This paper deals with the networking implementation and optimizations for a VR and AR game with mocap suit, voice over IP and gameplay data like player information, lobby, etc. The logic for implementing these systems in the game is studied. First, there is a general description of the game so the reader …

The number of people suffering from chronic wounds is developing into a seriousmedical problem causing high burden on patients, healthcare system and the societyas a whole. Patients suffering from the diseases are severely impaired in theirquality of life and the treatment measures create high costs …

At the Swedish School of Textiles, previous research showed that the fiber length loss during shredding could be decreased by pre-treatment of the textile. A lubricant pre-treatment reduced friction in the process which made the shredding process gentler and longer fibers was obtained. The research at …

Physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) have important implications for health benefits. A growing number of people use consumer available wearables such as activity trackers, which claim to objectively monitor PA and SB in free-living conditions. These devices could provide essential information …

How can transport and land-use transitions in urban regions be understood and supported? This question is increasingly relevant for researchers and policy makers alike given the growing urgency of sustainability issues confronting cities and the limited improvements can be observed despite continued …

Within the context of the research programme “Koenst), a natural gas (methane) fuelled heater (Prototype I1) for injection moulding has been developed. When tested, the first prototype of this natural gas fuelled heater showed cracks at some specific spots, especially certain corners inside the hull. …

In order to increase feed quality, additive has been used to increase silage storage stability. During feeding time, the silage is exposed to oxygen and a degrading process starts decreasing dry matter and increasing temperature. This rise in temperature makes the silage less appetising to cows, few …

Mobile Rapid DNA technology is close to being incorporated into crime scene investigations, with the potential to identify a perpetrator within hours. However, the use of these techniques entails the risk of losing the sample and potential evidence, because the device not only consumes the inserted sample, …

In this paper we present a review of existing aviation safety metrics and we lay the foundation for our four-years research project entitled “Measuring Safety in Aviation – Developing Metrics for Safety Management Systems”. We reviewed state-of-the-art literature, relevant standards and regulations, …

SRON is the Dutch national expertise institute for scientific space research and is part of NWO. It plays an important role in delivering contributions to the national and international space-research communities. Currently one of SRON’s involvements is in the X-IFU instrument for the Athena space X-ray …