This paper will describe the rationale and findings from a multinational study of online uses and gratifications conducted in the United States, Korea, and the Netherlands in spring 2003. A survey research method of study was conducted using a questionnaire developed in three languages and was presented …

In 2004 the first adaptive thermal comfort guideline was introduced in the Netherlands. Recently a new, upgraded version of this ISSO 74 (ATG) guideline has been developed. The new requirements are hybrid in nature as the 2014 version of the guideline combines elements of traditional non-adaptive comfort …

Rationale: Inadequate operationalisation of the multidimensial concept of malnutrition may result in inadequate evaluation of nutritional status. In this review we aimed to assess content validity of methods used to assess malnutrition in cancer patients, according to domains directly derived from European …

RATIONALE: Current developments drive dieticians in the primary care setting to demonstrate their effectiveness to both patients and stakeholders. Working with SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time-bound) goal setting may increase effectiveness. This study describes the current dietetic …

Dit afstudeeronderzoek is het laatste examenonderdeel van de opleiding Communicatie & Multimedia Design en bevat zowel een theoretisch als een praktijkgedeelte. De opdrachtgever van dit onderzoek is ontwerpbureau UNITiD. Cognitieve wetenschappers, gedragseconomen, maar ook ontwerpers doen al jarenlang …

E-Health is een relatief nieuwe digitale ontwikkeling rondom de Psychomotorische therapie (PMT). In deze pilotstudy is E-Health gecombineerd met Runningtherapie. Dit blijkt een logische en interessante combinatie. Het gebruik van E-Health zou volgens onderzoek grote voordelen hebben, maar in de praktijk …

Presentation on the research strand 'Healthy Ageing through Music and th Arts' of the research group 'Lifelong Learning in Music'. Presents the rationale behind the research strand as well as several individual projects.

The European principle of free movement of people enables European citizens to travel and reside freely in other member states. This applies also to students. Besides this legal establishment of rights, the process of harmonization of higher education in Europe has contributed to the ease with which …

According to the "membrane sensor" hypothesis, the membrane's physical properties and microdomain organization play an initiating role in the heat shock response. Clinical conditions such as cancer, diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases are all coupled with specific changes in the physical state and …

Outsourcing and offshoring provide companies with ways to achieve their business objectives better or more cost effectively or despite a shortage of specific resources. From a research point of view, outsourcing and offshoring have mostly been studied as something that large companies do, not small and …