Purpose This study aims to critically evaluate the competitiveness of Transformer-based models in financial forecasting, specifically in the context of stock realized volatility forecasting. It seeks to challenge and extend upon the assertions of Zeng et al. (2023) regarding the purported limitations …

In the final stage of people’s life, family caregivers spend an average of 26 hours a week providing informal care at home. While this care can be rewarding, it can also lead to overburdening and increase the need for support. Despite the efforts of healthcare providers, many family caregivers feel that …

From September 2024 onwards we will start the development of an educational innovation for Dutch primary schools to design a dynamic school day (a school day in which sedentary learning is regularly interrupted by moments of physical activity) for their local context. A number of Dutch primary schools …

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to develop a “risk resilience model” for agricultural SMEs, that prepares farmers to the effects of major environmental challenges like climate change and weather shocks. Methodology: Action research is the methodology used. It was based on a template for qualitative …

De aanleg van natuurvriendelijke oevers (NVO’s) is een populaire maatregel om de ecologische waterkwaliteit te verbeteren en wordt vaak ingezet om doelstellingen uit de Kaderrichtlijn Water (KRW) te behalen. Deze Europese richtlijn schrijft voor dat de biologische en fysisch-chemische waterkwaliteit …

A core principle of privacy protection is to minimize the amount of personal data in data sets to the level needed for the intended usage. The rapid growth of data and data-driven applications demands for using efficient software tools to minimize personal data to the needed level. However, applying …

In this paper, we explore the design of web-based advice robots to enhance users' confidence in acting upon the provided advice. Drawing from research on algorithm acceptance and explainable AI, we hypothesise four design principles that may encourage interactivity and exploration, thus fostering users' …

In this paper, we explore the design of web-based advice robots to enhance users' confidence in acting upon the provided advice. Drawing from research on algorithm acceptance and explainable AI, we hypothesise four design principles that may encourage interactivity and exploration, thus fostering users' …