This research explores two processes: globalisation and regionalisation. They will be analysed by means of what the author calls the 'conceptual triangle': the mutual interdependence of politics, economy and society. This analysis will be undertaken from a cultural sociological perspective. This means, …

Our IPD-projects have changed: more international partners became involved and simultaneously we started to carry out real projects for real companies. This caused a number of problems. In order to be able to give full support to the projects and conclude them with a nice, formal symposium we need financial …

What options are open for people—citizens, politicians, and other nonscientists—to become actively involved in and anticipate new directions in the life sciences? In addressing this question, this article focuses on the start of the Human Genome Project (1985-1990). By contrasting various models of democracy …

Within a short space of time, the Internet has had an enormous influence on our society and it has only taken e-mail five years to become an intensively used communications medium. The general trend for information and communications technology is that it is becoming smaller, faster, smarter, more accepted, …

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STUDY DESIGN: A systematic review BACKGROUND: The Norwegian Sling Exercise Therapy (S-E-T) concept, is a treatment system that was developed in 1999. Being such a new concept, there is yet scarce evidence based research existing on the treatment effect. The S-E-T concept consists of different treatment …

Companies today are in the continuous improvement game continuously anticipating customer needs at the same time as reducing transaction costs. It’s a tough game, in which techniques evolve so fast that an organisation with rigid management cannot hope to keep up. Indeed, requirements for management …

In Multiple Choice tests several alternative answers are given for each question. The candidate must pick one of these alternatives as the correct answer. This type of test can be scored rapidly and objectively. However, a major disadvantage is that there is no way of telling what grounds the candidate …

Er is onderzoek gedaan naar de verschillende fysiotherapeutische behandelingen en werkwijzen voor kinderen met een centraal neurologische aandoening, die een Botox-injectie hebben ondergaan in de onderste extremiteit. Er is een enquête verstuurd naar revalidatiecentra en mytylscholen in Nederland. De …

Description of a new hand/palm-held computerized 3D force measuring system. The system is built for interface (direct) measurement of 3D manual contact force with real-time data presentation. Static calibration was performed of the 3D force sensor with variable preloads to study their effect as well …