By 2050, the world population will have increased to 9 billion (Bongaarts, 2009). This increase will lead to significant growth in waste. Construction is one of the largest raw material users (Bribian et al., 2011), and this sector consumes about 40% of the energy-related CO2 emissions (Dean et al., …

The Dutch government and leading academics in the field of circular economy propose that “repurposing”, i.e., finding new usages for discarded material, is important to reduce resource usage. Waste collectors, municipalities and start-ups increasingly find ways to develop circular business models, aiming …

Despite the increased use of activity trackers, little is known about how they can be used in healthcare settings. This study aimed to support healthcare professionals and patients with embedding an activity tracker in the daily clinical practice of a specialized mental healthcare center and gaining …

Artikel gepubliceerd mbt de FIBREREC project resultaten In het TPAC-laboratorium van Hogeschool Saxion zijn onlangs de resultaten gepresenteerd van een drie jaar lang lopend onderzoek naar mogelijkheden van het gebruik van kunststofrecyclaten in vezelversterkte composiet-tapes. Er zijn veel hoopvolle …

Onderzoek naar de profilering van antilichamen in de prognose en classificatie van systemische sclerose. Het doel van het onderzoek was om commercieel beschikbare diagnostische assays voor de detectie van SSc-geassocieerde autoantilichamen te vergelijken. Daarnaast werder onderzoek gedaan naar de coëxistentie …

Swallowing muscle strength exercises are effective in restoring swallowing function. In order to perform the exercises with progressive load, the swallow exercise aid (SEA) was developed. Precise knowledge on which muscles are activated with swallowing exercises, especially with the SEA, is lacking. …

Imagery Rehearsal Therapy (IRT) is effective for trauma-related nightmares and is also a challenge to patients in finding access to their traumatic memories, because these are saved in non-verbal, visual, or audiovisual language. Art therapy (AT) is an experiential treatment that addresses images rather …

Dairy farmers nowadays are under a lot of pressure due to the transition to sustainability goals, low milk price, reduction of carbon emissions, and the COVID-19 pandemic. This gives the dairy farmer a lot of pressure and stress. Because of all this, the amount of Dutch dairy farmers is decreasing every …

This consultancy research report is part of the minor Innovative Logistics & IT from Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. Within a total of 20 weeks, five students from logistics management, logistics engineering and industrial engineering worked on this report to provide the client, Mr. Nijkamp …

Dutch industrial manufacturers are confronted a new and promising industrial robot: the collaborative robot (cobot). These small robotic arms are revolutionary as they allow direct and safe interaction with production workers for the very first time. The direct interaction between production worker and …