Although essential for providing optimal adolescent patient support, knowledge of the impact of Marfan syndrome in adolescence is limited. To explore adolescents’ perceived impact of Marfan syndrome on (physical) functioning (activities, participation), disability (limitations, restrictions), contextual …

Achtergrond Informele ouderlijke steun wordt gezien als kansrijke interventie voor het reduceren van opvoedstress. Er is echter weinig bekend over hoe relaties tussen ouders met en zonder opvoedstress zich ontwikkelen in opvoedingssituaties waarbij de ene partij ondersteuning geeft en de andere partij …

People with a visual impairment (PVI) often experience difficulties with wayfinding. Current navigation applications have limited communication channels and do not provide detailed enough information to support PVI. By transmitting wayfinding information via multimodal channels and combining these with …

In dit rapport wordt onderzocht wat er voor nodig is om boomgaarden in de openbare ruimte duurzaam door vrijwilligersgroepen te laten beheren. Met behulp van de place-keeping theorie zijn de inrichting, betrokkenheid, draagvlak, oogst, beheer, kennis, samenwerking, rol gemeente, budget en het vertrouwen …

Optimization methods for creating 3D environments inside of Three.js.

Visual Thinking (VT) is concerned with the use of visual resources (diagrams, simple drawings, short texts) to represent, organize or communicate ideas or contents. VT aims to favor the understanding of concepts to `translate' to a visual representation a content or process. Lower thinking skills to …

Particulate matter (PM) exposure, amongst others caused by emissions and industrial processes, is an important source of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. There are situations in which blue-collar workers in roadwork companies are at risk. This study investigated perceptions of risk and mitigation …

Longembolieën zijn veelvoorkomend in Nederland. De gouden standaard voor het diagnosticeren is computertomografie pulmonaire angiografie (CTPA). Het streven is hoge beeldkwaliteit te behalen met zo laag mogelijke stralingsdosis en contrastdosis. Bij CTPA kan de beeldkwaliteit negatief worden beïnvloed …

Ageing brings about physiological changes that affect people’s thermal sensitivity and thermoregulation. The majority of older Australians prefer to age in place and modifications to the home environment are often required to accommodate the occupants as they age and possibly become frail. However, modifications …

Background: A large part of the communication cues exchanged between persons is nonverbal. Persons with a visual impairment are often unable to perceive these cues, such as gestures or facial expression of emotions. In a previous study, we have determined that visually impaired persons can increase their …