At a time when the population is ageing and most people choose to live in their own home for as long as possible, it is important to consider various aspects of supportive and comfortable environments for housing. This study, conducted in South Australia, aims to provide information about the links between …

Ageing brings about physiological changes that affect people’s thermal sensitivity and thermoregulation. The majority of older Australians prefer to age in place and modifications to the home environment are often required to accommodate the occupants as they age and possibly become frail. However, modifications …

De WoonWijzer is ontwikkeld voor medewerkers bij gemeenten en woningcorporaties die te maken krijgen met woningzoekenden met een Autisme Spectrum Stoornis (ASS). ASS is de verzamelnaam voor verschillende vormen van autisme. In deze WoonWijzer zal omwille van de leesbaarheid worden gesproken over autisme. …

Playfulness intertwined with city-related themes, such as participatory planning and civic media are becoming more popular. In the last ten years, game designers have taken up the theme of play in relation to the urban environment. In this paper, we present a conceptual mapping of “urban play,” through …

http://dx.doi.org/10.14261/postit/57C5C531-365C-4639-8E97DF9B1EF596A9In 2015 and 2016, Saxion University of Applied Sciences organized the 2nd and 3rd edition of the Regional Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference (RIEC).This paper will in an overall and outlining way describe why the phenomenology …

Abstract Background: Currently, health care and medical decision-making at the end of life for older people are often insufficiently patient-centred. In this trial we study the effects of Advance Care Planning (ACP), a formalised process of timely communication about care preferences at the end of life, …

Dietary nitrate (NO3(-)) supplementation has been proposed as an emerging treatment strategy for type 2 diabetes. We hypothesized that ingestion of a single bolus of dietary NO3(-) ingestion improves oral glucose tolerance in patients with type 2 diabetes. Seventeen men with type 2 diabetes (glycated …

Behalve het belang van het stimuleren van taalvaardigheden, verwoorden Norden en Wever (2013) evenals Hansen et al. (2004) ook een argument vanuit de positie van het vak muziek. Als je kunt aantonen dat muzieklessen de taalvaardigheden van leerlingen gunstig beïnvloedt, dan verstevigt dit de positie …