Food insecurity, highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, demands robust solutions, including digital technologies. In St. Lucia, producers show willingness to adopt basic tools like WhatsApp but face barriers such as insufficient knowledge, lack of support, financial constraints, and limited availability. …

The report explores Dutch consumers' perceptions of the Nutri-Score system, focusing on awareness, behavioral changes, and understanding of nutritional quality. While 92% are aware of Nutri-Score, usage during purchases remains low, with only 9.6% citing it as a main factor. Demographic factors, such …

This research investigates growth inhibitors for smart services driven by condition-based maintenance (CBM). Despite the fast rise of Industry 4.0 technologies, such as smart sensoring, internet of things, and machine learning (ML), smart services have failed to keep pace. Combined, these technologies …

Deze publieksrapportage geeft een samenvatting van de resultaten die staan weergegeven in de onderzoeksrapportages van de zes deelnemende regio’s. De ETHOS-telling is een initiatief van Hogeschool Utrecht en Kansfonds.

Plant-based cheese has become popular due to health, environment, and ethical reasons. A study among Dutch consumers showed that most respondents have never tried plant-based cheese, but younger people are more willing to try it. The main motives for trying plant-based cheese were animal welfare and …

This study examines the landscape of infant nutrition in Italy, specifically focusing onplant-based infant formula - also referred as breastmilk substitutes (BMS) – as analternative to traditional dairy-based products. As concerns about dairy allergies and the environmental impact of milk production …

In Nederland is er sprake van een stijgende lijn in de hoeveelheid cyberpesten (Akkermans, 2022). Ook op het Montessori Vaklyceum (afgekort als MVL) is er langere tijd sprake van een stijgende lijn in de hoeveelheid cyberpesten en het aantal online incidenten. Uit ons onderzoek blijkt dat leerlingen …

Background: Recent studies suggest that ethnic minority students underperform in standardised assessments commonly used to evaluate their progress. This disparity seems to also hold for postgraduate medical students and GP trainees, and may affect the quality of primary health care, which requires an …