134 research outputs found
Bouwstenen voor de FM-onderzoek-en actie agenda
No full textIn FMI 4 brachten Wim Pullen en Theo van der Voordt verslag uit van een rondetafelgesprek met de zes hoofdredacteuren van FM-vakbladen over de FMonderzoeksagenda voor de komende vijf jaar. Dit artikel beschrijft de resultaten van twee vervolgsessies met mensen uit de overheid en het bedrijfsleven. De gesprekken maakten deel uit van de voorbereiding voor de European Facility Management Conference in Amsterdam (op 16 en 17 juni).Real Estate Managemen
Small and medium agility dogs alter their kinematics when the distance between hurdles differs
No full textThere is currently a lack of research examining the health and welfare implications for competitive agility dogs. The aim of this study was to examine if jump kinematics and apparent joint angles in medium (351 mm - 430 mm to the withers) and small (< 350 mm to the withers) agility dogs altered when distances between consecutive upright hurdles differ. Dogs ran a course of nine hurdles; three set at 3.6 m apart; three at 4 m apart and three at 5 m apart. Both medium (P=0.044) and small (P=0.006) dogs landed closer to the hurdle when consecutive hurdles were set at 3.6 m apart, with small dogs jumping slower at this distance (P=0.006). Results indicate that jump kinematics, but not apparent joint angles, alter when the spacing between hurdles differs. These findings may have implications for the health and welfare of agility dogs and should be used to inform future changes to rules and regulations
Community Based Programs: An Alternative Approach For Treating/Preventing Childhood Obesity In Low-Income and Ethnically Diverse Families
No full textResearch Question: Will using local community-programs in place of the current standards of diet and exercise counseling be more effective in reducing overweight and obesity among children ages 3-7 in low-income and ethnically diverse families? Hypothesis- We believe community programs are a more viable resource for low-income families due to their convenience and propensity to provide programming structured to accommodate the social and cultural factors of citizens within their neighborhoods. We expect to realize significant differences favoring the community-based program group over control group for all indicated measures. There may be an association between low counseling rates of physicians and percentage of minority patients, particularly those whose first language is one other than English. We expect to realize this association through the design of our study. Finally, we expect to see improvements in the diet and exercise knowledge base in participating patientsMaster of Public Healt
Identifying as author: exploring the pedagogical basis for assisting diverse students to discover their identities through creatively defined literacy narratives
No full textThis thesis explores the current discourse surrounding the redefinition of concepts such as text and authorship in the field of composition studies. Drawing from scholarship on topics ranging from multi-modal composition to feminist historical-appropriation, the author builds a case for redefining these concepts to include a broader range of texts and author-voices from which instructors can draw for course readings. By focusing on the particular instance of selecting readings to teach a literacy narrative unit in a first year college composition course, the author shows how redefining and broadening concepts of text and authorship may allow for students to more easily identify with a literary heritage and identify themselves as authors whose literacy-related experiences have something significant to add to the academic conversation. The chapters present a review of literature, introduce methods and processes for teaching a literacy narrative unit in a freshman composition course, offer the reflections of the instructor on teaching the literacy narrative, and justify a process of selecting texts which aren\u27t necessarily identified as literacy narratives as models for student literacy narratives --Leaf iv
Age, office type, job satisfaction and performance
No full textAge is everything but a number, as it covers individual changes in physical, mental, social and societal aspects; factors that influence people’s perceptions and expectations in life. This research focuses on ageing in an environment which normally covers a long period of time in life: the workplace. The aim of this study is to get insight into the influence of age in relation to the experience of the office environment and job performance. A differentiation will be made between traditional cellular offices with assigned places andflexible office concepts(i.e. more open layouts with non-assigned placesand multiple age groups will be distinguished). It is important to emphasize the effects of ageing on an individual performance level as well as on an organizational performance level. The results can help organizations to anticipate the possible difficulties people from different ages encounter in general in their work environment. Also, these findings can give organizations insight into how the preferences of employees of different ages can be taken into account. The results will lead into suggestions for making the work environment attractive for employees of all age groups and to recruit or retain talented and valuable employees.Overall, the outcomes will be supportive for decision-making regarding optimization or adaptation of the current or new office environment.Real Estate and HousingArchitecture and The Built Environmen
Niet alleen maar zonneschijn bij HNW: HNW kent lusten en lasten
No full textZijn er echt harde bewijzen dat HNW leidt tot meer arbeidstevredenheid, verbetering van de balans werk-privé, minder kortdurend verzuim enzovoort? Ondanks alle positieve berichten zijn er vanuit wetenschappelijk perspectief wel kanttekeningen te plaatsen bij alle onderzoeken die de laatste tijd zijn gepresenteerd. Eén ding is zeker: voor uitspraken over de langetermijneffecten van HNW is het nog (veel) te vroeg.Real Estate and HousingArchitecture and The Built Environmen
EFMC 2009: Will an FM Action Agenda succeed?
No full textReal Estate and HousingArchitecture and The Built Environmen
Werkomgeving beïnvloedt bedrijfsresultaat: CfPB onderzoekt werkomgeving
No full textHet Center for People and Buildings bestaat tien jaar. Een goed moment voor reflectie over onze ‘raison d’être’. Het CfPB doet onderzoek naar de (fysieke) werkomgeving. Maar hoe belangrijk is dat eigenlijk? En welk type onderzoek op het gebied van de werkomgeving is interessant? Dit artikel is bedoeld als eerste aanzet voor de dialoog die we hierover in 2011 met u en anderen willen voeren.Real Estate and HousingArchitecture and The Built Environmen
Enforced N-domain Proximity Stimulates Hsp90 ATPase Activity and Is Compatible with Function in Vivo
No full textDiffusie van electrolytoplossingen door polytereftalamide membranen
No full textTijdens dit afstudeerverslag is de diffusie door membranen van electrolytoplossingen onderzocht in relatie tot de groeisnelheid tijdens vorming van de membranen. De membranen worden gemaakt door grensvlakpolycondensatie van een zuurchloride en een amine. De snelheid waarmee dit gebeurt is diffusiebeperkt. De poreuze eigenschappen die deze membranen bezitten werden onderzocht door diffusiemetingen van electrolytoplossingen door de membranen, groeisnelheidsmetingen, en impedantiemetingen aan membranen; een techniek waarover op dit gebied nog niet veel bekend is. Het gebruikte zuurchloride was tereftaloyldichoride (TDC). Verschillende parameters werden veranderd zoals het oplos middel voor TDC en gebruik van verschillende concentraties dietyleentriamine (DETA) of combinaties van DETA en ethyleendiamine (EDA) of hexeendiamine (HEDA). Verhoging van de Ctdc/Cdeta verhouding zorgde voor een verhoogde diffusie door het membraan. Toevoeging van een diamine zorgde voor een verlaagde diffusie. Bij de impedantiemetingen is geen rekening gehouden met de impedantie bijdrage van de electrolytoplossing op de totale impedantie wat een vertekend beeld gaf op de resutaten. Het onderzoek vormde de afsluiting van het vierdejaars studieprogramma voor de opleiding tot chemisch analist (ing.) aan de Hogeschool Rotterdam en Omstreken, Polytechnische Faculteit, Hoger Laboratoriumonderwijs te Delft voorheen Van Leeuwenhoek Instituut.Applied SciencesScheikundige Technologie en der MateriaalkundeTechnologie van Macromoleculaire Stoffe
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