Abstract: Sedentary behaviour in children, four years of age and older, has increased over the last decades. These children become physically less skilled, which demotivates them for regular sports activities. They become susceptible to health risks such as obesity and have a heightened chance to develop …

Game-based learning can motivate learners and help them to acquire new knowledge in an active way. However, it is not always clear for learners how to learn effectively and efficiently within game-based learning environments. As metacognition comprises the knowledge and skills that learners employ to …

The Netherlands has an active wine production with the production of circa 1,250,000 bottles of wines. Although Dutch wines compete in national and international competitions and win many awards, the export is very small and mainly focused on local on-trade. The main research question is: How is the …

PURPOSE: In this study we aimed (1) to identify the most prevalent physical symptoms and functional limitations that limit physical activity of patients with palliative treatment for metastatic breast cancer (MBC) and (2) to identify their preferences for exercise-based physical therapy programs, as …

De beleidsmedewerker van de gemeente Oldambt zijn bezig met de nieuwe omgevingsvisie die voldoet aan de eisen van de Omgevingswet dit in werking treedt in 2021. In de nieuwe Omgevingswet ligt de nadruk op burgerparticipatie. Dit onderwerp kwam veel naar voren tijdens verschillende gesprekken met medewerkers …

Echo Space is a project that provides its PTSD patients with tools to comprehend their environment and help them manage their anxiety disorder related environmental triggers. Where the therapy sessions get to the core of their PTSD, the architecture of the treatment center provides them with the tools …

This thesis report has been commissioned by the Water Authority Limburg. The report provides an analysis of the different potential benefits of communal forest gardens implemented in urban environments in the Netherlands, as well as an evaluation on the requirements and conditions necessary to successfully …

Worldwide, sedentary behaviours and overweight are major health concerns. Most adolescents are insufficiently physically active and have overweight. Moreover, most work is sedentary or requires only light activity. And most people live in cities, a context which discourages participation in physical …

Background: A chronic low-grade infammatory profle (CLIP) is associated with sarcopenia in older adults. Protein and Vitamin (Vit)D have immune-modulatory potential, but evidence for efects of nutritional supplementation on CLIP is limited. Aim To investigate whether 13 weeks of nutritional supplementation …