We werken in rijen en kolommen. De rijen zijn genummerd en geven zaken aan. De kolommen zijn geletterd en geven hoofdzakelijk bedragen aan. Inkomsten, uitgaven, tarieven, uren, begroot, reëel, et cetera. Maar dat is niet zo interessant. De spreadsheet vertelt een epos, een bureaucratisch epos. We kunnen …

Purpose. So-called spontaneous remissions in cancer often seem to occur after febrile events. Mistletoe preparations (MPs) are used off-label intravenously to induce fever within concepts of integrative oncology. We wanted to investigate the frequency of febrile reactions and safety related to intravenously …

Ook gewóón proza heeft stijl. Dat is de argumentatieve stelling die in de titel van dit proefschrift verborgen zit. Vaak wordt stijl gelijkgesteld met het gebruik van stijlfiguren en wordt daarnaast aangenomen dat er dus ook zoiets bestaat als proza zonder stijl. Dat ook ‘gewoon’ proza stijl heeft , …

With the EU struggling to maintain itself, it is highly relevant to look into the drive for and original vision on European unification of its principal architect, Robert Schuman, then French Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Schuman Declaration (1950) gave birth to the EU and procured the longest period …

The use of growth monitoring and promotion (GMP) has become widespread. It is a potential contributor towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals of halving hunger and reducing child mortality by two-thirds within 2015. Yet, GMP appears to be a prerequisite for good child health but several studies …

The goal of this research was to investigate to what extent Christian thinking influenced the European integration after the Second World War. Christian thinking refers to values embedded within the Christian mindset. The reason for this research was the Nobel Peace Prize received by the European Union …

Simulation transparency is becoming more crucial in the decision making process when quantitative computer tools are used to justify some strategies.

Within the Netherlands gay emancipation is almost fully legalised. In April 2001, Article 1:30 of the Dutch Civil Code regarding the legalisation of same-sex marriages entered into force. Moreover, according to Article 1:227 of the Dutch Civil Code gay couples have the right to adopt children. In theory …

Het eindwerkstuk van mijn bachelor HBO theologie staat in het teken van deze zoektocht naar de mystieke dimensie van het bestaan. Door mijn leerkracht filosofie kwam ik in aanraking met het werk van de Nederlandse dichter en schrijver Willem Jan Otten. Hoe geeft een moderne schrijver, die ook nog eens …

This report was written in order to find out if the current and previous implemented smoking bans have had effect on the smoking behaviour of Dutch citizens and the citizens of the state of California and to see to what extent they had effect. In order to find out what the effects were of the smoking …