The researchers who conducted a recently published study using a short breathing protocol to measure heart rate variability (HRV) in a large group of Dutch workers say it’s the first of its kind. "This is the first study," the researchers explained, "to explore a 1-minute paced deep-breathing HRV protocol …

This contributed volume is based on the "European Core Competences Framework for health and social care professionals working with older people" (ECCF), developed and verified in a unique international cooperation between 26 universities and universities of applied sciences in 25 European countries, …

Over the last two decades, much work has been done for developing person-centred approaches in social and health services in order to deliver better treatment and care for older people. Communication is pivotal in person-centred care and services. Communication skills are necessary to understand the …

De VS is in vele opzichten geen land dat ons tot voorbeeld kan dienen, zeker niet als het gaat om een rechtvaardige inkomensverdeling of inspirerend leiderschap. We kunnen echter echt wel wat van onze Atlantische overbuur leren als het gaat om evidence based werken in het sociaal domein.

The workshop aims to understand how a living lab network structures contribute to system innovation. Living labs as system innovation initiatives can substantially alter established network structures. Moreover, structures can undergo alterations through subtle interventions, with impact on the overall …

We analyze how ‘original’ residents in different gentrifying working class areas in Amsterdam North experience and evaluate the changes in their neighborhood in terms of social cohesion – in other words, whether they feel at home in their changing neighborhood and whether they feel connected to other …

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 …

Purpose The purpose of this report is to research the possible effects of the English language in the study program European Studies on the Dutch language proficiency of the Dutch students. European Studies is a four years bachelor program at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. The central question …

Today, we live in a world where every time we turn on our smartphones, we are inextricably tied by data, laws and flowing bytes to different countries. A world in which personal expressions are framed and mediated by digital platforms, and where new kinds of currencies, financial exchange and even labor …

Deliberate practice, an iterative process that leads to expertise, is found to be positively associated with superior performance in domains such as sports, education, and entrepreneurship. At the same time, deliberate practice is also seen as being less than enjoyable and difficult to pursue consistently. …