Multilingualism can both enrich and complicate interactions in health care. Several studies point out that language differences between care providers and patients can lead to less access to and lower quality of care. More specifically, challenges regarding communication, mutual understanding and shared …

The wine market offers various categories of wines, some of which are considered conventional and others that are less well-known including organic, biodynamic, and‘natural’ wine. In the Netherlands, many consumers have limited awareness of the specific characteristics and benefits of environmentally …

AIM: Identification and synthesis of research data related to the roles and competencies of physicians and nurses that are prerequisites for careful shared decision-making with patients potentially undergoing cardiac surgery. DESIGN: A scoping review was conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs …

In the past decade the number and role of purpose-driven companies has rapidly grown. Purpose driven The companies tend to have a focus on stakeholders or, more broadly defined, see themselves as stewards. They try to integrate a variety of values and interests in their managerial deliberation. This …

This graduation report investigates the creation of an artificial intelligence-based tool for producing HTML Bootstrap code from images and codes description text provided by the user. The goal of this project is to automate the conversion of images and code description text into accurate HTML Bootstrap …

Dit kwalitatieve onderzoek heeft zich gericht op de bestaande werkwijze van professionele mentoren en het streven naar een meer eenduidige werkwijze met behulp van shared decision making (SDM). Er is momenteel geen onderzoek gedaan in deze beroepsgroep. Daarnaast is er geen eenduidige werkwijze bij CB …

This research study aims to determine the most suitable soil stabilization method for ensuring a stable and sustainable foundation for the design of a railway embankment expansion between Zoeterwoude East and Hazerswoude-Rijndijk. The research question is addressed through a comprehensive analysis using …

The following paper refers to the final thesis for the curriculum at HZ University of Applied Science and was carried out at the request of the Italian firm Aig Associati and Partner. The structural team of the architecture and engineering firm requested a study on the most effective and least time-consuming …

Uitgezaaide alvleesklierkanker is een zeldzaam en ingrijpend ziektebeeld. Het is een diagnose waarbij in korte tijd veel informatie op de patiënt afkomt. De voordelen van behandelingen zijn minimaal en onzeker. Bovendien kan de impact van de behandeling op de kwaliteit van leven aanzienlijk zijn. Het …

Background and purpose: Many older patients with cancer have their family members, often their adult children, involved in a process of treatment decision making. Despite the growing awareness that family members can facilitate a process of shared decision making (SDM), literature about SDM pays little …