Purpose: To our knowledge, there have been no comparative studies evaluating the associations of frailty defined using the Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI), frailty phenotype by Fried et al, and FRAIL scale with all-cause mortality in Turkiye. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the ability of these instruments …

Dit project richt zich op het onderzoeken van datacommunicatie via OPC-UA om processen te monitoren en te verbeteren. Bij bedrijven groeit de behoefte aan generieke oplossingen voor het inzetten van data, met aandacht voor best practices. Het onderzoek concentreert zich op kernvragen, waaronder de realisatie …

Public squares have a huge impact on the quality of life of urban residents, especially in vulnerable neighborhoods. They can facilitate exercise, community interactions, play and climate adaptation, all of which influence the health of locals. However, there are often many questions on how to capture …

This paper researches the effect of two different algae and probiotic treatments as well as a new photonic schedule on O. edulis broodstock with the purpose of determining the best way of conditioning the broodstock among the treatments tested. This was done by answering the research question: What is …

This thesis centres on the Railway Viaduct at Kloetinge (Zeeland), a critical infrastructure element in operation since 1938. As of 2024, with its technical lifespan nearing its end at 86 years, the viaduct's longevity demands attention for its future viability. Situated on Viaduct Road, linking Kloetinge …

Dit verkennend onderzoek, uitgevoerd op het Sint-Albertuscollege (Salco) in Heverlee, richtte zich op het beweeggedrag van leerlingen in de Onthaalklas voor Anderstalige Nieuwkomers (OKAN). De studie inventariseert hoe vaak en op welke manier deze leerlingen aan fysieke acti-viteiten deelnemen en zoekt …

Purpose This study aims to bring together the available scattered knowledge about teaching and learning in Living Labs within higher education, and to explore their potential for supporting students’ sustainability-oriented transformative learning. Design/methodology/approach A literature review was …

"Sociologist of education Annette Lareau is renowned in her field for her compassionate ethnographic work and the insightful ideas she's able to draw from it. With Listening to People, she has given us an extremely practical guide to doing the kind of work she has been celebrated for. Lareau covers just …

BACKGROUND: Burn scar maturation can take several years but is generally studied shortly after injury. Therefore, we investigated patient-reported scar quality up to 5-7 years post-burn. METHODS: Patients with ≤ 20 % total body surface area burned completed the Patient Scale of the Patient and Observer …

Energy conservation is crucial in wireless ad hoc sensor network design to increase network lifetime. Since communication consumes a major part of the energy used by a sensor node, efficient communication is important. Topology control aims at achieving more efficient communication by dropping links …