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    Ongelijk maar fair

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    Piketty heeft het mis: waarom ongelijkheid goed is Ongelijkheid in de 21ste eeuw: de bepalende kwestie van onze tijd anders bekeken. - Worden de rijken steeds rijker en de armen steeds armer?- Zullen onze kinderen het wel beter hebben dan wijzelf?- Waarom scheppen topmanagers en topsporters zoveel poen?- Wat maakt superondernemers zo super?- Is de middenklasse verleden tijd?- Zal het internet onze jobs afpakken?- Bepalen gezinnen en genen de ongelijkheid vanaf de eerste seconde van een mensenleven? In Ongelijk maar fair geeft Marc De Vos een origineel antwoord op de grote vraag van onze tijd: is ongelijkheid goed of slecht? Dit boek roeit tegen de stroom in en biedt een positief wereldbeeld van kansen, mensen, diversiteit en merite. Het kijkt voorbij de cijfers en legt het echte hart van de ongelijkheid bloot. Ongelijkheid op basis van verdienste en succes kan iedereen in de samenleving ten goede komen. Ongelijk maar fair is helder en toegankelijk geschreven, en zit boordevol vernieuwende inzichten en sterke statements. Je kijk op ongelijkheid zal nooit meer dezelfde zijn

    Development of a dispenser printer to realise electroluminescent lamps on fabrics

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    Dispenser printed electroluminescent (EL) lamps on fabric have been investigated and a functional dispenser printed prototype that outperforms the commercial equivalent is presented. The state of the art in dispenser printing and screen-printing is considered and existing patents and prototype devices reviewed. No examples of printed electroluminescent lamps on fabric were found therefore providing an opportunity for novel work to be produced.A simulation model of the dispenser printer was developed, allowing the best performing dispense pressure for a defined ink to be found. An experimental method for identifying a suitable dispense pressure was also compared to the simulation. The results showed that the experimental method offered the same results more quickly, so an experimental approach was selected.The ability to print complex shapes was developed, enhancing the usefulness of the technology for a commercial application. A requirement for maintaining a constant separation between the substrate and the dispenser nozzle was discovered and this capability was integrated to allow the printing of complex shapes in a continuous print mode. Many displacement sensors were reviewed and a selection were tested before the Keyence LK-G10 was selected. The results from the Keyence profiles were validated against a commercial profilometer and the University of Southampton systen was found to fail to measure the transparent conducting layer although it could measure the transparent interface which the other displacement sensors could not.Phosphor and transparent conducting layers were investigated and optimised solutions for different use scenarios such as different lamp colours are identified. The route the dispenser nozzle takes to fill a defined area with ink was investigated. The results recommended the rectilinear pattern at 70% density as the best performer out of five infill patterns tested.Novel dispenser printed EL lamps on fabric were demonstrated. The dispenser printed EL lamps were compared to University of Southampton screen-printed and commercial screen-printed EL lamps. The results showed the dispenser printed EL lamps outperformed the commercial lamps and had comparable performance to the University of Southampton screen-printed EL lamps

    Technology and law for the future of work we want

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    The nature of work, the substance of jobs, the types of party involved, their legal and operational relationships, the formation of those working relationships: there is very little in the world of work that is not subject to some form of technology-driven transformation. This, perhaps, is nothing new. After all, modern labour and employment law emerged as a response to a technologically induced industrial revolution that triggered wholesale societal transformation. As some observers predict the most radical change in the labour market since the first industrial revolution, this begs the question: if the future of work is set to change, what will the future of labour law be? If technology is disrupting employment, how is it causing a disruption in labour and employment law

    Gender quotas for company boards

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    This book analyses the EU proposal on gender quotas for company boards and brings together the experiences of countries that have, to various degrees, taken the road towards formalising gender balance in the board room. It offers a critical context to these evolutions by testing the presumptions of the quotas drive on two key fronts: their relation to corporate governance and their compatibility with non-discrimination law
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