Needs-based enabling-and care technology for people with dementia and their carers

Droes, R.M. [Promotor]Meiland, F.J.M. [Copromotor]Lemstra, A.W. [Copromotor

A REVISION OF MALESIAN CAESALPINIA, INCLUDING MEZONEURON*(LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPLNIACEAE)

This is the first taxonomic revision of this pantropical genus of prickly climbers for the area, the Solomons inclusive.It deals with 21 species, of which 19 ore native (dealt with over the whole of their area),and 2 are widely naturalized, viz C. pulckerrima and C. sappan.Also mentioned are 3 occasional introductions. Full descriptions are given,keys to the native and to the cultivated species, the complete synonymy and typification with all important later references.Many new deductions have been made,some from adjacent regions. New species are C. opptrsitifolia, from Borneo, with truly opposite leaves and C Bolomonewsis from the Solomons; new combinations are C.andamanica based on Mezoneuron andamanicum Prain,C furfuracea based on M. furfuraceum. Prain, C. hymenocarpa based on M, hymeno carpum Prain,C latisiliqua based on latisiliquum (Cavan) Merr,C. mindorensis based on M. mindorense Merr., C. pubeecens based on M. pubescens Desf., C. scorteckinii baaed on M. scortechinii F.v.M. from Queensland and now on record from New Guinea, the last one closely resembling C. brachycarpa, another new combination based on M. braehycarpmn Benth, from New South Wales.No subdivisions of the genus are adopted or proposed. The long standing nomenclatural confusion hetween C. bonduc, C. bonducella,C. cristrt, and C. major has been visualized in a diagram. Specimens of importance for the knowledge of the area have been cited. Extreme and intergrading specimens are discussed. Eeference is made to the main ecomonic literature Indexes to all names and all specimens are given

RTnet: a real-time protocol for broadcast-capable networks

This paper presents an overview of a real-time network protocol, meant to be used on fully-connected local area networks with a broadcast capability. The intended use of this protocol is an in-home digital network, with support for on-the-fly addition and removal of network nodes, for resource-lavish and resource-lean devices, and for multimedia, command and control and regular data traffic. Both the design and the operation are presented, together with results from measurements on a prototype of the protocol on top of Ethernet

Judo as a supportive tool for business and entrepreneurship

Sports and business or entrepreneurship have frequently been linked to one other in various ways. The world of sport makes use of general management theories and general business and entrepreneurship knowledge for professionalizing the management of sport. Within this article the other way around is explored. The sport in this article is limited to the sport judo. The objective is to find out in what way judo sport can be helpful in developing business and entrepreneurship. The level of using sport/judo as a metaphor in the literature on business and entrepreneurship can be transcended. A comparative study using a multi-method approach was conducted with two groups. One containing entrepreneurs with a background in elite-level judo (including a world champion, an Olympic medal winner, a European champion and a national champion) and another group of entrepreneurs without any background in judo. It can be concluded that there are opportunities that the (basic) principles of judo could be deployed to inspire and support an entrepreneurial orientation. Judo involves both technical and moral principles. The technical principles of judo, in particular, can be translated to the elements of an entrepreneurial orientation. In addition, the moral principles of judo can assist in focusing attention on (corporate) social responsibility and social entrepreneurship

Temperature dependence of the magnetization processes in Co/Al oxide/Permalloy trilayers

The magnetization process of Co/Al oxide/Py trilayers and its evolution with the temperature have been analyzed. The particular behavior of the Co layers, including the shift of the hysteresis loops and a coercivity increase with the decrease of temperature, is related with the apparition of a CoO layer at the Co/Al-oxide interface