Our valuable memories (photos, videos) and papers have been transferred from our private property to "the cloud". However, there are several major objections to decentralized (in the cloud) data storage: 1. Decreasing (human) diversity and 2. Promoting anti-sustainable boundlessness. It is argued that …

Inleiding Een plantaardig en volwaardig voedingspatroon kan een gunstige aanvulling zijn op de huidige medische behandeling van reumatoïde artritis en artrose wegens o.a. pijnreductie en het anti-inflammatoire effect. De RCT-studie Plants for Joints bestaat uit een leefstijlprogramma waarin het effect …

This volume brings together articles from different parts of the globe that describe, question, test and criticize innovations and recent developments in online dating. Using quantitative as well as qualitative techniques the studies included in the book examine the impact of gender, personality traits, …

Poaching for ivory has led to massive population declines of African savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana). To prioritize anti-poaching efforts, elephant poaching hotspot maps were created. However, these might be biased because they are not corrected for the detection probability of elephant carcasses. …

There is increasing evidence that humans are not living sustainably. There are three major drivers of the unsustainable approach: population, consumption and the growth economy. There is widespread denial about these issues, but they clearly need to be addressed if we are to achieve any of the possible …

Column over waarom populisten zoals Donald Trump populair en anti-elitair zijn en wij leugens accepteren.

Effects of the Prima anti-bullying program on victimization, classroom peer context and defending behavior Marloes van Verseveld, Minne Fekkes, Ruben Fukkink & Ron Oostdam Background and aims Victimization among children is associated with adverse effects on their physical and psychological health and …

In this paper, we consider the optimal deployment of multiple assets in anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations with time-dependent strategies. We model this as a zero-sum game that takes place over a finite time horizon. An agent, representing multiple assets, in an ASW operation, decides on the allocation …

Doelstelling: Prematuren retinopathie (ROP) is wereldwijd een grote oorzaak voor blindheid bij kinderen. Er zijn verschillende behandelmogelijkheden, waaronder de laser en anti-vasculaire endotheliale groeifactoren (VEGF). Lasercoagulatie kan hoge myopie tot gevolg hebben, maar prematuren hebben op zichzelf …

In this article three different responses are taken as the starting point how different types of disruption could be dealt with. These responses—repair, bounce back and grow stronger—are combined with three disruptions (sea level rise, storm surge and heavy rainfall), and then tested in three case studies. …