This thesis focuses on the effect economic sanctions have on the population of Iran. It will be measured by the rate of GDP, inflation, unemployment and child mortality. For the past few years, it seems economic sanctions have been affecting the Iranians in a negative way. The research will provide an …

Human and plant relationships are described within the rich tradition of multispecies ethnography, ethnobotany, and political ecology. In theorizing this relationship, the issues of functionalism, and interconnectivity are raised. This article aims to re-examine the position of plants in the context …

IT architects in practice have a difficult task in extending and adapting enterprise information systems. Mastering complexity is a priority. This is still more art than craftsmanship in spite of many years of academic research in IT architecture. We will explore by a series of case studies how to support …

This study explores how non-executive directors are challenged by management while they seek to improve the effectiveness of supervisory boards in the Netherlands. A combination of semi-structured interviews and a questionnaire among non-executive directors indicates that supervisory board members mainly …

SMEs within the rural Dutch municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug (UHG) are becoming increasingly aware of the need for sustainable ‘green’ business. Their sense of sustainability is strongly defined by the ‘green’ environment in which they live and work. They were seeking an entrepreneurial approach to …

Like the professionals, design students tend to avoid the complexity of the user context, and moral issues are largely overlooked. This inspired us to explore whether we could engage design students in thinking about moral issues by exploring different ethical frameworks in their designing. As a case …

Blackness was and is en vogue[2] in the beginning of the 21st century, not only in popular culture[3] but also in the arts. This article aims to explore the difficulties and intricacies of the idea of post-black[4] art and its curatorial legacy, which was introduced as a curatorial concept in 2001. Additionally, …

The log data generated by a motion control system contains valuable information about the system's behavior. When a problem or error arises while the system is running, the log data can be a good source of information to pinpoint and, eventually, resolve the problem in the motion control system. However, …

Software based systems are getting more important. Complexity is growing and complete testing is impossible. Philips Research wants to have a test environment that can do testing in a fully automated way using a test strategy to find important problems as soon as possible and as many of these problems …

The development of an integrated ethical or normative model to design housing for persons with impairments and diseases, focusing on older persons with dementia.