The main purpose of this final thesis project was to investigate how The Hague University of Applied Sciences can improve the university website according to the users’ viewpoint. To achieve this objective, a thorough review of the literature on the multidimensional concept of website quality, previous …

AIM The aim for this research report is to provide brands with the right tools that will help them to cater to the rise of cultural diversity within the underwear industry. RESEARCH QUESTION How can brands cater to the rise of cultural diversity within the underwear industry? SUB- QUESTIONS 1. What relevance …

De hulp aan mensen met schulden is vooral een zaak van gemeenten, en in toenemende mate ook van bedrijven die betalingsregelingen treffen met hun klanten. Er is echter ook voor werkgevers een potentiële rol weggelegd bij de hulp aan werknemers met financiële problemen. Hoe staan werkgevers en werknemers …

Introduction: Awake proning may result in lower intubation and mortality rates in COVID-19 patients with hypoxemia refractory to simple oxygen therapy. Aims. To summarize available evidence for benefit and develop a set of pragmatic recommendations for awake proning in COVID-19 patients. Methods. An …

The learning innovation we report in this article is an international rapid-prototyping event (48 hours) in which teams of international BSc and MSc students from two universities (Western Europe and South-East Africa, respectively) jointly designed and developed a prototype for a local small-business …

This study examines how social networking facilitated by coworking spaces help entrepreneurs. Drawing on previous research in the different social science disciplines, a conceptual model is proposed that links coworking space interventions to social capital, and performance benefits. The model distinguishes …

Dutch secondary school pupils seldom speak the foreign language in class, citing anxiety as a primary factor (Haijma, 2013). Implementing improvisational drama techniques (IDTs), however, could help ameliorate this situation by generating positive affective reactions, such as confidence and joy, and …

Youth and politics generally seem to have a particularly problematic relationship. When politicians talk about young people, it is often because they are seen as the cause or victims of social problems. Examples are the curfew riots and partying young people in Amsterdam's Vondelpark in 2021, but also …

Hyperloop scale-up Hardt and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences explored how hyperloop cargo solutions (Cargoloop) can help sustainably and efficiently meet surging demand for e-commerce shipments. A new vision paper titled ‘Hyperloop for E-commerce – Sustainable, on-demand and high-speed e-commerce …

The rain gardens at Bryggen in Bergen, Western Norway, is designed to collect, retain, and infiltrate surface rainfall runoff water, recharge the groundwater, and replenish soil moisture. The hydraulic infiltration capacity of the Sustainable Drainage System (SuDS), here rain gardens, has been tested …