This paper focuses on the topical and problematic area of social innovations. The aim of this paper is to develop an original approach to the allocation of social innovations, taking into account characteristics such as the degree of state participation, the scope of application, the type of initiations …

A culture change within an organization may be of importance in this turbulent world. An assessment of the current and desired cultural profiles can help estimate as to whether any changes are required. In this study the organizational culture of a housing association was examined from both the staff’s …

This study assesses the evolutionary leadership theory and the natural leadership instrument of Van Vugt and Ahuja (2011) in the context of youth elite football. The Evolutionary Leadership Theory is a comprehensive new way of looking at leadership. The evolutionary approach suggests that environmental …

Gentle stroking touches are rated most pleasant when applied at a velocity of between 1–10 cm/s. Such touches are considered highly relevant in social interactions. Here, we investigate whether stroking sensations generated by a vibrotactile array can produce similar pleasantness responses, with the …

Studenten bereiden een NW&T les voor aan de hand van het 5-stappenplan voor natuuronderwijs (didactisering van een onderzoekscylus) en zetten daarbij de werkvorm ‘observatie- en demonstratiekring’ in. Daarbij moeten zij ter voorbereiding aangeven welke (leerlinggerichte) vragen zij de leerlingen willen …

In de eerste opdracht binnen dit portfolio werken studenten een leerlijn mbt een specifiek vakinhoudelijk onderwerp uit op drie verschillende niveaus. Voor ieder niveau ontwerpen zij een les, waarbij zij beargumenteren hoe de ontworpen les ruimte geeft, structuur biedt en de ontwikkeling van leerlingen …

Background: The ability to generate muscle strength is a pre-requisite for all human movement. Decreased quadriceps muscle strength is frequently observed in older adults and is associated with a decreased performance and activity limitations. To quantify the quadriceps muscle strength and to monitor …

Walking speed is one of the best measures of overall walking capacity. In plantar pressure measurements, walking speed can be assessed using contact time, but it is only moderately correlated with walking speed. The center of pressure might be of more value to indicate walking speed since walking speed …

The rise of smart technologies has created new opportunities to support blind and visually impaired persons (VIPs). One of the biggest problems we identified in our previous research on problems VIPs face during activities of daily life concerned the recognition of persons and their facial expressions. …