Airborne wind energy (AWE) is an emerging renewable energy technology that uses kites to harvest winds at higher altitudes than wind turbines. Understanding how residents experience a local AWE system (AWES) is important as the technology approaches commercialization. Such knowledge can help adjust the …

A growing interest in person-centered care from a biopsychosocial perspective has led to increased attention to structural screening. The aim of this study was to develop an easy-to-comprehend screening instrument using single items to identify a broad range of health-related problems in adult burn survivors. …

Personen met ernstige verstandelijke en meervoudige beperkingen (PIMD) hebben veel ondersteuningsbehoeften, die door hun familie moeten worden ingevuld. Door veerkrachtig te zijn, kunnen gezinnen zich positief aanpassen aan deze uitdaging en een positieve FQOL behouden. Daarom wilden we begrijpen hoe …

Vol trots presenteren wij u het eerste nummer van JSI in 2024. Als nieuwe redactie zijn we blij en dankbaar voor alle input. We bouwen voort op het stevige fundament dat de Rotterdamse redactie de afgelopen jaren heeft neergezet. We willen hen hartelijk danken voor de inzet de afgelopen jaren. Toby Witte, …

This paper introduces the Feral Map, an open online map that brings together different creative practices questioning the dominant extractive, technocentric rendering and legitimising of particular algorithmic futures. Building on its initial development drawn upon open urban tree data, it invites people …

The catalytic conversion of oleic acid to aromatics (benzene, toluene, and xylenes, BTX) over a granular H-ZSM-5/Al2O3 catalyst (ϕ 1.2–1.8 mm, 10 g loading) was investigated in a continuous bench-scale fixed-bed reactor (10 g oleic acid h–1). A peak carbon yield of aromatics of 27.4% was obtained at …

Background: It is thought that physical health conditions start at a young age in people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD). Knowledge regarding the prevalence, associations and development of these physical health conditions could be used for purposes of prevention as well as …

Sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS) or nature-based solutions (NBSs) are widely implemented to collect, store and infiltrate stormwater. The buildup of pollutants is expected in NBSs, and Dutch guidelines advise monitoring the topsoil of bio-swales every 5 years. In the Netherlands, almost every …

Dit special issue behandelt een onderwerp van groot maatschappelijk belang, namelijk de rol van communicatie en communicatieonderzoek om de uitdagingen aan te gaan en de vooruitgang te bevorderen transformatie naar een duurzamere samenleving. De urgentie van de noodzaak om onderzoek te doen, deze transformatie …

This article focusses on small-scale community-based care initiatives developed by citizens in small villages in rural areas in the Netherlands, with special attention to some interesting case studies in the North and South of the country. These initiatives will be contextualized. First, the demographic …