In dit magazine lees je over de uitdagingen van interdisciplinair onderzoek en welke mogelijkheden er zijn om de samenwerking tussen disciplines te versterken. We geven tips voor het verbeteren van een onderzoeksopzet, vertellen over instrumenten die het samenwerkingsproces tussen verschillende disciplines …

This study aimed to evaluate the children's usage and their physical activity levels at playgrounds with (N = 4) and without (N = 4) organized sports activities, following a quasi-experimental study design. Direct observations were used to assess the playground usage and estimate the playground users' …

Computational Thinking (CT), een onderdeel van digitale geletterdheid, is een vaardigheid die aandacht vraagt in het onderwijs. Bij docenten in opleiding (dio’s) is nog weinig kennis en expertise over CT, terwijl er mogelijkheden zijn om dit aspect van digitale geletterdheid te integreren in alle schoolvakken …

Background: To avoid overexertion in critically ill patients, information on the physical demand, i.e., metabolic load, of daily care and active exercises is warranted. Objective: The objective of this study was toassess the metabolic load during morning care activities and active bed exercises in mechanically …

Children with Marfan (MFS) and Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) report limitations in physical activities, sports, school, leisure, and work participation in daily life. This observational, cross-sectional, multicenter study explores associations between physical fitness and cardiovascular parameters, systemic …

Purpose: Head and neck cancer (HNC) treatment often leads to physical and psychosocial impairments. Rehabilitation can overcome these limitations and improve quality of life. The aim of this study is to obtain an overview of rehabilitation care for HNC, and to investigate factors influencing rehabilitation …

"Is een AI-gestuurde sociale robot de juiste keuze voor je winkel?" (Verhagen et al., 2024) presenteren Tibert Verhagen, Stephanie van de Sanden, Jacqueline Arnoldy, Ewout Nas en Koen Hindriks inzichten uit een praktijkonderzoek naar de inzet van sociale robots in twintig Nederlandse winkels, waaronder …

Due to climate change, rising temperatures lead to more extreme heat stress in urban areas. Last summer, there were poignant images of people looking for shade in cities. Trees are effective measures to provide shade and decrease the perceived temperature. However, trees cannot grow in healthy conditions …

In this paper I measure first year student Facebook usage as part of a broader PhD study into the influence of social media usage on the success of students in higher education. A total of 906 students were asked to complete 3 surveys on Facebook usage with their peers, for two consecutive years (2011-2012 …

Sustainability is one of the most pressing and general topics in todays (Western) society. How the world of sport is contributing to climate change and what that implies for the world of sport is stressed by e.g. Gammelsaeter & Loland (2022) and Goldblatt (2023). The perspective found in the work of …