A novel type of application for the exploration of enclosed or otherwise difficult to access environments requires large quantities of miniaturized sensor nodes to perform measurements while they traverse the environment in a “go with the flow” approach. Examples of these are the exploration of underground …

This research aims to obtain more insight in the perception of fabric drape and how fabric drape can be cat-egorized With the current 3D virtual technologies to simulate garments the fashion and clothing industry can speed up work processes, improve accuracy and reduce material consumption in fit, design …

Personalization, production on-demand, and flexible manufacture facilities are growing within the European apparel sector, supported by national and regional public policy. These developments seem to embody a much waited “paradigm shift” in the fashion industry; a shift from global to local scale, from …

This article discusses the question: where to with sustainable urbanism? It includes a historic review of the concept of sustainable urbanism and reviews of recent literature in the field of eco-cities. Through these reviews, it deliberately interrogates new pathways for sustainable urbanism. The result …

Breaking the lock-in: transitioning beyond gas

From PLoS website: In general, dietary antigens are tolerated by the gut associated immune system. Impairment of this so-called oral tolerance is a serious health risk. We have previously shown that activation of the ligand-dependent transcription factor aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) by the environmental …

This paper presents a mixed methods study in which 21 first-year student teachers took part that investigated learning outcomes of a modified learning by design task. The study is part of a series of studies that aims to improve student learning, teaching skills and teacher training. Design-based science …

The report is dedicated to the study of the effects of a sand nourishment at the Roggenplaat in the Eastern Scheldt on the local wave climate. The effects are determined as the influence of the sand nourishment on the wave dampening effect of Roggenplaat. The wave heights over the nourishment have been …

In dit verslag wordt het onderzoek weergegeven dat is uitgevoerd op Malta in opdracht van Kopin. Er is onderzoek gedaan naar de motivatie van vrijwilligers die werkzaam zijn bij Kopin. Hierbij lag de focus op vrijwilligerswerk met vluchtelingen. Ook is er onderzocht hoe Kopin hierop beleid kan voeren …

Tijdens mijn werk als onlineredacteur bij het Brabants Dagblad viel mij op dat keuzes rondom pushberichten vaak arbitrair waren. De keuze om nieuws wel of niet te pushen leek af te hangen van de eindverantwoordelijke die op dat moment dienst had. Of om het breder te trekken: de criteria op basis waarvan …