Epidemiological oral health data are essential for informing public health policy and evaluating care. In the Netherlands, OrangeForce and the Oral Health Monitor seek to resume data collection by extracting information from dental practices using both automated (ie, software-based extraction) and manual …

This paper investigates the role of conversational AI in improving the quality of decision-making across different stages of the process. Drawing on an experimental study involving 113 students in Dutch higher education, participants engaged in a simulated business challenge using three approaches: no …

Background: Frailty is a common condition in older people, and its prevalence increases with age. With an ageing population, the adverse consequences of frailty cause an increasing appeal to the health care system. The impact of frailty on population level is often assessed using adverse health outcomes, …

As the World Health Organization launched its age-friendly city and communities programme nearly two decades ago, it raises concerns how to measure and evaluate urban policies concerning age-friendliness. This work presents the translation, validation and results of survey research for the older population …

Wetlands are important centres of biodiversity and play a crucial role in the environment. But for a long time they have been badly damaged, particularly by human activity. In fact, two thirds of the original French wetlands have been destroyed. In one hundred years, this represents 2.5 million hectares, …

Background: the global population is ageing. As older people become more susceptible to frailty, an increase in frailty prevalence is also expected. Although frailty has been defined before in research, older peoples’ perceptions of frailty do not always coincide with those used in research or medical …

This study explores the perspectives of teachers, parents, and teenage boys on pressing issues of absenteeism and dropout among boys in public secondary schools in North A district, Zanzibar. It exposes the underlying factors contributing to the high dropout rates, particularly among boys who are increasingly …

In the last few years, many organisations of public and private origin representing the ecosystem have joined forces to combat societal challenges by means of mission-driven innovation. Although the organisation and collaboration among such organisations and individuals are already extremely challenging, …

Charging infrastructure deployment has taken off in many cities with the rise of the number of electric vehicles on the road. Expansion of infrastructure is a matter of prioritisation of resources to optimise the infrastructure. This paper explores how to measure charging station performance, to address …

Habitat fragmentation caused by urbanization and climate change are important drivers of biodiversity decline and ecosystem degradation (McKinney, 2002). Governmental inaction results in cascade effects, such as the extinction of species and the weakening of ecosystem services that citizens depend on. …