Veel mensen met een dwarslaesie hebben problemen met slapen. Een dwarslaesie kan je slaap op verschillende manieren beïnvloeden, bijvoorbeeld door pijn, spasticiteit, ademhalingsproblemen of een veranderde lichaamstemperatuur. Goed slapen is belangrijk om te herstellen, energie te hebben en je fit te …

Background Reduced aerobic capacity predicts poor postoperative outcomes in liver transplant candidates. While exercise is safe and effective, adherence remains a challenge. Home-based prehabilitation may improve participation, especially when tailored to the patient's fitness level. Objective To evaluate …

The goal of this study was to expand knowledge on the longitudinal relationships between motor skill competence, physical activity, perceived motor competence, health-related fitness, and weight status and its age dependency in children between 6 and 11 years old. Participants were Dutch primary school …

This paper explores the application of electro-sensory technologies for three-dimensional foot scanning within a shoe. This research investigates resistive and capacitive sensor technologies, assessing their suitability for identifying foot pressure points, ensuring ergonomic fit, and indicating shoe …

Attack surfaces are increasing as products are increasingly more connected. This has been acknowledged by the European Commission in their Europe: fit for the digital age strategy and in recent legislative proposals. Most importantly, the proposed Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) sets minimum cybersecurity …

BranchOut explores how tree forks—usually treated as waste—can become valuable construction elements by leveraging their strong, continuous wood grain. Because their irregular shapes don’t fit standard building and CNC processes, the project developed new methods for harvesting, drying, and preparing …

Objectives: Theoretical frameworks such as the theory of planned behavior (TPB) may provide a basis to study psychological factors associated with inhalation adherence among individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The present study was designed to assess the predictability of TPB …

Op het congres publieke ruimte samen met lector Lore Cuypers van HOWEST een presentatie verzorgd over de Sportzones in Doornenburg en Gendt.

Momenteel is in het Fries Museum in Leeuwarden de expositie ‘Veenweide Atelier: ontwerpen voor een gezonken moeras’ te zien. De expositie toont onder meer een zijden én een linnendoek die met pigmentproducerende bacteriën zijn gekleurd door Jeroen Siebring, senior onderzoeker binnen het lectoraat Bioconversion …

There is more and more to do on making better use of plastic waste. The plastic issue has been stressed several times by many governments, public agencies, businesses and academics. The concern over plastic waste resulted in plastic roadmaps and plastic pacts that aim to establish a circular plastic …