Anxiety among pregnant women can significantly impact their overall well-being. However, the development of data-driven HCI interventions for this demographic is often hindered by data scarcity and collection challenges. In this study, we leverage the Empatica E4 wristband to gather physiological data …

Few people I know act likea magnet in the way Laura does. If you hear her speak, see her move, enjoy her smile - you can't help but want to be a part of what makes her heart beat faster. She radiates passion for her dream topic biomimicry and before you know it you're caught in that dream. From the day …

HighlightsRunning with a musical rhythm that is higher than the preferred cadence leads to an increased running cadence, without increasing heartrate and running speed.This cadence remains elevated for at least three to five weeks after the music intervention period.All individuals showed a practically …

In de voetbalwereld wordt het steeds belangrijker om inzicht te krijgen van de externe trainingsload die door de spelers wordt behaald (Filipe Manuel Clemente, Alireza Rabbani, Daniele Conte, Daniel Castillo, José Afonso, Cain Craig Truman Clark, Pantelis Theodoros Nikolaidis, Thomas Rosemann and Beat …

BACKGROUND:Many patients visiting physiotherapists for musculoskeletal disorders face psychosocial challenges which may form a large barrier to recover. There are only a limited number of evidence based psychosocial therapies, but they are mainly based on breathing exercises. OBJECTIVE: to study which …

A food forest produces financial, social and natural value. But how exactly? This paper focuses on the question: “What could be a successful business case for a temperate climate food forest in the Netherlands?”. This report shows that food forests can beat conventional food systems in the long run, …

Background Routine outpatient care of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) lacks a simple measure of physical fitness and risk of mortality. Heart rate recovery (HRR) is noninvasive and easily obtainable in outpatient settings. Prior studies have suggested that delayed postexercise HRR in the …

Parkinson’s disease is characterized not only by bradykinesia, rigidity, and tremor, but also by impairments of expressive and receptive linguistic prosody. The facilitating effect of music with a salient beat on patients’ gait suggests that it might have a similar effect on vocal behavior, however it …

Voor startups is het verkrijgen van een financiering een van belangrijkste voorwaarden om hun idee uit te werken en tot een verkoopbaar product te komen. In dit onderzoek wordt enerzijds aan de hand van een literatuuronderzoek en interviews onderzocht welke financiële beoordelingscriteria venture capitalisten …

'Waarom heb je dat met mij gedaan?', is de beginzin van het eerste eigen nummer dat ik in muziektherapie met jongeren heb gemaakt. Het opnemen van een eigen lied binnen muziektherapie wordt veel gebruikt, maar is nog niet praktisch onderzocht. Er zijn wel omschrijvingen van situaties waarbij is gewerkt …