Interconnecting cyber-physical systems in networks leads to the creation of cyber-physical system-of-systems. In a cyber-physical system-of-systems (CPSoS), systems communicate by exchanging and sharing data and information, which this chapter also refers to as interoperability of information. To ensure …

Technology in general, and assistive technology in particular, is considered to be a promising opportunity to address the challenges of an aging population. Nevertheless, in health care, technology is not as widely used as could be expected. In this chapter, an overview is given of theories and models …

This research-seminar proposes to allow post-graduate students and early-career researchers involved in ongoing research on the possible role of music in social and community work (SIMM) to spend a week together and share their research experiences

This study describes nurses’ perspectives about their experience of being involved in a 6-day educational intervention which focused on the development of competency in family nursing practice with a particular emphasis on family nursing conversations. The foundational knowledge of the educational intervention …

The research examined the ways in which Student Generated Video supported the learning process on the course ‘Levensbeschouwing’ (Life Philosophy) on the third year on the teacher training course at Inholland in Amsterdam. The central question examined was: In which ways does the student generated video …

The uptake of eRehabilitation programs in stroke care is insufficient, despite the growing availability. The aim of this study was to explore which factors influence the uptake of eRehabilitation in stroke rehabilitation, among stroke patients, informal caregivers, and healthcare professionals. A …

Rationale: Metastatic pancreatic cancer has a dismal prognosis. Many patients seek integrative care as an add-on to their conventional cancer treatment. Viscum album extracts (VAE)—widely used as an adjunct to cancer treatment—have cytotoxic, apoptogenic, and immune stimulatory properties. A statistically …

Conducting a classroom dialogue for reasoning can be very challenging for teachers and, in particular for students-teachers. Research on classroom discussions provides examples of models that can be used to help teachers organize, analyse and conduct classroom discussions. One of these models is the …

Although usually very predictable, the outcome of (inter) action on both the individual and the group level is in principle not predictable (undetermined, or chaotic). Mathematically, this is called nonlinear dynamics, or non-deterministic systems, or chaos. There are so many forces involved in the "system" …

Cities are becoming increasingly vulnerable for climate change and there is an urgent need to become more resilient. This research involves the development of the City climate scan Rotterdam (September 2017) methodology to measure, map, scan and assess different parameters that together give insight …