This paper describes the work done to track the supply chains of sur-veillance technologies from the global North to African governments for illegal surveillance of their citizens. We conducted desk research to analyse the supply side of surveillance technology exported to African countries. Our preliminary …

Testing chatGPT checkersDe opkomst van AI-technologie voor het genereren van teksten heeft in het afgelopen jaar een enorme vlucht genomen. De invloed van deze ontwikkeling begint op vele vlakken van de maatschappij steeds duidelijker te worden.Ook voor het onderwijs leidt dit tot vragen in hoeverre …

Introductie en discussie over de kansen en mogelijkheden om binnen de opleiding Communicatie meer aandacht te hebben voor digitale geletterdheid en inclusie.

Metaverse, a burgeoning technological trend that combines virtual and augmented reality, provides users with a fully digital environment where they can assume a virtual identity through a digital avatar and interact with others as they were in the real world. Its applications span diverse domains such …

NORTHERN MARITIME SECTOR BECOMES FRONTRUNNER AS GREEN MARITIME COALITION ADOPTS ‘GREEN’ SHIPS.The maritime sector in the Northern Netherlands presented the promising results of the Green Maritime Coalition’s ‘Green and Digital Maritime Innovation Ecosystem Northern Netherlands’ (GDMIEN-NL) project at …

An important step towards improving performance while reducing weight and maintenance needs is the integration of composite materials into mechanical and aerospace engineering. This subject explores the many aspects of composite application, from basic material characterization to state-of-the-art advances …

Battery energy storage (BES) can provide many grid services, such as power flow management to reduce distribution grid overloading. It is desirable to minimise BES storage capacities to reduce investment costs. However, it is not always clear how battery sizing is affected by battery siting and power …

Obesity is a complex problem worldwide. This chronic condition has many different causes. One of them is emotional eating. In about 40% of overweight people, emotional eating plays a major role. Emotional eating is the tendency to (over)eat in response to negative emotions such as stress or irritability. …

This doctoral dissertation aims to address the challenges faced by physical education (PE) teachers in building an inclusive learning environment that promotes a physically active lifestyle among secondary school students. Although existing research offers useful empirical insights into addressing this …

Data is widely recognized as a potent catalyst for advancing healthcare effectiveness, increasing worker satisfaction, and mitigating healthcare costs. The ongoing digital transformation within the healthcare sector promises to usher in a new era of flexible patient care, seamless inter- provider communication, …