The increasing penetration of renewable energy (RE) and hydrogen technologies is reshaping the operational requirements of modern decarbonised energy systems, necessitating advanced control strategies to coordinate renewable generation, hydrogen storage, and heterogeneous end‐use demands. This paper …

Early identification of the palliative phase in patients with COPD and heart failure remains difficult, often delaying needed care. Since most patients are cared for at home, timely recognition in primary care is crucial. However, screening tools are rarely used, and identification relies on professional …

Background: Discussing end-of-life care with people with dementia and their family soon after diagnosis is a crucial aspect of professional care. Research in the hospital setting is scarce. Aim: To investigate how often end-of-life issues and euthanasia are discussed during hospital consultations with …

Purpose: To timely tackle malnutrition in hospital patients, the implementation of a new malnutrition practice is needed. We aimed to determine the readiness of nutrition support hospital staff for implementing a new malnutrition practice, using the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) …

This study aims to identify, prioritize, and evaluate performance criteria that matter most to two key logistics stakeholders—trucking companies and receiving companies—in the context of container transportation. It further investigates how these stakeholders perceive the Connected and Autonomous Transport …

Road markings play a crucial role in road safety by guiding traffic and ensuring visibility. As markings deteriorate over time, their effectiveness diminishes, necessitating timely maintenance. This paper studies two methods to classify road-marking damage from recorded images, in accordance with the …

Over the past ten years, the ecosystem concept has been used to frame innovation and transition endeavours undertaken by multi-actor groups. Systemic design initiatives are broadly engaging with ecosystems. The concept and phenomenon have been central in theory as well as practice, though remain contested …

Sewer pipe defects pose a serious challenge for municipalities, as delayed detection leads to costly repairs and service disruptions. Timely inspection is therefore essential, yet current practice relies on manual video review, which is labor-intensive and subjective. Computer vision offers automation, …

BACKGROUND: The mainstay of colorectal cancer care is surgical resection, which carries a significant risk of complications. Efforts to improve outcomes have recently focused on intensive multimodal prehabilitation programs to better prepare patients for surgery, which make the perioperative process …

Clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) have gained prominence in health care, aiding professionals in decision-making and improving patient outcomes. While physicians often use CDSSs for diagnosis and treatment optimization, nurses rely on these systems for tasks such as patient monitoring, prioritization, …