Diagnosing risks in new product development

new product development

The Function of Public International Law

Werner, W.G. [Promotor

Diagnosing risks in new product development

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Environmental monitoring in heterogeneous soil-landscapes; A Dutch case study

The spatial heterogeneity of agricultural soil-landscapes is mostly not taken into account in environmental policies. Most environmental goals have been defined at national level or farm level but not at the landscape level. The potential for setting up a regional environmental monitoring network that supports self governance was explored. The research was performed in the Northern Friesian Woodland

’n Literêr-estetiese benadering van homiletiek in ’n veranderende kultuur

Die artikel belig homiletiek vanuit ’n literêr-estetiese benadering in ’n veranderende kultuur. In hierdie benadering word sekere sleutelkonsepte toegelig. Hermeneutiek sowel as intertekstualiteit is met die literêre konsep verweef. Die estetiese benadering is soos ’n net waarin vorme van kuns ingetrek word. Visuele kuns, poësie, teater en film word bespreek. Die uniekheid van hierdie benadering is dat ’n homiletiese model uit ’n literêr-estiese perspektief in ’n veranderende kultuur ontwikkel word. Die verband tussen homiletiek, ’n literêr-estetiese homiletiek en die veranderende kultuur word deur die begrip inkulturasie gelê. Dit lei daartoe dat die belangrike wederkerige interaksie tussen die preek en die wisselende kultuur steeds in ag geneem moet word. This article deals with homiletics from a literary-aesthetic approach in a changing culture. Within this approach several concepts are defined. Hermeneutics as well as intertextuality are connected to the literary aspect. A cluster of notions form part of the aesthetic concept. In this regard different forms of art are explored. Visual arts, poetry, theatre and film are discussed. The unique contribution of this approach is specifically the development of a homiletic model from a literary-aesthetic perspective in a changing culture. With regard to the latter, the concept of inculturation is utilised. In the process of homiletical inculturation, the critical reciprocal interaction between the sermon and the surrounding cultures is taken into account

Godsbeelde in die liturgie

Images of God in the liturgy In this article, the research hypothesis is that a one-sided liturgy leads to a watered-down image of God. When room for God is not created in the liturgy, God is not encountered in all God’s glory. As a result, worshippers cannot fully bring homage to God’s glory. From this perspective, the article explores the different faces of God in the liturgy. These diverse images of God lead to a rich diversity of views and experiences of God by worshippers

Perspectieven van precisiebemesting van organische mest in de biologische landbouw

Met behulp van het tweedimensionale model FUSSIM2 zijn berekeningen gemaakt om de perspectieven van precisiebemesting voor de biologische landbouw te verkennen. De berekeningen richtten zich op stikstof. Organische mest werd volvelds oppervlakkig (0-15 cm onder maaiveld), volvelds diep (15-30 cm onder maaiveld), en oppervlakkig dicht bij de plant geplaatst. De laatste behandeling bewerkstelligde een meeropname van 5-10 kg/ha, een gering maar relevant verschil. Precisiebemesting van organische mest isdaarom ook voor de biologische landbouw aan te bevelen

Survival of Staphylococcus aureus ST398 in the human nose after artificial inoculation.

There is evidence that MRSA ST398 of animal origin is only capable of temporarily occupying the human nose, and it is therefore, often considered a poor human colonizer.We inoculated 16 healthy human volunteers with a mixture of the human MSSA strain 1036 (ST931, CC8) and the bovine MSSA strain 5062 (ST398, CC398), 7 weeks after a treatment with mupirocin and chlorhexidine-containing soap. Bacterial survival was studied by follow-up cultures over 21 days. The human strain 1036 was eliminated faster (median 14 days; range 2-21 days) than the bovine strain 5062 (median 21 days; range 7-21 days) but this difference was not significant (p = 0.065). The bacterial loads were significantly higher for the bovine strain on day 7 and day 21. 4/14 volunteers (28.6%) showed elimination of both strains within 21 days. Of the 10 remaining volunteers, 5 showed no differences in bacterial counts between both strains, and in the other 5 the ST398 strain far outnumbered the human S. aureus strain. Within the 21 days of follow-up, neither human strain 1036 nor bovine strain 5062 appeared to acquire or lose any mobile genetic elements. In conclusion, S. aureus ST398 strain 5062 is capable of adequately competing for a niche with a human strain and survives in the human nose for at least 21 days