We are living in an era in which much is expected of the arts. But mostly not of the arts by themselves, but of the arts in conjunction with the outside world, be it other disciplines, or be it people who are not artists themselves. In the project The silence of the bees, we expect something form the …

• Our research suggest that anthocyanins are promising anti-bacterial agents • The antimicrobial effects are highly dependent on the source of the anthocyanin-extract • Rose-anthocyanins appear to posses the strongest anti-bacterial effects • Gram-positive strains appear to be more sensitive compared …

Ethics by Design concerns the methods, algorithms and tools needed to endow autonomous agents with the capability to reason about the ethical aspects of their decisions, and the methods, tools and formalisms to guarantee that an agent’s behavior remains within given moral bounds. In this context some …

In recent decades, technology has influenced various aspects of assessment in mathematics education: (1) supporting the assessment of higher-order thinking skills in mathematics, (2) representing authentic problems from the world around us to use and apply mathematical knowledge and skills, and (3) making …

From the article: "To extend the lifetime of products, an agent is connected to the product. This agent has several roles. It depends on the phase of the lifecycle what these roles will be. One of the roles in the usage or recycling phase is to negotiate for buying spare parts in case a part of the product …

In this chapter we consider a security game between an agent and an intruder to find optimal strategies for patrolling against illegal fishery. When patrolling large areas that consist of multiple cells, several aspects have to be taken into account. First, the current risk of the cells has to be considered …

This dissertation handles the discursive production of security. In particular, it looks at the securitisation of terrorism, placing terrorism as a topic in a space of extreme action. The treatment of terrorism by key members of the discursive process contributes to a gap between the objective reality …

Rice is the second most important cereal in Tanzania occupying 18% of cultivated land and is mostly used as a cash crop. This study conducted at Mahiga Irrigation scheme in Kwimba district aimed at identifying opportunities and strategies for improving access to markets by small holder rice farmers in …

Change agent capacity-building compendium.Due to increasing globalization, technological advances and sociological changes, the world is becoming more complex than ever. Complexity has gone from large systems, to organizational and individual levels. Today it concerns all aspects of society. The will …

Safety and Security (S&S) have the same goal, that is to maintain the integrity of human, infrastructure, hardware, software, capital and intangible assets of a system. However, literature and practice indicate that the relationship between S&S has not yet been clearly defined and their boundaries remain …