De COVID-19 pandemie en de lockdownmaatregelen die daar het gevolg van waren, hadden een grote invloed op het Nederlandse hoger beroepsonderwijs. Er was sprake van een plotselinge digitale én sociale transformatie van werk, onderwijs en onderzoek, met positieve en negatieve eff ecten. Wat betekende dit …

Abstract Introduction: The factors influencing patients' motivation for undergoing electrocon vulsive therapy (ECT) have not yet been subjected to a thorough study. Knowledge of these factors could improve the quality of care for patients with depression recom mended to have ECT. Aim: To identify the …

Angst voorafgaand aan de elektroconvulsietherapie (ECT) komt veel voor bij patiënten met een depressieve stoornis. Een farmacologische behandeling met bijvoorbeeld benzodiazepinen is een vaak gebruikte interventie om angst te reduceren, maar dit is voorafgaand aan de ECT-behandeling niet mogelijk omdat …

In this study, we present the e ects of time and temperature on the formation of urea deposits and their composition under conditions realistic to mobile heavy-duty SCR applications. To this end, various synthesis times were evaluated (1 h, 4 h and 24 h), as well as temperatures (298–673 K). The formed …

Nightshift workers go against the natural sleep–wake rhythm. Light can shift the circadian clock but can also induce acute alertness. This placebo-controlled exploratory field study examined the effectiveness of light glasses to improve alertness while reducing the sleep complaints of hospital nurses …

In 2017 NATO initiated Enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) in the Baltics to deter Russia. While most studies analyse eFP from the perspective of NATO or the troop contributing countries, this chapter addresses the question how the host nations, i.e. in this contribution Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, perceive …

The deterrence of non-state actors is a relatively understudied and not particularly well-understood aspect of deterrence studies. This chapter contributes to the emerging body of knowledge on this matter by coining the idea of localised deterrence. Based on a discussion of counterinsurgency theory it …

Angst is een belangrijk en veel voorkomend probleem tijdens de elektroconvulsietherapie (ECT), beter bekend als elektroshocktherapie. Onderhavig onderzoek richt zich op een specifieke interventie van psychomotorische therapie, waarbij uitgegaan wordt van deze werking van de interventie op de angst die …

When addressing urban heat problems, climate- conscious urban design has been assuming that urban water bodies such as canals, ditches or ponds cool down their surroundings. Recent research shows that this is not necessarily the case and that urban water bodies may actually have a warming e ect, particularly …

In this report, the details of an investigation into the e ect of the low induction wind turbines on the Levelised Cost of Electricity (LCoE) in a 1GW o shore wind farm is outlined. The 10 MW INNWIND.EU conventional wind turbine and its low induction variant, the 10 MW AVATAR wind turbine, are considered …