COIL virtual exchange (VE) links instructors and their students, usually based in higher education institutions in different countries, in collaborative practice and exchange. However, each country and region has its own somewhat localized approaches and structures for supporting higher education that …

Social robots have been introduced in different fields such as retail, health care and education. Primary education in the Netherlands (and elsewhere) recently faced new challenges because of the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns and quarantines including students falling behind and teachers burdened with …

Dr. ir. Simone de Bruin is sinds 1 januari 2021 lector Goed Leven met Dementie bij het domein Gezondheid en Welzijn van hogeschool Windesheim. In ‘Geen beter leven dan een goed leven’ schetst Simone haar visie op het ondersteunen van een goed leven met dementie. Ook presenteert zij de onderzoekslijnen …

The hydrozoan species Nemalecium lighti (Hargitt, 1924) is widely distributed in tropical marine waters around the world. Here we report the complete linear mitochondrial genome of N. lighti from Sint Eustatius (Lesser Antilles). The mitochondrial genome with a length of 14,320 bp encodes for 13 protein-coding …

The culture change movement within long-term care in which radical changes in the physical, social and organizational care environments are being implemented provides opportunities for the development of innovative long-term care facilities. The aim of this study was to investigate which competencies …

De Topro Dry bolus biedt een langdurige afgifte (60 dagen) van sporenelementen en vitamines aan vee. In samenwerking met Van Hall Larenstein is er onderzoek gedaan naar de vreet- en herkauwactiviteit van melkkoeien. De resultaten staan in deze whitepaper. Het onderzoek is uitgevoerd door Simone Oudenampsen, …

Wereldwijd leven er ongeveer 466 miljoen mensen met een gehoorstoornis, waarvan 34 miljoen kinderen. Belangrijke gevolgen van gehoorverlies zijn motorische en communicatieve beperkingen. Goed ontwikkelde motorische-, taal- en communicatievaardigheden worden geassocieerd met een beter zelfvertrouwen. …

Many informal caregivers of older adults combine their caregiving tasks with a paid job. Adequate support is important to enable them to combine paid work with caregiving, while maintaining their health and wellbeing. To date, however, knowledge about working caregivers’ support needs is fragmented. …

BACKGROUND: lifestyle-related secondary prevention reduces cardiac events and is recommended irrespective of age. However, motivation may be influenced by age and disease progression. OBJECTIVE: to explore older cardiac patients' perspectives toward lifestyle-related secondary prevention after a hospital …