In het welvarende Nederland groeit één op de dertien kinderen op in armoede. Deze kinderen ervaren vaak veel stress, wat hen belemmert in hun ontwikkeling. Zij krijgen daardoor niet dezelfde kansen als andere kinderen. Professionals op scholen en in de kinderopvang kunnen armoede niet oplossen, maar …

Selecting the most successful and relevant traces at the crime scene is of the utmost importance as irrelevant traces may take up valuable capacity, increasing the risk that cases remain unsolved. In order to ensure that most relevant traces are collected, knowledge is required regarding how and where …

An important step towards improving performance while reducing weight and maintenance needs is the integration of composite materials into mechanical and aerospace engineering. This subject explores the many aspects of composite application, from basic material characterization to state-of-the-art advances …

Battery energy storage (BES) can provide many grid services, such as power flow management to reduce distribution grid overloading. It is desirable to minimise BES storage capacities to reduce investment costs. However, it is not always clear how battery sizing is affected by battery siting and power …

Sustainable Open Solutions Climate Waterfront is an interdisciplinary project that aims to explore waterfronts in Europe facing extreme situations under the threat of climate change, eg. heat, too much absent rain and sea level rise with all its consequences. The central goal is to exchange adaptive …

Afgelopen maand verbruikte de familie Visser thuis 50% minder gas en elektriciteit dan normaal. Fijn voor de energierekening. Bovendien een fraaie bijdrage aan de Nederlandse klimaatdoelen, aldus Martien Visser. “Maar voordat u met gelukwensen komt: we waren twee weken in Duitsland en Zwitserland. Goed …

Obesity is a complex problem worldwide. This chronic condition has many different causes. One of them is emotional eating. In about 40% of overweight people, emotional eating plays a major role. Emotional eating is the tendency to (over)eat in response to negative emotions such as stress or irritability. …

Social and Emotional Learning programs, designed to enhance adolescents’ social and emotional skills, are implemented in schools worldwide. One of these programs is Skills4Life (S4L), for students in Dutch secondary education. To strengthen this program and adapt it to students’ needs, we conducted an …