This study investigated the role of professional youth workers in tackling financial scarcity by identifying what preventive support services they deploy on this topic. Through an online survey, data were collected from the directors and managers of 15 professional youth work organizations operating …

This paper presents a case study where a model predictive control (MPC) logic is developed for energy flexible operation of a space heating system in an educational building. A Long Short-Term Memory Neural Network (LSTM) surrogate model is trained on the output of an EnergyPlus building simulation model. …

Many higher education institutions organize summer bridge programs (SBPs) to prepare students for university. However, what a SBP should contain is unclear because few studies directly compare different theoretical approaches. This study evaluated two types of SBPs offered at a Dutch university: (A) …

Background Families of adolescents with severe behavior problems and an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) level 1 may experience a variety of problems in their functioning. Research suggests that these problems across multiple life areas are best treated with intensive, flexible, and home-based treatment …

Het RIVM heeft voor de Volksgezond- heid Toekomst Verkenning 2024 (VTV-2024) een Bur- gerraad opgezet. Dertig burgers brachten nieuwe perspectieven, reflecteerden op gezondheidsthema’s en formuleerden oplossingsrichtingen. Dit leverde voor de onderzoekers nieuwe ideeën, bredere inzich- ten en relevante …

Introduction Over time, surrogacy has become more broadly available to a variety of people (e.g. male same-sex couples or transgender women). Whether the wider public supports surrogacy, and what contributes to such support remains unclear. This study investigated what demographic and surrogacy arrangement-based …

Blockchain is a disruptive and rapidly evolving technology with diverse applications, yet its integration into non-technical curricula remains limited and under-studied. This study develops a teaching framework tailored for Business, Management and Economics (BME) programmes, addressing key pedagogical …

In various European countries, there is significant variation in the level of early childhood education and care (ECEC) system integration. In these countries, in which the level of system integration varies from split to integrated systems, there is a growing interest in interprofessional collaboration …

Purpose – This study examines how different consumer motivations for interacting with collective retail agglomeration digital touchpoints (e.g. websites, social media pages, mobile apps) influence the customer experience of the agglomeration visit, satisfaction and patronage intention. While prior research …