The maritime industry faces increasing demands for continuous professional development due to rapid technological advancements, evolving safety regulations, and the need for a proactive safety culture (Caesar, 2023; Parviainen et al., 2018). Yet, seafarers often encounter barriers such as long working …

Companies in the Brainport region are often characterized as high mix low volume (HMLV) production environments. These companies are distinguished by a wide range of possible products (high product variety), which are produced in low volumes. These are often customer-specific products that are produced …

To conclude, this research aimed to provide the knowledge management platform and HZ Studio insights on what can be worked on to make sure the platform implementation is successful. Throughout the process, I investigated the problem, the community aspect of it, the change aspect, the leadership aspect, …

This research investigates how fashion brands can authentically engage Generation Z through co-creation practices that enable meaningful product customization. Survey results revealed that while 78% of respondents expressed strong interest in customization, only 24.4% had followed through with a purchase, …

Background: The adoption of mobile health (mHealth) technologies among older adults remains significantly lower than in younger populations, despite their potential to promote healthier lifestyles and mitigate age-related health risks. Objective: This study aims to explore the perspectives of retirement-age …

Purpose Worry is an intuitive sense that goes beyond logical reasoning and is valuable in situations where patients’ conditions are rapidly changing or when objective data may not fully capture the complexity of a patient’s situation. Nurse anesthetists’ subjective reasons for worry are quite vague as …

This thesis focuses on enhancing Reveal, a philosophical party game app by HUMAN, designed to foster engaging philosophical discussions among young adults aged 20-30. The study aimed to improve Revealandapos;s Party Mode to boost user enjoyment and engagement. A combination of A/B testing, iterative …

This research investigates the integration of Mixed Reality (MR) and local multiplayer functionalities in training simulations to enhance realism and immersion, thereby improving learning outcomes for students. The study addresses three primary sub-questions: examining the effects of local multiplayer …

Nudging is a strategy from behavioural economics that subtly influences behaviour by changing the environment. Despite its recent introduction in education, no overview exists of what behavioural interventions are already practiced in education, and how these fit within nudging frameworks. In this qualitative …

This report covers the development of a card game framework capable of incentivising conversation about living in a modern middle European “smart city”. “Researchers and other stakeholders struggle to discuss complex topics, Smart Cities for example, with their respective target audiences. An adaptive …