City governments increasingly experiment with civic participation in the procurement and the realization of smart city technologies in order to improve the incorporation of human values. In this paper, a model is proposed with the level of participation, the continuity of participation and the extent …

Background: In the Netherlands, general practitioners (GPs) play a key role in provider-initiated HIV testing, but opportunities for timely diagnosis are regularly missed. We implemented an educational intervention to improve HIV testing by GPs from 2015 to 2020, and observed a 7% increase in testing …

Digital game-based learning (DGBL) can be regarded as a promising teaching pedagogy to prepare students for challenges of the 21st century. However, the incorporation of digital games into K-12 curricula remains limited. Research suggests that a comprehensive understanding of barriers and motivational …

The crucial role of women in agrifood systems in many African countries cannot be underrated. In Liberia, women contribute to over half of the food crop production. Their involvement in cash crop production remains limited, as men primarily dominate control over the major cash crops. Cassava is the second …

Dit onderzoek richt zich op de motieven die invloed hebben op de keuze van alumni om zichzelf in te zetten als change agent voor de circulaire transitie in hun werkveld en is uitgevoerd in opdracht van Center of Expertise Sustainability & Circularity Transitions. In het vooronderzoek en het theoretisch …

Dit onderzoek richt zich op de motieven die invloed hebben op de keuze van alumni om zichzelf in te zetten als change agent voor de circulaire transitie in hun werkveld en is uitgevoerd in opdracht van Center of Expertise Sustainability & Circularity Transitions. In het vooronderzoek en het theoretisch …

Objective To determine the effect of a multidisciplinary lifestyle program in patients with RA with low–moderate disease activity. Methods In the ‘Plants for Joints’ (PFJ) parallel-arm, assessor-blind randomized controlled trial, patients with RA and 28-joint DAS (DAS28) ≥2.6 and ≤5.1 were randomized …

Background: A positive association between obesity based on body mass index (BMI) and periodontitis has been reported. Fat tissue-related systemic inflammation acts as the link to periodontal comorbidities of obesity. However, the BMI is unable to distinguish fat and fat-free tissues. More precise measures …

Implementing circular urban supply chains is a major economic transformation that can only work if significant coordination problems between the actors involved are solved.  This requires, on the one hand, the implementation of efficient urban collection technologies, where process industries collaborate …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the common neurodegenerative disorder and the most frequent cause of dementia. The disease accounts around 80% of all dementia diagnoses. The main reason of developing AD is amyloid cascade which starts from missense mutations in APP (amyloid precursor protein), Rho-associated …