The COVID-19 pandemic affected the lives of older adults. Yet, little is known about changes in well-being among older adults during the pandemic, especially when COVID-19 measures were relaxed. Therefore, we aimed to assess changes in the well-being of older adults during multiple turning points of …

The energy community movement has grown considerably over the past ten years. Energy communities are also expanding their activities. However, room for new energy projects is limited because of grid congestion. Therefore, citizen energy communities (CECs) are looking for ways to reduce the pressure on …

Addressing the challenges of road construction in high-temperature regions, this research focuses on the technical and economic comparison between traditional asphalt pavement and recycled plastic asphalt pavement. The overarching research question is: “Technical and economical comparison of traditional …

This study presents a methodology designed to optimize various parameters of each access point within a Multiple-Input Single-Output (MISO) Visible Light Communication (VLC) system. The primary objective is to enhance both power and spectral efficiencies. A MISO-VLC model is presented based on experimental …

This research report investigates the challenges and opportunities in improving the findability of cultural heritage datasets for social science and humanities (SSH) researchers, focusing on the SSHOC-NL project and Task 2.3. The study employs a mixed-methods approach, combining user interviews, technical …

Due to increasing flood risks, storm surge barriers become crucial for the socioeconomic continuity of coastal areas. They provide flood protection, especially against extreme events, by operating under specific circumstances. This imposes high-performance requirements for storm surge barriers and their …

''On February 6th, 2023, two severe earthquakes struck southeastern Türkiye near the Syrian border. The first earthquake, Mw7.8, occurred at 04:17 local time in the East Anatolian Fault Zone near the city of Gaziantep. The second earthquake, Mw7.5, occurred approximately 9 h later at 13:24 local time …

In deze rapportage vindt u een evaluatie van het omgevingstraject Norg. Het omgevingstraject is gericht op de veranderende functie van de gasopslaglocatie Norg. Een belangrijk onderdeel van het omgevingstraject is het oprichten van de omgevingstafel Norg. Aan deze tafel is in de periode 2022-2024 door …

We moeten goed beseffen dat het voor individuele spelers, van overheid tot buitenlandse private partijen, om vele redenen aantrekkelijk is besluiten uit te stellen, ook bij positieve business cases. “Dat afgesproken doelen daardoor in gevaar komen is duidelijk. Dat kunnen we accepteren of niet. In het …

Doel De mate waarin mensen met verstandelijke en visuele beperkingen technologie kunnen gebruiken is afhankelijk van de mate van ondersteuning die ze krijgen. Er is echter een gebrek aan kennis over de relatie tussen de constructen inspanningsverwachting, attitudes en gedragsintenties van ondersteuningspersonen …