Farmers often install automatic cow brushes to promote grooming behaviour, potentially reducing stress. Health problems in cattle are typically accompanied by a suit of sickness behaviours and a reduction of low resilience behaviours such as grooming. Thus, decreased automatic brush use could be a potential …

This paper presents data-driven insights from a case study that was carried out in an University EV charging plaza where EV charging demand is met with the combination of the University campus grid and installed solar capacity. First, we assessed the plaza dependency on the grid for meeting EV charging …

Background: As the assistive and resistive properties of water can facilitate the performance of exercise, aquatic exercise therapy might be a promising rehabilitation modality for burn patients. This study aimed to investigate the feasibility and acceptability of aquatic exercise therapy in adult burn …

Recente ontwikkelingen binnen de industriële warmtepomptechnologie maken grootschalige toepassing mogelijk. Geschat wordt dat met de huidige techniek op korte termijn een CO2-besparing van 10-20% te realiseren is. Voor deze besparing kan worden gerealiseerd moeten er nog een aantal vragen worden beantwoord. …

In het noorden van de provincie Noord-Holland, aan de voet van de Afsluitdijk, ligt het vissersdorp Den Oever. Dit dorp en de omringde 22.500 hectare worden beschermd door dijkring 12. Deze dijkring grenst deels aan het IJsselmeer en de Waddenzee. Uit de laatste veiligheidskeuring in 2006 is gebleken …

BACKGROUND: Atypical speech and language development is one of the most common developmental difficulties in young children. However, which clinical signs characterize atypical speech-language development at what age is not clear. AIM: To achieve a national and valid consensus on clinical signs and red …