The online presence of organizations is long gone from being just a web page. Social media have enabled easy and inexpensive interaction between millions of individuals and communities. This has not gone unnoticed by cultural heritage institutes. The question is what all these social media activities bring. …

Path tracking driver models assume the observed path deviation ahead of the vehicle to be proportionally transferred to a corrective steering input. The most simple version of such a model includes three parameters, a single preview distance, a steering gain and a delay time, being examined in this paper, …

Ambient Intelligent environments are interactive environments that sense human behaviour and can respond intelligently. This workshop explores how interactive environments can be designed with persuasive quality, influencing human experience and behaviour. The workshop follows a research-through-design …

This report was produced within the framework of the RAAK PRP project ‘Veiligheid op de werkvloer’. Personal protective equipment (PPE) is used on a daily basis by millions of people all over the EU, voluntarily or as a result of EU legislation. In this report we deal specifically with the textile/garment …

Hospital staff frequently has to cope with complex information, unpredictable circumstances, and prompt decision making. In such an environment, even the “Gods in white” are susceptible to fatigue and error. Noncompliance with hand hygiene guidelines in hospitals is one of these errors and enhances the …

In the current era, characterized by dynamic societal, technological, and economic changes as well as an increasing diversity in the workforce, previous approaches to individual work behaviour are being challenged (Schalk et al. 2010). Demographic trends in the working population, for example, ageing …

Door zijn gevoelige lichaam is een paard in staat om de kleinste verandering in de hulpen van de ruiter op te merken, zelfs als de ruiter deze verandering zelf niet doorheeft. Toch is er vrijwel geen wetenschappelijk onderzoek gedaan naar het effect van fysieke symptomen van psychologische factoren van …

Deze studie is uitgevoerd om wetenschappelijke bewijzen te vinden over de fysieke symptomen van een ruiter tijdens vermoedelijke stressvolle situaties zoals een dressuurproef. Omdat de prestaties tijden een dressuur-wedstrijd afhankelijk zijn van de goede communicatie tussen ruiter en paard, en hoe het …

Door menselijke (bouw)activiteiten wordt de kwetsbare natuur vaak bedreigd. Voor situaties waarin het onvermijdelijk is dat natuurwaarden worden aangetast, kent de Flora- en Faunawet een ontheffingsregime. Dit rapport gaat in op de uitvoering in de praktijk van de ontheffingseisen

Motivation -- Cameras are increasingly dominating our life, but do these influence our behaviour as well? What are people's emotions and attitude towards camera surveillance? Research approach -- In an exploratory study (n=23) people's emotional reactions to (visible and hidden) cameras were observed. …