Purpose: Until now, it is not clear whether there are differences in patient perception between multi-bedded rooms with two and four beds. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the physical (i.e. room type) and psychosocial (i.e. kindness of roommates and extraversion) aspects on …

Data collection is crucial in modern automotive engineering. Yet, the focus on technological development often overlooks legal, ethical, and privacy aspects. This feasibility study aims to bridge this knowledge gap for SMEs and research entities by examining the technical, legal, and ethical aspects …

In this paper, we present a framework for developing a Learning Health System (LHS) to provide means to a computerized clinical decision support system for allied healthcare and/or nursing professionals. LHSs are well suited to transform healthcare systems in a mission-oriented approach, and is being …

On behalf of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and the Taalunie, the University of Utrecht and the Arnhem-Nijmegen University of Applied Sciences have jointly measured the comprehensibility of government texts. The unique aspect of this study is the combination of three methods: automatic …

Current global trends show that different regions of the globe face an increased level of urbanization, and there is a swift aging process from the Western to the Eastern European countries. Romania is a typical country expecting to triple the percentage of the older population aged 65 and over in the …

Knowledge Alliance for Social Innovation in Shrinking Villages W6.Kinesis is a Erasmus project that focusses on the exchange of knowledge, information and best practices on regions with population decline and the exchange of students. During this meeting we discussed continuation of the project and presented …

Kinesis is an Erasmus project that focusses on the exchange of knowledge, information and best practices on regions with population decline and the exchange of students. During this meeting we discussed continuation of the project.

Consider the clinical reasoning process of the physiotherapist: the physiotherapist analyses the information (data) available from different sources (the client’s narrative/perspective, context, medical history/examination), formulates hypotheses (rationalisation) on the basis of prior knowledge (natural …

Dasha Ilina’s video work Advice Well Taken: Folk Tales of Digital Savation uses the ‘techlore’ concept to find out what ‘urban legends’ are in the age of smartphones. You can watch the ‘director’s cut’ of the video installation here. You can also have a look at a selection of the catalogue here. The …

Background: Improving physical activity, especially in combination with optimizing protein intake, after surgery has a potential positive effect on recovery of physical functioning in patients after gastrointestinal and lung cancer surgery. The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the …