In opdracht van de Taalunie, met steun van het Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties, hebben de Universiteit Utrecht en HAN University of Applied Sciences gezamenlijk de begrijpelijkheid van overheidsteksten gemeten. Hiervoor leverden ruim 70 Nederlandse overheidsorganisaties meer …

Due to a growing challenge to feed the world’s population and an increased awareness to minimize the impact of our food choices on climate change, a more plant-based diet has gained popularity with a growing number of plant-based products on the market. To stimulate a plant-based diet that also improves …

End-stage kidney disease patients treated with conventional hemodialysis (CHD) are known to have impaired physical performance and protein-energy wasting (PEW). Nocturnal hemodialysis (NHD) was shown to improve clinical outcomes, but the evidence is limited on physical performance and PEW. We investigate …

This paper presents a Decision Support System (DSS) that helps companies with corporate reputation (CR) estimates of their respective brands by collecting provided feedbacks on their products and services and deriving state-of-the-art key performance indicators. A Sentiment Analysis Engine (SAE) is at …

Objectives: Health problems in patients with heritable connective tissue disorders (HCTD) are diverse and complex and might lead to lower physical activity (PA) and physical fitness (PF). This study aimed to investigate the PA and PF of children with heritable connective tissue disorders (HCTD). Methods: …

The complexity of analysing dynamical systems often lies in the difficulty to monitor each of their dynamic properties. In this article, we use qualitative models to present an exhaustive way of representing every possible state of a given system, and combine it with Bayesian networks to integrate quantitative …

Background: Aerobic (VT1) and anaerobic threshold (VT2) detection requires either expensive gas analysis machines or difficult practise. A company named StepUp Air who have created a wearable Breathing Rate (BR) and Heart Rate (HR) monitor could potentially provide a cheaper solution in. Objective: …

Op verzoek van de gemeente Amersfoort heeft het lectoraat Participatie en Stedelijke Ontwikkeling van de Hogeschool Utrecht het lokale Sport- en Beweegakkoord onderzocht. Het originele doel van het onderzoek was het inzichtelijk maken van de impact van het lokale Sport- en Beweegakkoord. In dit akkoord …

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