Technology has always been a very distinctive feature of human existence. Technology is to humans what nature is to other organisms: our host. Man is nature, but through technology – humans came to stand against nature and its biodiversity; technology is now a global enterprise, advancing on a scale …

Do we dare to explore the hypothesis that technology shouldn't necessarily play the main role in our human future? It's time to face this discrepancy. Technology became our faith, but it is certainly not a joyful faith. With every new "solution", comes the need for new "solutions" to mitigate the previously …

Children with cerebral palsy must perform daily exercise which is a tedious and energy consuming task. Exergames can make this routine more engaging, which can increase the compliance of the patient. This research explores the feasibility of an exergame device called the Squid Monster. The device is …

Op CSG Reggesteyn wordt er volgens het schoolondersteuningsteam een lage schoolmotivatie bij leerlingen ervaren waardoor zij tegenvallende prestaties laten zien. Omdat schoolmotivatie een veelvoorkomend probleem is en er nog geen duidelijke verbetering in zit, wordt ingezet op het doen van onderzoek. …

It is argued that full social accessibility has become too complicated. We don't really need to apply lifelong literacy to low-literate people. Instead, we must curb the proliferation of increasingly complex systems with double (or even triple) authorization and lots of jargon. I therefore think that …

Seamless integration of air segment in the overall multimodal mobility chain is a key challenge to provide more efficient and sustainable transport services. Technology advances offer a unique opportunity to build a new generation of transport services able to match the evolving expectations and needs …

Kenya's horticultural sector comprises of a diverse range of fruits, as the country's tropical and temperate climate zones facilitate the cultivation of a diverse range of horticultural crops. Avocado is one of the main horticultural products in Kenya that permits additional investments aimed at integrated …

In de Veenkoloniën, het gebied in Oost-Groningen en Zuidoost-Drenthe, is armoede een hardnekkig probleem. Verschillende initiatieven proberen daarom de armoede in deze regio armoede te doorbreken of te verzachten. Nu het levensonderhoud door de stijgende prijzen steeds moeilijker te betalen wordt, raken …

As robotic applications become increasingly diverse, more domains of human lives are being involved, now also extending to educational, therapeutic, and social situations, with a trend to even more complex interactions. This diversity generates new research questions that need to be met with an adequate …