The concept of Smart Healthy Age-Friendly Environments (SHAFE) emphasises the comprehensive person-centred experience as essential to promoting living environments. SHAFE takes an interdisciplinary approach, conceptualising complete and multidisciplinary solutions for an inclusive society. From this …

Worrysome trends in health of children in Groningen

BACKGROUND: Previous research indicates the start of primary school (4-5-year-old) as an essential period for the development of children's physical activity (PA) patterns, as from this point, the age-related decline of PA is most often observed. During this period, young children are exposed to a wider …

Many product innovations can benefit from being more adaptive to their environment. Learning adaptive behavior can be time sensitive and complex. For that purpose we created a simulation environment with a reinforcement learning component for developing simple adaptive products. The environment models …

Curious hands Research project Conference: Curious Hands Space+Sound in Learning MakingThe global pandemic and its aftermath have made it once again clear that ‘making with our hands’ is beneficial in numerous ways; it contributes to our physical and mental health, stimulates our creativity and intellect, …

BACKGROUND: To better understand physical activity behavior and its health benefits in people living with health conditions, we studied people with and without 20 different self-reported health conditions with regard to (1) their physical activity levels, (2) factors correlated with these physical activity …

Social networks, social cohesion, and place attachment are positive social impacts that can stimulate people’s quality of life. High-rise apartment buildings are often criticized for their negative social impacts, such as social isolation and low levels of interaction and social cohesion. However, there …

Het doel van de MOBAK App is leraren te ondersteunen bij de diagnose en bevordering van basismotorische competenties. Na deelname aan de lerarenopleiding zal elke leraar de MOBAK-app kunnen gebruiken… 1. ... in lessen lichamelijke opvoeding (LO) om basismotorische competenties te diagnosticeren. 2. ... …

«Hoewel Europese partners tot nu toe het MOBAK-test- en ondersteuningsconcept uitsluitend in offline school LO hebben gebruikt – zonder het gebruik van digitale hulpmiddelen centraal te stellen –, biedt het huidige kader de basis voor een implementatie in digitale vorm. Meer precies bestaat het volgende …