Feelings of disconnectedness and social isolation among older adults are increasingly recognised as important challenges of our times. Interestingly, nature interaction can stimulate social connectedness and enhance perceived social support, indicating that nature can contribute to social wellbeing. …

Scientific research from within and beyond academia continues to provide the justification and the knowledge for policy developments directed toward migration and integration governance. A proliferation of scholarship aims to study, pilot, and investigate the ‘best practices’ for facilitating integration, …

Paper over de verschillende cultuurconcepten in het Nederlandse (muziek)onderwijs, van monocultureel tot transcultureel; en presentatie van het concept idiocultureel als mogelijk in het verlengde daarvan liggend.

In their missionary endeavors, many Christians today may well experience a gap between articulating traditional beliefs (handed down ‘cognitive truths’) and a desire to live as a Christian in their ordinary, daily life, focusing on embodiment, practical action, or doing. This leads to resistance or insecurity …

The construction and transport sectors both have a substantial impact on the environment. The construction, maintaining and renovating of roads involves both these sectors and the environmental impact of this work can be reduced. The basic principle of a circular economy is to close material loops and …

In this TechForFuture project ‘Polymer Mixing in a Single Screw Extruder’ a method to optimize mixing elements is developed based on numerical simulations (Computational Fluid Dynamics, CFD). A numerical procedure is developed to calculate the flow field in the extruder. By tracing particles in this …

Als het gaat over het bewegen van de stad en placemaking, is het nuttig ervaringen te delen. Zeker wanneer die ervaringen een pleidooi vormen voor diepere kennis over en respect voor de fysieke oudere bebouwing van de stad en op die manier herontwikkeling of zelfs sloop kunnen voorkomen. Moet bijvoorbeeld …

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Parents of preterm born infants experience challenges when transitioning home, including the struggle to feel confident in their capacity to parent. Attuned information provision is a prerequisite for self-efficacy and empowerment and has been linked to positive parenting outcomes. …

Purpose This study investigates patients’ experiences of interaction with their healthcare professionals (HCPs) during cancer treatment and identifies elements that HCPs can utilize to improve cancer care provision. Methods PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, SCOPUS, and Embase were systematically searched for …

Het lectoraat wil de rol en de bijdrage van technologie aan zorg in onze ouder wordende samenleving onderzoeken vanuit een persoonsgerichte visie. Met de titel Technologie, onze zorg geef ik uitdrukking aan mijn relationele mensbeeld binnen de zorgpraktijk. Hierin wordt houdbare zorg gecreëerd door een …