The research examines junk news, followers of problematic sources as well as artificial amplification on Instagram during the 2019 Dutch provincial and European parliamentary elections. First, this study looks at the circulation of junk content in high-engagement political spaces on Instagram. Second, …

People in western countries spend approximately 90% of their time indoors. This severely affects their health (WHO 2013; Klepeis et al. 2001). The health risks are exacerbated if people travel between indoor spaces by car or public transport. Buildings on streets specifically designed to create a human …

Brand Positioning is an English translation of an exceptionally well-renowned Dutch textbook, which provides a practical approach to analysing, defining and developing a brand’s positioning and strategy. Divided into three key parts, the book works step-by-step through the creation of an effective marketing …

De studie ‘Zin in elke dag’ beschrijft de aard en het karakter van het leven en samenleven van adolescenten die wonen in de vrijwillige residentiële jeugdhulp. Als onderzoeksmethode is gebruik gemaakt van participerende observatie. Het perspectief van waaruit het onderzoek plaatsvond is dat van de ritual …

For interspecies justice, animal welfare, and animal rights, the planet needs to be divided on the basis of species' natural resource requirements. The Half-Earth View is that to maintain viable populations of the Earth's remaining species, half of landscapes and seascapes need protection from intensive …

Fruit en landschap, dan denk je misschien aan de Betuwe, waar fruitteeltbedrijven zich aaneenrijgen. Van oudsher was het rivierenlandschap rijk aan fruit en noten, en dan vooral op de hogere gronden, dichtbij de dijk, zodat menig boerderij en dijkhuis weelderig door fruit- en notenbomen omringd was. …

Sarcopenie gaat gepaard met een verhoogd risico op vallen en fracturen, kwetsbaarheid, functionele beperkingen, verlies van zelfstandigheid, langdurige opname in een zorginstelling en vroegtijdig sterfte. Het leidt daardoor tot hogere zorgkosten. Sarcopenie – afkomstig van de Griekse woorden sarx (‘vlees’) …

On April 30, 2019, the European Directive (2019/633) on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain entered into force. The directive was the result of debates on a fairer supply chain that could be traced back for at least a decade. The main …

This article presents and discusses student assignments reflecting on the documentary film If a Tree Falls, written as part of the Business Ethics and Sustainability course at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. This article follows two lines of inquiry. First, it challenges mainstream environmental …

Occupational stress can cause health problems, productivity loss or absenteeism. Resilience interventions that help employees positively adapt to adversity can help prevent the negative consequences of occupational stress. Due to advances in sensor technology and smartphone applications, relatively unobtrusive …