The international classroom is presumably a far more effective learning environment for the acquisition of intercultural competence when students receive adequate training to make the most of their intercultural encounters. This paper provides a summary of the intercultural training taught to first-year …

Technology designed to sense behavior, often neglects to directly incorporate subjective input from (elderly) users. This paper presents experiences in deploying technology that considers the elderly user and their subjective input as a way to enrich sensor data systems and empower the user. For this …

This paper describes a comparative case study that aims to uncover the quantifiable differences between non-interactive and interactive public displays in the urban environment. The study involved a large temporary interactive public display on a central city square showing a selection of custom-made …

Teaching students with behavioral problems is a challenge for many teachers in inclusive education. To assess a teacher's quality in teaching students with behavioral problems and to explore what differentiates them from less effective teachers, this study aimed to validate a method for measuring this …

Mixed-species enclosures are becoming an increasingly popular form of housing species in zoological parks. The ratites ostrich, emu and rhea are an example of species being kept in mixed-species enclosures, most often with species such as giraffes, zebras, antelopes species or other bird species such …

The harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena is one of the smallest odontocetes, rarely reaching a length of 1.8 meters. Harbour porpoises are the most numerous cetacean in the North Sea. Over the past years, the harbour porpoise population has shifted from the northern part towards the southern part of the …

An effective option for companies to implement circular economy concepts is reuse and remanufacturing. It concerns the (re)use of modules and parts of used and discarded equipment in ‘as new’ or ‘first class’ reused equipment. It is not just an effective way to reuse materials; it is also economically …

The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), based in Hamburg, is one of six educational institutions of UNESCO. Expectations that more than 60% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2030 led to the initiation of the Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), defined as a virtual community. …

In response to demographic changes in the Netherlands, schools in the Dutch higher education sector aim to develop and implement diversity policies and interventions to increase the representation of ethnic minorities in the work place. How can such a structural movement for diversity development within …

Purpose To describe the concurrent incidence of pressure ulcers, urinary tract infections, and falls in hospitals and nursing homes, and the preventive care given. Additionally, the correlation between the occurrence of these adverse events and preventive care was explored. Design and Settings A prospective, …