Klanten positief over sociale robots: gebruiksgemak en plezier wegen zwaarder dan bezorgdheden" (Van de Sanden et al., 2025) presenteren Stephanie van de Sanden, Tibert Verhagen, Ewout Nas, Jacqueline Arnoldy, Filip Otten en Koen Hindriks de resultaten van een grootschalig praktijkonderzoek naar klantpercepties …

By 2050, the proportion of the world’s population that is over 60 will nearly double from 12% to 22%, representing nearly 2 billion older people worldwide. In response, the United Nations declared 2021–2030 to be the Decade of Healthy Aging, aiming to improve the lives of older people, their families, …

Energy policies are vital tools used by countries to regulate economic and social development as well as guar antee national security. To address the problems of fragmented policy objectives, conflicting tools, and over lapping initiatives, the internal logic and evolutionary trends of energy policies …

This study explores how households interact with smart systems for energy usage, providing insights into the field's trends, themes and evolution through a bibliometric analysis of 547 relevant literature from 2015 to 2025. Our findings discover: (1) Research activity has grown over the past decade, …

New Virtual Care Centers (VCCs) within hospitals utilize information technology to remotely monitor and support patients with chronic diseases living at home. Nurses play a crucial role by providing remote coaching and guidance to help patients manage their conditions. Currently, there is a growing understanding …

Social entrepreneurs grow their enterprises while making do with what is at hand, which is the core principle of social bricolage. However, the extent to which social entrepreneurs enact social bricolage at different stages and how social bricolage is practiced in day-to-day operations in unexplored …

The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is emerging as a key solution in enhancing product transparency, sustainability, and traceability. A DPP serves as a digital record containing vital information about a product's lifecycle. As regulations tighten on sustainability and product circularity, the digital …

The crowdlending market has emerged as a significant alternative financing mechanism for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The European Union works towards the unification of crowdfunding markets. This paper aims to review future research directions to support crowdlending as a financial alternative …

"This expert article presents a comprehensive hydrogen training system that effectively bridges the gap between theoretical classroom knowledge and real-world industrial applications. The system integrates a PEM electrolyzer, hydrogen storage unit, fuel cell, and advanced PLC-based control platform to …

The global energy sector is undergoing rapid transformation while facing critical challenges such as a shortage of skilled professionals, outdated knowledge, and the urgent need for a just energy transition. In Argentina, where 86% of energy still derives from fossil fuels despite vast renewable potential, …