BACKGROUND: Family members play a vital role in supporting patients during hospitalization, yet their involvement is often insufficiently recognized. Existing family assessment tools are typically developed for community or long-term care settings and are too complex or time-intensive for hospital use. …

Background and Aims Enjoying food is related to the taste, smell and texture of food, ambience during meals, presentation of the meals, and freedom to choose meals. A decrease in food enjoyment can lead to decreased food intake, undesired weight loss, and reduced quality of life. Cancer and cancer treatment …

Dual modification of potato starch in one step by combining annealing with ion exchange was identified as a potent strategy to influence functional starch properties. This dual modification was upscaled for food application studies and performed for both native and waxy potato starch at optimized conditions …

Recent years have shown a growing effort in the evaluation of DNA given activity level propositions. Yet, its implementation remains challenging for forensic scientists due to the complexity of assessing relevant DNA TPPR mechanisms. One particular challenge is the sparsity of relevant experimental data …

Het onderzoek Merged frames, tekenen voor in de spreekkamer is een verkennend, artistiek, participatief onderzoek waarbij onderzocht is hoe tekenen kan mediëren in een gesprek tussen zorgprofessionals en zorgvragers. Dit schrijven is een document om de bevindingen met elkaar te delen en kan mogelijk …

Medium-scale farms using anaerobic digestion must choose among different biogas utilization pathways, each with distinct technical and environmental implications. This study develops an integrated assessment framework that combines Aspen Plus process simulations with life cycle assessment in openLCA …

This study investigates the integration of biochar production with CCS as a hybrid biomass-based CDR pathway that could enhance net carbon sequestration while reducing pyrolysis-related CO2 emissions. Biochar and BECCS are often treated as separate options, even though they rely on similar biomass supply …

Explainability of AI systems is branded as a solution to the black box problem. The EU AI Act introduces AI explainability as a requirement for high-risk AI systems, including a right to explanation. However, understanding the wording of the requirements and the related provider and deployer obligations …

Volgens recensent Walther Ploos van Amstel biedt A Century of Plenty een verrassend optimistische blik op de toekomst van de wereldeconomie en logistiek. McKinsey Global Institute onderbouwt met data hoe innovatie, handel en technologie nieuwe welvaart kunnen creëren, maar laat tegelijk zien hoe kwetsbaar …

Background/aim Disease-related malnutrition is common in the Netherlands, and its treatment often involves the use of animal-based protein-enriched products. There is a growing trend and increasing ambition towards a more plant-based diet in the Dutch population and within Dutch healthcare institutions. …