This paper describes a participatory design-oriented study of an ambient assisted living system for monitoring the daily activities of elderly residents. The work presented addresses these questions 1) What daily activities the elderly participants like to be monitored, 2) With whom they would want to …

In this paper we investigate the precise focus required of a telemonitoring system for the domain of independently living elderly. Particularly, we investigate (1) the needs of telemonitoring for this particular domain, and (2) the requirements for such a telemonitoring system. For our investigation, …

Diverse tussenproducten bij een praktijkgericht afstudeeronderzoek naar met als centrale vraag: Hoe realiseert een organisatie succesvolle inzet van Persuasive Technology. Deze aanvullende set (3) bevat drie presentaties die in de loop het onderzoek zijn gegeven.

In this study, diets of 155 beached and by-caught harbour porpoises were reconstructed from the contents of their stomachs. The objective was to investigate whether different energy requirements of adult males and females during their lives translate into lasting differences in diets.

Background & aims:  Individual energy requirements of overweight and obese adults can often not be measured by indirect calorimetry, mainly due to the time-consuming procedure and the high costs. To analyze which resting energy expenditure (REE) predictive equation is the best alternative for indirect …

In this review the knowledge status of and future research options on a green gas supply based on biogas production by co-digestion is explored. Applications and developments of the (bio)gas supply in The Netherlands have been considered, whereafter literature research has been done into the several …

What requirements need to be met by the complete new dairy range of Hendrix UTD to be able to compete within a future market with fewer farmers and at the same time stay attractive to current and future clients?

This research was carried out to investigate the main requirements of exhibitors and sponsors concerning a regional equestrian fair. One new open air exhibition named "Pferd & Freizeit" will be launched for the first time in July 2010 in Dülmen. Because exhibitors and sponsors are needed to ensure the …

Landmines are explosive remnants of war that remain active long after the conflict has ended. Explosion can be triggered easily by human input and its consequences can be devastating. Landmines don't discriminate between soldiers and civilians. Once laid on the ground, they pose immediate threat for …