Breaking the comfort zone has always been close to my neurodiverse brain; a walk through the supermarket for groceries is sometimes quite a torment. But now that I 'm constantly in the comfort zone, I miss life 's awkwardness. The most beautiful memories in life are often moments when everything turned …

Uit het vooronderzoekvan het project Duurzamelearning communities: Oogstenin de Greenportblijkt dat12 factorenhierbijvan belangrijk zijn. Deze succesfactoren staan centraal in de interactieve tool Seeds of Innovation. Ook komen uit het vooronderzoek, aangevuld met inzichten uit de literatuur en tips …

We live in a hearing world. Others live in a deaf world. The deaf world has its own language, the sign language, Dutch or English or . . . Frisian. The deaf world also has its memorials, made out of stone. The only deaf memorial in the Netherlands --- and likely in the whole world --- is in Amsterdam, …

Het doel van dit onderzoek is om erachter te komen of power training ter verbetering van de loopcapaciteit bij kinderen tussen de acht en achttien jaar met cerebrale parese GMFCS III en IV een positief effect heeft. Daarnaast is er gekeken of er een verschil is te zien in effectiviteit van de Power Training …

Purpose: Elucidating the complex interactions between physical activity (PA), a multidimensional concept, and physical capacity (PC) may reveal ways to improve rehabilitation interventions. This cross-sectional study aimed to explore which PA dimensions are related to PC in people after minor stroke. Materials …

People in western countries spend approximately 90% of their time indoors. This severely affects their health (WHO 2013; Klepeis et al. 2001). The health risks are exacerbated if people travel between indoor spaces by car or public transport. Buildings on streets specifically designed to create a human …

This study tested the hypothesis that in human aging, a decreased intramuscular acylcarnitine status is associated with (pre-)frailty, reduced physical performance, and altered mitochondrial function. We used a cross-sectional study design with well-matched fit and (pre-)frail old males and females, …

Panelmember for panel debate 'Policies, potential and perseverance: what does it take to walk the circular path?'

Waar zijn verkoelende inrichtingsmaatregelen vooral nodig? Met deze vraag worstelen veel professionals bij gemeentes of adviesbureaus als zij de opdracht hebben een straat of wijk hittebestendig in te richten. Hittekaarten, die hitterisico’s en temperatuurverschillen in wijken weergeven, geven deels …

US new media artist Ben Grosser and I met at the 2013 Unlike Us #3 Institute of Network Cultures event in Amsterdam where he presented his Demetricator, a free web browser extension that hides all the metrics on Facebook. I have followed his work ever since. We got in contact again in 2019 when he premiered …