The increased generation of food waste is a global and national problem. The purpose of the study is to investigate the factors that influence food waste and the role of technology in tackling food waste in the Netherlands. One of the main findings of the research is food waste is that consumer food …

OBJECTIVES: To describe the types and prevalence of chronic conditions in an ICU population and a population-based control group during the year before ICU admission and to quantify the risk of developing new chronic conditions in ICU patients compared with the control group. DESIGN: We conducted a retrospective …

The understanding of charging behavior has been recognized as a crucial element in optimizing roll out of charging infrastructure. While current literature provides charging choices and categorizations of charging behavior, these seem oversimplified and limitedly based on charging data. In this research …

We examined levels of financial literacy (knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy, and self-reported behavior) among 15-year-old high school students in the Netherlands (N=2025), and investigated which factors are associated with the different financial literacy components. Our findings show lower levels …

Masonry structures represent the highest proportion of building stock worldwide. Currently, the structural condition of such structures is predominantly manually inspected which is a laborious, costly and subjective process. With developments in computer vision, there is an opportunity to use digital …

During the 2015 Gorkha earthquake of 7.8 Mw that hit Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, numerous Nepalese Pagodas suffered extensive damage while others collapsed. Risk reduction strategies implemented in the region focused on disassembling historical structures and rebuilding them with modern material without …

This study investigated the urban growth dynamics of urban regions. The study area was the Marmara Region, one of the most densely populated and ecologically diverse areas in Turkey. Using CORINE land cover data for 2006, 2012, and 2018, the study utilized multiple correspondence analyses and cluster …

De maatregelen om verspreiding van COVID-19 tegen te gaan, bezorgen Nederlandse studenten stress. Wandelen in de natuur heeft deze studenten geholpen met het verwerken van stressgerelateerde klachten. Dit blijkt uit onderzoek van studenten van Van Hall Larenstein dat is uitgevoerd gedurende drie periodes. …

Dat de natuur andere gezondheidsvoordelen biedt dan een sportschool zal waarschijnlijk niemand verbazen, maar dat sporters hun activiteit in de buitenlucht ook daadwerkelijk als gezonder ervaren kan hier nieuw perspectief bieden. In ons onderzoek zeiden sporters zich bewust rustiger te voelen, minder …

Het zal niemand ontgaan zijn dat het druk was in de natuur. In de coronatijd zijn er zo’n 30 procent meer mensen in natuurgebieden dan normaal. Het was zo druk dat Natuurmonumenten verkondigde: 'Geheel tegen onze natuur in roepen wij mensen op niet naar de natuur te komen.' Dat gaf een dubbel gevoel: …