Lily Sprangers is manager van het Leiden Asia Centre. Tijdens dit gesprek met Mendeltje van Keulen en Ruud Schapenk op de Haagse Hogeschool vertelt zij over de Chinese strategie om invloed te krijgen in de wereld. Hoe moeten we ons als Europa positioneren om relevant te blijven in de Aziatische eeuw? …

Willem Post is senior fellow bij instituut Clingendael, gespecialiseerd in Amerikaanse politiek en geschiedenis, met een focus op het presidentschap. Hij heeft meerdere boeken over de Verenigde Staten geschreven en is commentator voor Nederlandse en buitenlandse media. In dit gesprek met Mendeltje van …

Stéphane Alonso is redacteur buitenlandse en Europese zaken op de Haagse redactie van NRC. Daarvoor was hij correspondent in Brussel en Warschau. In deze aflevering van Global Gossip praten Mendeltje van Keulen en Ruud Schapenk met hem over het Nederlandse EU-beleid, het beeld van Europa en Nederland …

Global climate change is resulting in a wide range of biotic responses, including changes in diel activity and seasonal phenology patterns, range shifts polewards in each hemisphere and/or to higher elevations, and altered intensity and frequency of interactions between species in ecosystems.Oak (Thaumetopoea …

Since 1990, natural hazards have led to over 1.6 million fatalities globally, and economic losses are estimated at an average of around USD 260–310 billion per year. The scientific and policy communities recognise the need to reduce these risks. As a result, the last decade has seen a rapid development …

Background: Malnutrition is an important risk factor for adverse postoperative outcomes such as infection and delayed wound healing, often resulting in longer hospital stay and higher readmission and mortality rates. The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between the risk for malnutrition …

BACKGROUND: We aimed to assess feasibility of self-completion of the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment Short Form (PG-SGA SF) by head and neck cancer patients, and to assess self-reported increased awareness regarding malnutrition risk after self-completion. METHODS: Participants were randomized …

The wine industry in the Czech Republic is a main economic sector, which is verified since the country entered the Europe in 2004. It has a strategic logistic position for exporting to Central and Eastern Europe and has the widest network of hypermarkets and supermarkets in Europe. On another hand, independent …