BACKGROUND: To evaluate whether a training programme is a feasible approach to facilitate occupational health professionals' (OHPs) use of knowledge and skills provided by a guideline. METHODS: Feasibility was evaluated by researching three aspects: 'acceptability', 'implementation' and 'limited efficacy'. …

This paper proposes an amendment of the classification of safety events based on their controllability and contemplates the potential of an event to escalate into higher severity classes. It considers (1) whether the end-user had the opportunity to intervene into the course of an event, (2) the level …

In this paper, we perceptually evaluate two recently proposed binaural multi-microphone speech enhancement methods in terms of intelligibility improvement and binaural-cue preservation. We compare these two methods with the well-known binaural minimum variance distortionless response (BMVDR) method. …

The main aim of this study was to evaluate a new combination of test items on its practical use as a tool for determining the fundamental movement skills performance in 6- to 10-year old primary school children. This combination of tests should cover the different aspects of fundamental movement skills …

Inleiding: Van de basisschoolkinderen heeft 9% leesproblemen. Naar aanleiding van verschillende onderzoeken zijn risicofactoren en voorspellers van leesproblemen geconstateerd die in een vroeg stadium gesignaleerd moeten worden: in de kleuterklas, voordat het daadwerkelijke lezen begint. Onderzoek wijst …

Climate change leads to an increased risk of extreme weather events for society. To reduce the effects of extreme weather events climate change adaptation is required (Harley & van Minnen, 2009). Climate adaptation are actions taken by society to adapt to the changing climate and reduce the negative …

Background A key factor in successfully preventing falls, is early identification of elderly with a high risk of falling. However, currently there is no easy-to-use pre-screening tool available; current tools are either not discriminative, time-consuming and/or costly. This pilot investigates the feasibility …

This thesis shows the results of how an alternative design can influence online behaviour which is measured by data and tracked through A/B tests. This research can be used as an example to show customers the value of conducting such an experiment. These experiments can be used by the customer to test …

Uit de literatuur is bekend dat docenten in hun toetsen relatief veel een beroep doen op de reproductie van kennis. Een analyse van schoolexamens aardrijkskunde op het vmbo laat hetzelfde beeld zien. In dit onderzoek is een professionaliseringsprogramma ontworpen met het doel docenten te ondersteunen …

This paper describes the results of a second year Expo project team of Fontys Engineering, department Mechanical Engineering. During this research the design of a configurable damped spring design has been investigated. A calculation tool has been defined and validated using a Nylon 3D printed spring …