Herein, Zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) is considered as an easy and cheap to prepare alternative catalyst for the isomerization of glucose and production of 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF). For the synthesis of the ZIF-8 catalysts two preparation methods were evaluated, being room temperature …

Background: Due to demographic transitions and budget restraints, it is now necessary to search for comprehensive new strategies, in order to constitute a sustainable healthcare system. Recently, various online care platforms for community-dwelling older adults were introduced in several European countries. …

This paper describes a calibration method for inertial and magnetic sensors using a batched optimization procedure. Well estab- lished sensor, motion and constraint models are applied which include sensor gains, biases, misalignments and inter-triad misalignments. For the magnetometer, hard and soft …

Purpose: The Scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) is the only malnutrition (risk) assessment tool that combines patient-generated measures with professional-generated (medical) factors. We aimed to apply international standards to produce a high quality, validated, translation …

Long-term learning trajectories evolve through microdevelopmental sequences (i.e., short-term processes of change during learning tasks) and depend on variability during and across learning tasks. The aim of this study is to examine the coupling between short-term teacher-student dynamics and students’ …

This thesis describes the research concerning the sustainability issues within the investment market from a management perspective. Experts are interviewed to examine the sustainability performance of their real estate portfolio and what they do to further develop a sustainable real estate portfolio. The …

Recent research has shown that example study only (EE) and example-problem pairs (EP) were more effective (i.e., higher test performance) and efficient (i.e., attained with less effort invested in learning and/or test tasks) than problem-example pairs (PE) and problem solving only (PP). We conducted …

The continous growth of the tourism industry, the shift from a service to an experience economy and global trends such as increasing technological innovations, make hospitality performance crucial to any tourism organization. However, not all tourism players are yet understanding the significance of …

Echografische spierdikte metingen van de m. rectus femoris kunnen gebruikt worden voor het kwantificeren van spiermassaverlies. Wanneer extensief spiermassaverlies optreedt, kan worden gesproken over sarcopenie. Deze metingen kunnen een goede aanvulling zijn op het diagnosticeren van sarcopenie bij ouderen. …

Sadness is now a design problem. The highs and lows of melancholy are coded into social media platforms. After all the clicking, browsing, swiping and liking, all we are left with is the flat and empty aftermath of time lost to the app. Sad by Design offers a critical analysis of the growing social media …