This thesis is concerned with the computational generation of musical pieces, utilising concepts from the area of Artificial Intelligence. The main focus lies on the finding of a solution to the problem of bringing long-term, high-level structure to the high-dimensional, sequential streams of data, into …

Bad Nieuweschans is one of the ageing villages in Oldambt, about a quarter or the population is older than 65. In communities such as Bad Nieuweschans there exists a risk of isolation and exclusion of the elderly. These risks could be kept to a minimum by focusing on active ageing however this concept …

In the aviation sector, the variability in the appreciation of safety risk perception factors and responses to risk behaviours has not been sufficiently studied for engineers and technicians. Through a questionnaire survey, this study investigated differences amongst professionals and trainees across …

Citizens and urban policy makers are experimenting with collaborative ways to tackle wicked urban issues, such as today’s sustainability challenges. In this article, we consider one particular way of collaboration in an experimental setting: Urban Living Labs (ULLs). ULLs are understood as spatially …

AIMS: This study investigated self-management challenges and support needs experienced by kidney transplant recipients. BACKGROUND: After kidney transplantation, recipients are expected to take an active role in self-management. However, evidence suggests that nurses experience difficulties operationalizing …

In bilingual streams in the Netherlands, school subjects are taught in an additional language so that pupils learn both subject content and the target language by using language meaningfully. Teachers of English in bilingual streams (TEBs) are often expected to collaborate with subject teacher colleagues …

Veel eerstejaarsstudenten in het hoger onderwijs hebben moeite met schrijfvaardigheid in het Nederlands. Ze vinden het lastig om gestructureerde, lezergerichte teksten te schrijven in de meer abstracte en vakspecifieke taal van het hoger onderwijs. Deze moeilijkheden zijn problematisch omdat schrijven …

We present a method for measuring gait velocity of older adults using data from existing ambient sensor networks. Gait velocity is an important predictor of fall risk and functional health. In contrast to other approaches that use specific sensors or sensor configurations, our method imposes no constraints …

Background: A significant part of neurological rehabilitation focuses on facilitating the learning of motor skills. Training can adopt either (more) explicit or (more) implicit forms of motor learning. Gait is one of the most practiced motor skills within rehabilitation in people after stroke because …

The information provided about supplements for the horse joints is hard to gain access to forthe daily user/competitive rider. The list of ingredients is incomprehensible for someonewithout the background knowledge about scientific studies of the ingredients. This results inspending money on an equine …