Background: A description of the complexity of the process of self-management and the way stroke survivors give meaning to their process of self-management post-stroke is lacking. This study explores how stroke survivors managed their lives, gave meaning to their self-management post-stroke and how this …

Population ageing has been a focus of research since the 1960s (Michael et al. 2006), and it has become a domain of international discussions, debates and research throughout a myriad of disciplines including housing, urban planning and real estate (Buffel and Phillipson 2016, van Bronswijk 2015, Kort …

In order to apply smart charging it is key to be able to forecast the connection and charging time of charging sessions at the start of the connection. For, if you know how long a session will last, one can assign an appropriate smart charging strategy for that session. For instance by postponing the …

SAMENVATTING Achtergrond: Patiënten met eind stadium nierfalen, ofwel chronisch dialysepatienten, vormen een kwetsbare groep met veel comorbiditeit. Voldoende lichaamsbeweging is van groot belang om fit te blijvenmaar data over de mate van lichamelijk activeit in deze groep ontbreken. De Nederlandse …

Om de potentie van katalysatoren ingebouwde in een redox actieve Metal–Organic framework (MOFs) volledig te benutten moet de charge transport / elektron hopping worden geoptimaliseerd. Voor het optimaal functioneren van een katalysator zal de drijfkracht achter het mechanisme van elektron hopping moeten …

As society has to adapt to changing energy sources and consumption, it is driving away from fossil energy. One particular area of interest is electrical driving and the increasing demand for (public) charging facilities. For municipalities, it is essential to adapt to this changing demand and provide …

Occupational stress can cause all kinds of health problems. Resilience interventions that help employees deal with and adapt to adverse events can prevent these negative consequences. Due to advances in sensor technology and smartphone applications, relatively unobtrusive self-monitoring of resilience-related …

To summarize, this report submits and analyses the way how an agency can improve its chances to introduce wines within Quebec’s alcohol monopoly: Société des Alcools du Québec’s stores (SAQ), the monopoly in charge of importation, distribution and sales of all alcoholic beverages in the province of Quebec. …

Purpose: There is lack of knowledge, evidence, and guidelines for rehabilitation interventions for persons with neuralgic amyotrophy (NA) or brachial plexus pathology. A first pilot study, evaluating the effect of an integrated rehabilitation programme, showed improvements in activity and participation …

Migration for reasons of employment, education, safety and family reunification, a common thing in our present-day world. To counteract potential instability generated by the flow of migrants, host countries strive for integration of migrants into their societies. The Netherlands, considered an example …