Background There is a strong need for evidence based, effective continuous professional development (CPD) for physical education teachers. This need includes CPD aimed at impacting student motivation. Existing CPD on teachers’ motivating style often takes the form of singular events such as a workshop …

This thesis covers the development process of a realistic representation of a news item in VR. Additionally, the thesis aims to test whether this technology can generate empathic feedback in young adults from 20 to 30 years old. Another purpose is to make recommendations for future developers who are …

Police interrogations tend to be very stressful which comes at the expense of the effectiveness of interrogations as stressed suspects and witnesses provide less extensive and accurate statements. To study the contribution of the interrogation room towards this problem, an experiment using the four-group …

CC-BY 4.0 Background: Since the contribution of the lumbar multifidus(LM) is not well understood in relation to nonspecific low back pain(LBP), this may limit physiotherapists in choosing the most appropriate treatment strategy.Objectives: This study aims to compare clinical characteristics, in terms …

Background/Objectives: Homecare staff often take over activities instead of “doing activities with” clients, thereby hampering clients from remaining active in daily life. Training and supporting staff to integrate reablement into their working practices may reduce clients' sedentary behavior and improve …

Water Authority Zuiderzeeland measures many parameters for the WFD objectives, including electrical conductivity (EC). The EC is measured using various measuring devices, through field measurements (manual), telemetry and since 2019 with relatively inexpensive Internet of Things (IoT)sensors. It is not …

Many of the Virtual Fitting Rooms, which are currently available, are built on various methods. Those are mostly virtual avatar or a machine that uses Microsoft Kinect camera, mainly enhancing the experience of in-store shops. The main drawbacks are the high cost of the facility or the inaccurate capturing …

This project aims to propose and evaluate possible solutions for UNIFY, related to transforming their event strategy in both an online and when possible, offline environment. The paper also aims to research, analyze and take into consideration the opinions of the students who are in contact with UNIFY …

Objective To examine the association between intrapartum synthetic oxytocin and child behavioral and emotional problems and to assess if maternal depressive or anxious symptoms or mother-to-infant bonding play a mediating role in this association. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting Population-based …

This thesis is concerning effective use of fuel on board the ALP STRIKER. The recent transfer from heavy fuel oil, to the more expensive marine gas oil led to ongoing discussions about the effective use of fuel on board. The goal was to find the optimum propulsion configuration on board for any attainable …