A substantial amount of studies have addressed the influence of sound on human performance. In many of these, however, the large acoustic differences between experimental conditions prevent a direct translation of the results to realistic effects of room acoustic interventions. This review identifies …

The sharing economy holds promise for the way we consume, work, and interact. However, consuming in the sharing economy is not without risk, as institutional trust measures (e.g. contracts, regulations, guarantees) are often absent. Trust between sellers and buyers is therefore crucial to complete …

Users and potential users of the sharing economy need to place a considerable amount of trust in both the person and the platform with which they are dealing. The consequences of transaction partners’ opportunism may be severe, for example damage to goods or endangered personal safety. Trust is, therefore, …

A method to analyze the sound environment and its relation with typical professional tasks is described in which structured non participative observations are combined with audio recordings. First results of a field study are reported, directed towards the day shift of hospital nurses, working at a surgical …

Dit onderzoek geeft een antwoord op de vraag: ‘Welke waarde hebben de praktijken binnen de PKN die zich bezig houden met monastiek, voor de lokale PKN-gemeenten?’ Dit onderzoek komt op uit de groeiende interesse binnen de protestantse traditie, voor spiritualiteit die nauw verbonden is met het katholieke …

Hoe kan BASF ervoor zorgen dat de leegstaande panden een passende invulling krijgen, zodat de oplopende leegstandskosten en de verpaupering op het terrein zal worden teruggedrongen?

Patients suffering from bacterial bloodstream infections have an increased risk of developing systematic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), which can result in rapid deterioration of the patients’ health. Diagnostic methods for bacterial identification and antimicrobial susceptibility tests are time-consuming. …

Brochure highlighting the main results of reserach project about coopeartion between social enterprises and local government