In Germany, public transport organizations are mainly owned by public authorities. Procurement in Hamburg involves the buses and infrastructure instead of transport services. The procurement process for buses and infrastructure is performed by the transport companies. Such processes must meet German …

For people with early-dementia (PwD), it can be challenging to remember to eat and drink regularly and maintain a healthy independent living. Existing intelligent home technologies primarily focus on activity recognition but lack adaptive support. This research addresses this gap by developing an AI …

We designed a wine recommendation robot and deployed it in a small supermarket. In a study aimed to evaluate our design we found that people with no intent to buy wine were interacting with the robot rather than the intended audience of wine-buying customers. Behavioural data, moreover, suggests a very …

Purpose: This study aims to capture the complex clinical reasoning process during tailoring of exercise and dietary interventions to adverse effects and comorbidities of patients with ovarian cancer receiving chemotherapy. Methods: Clinical vignettes were presented to expert physical therapists (n = …

Het beschrijven van een bebouwd gebied kan in algemene termen, zoals ‘in het centrum’ of ‘in een groene wijk’. Voor een meer specifieke beschrijving geeft alleen de aanduiding van een wijktype, zoals historische binnenstad, volkswijk of naoorlogse tuinstad veel informatie over het bebouwd gebied. Met …

Een groeiend aantal dienstverlenende organisaties zet humanoïde servicerobots in voor klantontvangst. Zo maken gemeenten, hotels, restaurants en winkels gebruik van servicerobots om klanten te verwelkomen, in te checken, en de weg te wijzen. Alhoewel klanten de inzet van servicerobots steeds meer waarderen …

In an era of information overload, relevance is key. Even more so in the physical store, where consumers are in a ‘shopping state of mind’ (Shankar et al., 2010), and where still a significant proportion of all purchase decisions is being made. Relevance can be achieved by filtering information and targeting …

Support for relatives is highly important in the intensive care unit (ICU). During the first COVID-19 wave support for relatives had to be changed considerably. The alternative support could have decreased the quality and sense of support. We aimed to evaluate how support for relatives in Dutch ICUs …

Klimaatverandering heeft wereldwijd een aanzienlijke impact en één van de gevolgen is de toename van hittestress in steden, wat een negatief effect kan hebben op de gezondheid van de inwoners. Het voorkomen van hittestress en het bieden van plekken waar de bewoners verkoeling kunnen vinden wordt steeds …