Background: Burden of disease estimates are an important resource in public health. Currently, robust estimates are not available for the burn population. Our objectives are to adapt a refined methodology (INTEGRIS method) to burns and to apply this new INTEGRIS-burns method to estimate, and compare, …

Robotic services, which have started to appear in urban environments, are going to transform our society. Designers of these robots are not only required to meet technical and legal challenges, but also address the potential social, political, and ethical consequences of their design choices. In this …

There are a plethora of drivers of change in energy systems until 2015. The role of social and political actors is likely to be more noticeable. In Europe, locally, high-impact ideas like green consumerism and limited acceptance of energy systems that result in trade-offs will be important. Nationally, …

Energy Balancing Model (Macredes).Presentation on modeling result of EDGaR project Macredes, executed by Hanze (KennisCentrum Energie) and DNV GL (on behalf of Gasunie).

In this paper, we investigate the interplay between unity-variety, and novelty-typicality in relation to the beauty experienced in the movements performed while interacting with a product. We conducted a study that explored how these factors affect the aesthetic pleasure elicited from interaction. Results …

This report presents the experimental and numerical work carried out by ECN and Hanze University of Applied Sciences on methane sorption on activated carbon, as part of their activities within the EDGaR Energy Storage project. Eleven different activated carbon types were tested. It was found that MaxSorb …

DOT O&O is a professional development programme for Dutch secondary school teachers on the subject of research and design skills. It is based on a designerly approach and is built around visits to design labs.

The environmental impact of Synthetic Natural Gas (SNG) production from wood gasification is analysed, focusing on the comparison of two continuous processes (CO2 removal and Fuel-assisted hydrogen addition) to balance the gas mix for the methanation, and their coupling to an intermittent process (Full …

Dit rapport brengt de opbrengsten van het DocentOntwikkelTeam (DOT) ‘Ontwerp- en Onderzoeksvaardigheden in de klas’ in beeld. Het initiatief voor dit DOT is genomen door het Bètasteunpunt Zuid Holland Zuid, een netwerk van voortgezet onderwijsinstellingen en vier hoger onderwijsinstellingen in Zuid-Holland. Voor …