Over the last five years, I have found myself circling around four key concepts: Performance. Philosophy. Animals. And Equality. And I have found myself thinking in and with circles. It began with the various references to circles we can find in the philosophy of Henri Bergson - in his idea of the field …

Samenvatting: De afname van fysieke activiteit onder kinderen is een zorgwekkend probleem, zoals blijkt uit onderzoek van The Lancet (2012) en het RIVM (2023). Om dit probleem aan te pakken, heeft de Gemeente Maastricht het programma Gezond Kindcentrum in Bewegen (GKB) opgezet. Dit onderzoek richtte …

Bijna de helft van de Nederlandse volwassenen voelt zich eenzaam. Tussen 2012 en 2022 is het percentage dat zich matig of sterk eenzaam voelt toegenomen van 39% naar 49%. Het percentage volwassenen dat zich sterk eenzaam voelt, nam toe van 8 naar 14% (VZinfo, 2023). De inrichting van de openbare ruimte …

As part of honors education, there are two dominant ways in which talented students in Dutch secondary vocational education get extracurricular opportunities: (1) participation in honors programs in which a community with peers is central and (2) participation in professional competitions. There is evidence …

In Nederland wordt vanuit het Rijk invulling gegeven aan circulaire doelstellingen via het Rijksprogramma 'Nederland circulair in 2050'. Diverse overheden proberen hun beleid en werkprocessen hierop af te stemmen, waaronder de implementatie van de Aanpak Duurzaam Grond-, Weg-, en Waterbouw (DGWW), waarin …

In Zuidoost ervaren bewoners vaker wantrouwen richting instanties en ongelijke benadering vanuit instanties zoals de overheid (gemeente), corporaties en politie, in vergelijking tot de rest van Amsterdam (Masterplan Zuidoost, 2020). Dit wordt deels veroorzaakt door discriminatie en andere vormen van …

Co-creation in a quintuple helix, the art of including natural environments of society in a living lab that includes different types of stakeholders and monitoring the quality of this process of co-creation. In the last decade, co-creation has not only become a widely used concept in academic discourses …

INTRODUCTION: Integrated care is seen as an enabling strategy in organising healthcare to improve quality, finances, personnel and sustainability. Developments in the organisation of maternity care follow this trend. The way care is organised should support the general aims and outcomes of healthcare …

Background ICU patients lose muscle mass rapidly and maintenance of muscle mass may contribute to improved survival rates and quality of life. Protein provision may be beneficial for preservation of muscle mass and other clinical outcomes, including survival. Current protein recommendations are expert-based …

Objective This paper aims at uncovering the hampering and facilitating factors in intercultural communication that professionals encounter in their business relationships. Methodology The data collection process involved conducting individual interviews and two rounds of focus groups with professionals …