Over the past decades, various types of permeable pavements have been implemented in different municipalities in the Netherlands in order to improve infiltration capacity in urban areas and therewith being able to better treat stormwater runoff. With initial promising results, this adaptation measure …

NOVA coordinates a group of three inflatable mobile planetariums which visit around 200 primary and secondary schools per year (~30,000 students/year). After an initial stop in activities (March-June 2020) due to the COVID-19 crisis, NOVA restarted school visits in July 2020 using a high quality flat-screen. …

Background Gait analysis has been used for decades to quantify knee function in patients with knee osteoarthritis; however, it is unknown whether and to what extent inter-laboratory differences affect the comparison of gait data between studies. Therefore, the aim of this study was to perform an inter-laboratory …

Within BAM Infra (Netherlands) there is a 3D concrete printing facility already. This is the Europe's first commercial and industrial production location for 3D printing of concrete elements for bridges. The idea now for BAM (International) is to also include composite materials in the design of temporary …

Rationale/Purpose: : Despite its best efforts, India is still struggling to succeed in international sport. Consequently, this study aimed to firstly, contribute an empirically driven rich picture of the current sports environment in India and secondly, to explore management factors that might explain …

Although systematic reviews are considered as central components in evidence-based practice, they currently face an important challenge to keep up with the exponential publication rate of clinical trials. After initial publication, only a minority of the systematic reviews are updated, and it often takes …

Background/purpose: For prevention of sarcopenia and functional decline in community-dwelling older adults, a higher daily protein intake is needed. A new e-health strategy for dietary counselling was used with the aim to increase total daily protein intake to optimal levels (minimal 1.2 g/kg/day, optimal …

Dutch: Repurpose: Afgedankte producten en reststromen hergebruiken in een andere functie en/of context om daarmee de waarde van deze materialen te behouden. Binnen dat kader is voor Ahrend de CiJal Bench ontworpen, waarbij gebruik is gemaakt van kunststof (PP) lameldeuren en Ciranol werkbladen. De lameldeuren …

Abstract Introduction Workplace health promotion (WHP) programs have shown to be effective in the reduction of body weight, increased psychological wellbeing and perceived health of employees. Despite the potential benefits for employees, participation rates of WHP programs are often low (10–64%). Objectives …