Background: A paradigm shift in health care from illness to wellbeing requires new assessment technologies and intervention strategies. Self-monitoring tools based on the Experience Sampling Method (ESM) might provide a solution. They enable patients to monitor both vulnerability and resilience in daily …

Some public organisations, despite being committed to attain the ideals of Open Data, struggle to meet the Open Data requirements fully. Often this is the case when their data are of low quality, have (potentially) sensitive information, or have non-interoperable format and semantics. These restrictions, …

Het team van het Healthy Urban Living Lab heeft samen met veel studenten van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam een Health Impact Assessment (HIA) uitgevoerd op de plannen voor het Bajes Kwartier. Dat is een groene, gezonde, duurzame Amsterdamse stadswijk die wordt gebouwd op het terrein van de voormalige Bijlmerbajes, …

Due to a lack of transparency in both algorithm and validation methodology, it is diffcult for researchers and clinicians to select the appropriate tracker for their application. The aim of this work is to transparently present an adjustable physical activity classification algorithm that discriminates …

Aims and Objectives: To analyse oral care delivery in one hospital through exploring experiences from both nurses’ and patients’ perspectives and examining patients’ oral health. Background: Oral health problems are associated with undernutrition and other general health outcomes. Although oral care …

Een leven lang bewegen lijkt in de huidige maatschappij geen vanzelfsprekendheid. Kinderen hebben meer overgewicht, bewegen minder, doen meer zittende activiteiten, hebben een ongezonder voedingspatroon en lijken minder buiten te spelen dan een aantal decennia geleden. Naast de lichamelijke activiteit …

This PhD research project is about how Dutch development NGOs use social media for their development projects. For this, the following research question has been investigated: how do Dutch development NGOs use social media to further the development activities of their organisations? The purpose of this …

This matrix is generic. It is a tool for data stewards or other research supporters to assist researchers in taking appropriate measures for the safe use and protection of data about people in scientific research. It is a template that you can adjust to the context of your own institution, faculty and …

As a consequence of climate change and urbanization, many cities will have to deal with more flooding and extreme heat stress. This paper presents a framework to maximize the effectiveness of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for flood risk reduction and thermal comfort enhancement. The framework involves …

As a consequence of climate change and urbanization, many cities will have to deal with more flooding and extreme heat stress. This paper presents a framework to maximize the effectiveness of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for flood risk reduction and thermal comfort enhancement. The framework involves …