Low-achieving adolescents are known to have difficulties with reading comprehension. This article discusses whether principles of reciprocal teaching can improve low-achieving adolescents' reading comprehension in whole-classroom settings and to what extent treatment effects are dependent on implementation …

BACKGROUND: Older adults want to preserve their health and autonomy and stay in their own home environment for as long as possible. This is also of interest to policy makers who try to cope with growing staff shortages and increasing health care expenses. Ambient assisted living (AAL) technologies can …

This paper presents an innovative approach that combines optimization and simulation techniques for solving scheduling problems under uncertainty. We introduce an Opt–Sim closed-loop feedback framework (Opt–Sim) based on a sliding-window method, where a simulation model is used for evaluating the optimized …

BIM wordt steeds meer als standaard gezien in de bouw en wordt toegepast vanaf het initiatief tot en met het beheer van een bouwwerk. Sterker nog, BIM wordt tegenwoordig zelfs door de grote partijen op de markt als vereiste gesteld. De implementatie van BIM bij nieuwbouwprojecten is vaak een stap die …

Purpose: In this article we aim to model social media users’ behavior in relation with the use of specified Facebook pages and groups, related to eHealth, specifically to healthy diet and sport activities. The study represents to the best of our knowledge the first region-focused on a specific geographical …

Binnen de stage is een HMI-vertaaltool met user interface gerealiseerd, waarmee medewerkers van Houdijk Holland een HMI in andere (natuurlijke) taal beschikbaar kunnen stellen. Hierbij is het mogelijk om als software engineer tijdens het vertalen aanpassingen aan de HMI te maken en voorkomt de tool …

The current work focuses on the performance analysis of a novel vehicles that use the principle of hydro foiling and re-chargeable batteries. These vehicles will emit zero pollution. They will be used for partially replace the operation of Ferries in the waterline of Rotterdam in The Netherlands, bringing …

Passenger flow management is an important issue at many airports around the world. There are high concentrations of passengers arriving and leaving the airport in waves of large volumes in short periods, particularly in big hubs. This might cause congestion in some locations depending on the layout of …