Obesity is a fast growing societal threat, causing chronic conditions, physical and psychological health problems, as well as absenteeism and large healthcare costs. Despite numerous attempts to promote physical activity and healthy diet, existing interventions do not focus on often occurring emotional …

From the article: "ABSTRACT: The research group Supply Chain Redesign in the Built Environment of HU University of Applied Sciences is working on research that combines principles of the circular economy with open source architectural design & urban planning. The aim is finding new ways to re-use demolition …

Introduction: Major Adverse Events (MAE) following Cervical Spinal Manipulations (CSM) have been described anecdotally and are frequently discussed. Until now, exact incidence rates are unknown. Furthermore, there are doubts concerning the factors which may play a role in the occurrence of MAE. Objectives: …

BACKGROUND: Over 30 % of older patients experience hospitalization-associated disability (HAD) (i.e., loss of independence in Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)) after an acute hospitalization. Despite its high prevalence, the mechanisms that underlie HAD remain elusive. This paper describes the protocol …

Objectives: The aim of this paper is to provide insight into what it means to live with the intention to end life at a self-chosen moment from an insider perspective. Setting: Participants who lived independent or semidependent throughout the Netherlands. Participants: 25 Dutch older citizens (mean age …

In de hedendaagse praktijk wordt BIM (gebouw informatie model) weinig gebruikt voor het beheren van vastgoed. Ook woningcorporaties, die ongeveer één derde van de woningvoorraad in Nederland beheren, gebruiken nog geen BIM in het eigen beheerproces terwijl de beheerfase wel onderdeel is van het concept …

De doelstelling van de opdracht is het verwezenlijken van een IaaS proof of concept gebaseerd op het OpenStack platform. Het proof of concept moet met zo min mogelijk kosten worden opgezet. Bij elke keuze moeten de kosten in gedachten worden gehouden. Als hardware moeten de oude servers worden gebruikt …

This paper is a case report of why and how CDIO became a shared framework for Community Service Engineering (CSE) education. CSE can be defined as the engineering of products, product-service combinations or services that fulfill well-being and health needs in the social domain, specifically for vulnerable …