This poster shows a method to determine a viable configuration of services for energy business networks.

Companies are on the verge to think about retention of older workers (workers above 50) in their company. Thus organisations, more specifically small and middle-sized enterprises (SMEs), are busy with the development of concepts how to make the time between 50 and retirement age of 65 or 67 for employees …

Om de debatten over de creatieve industrie en het economisch belang van deze sector in het juiste perspectief te plaatsen zijn kwantitatieve data over de belangrijkste trends in relatie tot wat er in de brede economie gebeurt, onontbeerlijk. In deze bijdrage is een selectie van gegevens bij elkaar gebracht …

BACKGROUND: Depression in later life is a common mental disorder with a prevalence rate of between 3% and 35% for minor depression and approximately 2% for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). The most common treatment modalities for MDD are antidepressant medication and psychological interventions. Recently, …

In opdracht van de Dorpsvereniging Westerbroek is onderzoek gedaan onder inwoners van Westerbroek (vanaf 6 jaar) hoe zij hun leefomgeving waarderen. In dit onderzoek zijn vier domeinen betrokken die bepalend zijn voor de beleving van leefbaarheid: het wonen en de woonomgeving, het voorzieningenniveau, …

Outsourcing and offshoring provide companies with ways to achieve their business objectives better or more cost effectively or despite a shortage of specific resources. From a research point of view, outsourcing and offshoring have mostly been studied as something that large companies do, not small and …

In het project Intelligente Monitoring van Licht Verstandelijk Gehandicapten (IM-LVG) hebben NOVO, AVICS en de Hanzehogeschool Groningen onderzocht of zij met behulp van sensoren en ICT een systeem konden ontwikkelen voor de begeleiding van licht verstandelijk gehandicapten. Een dergelijk systeem zou …

Although the scientific literature consists of over 10,000 papers on eHealth, remarkably few applications are consistently being used in the healthcare domain. Numerous reasons for this lack of progression have been noted, one of these being the objection of medical professionals to the introduction …

BACKGROUND: Metatarsal pads are frequently prescribed for patients with metatarsalgia to reduce pain under the distal metatarsal heads. Several studies showed reduced pain and reduced plantar pressure just distal to the metatarsal pad. However, only part of the pain reduction could be explained by the …

In order to be able to age in place, Dutch elderly are being housed in Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) for over 25 years. Here they can live independently and rely on care and services. The physical scale of ALFs ranges from 30 up to 300 residents. This paper presents the findings of a multiple case …