Background: A large number of people participate in individual or unorganized sports on a recreational level. Furthermore, many participants drop out because of injury or lowered motivation. Potentially, physical activity–related apps could motivate people during sport participation and help them to …

Background: A large number of people participate in individual or unorganized sports on a recreational level. Furthermore,many participants drop out because of injury or lowered motivation. Potentially, physical activity–related apps could motivate people during sport participation and help them to follow …

Despite the growing interest in and literature regarding practitioner research in human resources (HR), not much is known about the factors that play a role in the actual practice by HR practitioners. This article describes an explorative study to gain empirical insight into the use and quality of practitioner …

XoSoft is a soft modular wearable assistive exoskeleton for peo- ple with mild to moderate gait impairments. It is currently being developed by a European Consortium (www.xosoft.eu) and aims to provide tailored and active lower limb support during ambu- lation. During development, user-centered design …

Dit is een explorerend kwalitatief onderzoek naar het optimaliseren van de conversie op een online platform van Albert Heijn genaamd: lekkerweglekkerthuis.ah.nl. De opdracht tot het doen van dit onderzoek is verleend door Ahold Delhaize. Het platform lekkerweglekkerthuis.ah.nl houdt zich bezig met de …

As businesses shift their attention from marketing to customer experience, ABB has created a customer experience centre at their Stonehouse facility. Covering the customer needs and integration into the sales process were lost along the rapid development of the centre. Through interviews with visitors …

Background: A growing number of mobile health (mHealth) technology–based apps are being developed for personal lifestyle and medical health care support, of which several apps are related to pregnancy. Evidence on usability and effectiveness is limited but crucial for successful implementation. Objective: …

In order to make exoskeletons more useful for a larger variety of users, especially within healthcare, it is of utmost importance to improve its wear ability. The scope of the XoSoft project is to develop a soft, wearable and comfortable soft exoskeleton. Here we describe the partial research on the …

The Internet of Things is changing our society. The increasing amount of “smart devices” that are being connected to the Internet is attracting everyone’s attention. However, for the sake of the usability, IoT devices frequently have poor security. With the rapid development of the IoT, comes the need …

De verdediging hiervan was op 26 september. Background: The insertion of fixed orthodontic appliances increases the risk of dental caries, particularly in adolescents. Caries can be prevented through good oral health behavior. To support adolescents with fixed orthodontic appliances and for promoting …