

This strategic marketing report is written for the 20Duurzaam20 foundation and bouAd Adviesgroep. The 20Duurzaam20 foundation is an initiative founded by entrepreneurs situated in the community of Katwijk. The foundation strives to accomplish the reduction of energy use by twenty percent or to replace …

The number of local energy initiatives in the Netherlands is rising. The so called ‘Buurkrachtbuurten’ are contributing to this growth. ‘Buurkracht’ is a non-profit organisation aiming to support neighbourhoods in their attempts to reduce energy consumption. Their goal is save as much energy as possible …

Characteristics of Next-generation E-commerce Urban WarehousesThe aim of this study is to identify the characteristics of next-generation urban warehousesrelated to the e-commerce supply chain. Logistic activities related to the delivery of onlineorders increasingly affect viability in urban environments …

What is the most preferred solution for deepening the construction depth of an existing combi wall structure, with at least 2 meters, without compromising reliability

Introduction: Visually impaired people experience trouble with navigation and orientation due to their weakened ability to rely on eyesight to monitor the environment [1][2]. Smartphones such as the iPhone are already popular devices among the visually impaired for navigating [3]. We explored if an iPhone …

When the daily routine of a cow is disturbed, it may have a detrimental effect on the performance of activity meters to detect estrus. It is possible that during the pasture period, the daily routine of cows is disturbed, adversely affecting the performance of activity meters to detect estrus which does …

This strategic sales report is realized by Thomas Vos, a student at the University of Applied Sciences in Leiden. On behalf of Metsens, a strategic sales report has been written in order to gain growth. Metsens’ target is to achieve a growth of 125% by conducting research aimed at the Metsens’ strategic …