Cleanliness is one of the key determinants of overall customer satisfaction in train stations. Customers’ perception of cleanliness is not limited to cleaning only but depends on multiple predictors. A better understanding of these predictors may contribute to the optimisation of perceived cleanliness …

To mark the 50th year of FAECF, the European Federation of the National Window and Curtain Walling Manufacturers ' Association, this paper looks back at the development of the façade with a focus on curtain walling and asks: "Is there anything new under the sun?" While on the face of it, the building …

To better control the growing process of horticulture plants greenhouse growers need an automated way to efficiently and effectively find where diseases are spreading. The HiPerGreen project has done research in using an autonomous quadcopter for this scouting. In order for the quadcopter to be able …

Inleiding: In geïndustrialiseerde landen, zoals bijvoorbeeld Nederland, wordt de prevalentie van een ulcus cruris op 1.5 – 1.8% geschat (Watson et al., 2011a). Door een toename van patiënten met risicofactoren voor een ulcus cruris, zoals een verhoogde leeftijd en welvaartziektes zoals diabetes, stijgt …

Earlier quantitative research shows that major life events that mark the transition to adulthood (emerging adulthood) affect sport participation, mostly in a negative way. However, insight regarding the explanatory mechanisms behind these effects, which is needed to better prevent drop out and stimulate …

To better control the growing process of horticulture plants greenhouse growers need an automated way to efficiently and effectively find where diseases are spreading.The HiPerGreen project has done research in using an autonomous quadcopter for this scouting. In order for the quadcopter to be able …

In dit onderzoek is onderzoek gedaan naar hoe de huidtherapeute aan de hand van anamnesevragen PCOS als onderliggende oorzaak van hirsutisme kan identificeren. Om dit te onderzoeken is zowel literatuur- als praktijkonderzoek uitgevoerd. Dit alles heeft een beslisboom opgeleverd, met aanvullende evidence-based …

Noise is a common problem in hospitals, and it is known that social behavior can influence sound levels. The aim of this naturally-occurring field experiment was to assess the influence of a non-talking rule on the actual sound level and perception of patients in an outpatient infusion center. In a quasi-randomized …

A Dutch healthcare organisation modernizes its real estate portfolio to meet today’s requirements and acquired an office building for conversion into a nursing home for elderly with dementia. The purpose of the research has been to study the design principles for elderly with dementia, for innovative …