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 …

Bij de gemeenten beslissen klantmanagers over de toegang tot uitkeringen, over mogelijke sancties en de deelname aan een re-integratietrajecten. Zij zijn de frontline professionals die binnen hun discretionaire ruimte beslissingen nemen over de uitvoer van de participatiewet. De autonomie van deze professionals …

Game-based learning can motivate learners and help them to acquire new knowledge in an active way. However, it is not always clear for learners how to learn effectively and efficiently within game-based learning environments. As metacognition comprises the knowledge and skills that learners employ to …

Wearable displays with augmented reality are in an early phase of adoption by the public. The uptake is slow and user studies regarding acceptance and use are scarce and have limitations to understand long-term use and their influence on daily life. The complexity of understanding long-term use requires …

The article highlights the limitations of speed as a framework for discussing and tackling the environmental challenges of growing clothing volumes or quantities. This argument builds on a series of wardrobe studies mapping the number of clothing items owned, purchased, and disposed of by 25 people during …

This study presents a model-based analysis of the ground connectivity performance of the future Santa Lucia- Mexico City multi-airport system. The plan of the current government is to connect the two airports by a dedicated line, either by bus or other transport so that passengers and airlines can get …

This paper aims to quantify the cumulative damage of unreinforced masonry (URM) subjected to induced seismicity. A numerical model based on discrete element method (DEM) has been develop and was able to represented masonry wall panels with and without openings; which are common typologies of domestic …

Background Refugees encounter texts such as course books, pamphlets and exams during mandatory integration in the Netherlands. Texts present explicit or implicit messages to refugees on “successful” integration and citizenship. The What’s the Problem Represented to Be? (WPR) approach from Carol Bacchi, …

To equip teachers to help 'move education beyond the crisis', effective teacher CPD is more important than ever. Evidence suggests that teacher learning is not limited to the results of formal, organised learning activities such as workshops and courses only or even mainly (Korthagen, 2017), but instead …