During the 2015 Gorkha earthquake of 7.8 Mw that hit Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, numerous Nepalese Pagodas suffered extensive damage while others collapsed. Risk reduction strategies implemented in the region focused on disassembling historical structures and rebuilding them with modern material without …

Aim To evaluate healthcare professionals' performance and treatment fidelity in the Cardiac Care Bridge (CCB) nurse‐coordinated transitional care intervention in older cardiac patients to understand and interpret the study results. Design A mixed‐methods process evaluation based on the Medical Research …

Background To use advanced medical technologies (AMTs) correctly and safely requires both specialist knowledge and skills, and an awareness of risks and how those can be minimized. Reporting safety concerns about AMTs in home care can contribute to an improved quality of care. The extent to which a health …

The responsivity principle is a vital element in the risk-need-responsivity model. The working alliance is a good illustration of the intention of this responsivity principle. In this study, we examine the influence of the working alliance (WAMCI) between 199 offenders and probation officers on recidivism. …

This chapter discusses several aspects related to engineering methods in wind turbine design codes. Current engineering models for rotor aerodynamics topic are built around the Blade Element Momentum (BEM) theory. The Blade Element Momentum theory in itself is very basic, e.g., it is derived for two-dimensional, …

Problem Within maternity care policies and practice, pregnant migrant women are regarded as a vulnerable population. Background Women’s experiential knowledge is a key element of woman-centred care but is insufficiently addressed in midwifery practice and research that involves migrant women. Aim To …

Voor een minor als Migratievraagstukken, waar het delen van (levens)verhalen en ervaringen een heel belangrijk element is, betekende het ontbreken van ‘echt contact’ met de groep een groot gemis. Desalniettemin kunnen we constateren dat er in het contact dat er wel mogelijk was veel is gedeeld en …

De overheid heeft de eis gesteld dat de Nederlandse economie in 2050 circulair moet zijn. Om hier aan bij te dragen moeten er circulaire woningen worden ontwikkeld. In samenwerking met Ouwehand Bouw is het volgende onderzocht: “Wat is een circulair alternatief, gemaakt van materialen van hernieuwbare …

Dit onderzoek is uitgevoerd bij de organisatie ‘Stichting Nidos’, een landelijk werkende en onafhankelijk gecertificeerde instelling voor jeugdbescherming van alleenstaande minderjarige vreemdelingen (amv), met of zonder status, die door de kinderrechter onder voogdij zijn gesteld. Onder de vluchtelingen …

Background A group of clinician-scientists and managers working within a Dutch academic network, experienced difficulties in clearly defining the knowledge broker role of the clinician-scientists. They found no role clarity in literature, nor did they find tools or methods suitable for clinician-scientists. …