In our large-scale, organized existence, we are not only mass consumers, but also mass products. Higher education has become a (mass) approach to “produce” global citizens who are able to work with smart technology, follow geopolitical issues and have sufficient communication and language skills (roughly …

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Emancipation of law, violence and information dehumanizes us and therefore makes us a little more dangerous. The more "technical" the communication is, the lower the threshold for colliding with each other. Technology (or methodology) makes it possible to sharpen the contours of the conflict and thus …

Introduction • CO2 emissions of SMEs in the tertiary sector (such as butchers, barbers, small food shops, restaurants and pubs) are significant. • Initiatives to reduce CO2 by SME in tertiary sector exist but apply only for basic energy technologies (e.g., normal insulation). Efforts for innovative …

This research explores current strategies and approaches directed to integrate innovative technologies in the home modification process to support independent living and ageing in place. The systematic review considered studies conducted from the perspective of architecture, smart technology, and gerontology. …

This paper introduces the design principle of legibility as means to examine the epistemic and ethical conditions of sensing technologies. Emerging sensing technologies create new possibilities regarding what to measure, as well as how to analyze, interpret, and communicate said measurements. In doing …

The potential of technological innovation to address urban sustainability has been widely acknowledged over the last decade. Across cities globally, local governments have engaged in partnership arrangements with the private sector to initiate pilot projects for urban innovation, typically co-funded …

In veel zorginstellingen wordt het welzijn van bewoners 's nachts bewaakt met behulp van audio en video. Om meerdere cliënten efficiënt te bewaken vindt er op video en geluidsstromen een met de computer geautomatiseerde voorselectie plaats. Voor geluid vindt deze voorselectie momenteel plaats op basis …

Voor stemloze patiënten die beperkt zijn in hun communicatie door verwijderde stembanden (larynchectomie), zijn er stemprothesen. Een stemprothese is een chirurgisch ingebracht ventieltje of niet-invasief een electrolarynx. In de VS is ook een kunstgebit met ingebouwde elektronische stemprothese en afstandsbediening …