Rationale: Sarcopenia and obesity are prevalent conditions and often co-occur within the same individual. ESPEN and EASO reached consensus on the definition of sarcopenic obesity (SO), encompassing altered muscle function (MF) and altered body composition (BC). However, both handgrip strength (HGS) and …

Entrepreneurial ecosystems, and the actors within, are a core factor in fostering entrepreneurial activity in regions (Brush et al., 2019). Business networks are one of the entrepreneurial ecosystems element and key in socially embedding entrepreneurs. The extent to which an entrepreneur is embedded …

In het artikel "Past een sociale robot bij mijn winkel?" (Nas et al., 2024) onderzoeken Ewout Nas, Tibert Verhagen, Jacqueline Arnoldy, Stephanie van de Sanden, Filip Otten en Koen Hindriks of en wanneer een sociale robot een passende toevoeging is aan een fysieke winkel. Tijdens een zes weken durend …

Kim Meijer, zelf werkzaam als docent, onderzoeker en trainer in de bedrijfsethiek, is in december 2023 gepromoveerd op het proefschrift ‘Impossible and Inevitable: Reconstructing the Critique of Business Ethics’. Voor toegepast filosofen is dit een belangrijk proefschrift, omdat het de modderigheid van …

This study presents the initial findings of a four year iterative research project. In this project nine teams of lecturers, researchers and students collaboratively (re)designed parts of their curricula. This paper focuses on the character of their multi-role collaboration in the situation, the interaction …

Despite assumptions that wearable self-care technologies such as smart wristbands and smart watches help users to monitor and self-manage health in daily life, adherence rates are often quite low. In an effort to better understand what determines adherence to wearable self-care technologies, researchers …

In secondary school philosophy classes students learn to reason critically about social and scientific issues. This study examined the effects of a whole-class, teacher-led philosophy classroom dialogue intervention on students’ value-loaded critical thinking. Value-loaded critical thinking is logically …

Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) are a promising approach to urban energy transformation, aiming to optimize local energy systems and deliver environmental, social and economic benefits. However, their effectiveness and justification for investment rely on understanding the additional value they provide …