Citizen science has demonstrated potential to foster local changes in public health, including physical (in)activity. We used community-engaged citizen science to explore how to improve the exercise-friendliness of a Dutch neighborhood, chosen because it scored below average on important health parameters. …

The gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis is widely used for enzyme production, especially due to its superior protein secretion capacity. In this study, we have investigated how efficient transcriptome analysis can identify general and protein-specific secretion stress. For this, we constructed …

Purpose Parents with physical disabilities experience social marginalization, reflecting pervasive ableism and stigma. It is critical to understand their experiences related to parenting to develop targeted and supportive programs. The primary objective was to examine the extent of existing knowledge …

BACKGROUND: Communicative participation is the most important outcome of speech and language therapy, but there are no measurement instruments for children, adolescents, and young adults. This paper describes the development of MyCommunication-Youth: an item bank to measure self-reported communicative …

This paper was written to explore the representation of Roma people in video games, with a focus on how environmental storytelling can be used as a tool to create inclusion. The paper begins by analyzing concepts such as the stereotypes of why people use them and how to create authentic representation, …

Supplemental instruction, also known as Peer Assisted Study Sessions (SI-PASS), is a well-established form of peer learning that has been implemented in higher education institutions across the globe and that coincides with learning gains for participants. While the effects on learning gains have been …

INTRODUCTION: Standardized training in lung ultrasound is lacking. Given time constraints and challenges in accessing training, there is a need for condensed, focused training programs. This study aims to assess the effect of a targeted, condensed two hour training session on the competency of intensive …

This research justification discusses how YourSurprise, a personalised gift company, can improve its paid social media performance by implementing more efficient messaging and content formats. The business has historically concentrated on campaigns that increase conversions, but it is currently moving …

This research explored the use of deep learning to classify impact events on wind turbine blades using spectrogram images. Audio data were recorded through indoor and outdoor simulations using smartphones. The data preparation process involved converting stereo recordings to mono, applying downcasting …

The increasing temperature of the past years has a negative impact on the agricultural sector. This is affecting crop growth negatively, as a result from the heat and drought stress the crops are experiencing. Moreover, the experienced heat and drought stress results in erosion of the soil, causing …