Publicaties

A multi-level Thermal Comfort Assessment (TCA) to identify and mitigate heat stress risks in urban areas

The liveability of cities worldwide is under threat by the predicted increase in intensity and frequency of heatwaves and the absence of a clear spatial overview of where action to address this. Heat stress impairs ...

What is the thermal effect of 'blue' in blue-green roofs?

Green roofs received increased scientific attention with respect to climate adaptation in urban environments for their hydrological, biodiversity and insulative capacities. Yet, the thermal properties of roofs with ...

Circular moonshots

We aim to understand the interaction between shifting organizational field logics and field actors’ responses to reconcile logic plurality and maintain legitimacy through business model innovation. Drawing on a ...

Distance to cool spots, a practical design guideline for heat resilient urban areas

In the Netherlands municipalities are searching for guidelines for a heat resilient design of the urban space. One of the guidelines which has recently been picked up is that each house should be within a 300 meter ...

Developing a 360° built-environment assessment for urban research and planning practice

The coronavirus pandemic highlighted the vital role urban areas play in supporting citizens’ health and well-being. In times of (personal) vulnerability, citizens depend on their neighbourhood for performing ...

Design framework for neighbourhood resilience

The current Covid-19 pandemic has underlined the importance of urban public spaces in achieving health and social well-being, prompting policymakers and urban planners to rethink their approach to the design of these ...

Automatic Measurement of Corporate Reputation for Retail Companies from Online Public Data on the Web

Retail industry consists of the establishment of selling consumer goods (i.e. technology, pharmaceuticals, food and beverages, apparels and accessories, home improvement etc.) and services (i.e. specialty and ...

Co-creatie van curricula

Het ontwikkelen van geïntegreerde curricula waarin onderwijs, onderzoek en beroepspraktijk samenkomen, vraagt om het bijeenbrengen van expertise op elk van deze vlakken. Binnen het Comenius Leadership Project To ...

How to establish increased protein intake in a blended lifestyle intervention in community-dwelling older adults?

Rationale: The dietary protein counselling of the VITAMIN trial showed to be effective in increasing the protein intake in community-dwelling older adults up to 1.41 g/kg/day after 6-months intervention and ...

Longitudinal changes of muscle mass, muscle strength and physical performance in acutely admitted older adults up to three months post-discharge

Digitally supported dietary counseling increases protein intake in community dwelling older adults

Purpose: For prevention of sarcopenia and functional decline in community dwelling older adults, a higher daily protein intake is needed in addition to increased exercise. A new e-health strategy for dietary ...

Implementation of blended and combined exercise and nutrition programs for older adults

Purpose: Interprofessional collaboration and adaptation of e-health are necessary to implement innovative exercise and nutrition interventions in health practice. The aims of this qualitative study were 1) determine ...

Unravelling repurposing

Knee extensor muscle steadiness in relation to maximal torque and physical functioning in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Finite element modelling of carbon fiber - carbon nanostructure - polymer hybrid composite structures

The present study deals with the numerical modelling of hybrid<br/>laminated composites, which can be proved especially useful in the<br/>engineering and maintenance of advanced aerospace primary ...

The effect of perceived knee joint instability on responses to external perturbations during gait in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Changes in inflammation and musculoskeletal tissue-derived biomarker serum levels in response to high- and low-intensity resistance training in individuals with knee osteoarthritis

Focus group study on mechanical in- exsufflation in invasively ventilated intensive care patients

Introduction: Few data described practicalities of using mechanical insufflation-exsufflation (MI-E) for invasively ventilated ICU patients and evidence for benefit of their use is lacking.<br/>Aim and ...

The association between physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with rheumatoid artahrtis and high cardiovascular risk

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) disease and CV mortality1. High values of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) are protective against CVD and CV ...

A new Standard for Doing Agile Scrum Team Work in Education

Scrum is increasingly becoming an essential product development methodology for project education in modern curricula. However, individually assessing students that work in scrum projects as applied in the ...

Eye-tracking street users' visual exploration of buildings across the globe

People in western countries spend approximately 90% of their time indoors. This severely affects their health (WHO 2013; Klepeis et al. 2001). The health risks are exacerbated if people travel between indoor spaces ...

An online education program for students sports studies on e-health to optimize lifestyle coaching.

Inzicht in rechtvaardigheid aangaande de tegenprestatie en het vinden van ‘passend’ werk vanuit het perspectief van de bijstandsgerechtigde en de klantmanager

Amsterdam kent circa 40.000 bijstandsgerechtigden en een krappe arbeidsmarkt, waar momenteel veel vraag is naar allerlei arbeidskrachten. Toch neemt het aantal bijstandsgerechtigden nauwelijks af en diverse kwetsbare ...

Het Amsterdamse Experiment rondom de Bijstand

In 2017 voldeed de gemeente Amsterdam niet aan alle voorwaarden van het Ministerie van VWS om aan te sluiten bij het landelijke experiment rondom de bijstand ihkv de Participatiewet. Amsterdam besloot haar eigen ...

Effects of a blended home-based exercise program and dietary protein intervention on physical performance in community-dwelling older adults: results from the VITAMIN CRCT

Progress towards 4DHC in different national and regional contexts

Lessons learned on the progress towards 4th generation district heating (4DHC) are presented from 6 pilot implementation projects in the UK, Ireland, Belgium, France, and the Netherlands (HeatNet project). The pilots ...

Psychosocial predictors for pain outcomes in patients with temporomandibular disorders and headaches

CN04: Effects of a Blended Home-Based Exercise Program and Protein Counselling in Community Dwelling Older Adults: Results of the VITAMIN RCT

Preservation of lean mass upon combined lifestyle intervention in older adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes during 6-months follow-up after RCT (Probe study)

An Occupational Perspective on Discourse in Practice: The presentation of desirable occupations within texts used in Dutch refugee integration programs

<b>Background</b><br/>Refugees encounter texts such as course books, pamphlets and exams during mandatory integration in the Netherlands. Texts present explicit or implicit messages to refugees on ...