The adaptation of urbanised areas to climate change is currently one of the key challenges in the domain of urban policy. The diversity of environmental determinants requires the formulation of individual plans dedicated to the most significant local issues. This article serves as a methodic proposition …

Autonomous driving in public roads requires precise localization within the range of few centimeters. Even the best localization systems based on GNSS cannot always reach this level of precision, especially in an urban environment, where the signal is disturbed by surrounding buildings and artifacts. …

This article describes a relatively straightforward procedure to knock out the gene that encodes the invertase enzyme in baker’s yeast. The SUC2 gene, which encodes for the invertase enzyme, is knocked out by a single-step PCR knock out method. The knockout is subsequently confirmed at the genetic level …

OBJECTIVE: Although it has been established that sufficient protein is required to maintain good nutritional status and support healthy aging, it is not clear if the pattern of protein consumption may also influence nutritional status, especially in institutionalized elderly who are at risk of malnutrition. …

Sinds 2015, met de inwerkingtreding van de nieuwe jeugdwet, is beslissen over specialistische hulp één van de taken van jeugdprofessionals, de professionals werkzaam in wijkteams of het CJG. Hun opdracht is zowel de inzet van specialistische hulp te beperken als de specialistische hulp niet te laat …

Currently, published risk analyses for drones refer mainly to commercial systems, use data from civil aviation, and are based on probabilistic approaches without suggesting an inclusive list of hazards and respective requirements. Within this context, this paper presents: (1) a set of safety requirements …

This article focuses on the increased relevance and urgency to pay explicit attention to complexity-informed perspectives on real-world issues in Dutch higher professional education. Moreover, it describes lessons learned from experiments with so-called Embedded Complexity Workshops. These workshops, …

Hoe is het sociaal werk georganiseerd in Noorwegen? Enerzijds heeft dit Scandinavische land een uitgebreid stelsel voor sociale zekerheid en is er weinig bureaucratie in vergelijking tot Nederland. Daarbij zien we dat veel sociaal werkers werkzaam zijn voor de overheid en daardoor andere verantwoordelijkheden …

Background: Little evidence is available about how sports participation influences psychosocial health and quality of life in children and adolescents with a disability or chronic disease. Therefore, the aim of the current study is to assess the association of sports participation with psychosocial health …