This study investigates the relationship between the Stoke Impact Scale (SIS) and the Motricity Index (MI) in relation to strength. The goal is to identify what information the SIS can give; it is hypothesized that some patients have a wrong perception of their function. Therefore, the correlation between …

In recent years, the recognition of the importance of ecosystem services provided by peatlands has become increasingly topical (Clarke, 2006). It is now known that peatland degradation and loss of habitat has large negative impacts, particularly with regards the loss of the habitats natural carbon sink …

Organizational change intends to be a mean towards improvement, hence it is a learning process for everyone concerned with it. When a change is being introduced in a complex organization, it affects a significant amount of people. Therefore, it is natural to expect various reactions, depending on the …

This dissertation explores whether the German news media framework that is constructed around the issue of trafficking in human beings (THB) is biased or framed in terms of gender. The past decade has seen major developments in efforts towards the eradication of THB on an international and national …

The dissertation at hand intents to analyze how public diplomacy can be used by Romania to improve the image of the European Union in the Republic of Moldova. Romania represents the biggest ally of the Republic of Moldova due to the historical, cultural and linguistic bonds between them. The disappointment …

In recent years there has been a trend in the sales of supermarket products. The consumer buys an increasing proportion of products which are in promotion. This has increased the promotion pressure in supermarkets to an average of 20 percent (IRi, 2016). In the category cheese the promotion pressure …

According to several authors, such as Bunner-Sperdin and Peters (2009), Ogorman (2010) and Hokkeling and Mar (2012), hospitality can be defined as an interpersonal exchange, in which the host wants to give the best experience, whereby the physical, spiritual, emotional and social well-being of the patient …

OBJECTIVES: To review recent literature on student nurses' perceptions of different areas of nursing practice, in particular community care. Healthcare is changing from care delivery in institutional settings to care to patients in their own homes. Problematic is that nursing students do not see community …

This research was commissioned by HA! Marketing, an independent internet marketing agency based in Rotterdam. HA! Marketing supports small retail businesses. They implement both executive and advisory work relating to internet marketing for these companies. HA! Marketing discovered that for their target …

It is discussed that the cultural sector provides opportunities to develop key competencies, also referred as generic competencies. Competencies are described as skills, knowledge and attitudes that profession practisers needs to apply in a professional practise, besides job-specific competencies. A …