Aim: Wearables technology plays an important role in supporting patients in self-management. This study aims to identify the functions and purposes of activity trackers that contribute to and assist in addressing the nursing diagnosis of Sedentary Lifestyle in patients with heart failure. Design: A scoping …

While writing this report, the construction is ongoing of the Oosterweel Connection project of the ring of Antwerp ongoing. This project is about completing the ring of Antwerp from West to North around the city. This project aims to improve the connectivity around the city and the port of Antwerp. A …

Currently, the cutting forces themselves are only roughly estimated by a Specific Cutting Energy assumption. Throughout literature, many assumptions are made about different parameters, the condition in which the cutting process is taking place, and in specific cases, some parameters are not even considered …

This thesis is written for Modint, the trade association that consults companies for the fashion- and textile industry in the Netherlands. Pursuing a circular economy is a worldwide priority and the EPR legislation also known as Extended Producer Responsibility, requires the fashion- and textile industry …

Increasingly, discussions on sustainability, in particular in relation to energy transition, are finding their way to the regional and local political arena. Although for analysing transition pathways on these sub-national scales, conceptual frameworks such as the multi-level perspective may be helpful, …

The aim of this study was to explore effects of a major urban reconstruction on physical activity (PA) behavior by comparing PA intensity hotspots before and after the tunneling of a highway with a new infrastructure prioritized for walking and cycling. In total, 126 individuals participated before and …

Conexión No. 1 Workshop – 26th -29th of June 2022.Claudy Jongstra hosted the first in a series of Conexión workshops on the Balearic island of Menorca. Accompanying Claudy Jongstra’s latest artwork Guernica de la Ecología on its journey around the world are Jongstra’s core beliefs in biodiversity, community, …

Abstract Background: Approximately one-third of all patients with schizophrenia are treatment resistant. Worldwide, undertreatment with clozapine and other effective treatment options exist for people with treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS). In this respect, it appears that regular health care …

Mirror therapy is used in a broad spectrum of rehabilitation therapy ranging from phantom limb pain, stroke, peripheral nerve injury to cerebral palsy. With the development of a virtual reality (VR) environment for mirror therapy, patients can now practice independently of time and place. However, the …

Cetaceans play an important role in the functioning of natural ecosystems. The Caribbean Sea serves as an important foraging, breeding, and birthing area for an array of cetaceans, which led to the establishment of the Yarari Marine Mammal Sanctuary in 2015. Currently, no additional conservation measures …