Infectious diseases are a severe threat to human health. We believe that smartphones may be used as a valuable non-pharmaceutical tool to fight epidemics. We designed and evaluated the capability to fight epidemics with smartphones. This is the abstract of one of the oral presentations of the International …

Rehabilitation after an accident in which an arm or hand is paralyzed, is a long process. Stimulate the brain during this process is important to improve recovery. A common therapy to help patients, is mirror therapy. Originally designed to help people with phantom limb pain it activates mirror neurons …

Walking is something that most of us do every day. From the moment we set our first steps we perfect this skill until it eventually becomes an automatic walking pattern. However, due to injury, illness, or disease, someone might lose control over this automated task. When this happens, physical therapy …

Rehabilitation after an accident in which an arm or hand is paralyzed, is a long process. Stimulate the brain during this process is important to improve recovery. A common therapy to help patients, is mirror therapy. Originally designed for people with phantom limb pain it activates mirror neurons to …

Mirror therapy is a common therapy to help patients recover after an accident in which an arm or hand is paralyzed. It activates mirror neurons and fools the brain into perceiving the paralyzed arm or hand is still moving. This stimulates the brain which is an important aspect to improve recovery. A …

Virtual Reality (VR) can bridge the gap between theoretical educative materials and complex real-life situations that ambulance nurses face in practice⁠. The ability to simulate scenarios from a compelling caregiver perspective offers a powerful learning method⁠. We aim to contribute to the training …

In 2027 dienen normoverschrijdingen van gewasbeschermingsmiddelen in waterlichamen 0% te zijn om goede status ecologie en chemie te behalen. Om dit te behalen is het van belang dat maatregelen ter preventie van gewasbeschermingsmiddelen worden uitgevoerd in Friesland. Om hieraan bij te dragen, is dit …

Advies van de Denktank New Deal Cultuur Rotterdam: 1. Maak de continuering mogelijk van de innovaties die voor of tijdens de coronacrisis zijn ingezet en die bijdragen aan de weerbaarheid en veerkracht van de Rotterdamse cultuursector. Denk hierbij ook aan innovaties in bekostiging, als risicodeling …

Het Platform Inzet van Technologie voor Gezondheid en Welzijn (PIT) beoogt bij te dragen aan de duurzame implementatie van technologische innovaties in (gezondheids)zorg en welzijn (digitale zorg en ondersteuning). In deze kennisagenda bestaan twee inhoudelijke hoofdthema's beschreven: 1) implementatie …

ClimateCafe GroenBlauw informele wekelijkse digitale bijeenkomst over wadis en meer9 april Emily Buist (VP Delta/TU Delft) en Piet Zijlstra (Polyciviel) vertellen over proeftuinen in Delft en Groningen. Wat voor innovaties omtrent klimaatadaptatie liggen daar? Welke testen worden hier uitgevoerd? Waar …