This thesis, conducted as part of a graduation project at GAMUCATEX, addresses the integration of narrative elements into the digital card game Tectonicus: on the Edge of War and explores the redesign of its Heads-Up Display (HUD). The primary aim is to enhance player experience by creating a more coherent …

The SDG Barometer monitors the extent to which organizations in the Netherlands are aware of, adopt and implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals and integrate them into their strategies. This Dashboard is meant to provide open access to the survey results in an interactive way, so that students, …

INTRODUCTION: There is a growing interest in the involvement of family members of older patients with cancer in decision-making processes. The aim of this study is to identify how and to what extent family members, together with patients and physicians, are involved in triadic decision-making processes …

Objective: To explore the nature and extent of possible residual complaints among Dutch hypothyroid patients using thyroid replacement therapy, we initiated a comprehensive study measuring health-related quality of life (QoL), daily functioning, and hypothyroidism-associated symptoms in patients and …

Background: Nurses play an important role in interprofessional pharmaceutical care. Curricula related to pharmaceutical care, however, vary a lot. Mapping the presence of pharmaceutical care related domains and competences in nurse educational programs can lead to a better understanding of the extent …

Emergency care (from ambulance to emergency room) is focused on somatic care: fixing the body. When a patient with mental dysregulation who experiences ‘disproportionate feelings like fear, anger, sadness or confusion, possibly with associated behaviours’ (Van de Glind et al. 2023) does not get appropriate …

Recent studies on urban policy responses to increasing tourism have moved beyond the physical impact of tourism to also include the way tourism is framed by social movements. This paper contributes to this line of research with a focus on frame resonance: the extent to which frames strike a responsive …

Social network analysis can be a powerful tool to better understand the social context of terrorist activities, and it may also offer potential leads for agencies to intervene. Our access to Dutch police information allows us to analyse the relational features of two networks that include actors who …

This study aims to provide an in-depth characterization of the intelligent behaviour exhibited by structures fabricated using fused deposition modelling (FDM) printing technology. The primary objective is to understand the variability in the shape-morphing behaviour of additively manufactured PLA structures. …

The Dutch student-aged population is increasingly consuming ready-made foods. These foods are less environmentally sustainable than home-made foods. This qualitative research focuses on food preparation by students who live in student housing in an Amsterdam neighbourhood. It aimed to understand to what …