The way that innovation is currently done requires a new research methodology that enables co-creation and frequent, iterative evaluation in realworld settings. This paper describes the employment of the living lab methodology that corresponds to this need. Particularly, this paper presents the way that …

People suffering from dementia often have problems with way finding and feel restless. In this paper we present an interactive wall developed for decreasing the amount of wandering behaviour of people suffering from dementia. The installation aims at making these people feel more at home in the nursing …

Ambient Intelligent environments are interactive environments that sense human behaviour and can respond intelligently. This workshop explores how interactive environments can be designed with persuasive quality, influencing human experience and behaviour. The workshop follows a research-through-design …

Dieses Lehrbuch gibt eine erste Einführung in die Volkswirtschaftslehre und gewährt allgemein verständliche Einblicke in die verschiedenenen Bereiche der Mikro- und Markoökonomik. Dabei reicht die Grundlagenvermittlung von der allgemeinen Einführung in das Fach der Volkswirtschaftslehre, über die Erklärung …

Recensie van: Hanno Deppner( 2011). Kant für die Hand: Die “Kritiek der reinen Vernuft”zum Basteln & Begreifen: Mit Anleiting und 12 Bogen Bausatz. München: Albrecht Knaus Verlag

Biogas production from codigestion of cattle manure and biomass can have a significant contribution to a sustainable gas supply when this gas is upgraded to specifications prescribed for injection into the national gas grid and injected into this grid. In this study, we analyzed such a gas supply chain …

OBJECTIVE: The prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) increases, but the impact of the disorder on peoples' functional capacity is not known. Therefore, the objective of this study was to compare self-reported health status and functional capacity of subjects with early OA of hip and/or knee to reference …

Die Ausstellung „The Porn Identity“ und ihr begleitender Katalog- und Essayband kartografieren die Schnittmengen von Pornografie, zeitgenössischer Kunst und Kulturtheorie umfassend genug, um als Einführungen ins Themengebiet nützlich zu sein. Indem der Katalog Pornobilder und -lifestyle zugleich schwelgerisch …

Musicians today face major changes in the social-cultural landscape and thus in the music profession, which is rapidly changing. The changing cultural life leads to a shift in nature of the career of musicians, suggesting more flexible career patterns and a great need for transferable skills. Musicians …

The 'implementation' and use of smart home technology to lengthen independent living of non-instutionalized elderly have not always been flawless. The purpose of this study is to show that problems with smart home technology can be partially ascribed to differences in perception of the stakeholders involved. …