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… catering establishments in the UM buildings are also closed. Take-away is allowed. Various University Library locations remain open. Students can also make use of the study places there. For the current opening hours of the various locations, please check the website of the University Library. UM continues to offer students and staff a safe learning and work environment during the lockdown. This protocol describes how we can limit the likelihood of spreading COVID-19 within UM as much as possible … taking interim examinations are placed 1.5 metres apart;  Wearing a face mask is mandatory when students move through the buildings, and – in addition to measure 4 – when seated until 15 minutes after the start of the test (in connection with checking IDs). The face mask can then be removed, but must be put back on if students are in contact with the invigilator or move from their chair;  At MECC, crowd management measures are in place to ensure that students have as little contact as … a one-year Master’s degree will obviously get their new test opportunity in the current academic year. For other students, this test opportunity may be postponed until the next academic year.  Students who are currently allowed to attend teaching online because of accommodation problems are expected to take tests at the Campus and are therefore not eligible for a new test opportunity. The following applies to vulnerable students and/or staff:  A limited number of UM locations are open during …

… curse or blessing? Muhammad Ibnu, Sani Kosasih, Nia Kurniawati Hidayat, Astrid Offermans, Esther Sri Astuti and Atika Wijaya Part IV The political-institutional dimension 178 Abstract Consumers in developed countries are increasingly being seduced to buy so-called sustainable, certified products. The higher purchase price of many of these products is justified by referring to numerous advantages for farmers in developing countries. Current research into the impacts of certification is however … coffee, tea), Fair Trade (e.g. coffee, tea, nuts, rice, spices), Organic (e.g. cocoa, tea, clothing), RSPO (palm Part IV The political-institutional dimension 180 oil), 4C (coffee), MSC (fish) and FSC (wood). Companies such as Unilever and Mars can buy certified products as a way of showing environmental and social responsibility, as set out in their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies. Other businesses, as well as Northern NGOs, actively promote the demand for certified agricultural products (Arifin, 2010; Pesqueira and Glasbergen, 2012), and more and more consumers choose to buy certified products, although this is still a niche market. In 2009, only 8% of all globally exported green coffee beans had some form of certification. The Netherlands is among the leading countries in terms of the market share of certified coffee, …

… your default publishing name: The default name in Pure comes from the HR system. If the name mostly used by you while publishing is different, you can set up your default publishing name. This is also helpful to co-authors who add research output.  Check your research output: If you log on for the first time, please check your research output, activities, prizes and press/media in Pure.  Missing publications? Check if the output is already in Pure and claim it. If not, please add any research output that is missing. Note: if you miss a lot, please contact the … pieces of content in Pure.  Set up your ORCiD: Create an ORCiD and synchronize from Pure to your ORCID profile. Showcasing your research output Research Publications  What output is presented in Research Publications at UM web: All published or online first research output, activities and press clippings which are validated and set as public visible by your faculty editor in Pure, are included in Research Publications. UM Personal Profile Page  What output is presented in your Personal …

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… to “stale news” which merely repeat previous revelations (Tetlock, 2011), and to focus on “attention- grabbing” stocks in the media rather than considering all available information (Barber and Odean, 2008). More generally, sentiments in news and online searches predict stock returns and trading volumes (Tetlock, 2007), stocks with low coverage have higher returns (Fang and Peress, 2009). Beyond traditional news media, activity in specialist chat rooms (e.g. RagingBull) predicts high volatility and trading volume (Antweiler and Frank, 2004), and sentiment indicators extracted from online forums and searches can predict returns (Chen et al., 2014). A growing economic literature also compares online and offline news (Gentzkow, 2011). Open questions remain in this field regarding social media: How is social media content processed? … W., & Frank, M. Z. (2004). Is all that talk just noise? The information content of internet stock message boards. The Journal of Finance, 59(3), 1259-1294. Barber, B. M., & Odean, T. (2007). All that glitters: The effect of attention and news on the buying behavior of individual and institutional investors. The Review of Financial Studies, 21(2), 785-818. Chen, H., De, P., Hu, Y., & Hwang, B. H. (2014). Wisdom of crowds: The value of stock opinions transmitted through social media. The Review of …

… and Artificial Intelligence 24 Introduction to Image & Video Processing Full course description Image and video processing is everywhere around us, in smartphones, robotics, medicine, security systems, microscopy, remote sensing, video games, travel, shopping, environmental management and many other applications. Image and video processing is based on principles of signal processing, extended to multiple dimensions. In this class students will have a short introduction to basic 2D signals and … Computer programs have difficulty in interpreting the information presented on web pages. The focus on human readable information introduces restrictions on what computer programs can do to support human users in tasks such as: finding information buying goods making travel plans The Semantic Web should eliminate these restrictions by separating the content of what is presented on a web page from the way it is presented. In recent years, the focus has shifted to providing data, independent of … methods: Project-Centered Learning Assessment methods: Written exam, Assignment Software and Systems Verification Full course description Have you ever written a program with a bug in it? Then this course is for you! Software verification tools can check whether your program works by showing that it correctly satisfies its specification, or finds a case in which it can go wrong. Unlike unit testing and other software validation methods, verification tools use formal methods to rigorously prove …

… Biobased Materials 15 - properties of coatings - coating formulation I - coating formulation II - film formation, solvent borne coatings, high solids coatings and waterborne coatings - radiation curable coatings, powder coatings and electrodeposition coatings - characterization of coatings Course objectives At the end of the course, the students should be able to: 1. recall and apply theoretical knowledge in the field of surface chemistry (organic coatings) and … is chosen by the student in close consultancy with a research supervisor. A short description of the topic is submitted to the thesis coordinator using the Master thesis information form (as described below). The thesis coordinator is responsible for checking the alignment of the submitted thesis topic with the Master programme goals and competences. During the Master thesis, the students will complete the following tasks: write a research proposal, which includes a clear scientific background …