A lot of research on wireless charge technologies has been done at the start of the internship. Rumors suggested developments of other technologies than magnetic induction charging which is currently mostly used. Thereof magnetic resonance seemed the most promising technology but was not viable for the …

The purpose of this thesis assignment is to write a strategical advice for TSH Amsterdam City to adjust their co-living concept to enhance the guest experience of the students. Currently, the client is facing many complaints from the in-house student community. These unsolved complaints led to unsatisfied …

Background: While the participation of adults with visual and severe or profound intellectual disabilities (VSPID) in society and community life is important, evidence-based interventions to improve their participation are lacking. We conducted a process evaluation of the implementation of ‘Care for …

In this chapter, we explore the possibility to use the living environment (of inpatient and outpatient care settings) for facilitating and encouraging the social inclusion of older adults in an increasingly smart society. We therefore pay attention to the spatial and smart design of emerging housing …

The purpose is to give an overview of the extent, range and nature of existing definitions of the concept ‘ageing in place’. Providing such an overview may be helpful, for policy makers, researchers, communities and service providers, to make sense of the versatility and uses of the concept, and allow …

As up until this point, only little attention was paid to smaller suburbs within the revitalization process of bigger cities in times of the experience economy, awareness needs to be raised towards the need of revitalization of underused places within small suburbs to hinder people from moving away. Thus …

Elk jaar organiseert het Leerhuis van het Projectmanagementbureau samen met de Hogeschool van Amsterdam een thematische seminarreeks. De koppeling van de wetenschappelijke theorie met de dagelijkse praktijk biedt een waardevolle verdieping van de kennis van de medewerkers van het Projectmanagementbureau. …

In het verleden is het percentage hanen bij de hennen verhoogt om de bevruchting en uitkomst van de broedeieren te stimuleren. Uit eerder onderzoek blijkt dat het paargedrag van de dieren dikwijls ruw verloopt. Door gebruik te maken van het Quality Time systeem zijn de effecten van het nieuwe LAT (Living …

BACKGROUND: Consideration of older adults' quality of life (QoL) is becoming increasingly important in the evaluation, quality improvement and allocation of health and social care services. While numerous definitions and theories of QoL have been proposed, an overall synthesis of the perspective of older …

Uit peilingsonderzoek komt naar voren dat de vaardigheid van de leerlingen achteruit is gegaan ten opzichte van 2006. Ondanks de toename van sportlidmaatschap lijkt het erop dat steeds minder kinderen voldoen aan de beweegnorm van 1 uur per dag matig tot intensief bewegen. In dit artikel worden zes uitdagingen …