In diesem ersten LOGbuch, das die Internationale Bauausstellung IBA Heidelberg im vierten Jahr ihres Bestehens herausgibt, wird das ambitionierte Thema Wissen | schafft | Stadt ausgelotet und in seiner Relevanz für Heidelberg als Programm gefasst. Der erste Teil erläutert die Grundlagen des Diskurses …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Radiotherapy of the head and neck is challenged by the relatively large number of organs-at-risk close to the tumor. Biologically-oriented objective functions (OF) could optimally distribute the dose among the organs-at-risk. We aimed to explore OFs based on multivariable normal …

From the article: Abstract—By using agent technology, a versatile and modular monitoring system can be built. In this paper, such a multiagentbased monitoring system will be described. The system can be trained to detect several conditions in combination and react accordingly. Because of the distributed …

Persuasive games exist for a wide variety of objectives, from marketing, to healthcare and activism. Some of the more socially-aware ones cast players as members of disenfranchised minorities, such as migrants, prompting them to 'see what they see'. In parallel, a growing number of designers has recently …

From the article: Abstract The Information Axiom in axiomatic design states that minimising information is always desirable. Information in design may be considered to be a form of chaos and therefore is unwanted. Chaos leads to a lack of regularities in the design and unregulated issues tend to behave …

In de afgelopen jaren is crowdfunding gegroeid van een middel voor stichtingen en kunstenaars om via donaties financiering op te halen, tot een alternatief voor bancaire financiering voor MKB bedrijven en de financiering van vastgoed en duurzame energie projecten. Wie zijn de financiers van deze projecten? …

This special issue will look in more detail at how CIM research is addressing these key questions; what is clear is that it is time to be counted so that CIM actions can be considered on a level playing field with alternative potential ways of investing in health.

Research question:As a result of the expansion of opportunities for leisure-time sport participation (LTSP), the question arises if differing organisational settings relate to differences in participation behaviour. This paper compares participation frequency and time spent on sport between club-organised …

Nederland vergrijst. Het aantal 65-plussers gaat de komende 30 jaar stijgen van ongeveer 2,7 miljoen in 2012 naar 4,7 miljoen in 2040. De Nederlandse bevolking wordt ouder en hoe ouder men wordt, hoe minder men beweegt. Minder beweging kan van invloed zijn op onder andere fysiek en sociaal functioneren …

Accumulating evidence dismisses the idea that bacteria are solitary bugs, living a completely independent existence. Instead, this definition is being replaced by the notion that bacteria are intimately communicating organisms holding tight relations to one another. One such process through which this …