Lower cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and physical activity (PA) associate with higher cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, but the relationship between CRF and PA in people who have rheumatoid arthritis (RA) at an increased CVD risk (CVD-RA) is not known. The objectives of this study were to determine …

There is an urgent need for energy renovation of the existing building stock to reach the climate goals, set in Paris in 2016. Unfortunately, energy renovation rates across the EU remain at a low level of 1% per year. Moreover, the depth of the achieved energy renovation is in most cases rather shallow. …

In the Netherlands, energy cooperatives are increasingly active in the production of renewable energy. Many cooperatives have concrete plans to invest in energy projects, such as solar fields and wind turbines. Unfortunately, in the coming years there will hardly be any room for such projects in the …

This research looks into the possibilities of performing spatial analysis techniques on small scale excavations with the Oaktrench as test subject. The Oaktrench is a trench on the Glauberg in central Germany with a large variety of find material. No clear features were found. However, multiple hotspots …

International schools become more popular in many countries around the world which means that an increasing number of students grow up bilingually, speaking one language in school and another language at home. This study focusses on one group of students that this applies to; German national students …

The European Union Water Framework Directive (WFD) encourages water managers to implement active stakeholder involvement to achieve sustainable water management. However, the WFD does not describe in detail how member states should operationalize participation. The need for local experience and local …

Over the past decades, various types of permeable pavements have been implemented in different municipalities in the Netherlands in order to improve infiltration capacity in urban areas and therewith being able to better treat stormwater runoff. With initial promising results, this adaptation measure …

On Friday, 12 February 2021, the YWP of #TheNetherlands and #Germany came together to discuss solutions for #NatureBasedUrbanDrainage with guest speakers from both countries presenting their insights on #TreePits and #Bioswales:Floris Boogaard (Professor for Climate Adaptation Hanze, Deltares & Researcher …

This research report contains the findings of an international study consisting of three online ‘living’ surveys. The surveys focused on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted sign language interpreters’ working practices, how this was experienced by them, and how digital disruption caused by the pandemic …

Scientific evidence shows that context-related situational factors (leadership, co-workers, and organisational culture) influence unethical rule breaking behaviour. However, it needed to be identified whether this evidence also applies to F&B service departments in five-star hotels and what aspects will …