Abstract Background: Every healthcare professional (HCP) in the Netherlands is expected to provide palliative care based on their initial education. This requires national consensus and clarity on the quality and goals of palliative care education and accessible education opportunities nationwide. These …

Native potato starch is an excellent carrier of minerals due to its inherent ion exchange capacity. Mineral enrichment not only changes the nutritional value but also influences starch pasting and swelling properties. Hydrothermal treatments like annealing constitute a straightforward and green way to …

This study focuses on the feasibility of electric aircraft operations between the Caribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao. It explores the technical characteristics of two different future electric aircraft types (i.e., Alice and ES-19) and compares their operational requirements with those …

Het Nederlandse hoger en beroepsonderwijs ervaart een sterke groei in het aanbod van ondernemerschapsonderwijs, van specifieke trainingen voor startups tot breder ondernemerschapsonderwijs gericht op het ontwikkelen van een ondernemende houding en ondernemende vaardigheden. Tegelijkertijd evolueert challenge-based …

The Dutch food and agricultural market has been focusing on producing efficiently and effectively with the aim of cost minimization and profit maximizing. In addition to positive developments (higher efficiency and more effective production), this market system has created negative impact for nature, …

Mobility hubs facilitate multimodal transport and have the potential to improve the accessibility and usability of new mobility services. However, in the context of increasing digitalisation, using mobility hubs requires digital literacy or even owning a smartphone. This constraint may result in the …

The first Stakeholder Network Meeting of the EU Horizon 2020-funded ONTOX project was held on 13-14 March 2023, in Brussels, Belgium. The discussion centred around identifying specific challenges, barriers and drivers in relation to the implementation of non-animal new approach methodologies (NAMs) and …

De HAN en ontwikkelaar Schipper Bosch werken in het project de Open Hofkerk samen aan een Smart Energy Hub. 8 woningen hebben een centraal energiesysteem dat straks op een slimme, groene én lucratieve manier de energiebehoeften moet managen.

The ever-increasing electrification of society has been a cause of utility grid issues in many regions around the world. With the increased adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the Netherlands, many new charge points (CPs) are required. A common installation practice of CPs is to group multiple CPs …

Voor toekomstige professionals is het belangrijk om Adaptieve Expertise (AE) te ontwikkelen. Dit geldt in het bijzonder voor studenten die gaan werken in de IT, waar technieken zich in een razend tempo ontwikkelen. In de Digital Society Hub (DSH) van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen werken studenten, docent-onderzoekers …