Card sort studies can facilitate developers to create an information structure for their website or application. In addition, this human-centered design method provides researchers with insights into the target group’s mental models regarding the information domain under study. In this method, participants …

Smart wearable devices are integrated our everyday lives. Such wearable technology is worn on or near the body, while leaving both hands free. This enables users to receive and send information in a non-obtrusive way. Because of the ability to continuously assist and support activities, wearables could …

New health technologies are not accessible to all users due to the circumstantial or permanent disabilities some users have. Especially in healthcare, attention must be paid to accommodating all potential users or patients. With the smart use of multimodal systems and multimedia solutions, a broader …

Engelse vertaling van de rede van Rudy Richardson bij aanvaarding van het lectoraat Ecologie van culturele diversiteit in groen onderwijs aan Stoas Vilentum Hogeschool. In zijn rede betoogde Richardson dat het zogenaamde ‘Transculturalisme’ een vorm is om duurzame sociale relaties te ontwikkelen. Met …

Gentle stroking touches are rated most pleasant when applied at a velocity of between 1–10 cm/s. Such touches are considered highly relevant in social interactions. Here, we investigate whether stroking sensations generated by a vibrotactile array can produce similar pleasantness responses, with the …

In this chapter we discuss the main impediments to the adoption of reverse factoring (RF) by suppliers in the logistics services business. Although the usage of RF is ascending, empirical evidence on RF and its implementation, especially from the point of view of suppliers, is scarce. The project reported …

Op dinsdag 21 juni 2016 nam lector Martin Stam afscheid van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam en van zijn lectoraat Outreachend werken en Innoveren. Ter gelegenheid daarvan schreef hij zijn afscheidsrede, tijdens de receptie in verkorte vorm uitgesproken. In dit essay komen outreachende professionals aan het …

Sport heeft een belangrijke rol in onze samenleving; onderzoek in en naar sport draagt bij aan het versterken van deze rol. In het Amsterdam Institute of Sport Science (AISS) werken Amsterdamse kennisinstellingen met elkaar en diverse sportorganisaties samen om sport en bewegen in al haar facetten te …