Current understandings of similarity with media characters often focus on visible attributes including gender and race, yet overlook deep-level characteristics such as personality, attitudes, and experiences. In the present research, we address this limitation and develop and validate the Character Recognizability …

PURPOSE: This study aims to explore the meaningful contributions of rehabilitation for participants living with persistent pain. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A phenomenological methodology was used. Thirteen purposefully selected participants, who self-identified as substantially improved from persistent pain …

AIM: The aim of this study is to measure how collaborative factors are associated with the technology readiness of nursing staff working in residential care and community nursing. The Reciprocity Instrument and Technology Readiness Index 2.0 were applied to measure this association. DESIGN: A cross-sectional …

Last mile logistiek is een onderwerp dat de laatste jaren veel aandacht krijgt van zowel beleidsmakers als (toekomstige) professionals. Relatief hoge kosten, impact op klimaat en leefbaarheid en zero-emissiezones vergen slimme en duurzame oplossingen gewenst. Er zijn reeds vele interessante case studies …

Dit afstudeeronderzoek is uitgevoerd in opdracht van BAAC naar aanleiding van opgravingen uit 2017-2018. Het doel van het onderzoek is om te onderzoeken of de aangetroffen leer-, knopen- en textielvondsten van het Frans-Bataafse legerkampement in Austerlitz afkomstig zijn van uniformen en in hoeverre …

Hoe komt het dat Open Science een goed gedeelde visie is onder onderzoeksgemeenschappen, terwijl de noodzakelijke praktijk van research data management (RDM) achterblijft? Dit onderzoek werpt licht op RDM adoptie in de Nederlandse context van hogescholen, door het bestuderen van beïnvloedende technologische, …

In response to the growing challenges posed by climate change and urbanization, this thesis proposes designing a rain garden as a sustainable urban drainage system (SUDS) in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. The primary goal of this project is to create design of a nature-based solution that not only manages …

The textiles and apparel industry is a major contributor to economic development while at the same time being one of the most polluting industries due to its lengthy supply chain and resource intensive production operations. To address these sustainability challenges, digitalization is seen as one of …

Engagement with socioscientific issues (SSI) is seen as an important citizenship goal of SSI-based science education. In this experimental study, Dutch students (age 8 to 13) participated in lesson series in which they learned about and discussed SSI, such as issues related to the textile industry and …

Halfway through the UN 2030 Agenda of Sustainable Development Goals (2015–2030), the achievement of most of the proposed targets have been lagging behind, as has been confirmed in recent UN and UNESCO reports. While these reports mostly provide external features which cause the delay, this paper analyses …