BACKGROUND: The fluid balance is a critical parameter in intensive care units (ICU) as it provides information about the patient's volume status. However, the accuracy of fluid balance measurements is often compromised due to the complexity and repetition of actions involved. Additionally, the fluid …

Presentation at the Book Launch of 'Doing Digital Migration Studies'

Vacant land can provide social and ecological benefits to cities as they are informally used by people and spontaneously populated by animals and plant-life. However, planners and policy makers often frame vacant land as ‘empty’, ‘blank’ spaces, making it difficult to acknowledge informal and more-than-human …

Broers en zussen zijn belangrijk in het leven van mensen met een verstandelijke beperking en pervasieve ondersteuningsbehoeften. De ervaringen van volwassenen met de dingen die ze doen met of voor hun broers en zussen met pervasieve ondersteuningsbehoeften blijven onderbelicht. Deze studie onderzocht …

Sessie: Hoe draagt de professional doctorate bij aan brede welvaart?Sprekers/ deelnemers:Agustin Martinez Caram PD-kandidaat Kunst + Creatief - een artistiek onderzoek met als doel gezonde leefgewoonten te bevorderen door middel van een nieuwe media-kunstinterventiesJos Sanders lector human capital innovations, …

The research explores urban farming in Amsterdam and Vancouver, focusing on sustainability, food security, and resilience. It highlights factors like urban density, space availability, and regulations. Amsterdam uses innovative spaces like rooftops, while Vancouver benefits from its layout and climate. …

This text draws on a recent work experience at the WEEE recycling centre in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, during which I wrote a series of auto-ethnographic texts. Through a performative of framing recycling work, I attempt to gain insight into the way we relate to the electronic waste we produce. I apply …

Malnutrition is an alarming and ongoing healthcare problem globally. Malnutrition has a negative impact on the individual patient, leading to poorer clinical outcomes and increased mortality, but also poses an economic burden on society. Proper identification and diagnostics are prerequisites for initiation …

Background: Pain assessment is a necessary step in pain management in older people in palliative care. In older people, pain assessment can be challenging due to underreporting and atypical pain manifestations by other distressing symptoms. Anxiety, fatigue, loss of appetite, insomnia, dyspnoea, and …