Few studies have investigated staying intentions and house attachment of residents who are confronted with physical damage to their dwelling in a risk area. This paper examines whether and how homeowners who are confronted with human-induced risks and the consequences of gas extraction in the Dutch Groningen …

BACKGROUND: Frailty is a predictor of adverse outcomes in elderly patients. The Canadian Study of Health and Aging Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is an often-used frailty assessment instrument. However, the CFS's reliability and validity in patients with burn injuries are unknown. This study aimed to assess …

Reflections on a collaborative effort between engineering, social sciences, and residence in a seismic strengthening experiment in Krewerd, provincie of Groningen in the Netherlands.

Few studies on residential mobility of ageing adults to rural areas have investigated which of them buy a home in a rural risk area. This paper examines which socio-demographic characteristics, housing attributes and earthquake circumstances influence the actual choice of mid-to-later life adults to …

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BACKGROUND: Dementia is increasingly prevalent in people with severe/profound intellectual disabilities. However, early detection and diagnosis of dementia is complex in this population. This study aimed to identify observable dementia symptoms in adults with severe/profound intellectual disabilities …

BACKGROUND: Prognostic assessments of the mortality of critically ill patients are frequently performed in daily clinical practice and provide prognostic guidance in treatment decisions. In contrast to several sophisticated tools, prognostic estimations made by healthcare providers are always available …

This paper aims to quantify the evolution of damage in masonry walls under induced seismicity. A damage index equation, which is a function of the evolution of shear slippage and opening of the mortar joints, as well as of the drift ratio of masonry walls, was proposed herein. Initially, a dataset of …

De afgelopen jaren heeft het aardbevingsgebied te maken gehad met veel ontwikkelingen. Momenteel staat deze regio voor grote opgaven rondom zowel het versterken en verduurzamen van woningen. Er liggen mogelijkheden om beide opgaven tegelijk aan te pakken, ook wel ‘koppelkansen’ genoemd. Dit onderzoek …

De afgelopen jaren heeft het aardbevingsgebied te maken gehad met veel ontwikkelingen. Momenteel staat het gebied voor grote opgaven rondom zowel het versterken en verduurzamen van woningen. Daar liggen mogelijkheden om beide opgaven tegelijk aan te pakken. Dit worden ‘koppelkansen’ genoemd. Dit onderzoek …