The tourism industry is a major economic sector worldwide, significantly contributing to job creation and GDP growth. However, the rapid expansion of this industry, along with rising environmental and social concerns, underscores the critical need for sustainable strategies. This paper presents a novel …

Thesis which explores a Wingate variation that we developed together to better simulate athletes’ sport conditions characterised by repeated short bouts of high-intensity effort. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the interrelationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and anaerobic performance using …

In many schools teaching learners is conducted in isolation, and often, so is teachers’ learning. Isolation hinders shared practices; it creates a key challenge for those in middle leadership roles who must foster collaborative professional development. This study examines how a system perspective empowers …

This paper investigates the advantages and challenges associated with synchronous and asynchronous activities in intercultural virtual collaboration (IVC) projects, particularly in relation to student satisfaction and learning outcomes. This study draws parallels between two distinct IVC projects. The …

The growing adoption of residential and community-based photovoltaics (PV) have raised concerns about grid congestion and transformer overload. This paper evaluates three strategies for PV–battery integration in decentralised energy communities using real network and residential data to address these …

This thesis aims to evaluate the potential of an aluminum extension to improve the operational service level of the Zeelandbrug, in terms of capacity and safety. This encompasses assessing the bridge's current performance, investigating evolving regional transport demands, defining improvement priorities, …

To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, countries around the world are pursuing electrification policies. In residential areas, electrification will increase electricity supply and demand, which is expected to increase grid congestion at a faster rate than grids can be reinforced. Battery energy storage …

Pain following burn injuries can be severe and may persist after hospital discharge. The experience of pain is influenced by multiple biological and psychosocial factors. Post-discharge pain may be related to pain experienced during hospitalization as well as anxiety associated with these pain experiences. …

In today’s retail landscape, in-store technology is rapidly transforming how consumers interact with physical stores (Grewal et al., 2023). One such innovation is the interactive kiosk, which is an in-store, digital, self-service system employing hardware such as a computer, tablet or larger touchbased …

Repurpose is becoming more popular as a circularity strategy. This circularity strategy is specifically promising in the case of furniture. One of the challenges of upscaling repurpose is the negative consumer perception of repurposed products. Studies up to date pertain to consumer perception of refurbished …