The transition to a decentralized renewable energy system requires the transformation of communities. Increasingly, citizens become ‘prosumers’ and take energy production in their own hands.

All social media should have a sticker saying 'Don't Jump for the Tool!' While it is tempting 'to use Twitter', the choice of a medium like Twitter cannot be seen in isolation of strategic goals, instruments and expected results, i.e. a communication strategy. We designed a board game, called the Media …

This chapter deals with a fascinating, and for some disturbing, phenomenon in the domain of the media and entertainment industries: unauthorised file sharing, in some cases also referred to as piracy. The latter term, however, was originally used to refer to the organised production of a counterfeit …

The Court Service Division's mission is to provide a modern and professional court service that supports accessible, fair, timely and effective justice services. A suitable mission to the fast-paced, diverse world the organizations of today must thrive in. This paper has taken the Kenora Court Services …

Using fMRI, ten improvising musicians were contrasted with 10 non-musicians to explore brain activations while playing by ear. Subjects either imagined playing the music they were listening to, without moving their hands, or assessed the performance verbally without actually speaking. Half of the music …

Wouldn't it be great if there is a way to improve food quality, reduce the amount of rejects and rotting produce, and offer farmers the opportunity to add more value to their produce? This report will explain the idea that farmers are able to become wholesalers of their own produce by keeping the storage, …

If I would randomly pick a young guy walking on the street and give him €50 euros and tell him to donate it to the charity organization of his choice, where will that money end up? Probably in the hands of the organization he has the "strongest and most meaningful relationship with - the one he trusts …

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 …

In het kielzog van post-Sputnik curriculumvernieuwing in het middelbaar onderwijs in de Verenigde Staten werd ook ruim aandacht gegeven aan natuurwetenschap in de basisschool. Er werden interessante programma’s ontwikkeld met nadruk op hands-on science en onderzoekend leren (inquiry). Voorbeelden zijn …

Het merendeel van de vrouwen die vaginaal bevalt, krijgt perineumtrauma in de vorm van een ruptuur. Dit trauma kan pijnklachten veroorzaken en hechtingen kunnen nodig zijn. Daarnaast kan de vrouw de eerste maanden post partum last krijgen van stressincontinentie, obstipatie, emotionele labiliteit en …