Maandagochtend, Lage Weide, Utrecht. Ik loop van de bushalte naar het bedrijf waar ik een afspraak heb en kijk om me heen: brede rijstroken, geen voetpad, geen oversteekplaats, amper verlichting. Een bestelbus scheurt langs met zeventig kilometer per uur. Niemand houdt zich aan de snelheid. Handhaving? …

Clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) have gained prominence in health care, aiding professionals in decision-making and improving patient outcomes. While physicians often use CDSSs for diagnosis and treatment optimization, nurses rely on these systems for tasks such as patient monitoring, prioritization, …

It is by no means uncommon that academic scholars, journalists and even poets use the epi-thet ‘age of’ to signal how a certain feature is particularly characteristic of the times in which we live. In this chapter, we argue that it makes sense to address our current epoch as an ‘age of emotions’. Broadly …

Medical equipment for measuring vital parameters in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) is becoming more advanced, leading to an overwhelming number of alarms, of which only 20% are clinically relevant. This contributes to alarm fatigue among nurses, posing risks to patient safety and increasing burnout …

There has been a significant rise in the usage of e-cigarettes, commonly referred to as "vaping," among young individuals in recent years. This trend has raised alarm among parents, policymakers, and the healthcare industry. This research was conducted to better understand the motivations behind young …

Safety and security are the two fundamental pillars of aviation operations. Safety and security issues stem not only from technical failures but mainly from human errors which are much more possible in a deteriorated work environment such as the one shaped in the last decades due to the air transport …

The process of sleep transitions (falling asleep and awakening) determines our perception of the consecutive morning experience. Factors contributing towards a productive and pleasant start of the day were evaluated in order to build context for the design of an innovative alarm clock. Two types of factors …

Background Occlusions of intravenous (IV) tubing can prevent vital and time-critical medication or solutions from being delivered into the bloodstream of patients receiving IV therapy. At low flow rates (≤ 1 ml/h) the alarm delay (time to an alert to the user) can be up to 2 h using conventional pressure …

Op de Faculteit natuurkunde binnen de Universiteit Leiden worden veel onderzoeken uitgevoerd met Helium. Het Helium wordt onder andere gebruikt voor onderzoeken bij Cryogene temperaturen. Wanneer het Helium vervuild raakt met zuurstof en stikstof, zorgt dit voor ijsvorming in de opslagtanks. De oplossing …

Climate change accentuates heat waves in The Netherlands. This, in combination with high nutrient concentrations in Dutch surface waters, is intensifying the proliferation of toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria), a threat for the health of the population and ecosystems. Lakes are resources for recreational …