Background Burn-out and turnover rates among beginning Dutch nurses are high. One of the main reasons for this is the difficulty in adjusting to the tumultuous working environment or making it work in their favor. This is particularly hard for beginning nurses, as they do not have enough experience to …

Blog over corona-apps. Het is de bedoeling dat deze apps worden ingezet om nieuwe besmettingen te traceren en/of de gezondheidstoestand te rapporteren aan een arts in de regio. De Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens reageerde echter kritisch op de inzet van dergelijke apps en zou afgelopen maandag 20 april beoordelen …

A whole week of energy lectures and workshops to provide participants with the basics on energy

Blog over mijn kennismaking met hotels in Groningen (van zeecontainers en boten tot pipo-caravans). Over recepties, ontbijtjes en gedragsregels. En wat dit met een gezonde stad te maken heeft.

Ever since, the recognition of the causality between earthquakes in the Northern part of the Netherlands, more specific the Region Groningen, gas production and the ensuing damage to houses and buildings in that area, society faces big challenges in policy-making. Not in the least because the above-mentioned …

In order to apply smart charging it is key to be able to forecast the connection and charging time of charging sessions at the start of the connection. For, if you know how long a session will last, one can assign an appropriate smart charging strategy for that session. For instance by postponing the …

Travelling independently in an urban environment is challenging for people with a visual impairment (PVI). Current Wayfinding-apps lack detailed environmental information and are often not fully accessible. With the aim to design a wayfinding solution that facilitates independent travel and incorporates …