Background: There are no studies on how the same psychosocial dementia care program is adapted to both in-home and residential care settings. Objective: To evaluate the time investment required by professionals to implement a psychosocial dementia care program to manage neuropsychiatric symptoms. Methods: A …

Recent economic crises, environmental problems and social challenges have urged us to drastically change our consumption and production patterns and transform organisations to contribute to socio-technical transitions that positively impact these challenges. Therefore, sustainable development and the …

Objective We examined whether the role of maternal education in children's unhealthy snacking diet is moderated by other socio-economic indicators. Methods Participants were selected from the Amsterdam Born Children and their Development cohort, a large ongoing community-based birth cohort. Validated …

High-quality interactions between young children and teachers in early childhood education and care (ECEC) are the cornerstone of educational quality. International findings suggest that the quality of interactions that support emotions and classroom organization is at a medium to high level, but the …

On January 1, 2015, Alrijne Zorggroep was formed by a merger between the Diaconessenhuis and Rijnland zorggroep. Alrijne Zorggroep consists of three hospital locations, two healthcare centres and two nursing homes. The hospitals are located in Leiden, Leiderdorp and Alphen aan de Rijn. This research …

The design of a spatial distribution structure is of strategic importance for companies, to meet required customer service levels and to keep logistics costs as low as possible. Spatial distribution structure decisions concern distribution channel layout – i.e. the spatial layout of the transport and …

Citizens’ initiatives are believed to be a suitable alternative approach to service provision, especially in rural areas where services and facilities are under pressure because of depopulation and the decentralization measures of the state. To date, research has mainly focused on successful examples …

This study presents a model-based analysis of the ground connectivity performance of the future Santa Lucia- Mexico City multi-airport system. The plan of the current government is to connect the two airports by a dedicated line, either by bus or other transport so that passengers and airlines can get …

Assistive technology supports maintenance or improvement of an individual’s functioning and independence, though for people in need the access to assistive products is not always guaranteed. This paper presents a generic quality framework for assistive technology service delivery that can be used independent …

City Hotel 1905 is a new developing hotel, which is located in a center of Moscow, Russia and provides both business and leisure guests with a hospitality service. This hotel doesn’t have a well-organized set of Human Resource Management policies in order to manage and develop its employees. Therefore, …