Permeable pavements are specifically designed to promote the infiltration of stormwater through the paving surface in order to reduce run-off volumes and to improve water quality by removing sediment and other pollutants. However, research has shown that permeable pavements can become clogged over time …

This report describes the work that has been done on the water calorimeter project at VSL. The calorimeter determines the absorbed-dose-to water Dw in gray, by measuring the radiation induced temperature change. The temperature of the water will change due to irradiation of a beam ionizing radiation. …

Het doel van het onderzoek is om te bepalen of gezonde proefpersonen tijdens het lopen op een loopband in staat zijn om de kniehoek aan te passen door middel van visuele feedback. Wanneer de opgelegde target voor de kniehoek behaald wordt, wordt er gekeken wat voor compensatiestrategieën er optreden …

Frail older adults are increasingly encouraged to be in control of their health care, in Western societies. However, little is known about how they themselves perceive control in health care. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the concept of health care-related perceived control from the viewpoint …

Are we at the eve of a transformation in our economic system? “Yes”, according to several visionary scientists and policymakers. They predict the rise of an economy that is based on biological materials, the so-called bio-based economy. The key challenge is that due to several socio-economic developments, …

In this study we assessed which is the most appropriate method of detecting stress to study the effect of Jacobson’s progressive relaxation exercises in patients with stress problems. In the study 7 patients are requested to fill in 3 different scales to quantify their stress before and after the exercises. …

Er is onderzoek gedaan naar de rechtspositie van de drie partijen binnen het zogenaamde cliëntsysteem. Daarnaast is er gekeken naar de bestaande conflicthanteringsmogelijkheden indien er tussen partijen binnen het cliëntsysteem discrepanties ontstaan over de noodzakelijk geachte zorg. Deze discrepanties …

The influence of mutual spousal interrelations in domains such as health and wellbeing has been demonstrated, but little is known about the domain of everyday activities of couples in late life. In the present explorative study, we considered all of the activities participating couples talked about to …

The content of most journalism courses at journalism schools has been affected by the fast digital and interactive developments in the field. The changing digital organization of information and sources necessitates constant changes in news-gathering and research techniques and affects education in research …

Dit praktijkgericht onderzoek is uitgevoerd op SBO de Meander te Assen. SBO de Meander is een school voor speciaal basisonderwijs. Er wordt met behulp van dit praktijkgericht onderzoek antwoord gegeven op de vraag: 'Op welke manier kan de ouderbetrokkenheid worden vergroot op SBO de Meander passend bij …