Jo-An Kamp is a lecturer and researcher at Fontys University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. She coaches ICT students in the fields of UX, research, (interactive) media, communication, (interaction) design, ethics and innovation. She does research on the impact of technology on humans and society. …

Lipoedema is a painful non-pitting diffuse “fatty” swelling, usually confined to the legs, that occurs mainly in women. This scoping review aimed to provide an overview of the available research on the functioning of people with lipoedema, according to the International Classification of Functioning, …

In practice, every day obstetric emergency care departments in hospitals receive several telephone calls from pregnant women. During these calls, midwives, nurses or doctor’s assistants use their obstetric knowledge and experience to determine the severity of the complaints and the necessity and urgency …

BACKGROUND The mechanical power of ventilation (MP) has an association with outcome in invasively ventilated patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Whether a similar association exists in invasively ventilated patients without ARDS is less certain. OBJECTIVE To investigate the …

Cancer and its treatments cause significant changes in sexuality that affect the quality of life of both patients and their partners. As these issues are not always discussed with healthcare professionals, cancer patients turn to online health communities to find answers to questions or for emotional …

Objective: Many patients with COVID-19 infections were admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU). Physical impairments are common after ICU stays and are associated with clinical and patient characteristics. To date, it is unknown if physical functioning and health status are comparable between patients …

This is a summary of Sara Adriano's thesis and internship. This anthropological research focuses on the culinary adaptation and cultural foodways of twenty Latin American and Caribbean women living in Almere. The research question is: “How do these women adapt their food sourcing practices to the Almere …

Workshop summary In this workshop we work together with the participants towards concrete steps that educators could take to promote inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystems. Nowadays, entrepreneurial ecosystems do not provide all entrepreneurs equal access to opportunities, resources, and support. Specifically, …

This article provides insight into the motivation of young women to join the armed forces and to choose a career in the military. This insight explains why women are still underrepresented in the Netherlands armed forces and can optimize future recruitment programs. An online Dutch questionnaire was …

It is crucial that ASR systems can handle the wide range of variations in speech of speakers from different demographic groups, with different speaking styles, and of speakers with (dis)abilities. A potential quality-of-service harm arises when ASR systems do not perform equally well for everyone. ASR …