BACKGROUND: Up to 33% of the general population over 50 years of age are affected by nocturnal leg cramps. Currently there are no generally accepted clinical characteristics, which identify nocturnal leg cramps. This study aims to identify these clinical characteristics and to differentiate between them …

Legitimately collected and accessed data must also be used appropriately according to laws, guidelines, policies or the (current) preferences of data subjects. For example, inconsistency between the data collection purpose and the data usage purpose may conflict with some privacy principles. In this …

An important issue in the field of motion control of wheeled mobile robots is that the design of most controllers is based only on the robot’s kinematics. However, when high-speed movements and/or heavy load transportation are required, it becomes essential to consider the robot dynamics as well. The …

Due to advances in technology, the world around us contains an increasing number of robots, virtual agents, and other intelligent systems. These systems all have a certain degree of autonomy. For the people who interact with an intelligent system it is important to obtain a good understanding of its …

As robots are increasingly used in Search and Rescue (SAR) missions, it becomes highly relevant to study how SAR robots can be developed and deployed in a responsible way. In contrast to some other robot application domains, e.g. military and healthcare, the ethics of robot-assisted SAR are relatively …

Sustainable consumption is interlinked with sustainable production. This chapter will introduce the closed-loop production, the circular economy, the steady state economy, and Cradle to Cradle (C2C) models of production. It will reflect on the key blockages to a meaningful sustainable production and …

The cultivation of intrinsic motivation is key in the 21th century, but most students in Dutch vocational education lack this quality. To foster intrinsic motivation, a strong career-learning environment is needed that enables students to develop career competencies and a career identity. However such …

Twee boekbesprekingen: Geldof, D. (2013). Superdiversiteit: Hoe migratie onze samenleving verandert. Leuven/ Den Haag: Acco. en Schrooten, M., Withaeckx, S., Geldof, D. & Lavent, M. (2015). Transmigratie: Hulp verlenen in een wereld van superdiversiteit. Leuven/Den Haag: Acco.

Mensenrechten krijgen steeds meer aandacht in Nederland op lokaal niveau, zo ook binnen het sociaal werk. Met de transities in het sociale domein en de daarbij veranderende rol van de sociaal werker kunnen mensenrechten een handzaam perspectief bieden. Hoe komen sociaal werkers in hun werk in aanraking …

Ed de Jonge pleit voor een vierde aspect van professionaliteit in het beroepsprofiel: collectieve professionalisering, als aanvulling op de normatieve, technisch-instrumentele en persoonlijke aspecten. Hier laat hij zien wat deze vier aspecten van professionaliteit kunnen betekenen voor het versterken …