Hard coastal defences along the Dutch–Belgian North Sea coast are nearing the end of their design life and carry significant ecological costs. Salt marsh Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) provide a self-sustaining alternative. However, existing asset-management (AM) standards continue to view them as "nice-to-have" …

Objective Hemodialysis (HD) patients face challenges in upholding dietary compliance. This study aimed to compare dietary intake against disease-specific guidelines. Secondary, to assess the overall diet quality and to explore the association between dietary potassium intake and serum potassium concentrations. …

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 thesis describes the design and development of a modular webstore to automate product management, sales, and distribution, addressing the challenge faced by a company currently operating with manual processes for managing product sales, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), and distribution. A …

Vlissingen is turning into an unattractive student city with an increasing student outflow due to several factors like the ‘Wet Internationalisering in Balans’ (a national policy affecting international education), few educational institutions, limited variety of study programs, limited nightlife and …

This thesis investigates why consumers in Germany and the Netherlands are increasingly choosing non-alcoholic beer over its alcoholic counterpart. A quantitative on-line survey (≈ 300–400 respondents) assessed perceptions, purchase intentions and opinions on recent government regulations affecting the …

Het schooladvies dat basisschoolleerlingen in groep 8 krijgen, is bepalend voor hun onderwijscarrière. Ondanks toetsen en observaties, komt het regelmatig voor dat leerlingen een advies krijgen dat niet aansluit bij hun capaciteiten. Dit kan leiden tot demotivatie, stress, uitval en beperkte kansen. …

Rural regions are facing specific challenges, such as demographic ones. For example, younger people often move towards more urban regions, which results in an older and dwindling population, which could lead to less facilities and broad prosperity. These challenges ask for specific sets of policies focused …

Crying by healthcare professionals in the medical setting is a common but understudied phenomenon. We aimed to develop a questionnaire which measures the attitudes of parent towards crying pediatricians and pediatric nurses. We assessed reliability and validity in a group of parents of children who are …

Werkgeluk is een steeds relevanter onderwerp vanwege de positieve effecten op zowel medewerkers als organisaties, zoals een hogere productiviteit (Johari et al., 2019), minder personeelsverloop en minder ziekteverzuim (Simon-Thomas, 2018). Voor jeugdzorgorganisatie ViaNeo, waar sprake is van een licht …