INTRODUCTION: Integrated care is considered to be a means to reduce costs, improve the quality of care and generate better patient outcomes. At present, little is known about integrated care in maternity care systems. We developed questionnaires to examine integrated care in two different settings, using …

The future energy system could benefit from the integration of independent gas, heat and electricity infrastructures. Such a hybrid energy network could support the increase of intermittent renewable energy sources by offering increased operational flexibility. Nowadays, the expectations on Natural Gas …

For creating sports innovations we need tools to collect data on physical activity behaviour. Collecting data is time-consuming and expensive. Therefore, sharing data and using it to answer multiple research questions is desirable. Especially in larger multidisciplinary research projects, it is beneficial …

Obesity has become a major societal problem worldwide [1][2]. The main reason for severe overweight is excessive intake of energy, in relation to the individual needs of a human body. Obesity is associated with poor eating habits and/or a sedentary lifestyle. A significant part of the obese population …

Die Masterthesis beschäftigt sich in einem ersten Teil mit dem Gedankengut Hartmut Rosas.1 Hier werden die wichtigsten Grundbegriffe aufgegriffen und erläutert, als Basis, um in einem zweiten Teil ein eigenes zeitgemäßes - normatives - Supervisionskonzept zu erarbeiten. Die Thesis stellt die kritische …

Supported education for (young) people with psychiatric disabilities

The purpose of this paper is to study the relationship between changes in relative influence between marketing and R&D and new product performance (NPP). The aim is to theorize and test whether relative influence changes are beneficial for NPP. Design/methodology/approach An international survey was …

Results of this survey indicate that there is a great degree of interaction between military and civilian personnel in defence organisations. In particular, approximately 90% of civilian personnel indicated that there are military personnel in their workplace, and similar percentages of military personnel …

In this section, two proposed conceptual models related to military-civilian personnel collaboration in defence organisations are examined: the Organisational Factors Model and the Work Culture and Relations Model of military-civilian personnel integration. In particular, this section presents the results …

Several open-ended questions were included in the Military-Civilian Personnel Survey (MCPS) in order to complement the quantitative information gathered using the closed-ended survey items. These open-ended questions allowed personnel to express their attitudes, perceptions, and experiences related …