Background/aim Disease-related malnutrition is common in the Netherlands, and its treatment often involves the use of animal-based protein-enriched products. There is a growing trend and increasing ambition towards a more plant-based diet in the Dutch population and within Dutch healthcare institutions. …

This chapter examines how Australian businesses operating in Singapore navigate digital transformation within the context of international operations. As digital technologies reshape the global business landscape, companies are increasingly leveraging tools such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, …

In this chapter, we will elaborate on how philosophy and design can meet by way of the application of tools from the philosophy of technology in the practice of design. We will discuss how this meeting may be mutually beneficial and how it may improve the practice of designing as well as philosophical …

This report describes the development of a prototype for a device that can charge and secure the Luna Glass, Luna’s flagship product. The assignment was to create the hardware and software necessary to facilitate a device that can charge the Luna Glass with room for future changes. The development is …

Een groot aantal broden die in de supermarkt liggen en niet verkocht worden, gaan weer terug naar de leverancier. Deze zogenoemde retourbroden eindigen vaak als veevoer of in een vergister. In haar colum vertelt lector Lizette Oudhuis over een vernieuwende oplossing waarbij er een nieuw product van het …

This thesis focuses on the design and development of an emotion-evoking humanoid creature design for Morpheus Labs, to facilitate the creation of a horror VR experience in Unreal Engine 5. The project focuses on the client’s lack of knowledge about creating an effective and emotionally impactful design, …

Construction industry and interior architecture are increasingly using wood, driving up demand and depleting wood resources. Yet large quantities of uncontaminated, high-quality material end up burned or downcycled into chipboard, because it is too costly to manually sort and process large volumes of …

This thesis describes the design and development of a modular webstore to automate product management, sales, and distribution, addressing the challenge faced by a company currently operating with manual processes for managing product sales, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), and distribution. A …

The increasing temperature of the past years has a negative impact on the agricultural sector. This is affecting crop growth negatively, as a result from the heat and drought stress the crops are experiencing. Moreover, the experienced heat and drought stress results in erosion of the soil, causing …

This research utilizes qualitative data to answer the question, “How can a care label encourage emotional connection for a consumer-garment relationship?”. The understanding of numerous emotionally durable design theories and the development of a care label have built the base for this research. The …