Clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) have gained prominence in health care, aiding professionals in decision-making and improving patient outcomes. While physicians often use CDSSs for diagnosis and treatment optimization, nurses rely on these systems for tasks such as patient monitoring, prioritization, …

It is by no means uncommon that academic scholars, journalists and even poets use the epi-thet ‘age of’ to signal how a certain feature is particularly characteristic of the times in which we live. In this chapter, we argue that it makes sense to address our current epoch as an ‘age of emotions’. Broadly …

Medical equipment for measuring vital parameters in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) is becoming more advanced, leading to an overwhelming number of alarms, of which only 20% are clinically relevant. This contributes to alarm fatigue among nurses, posing risks to patient safety and increasing burnout …

There has been a significant rise in the usage of e-cigarettes, commonly referred to as "vaping," among young individuals in recent years. This trend has raised alarm among parents, policymakers, and the healthcare industry. This research was conducted to better understand the motivations behind young …

The process of sleep transitions (falling asleep and awakening) determines our perception of the consecutive morning experience. Factors contributing towards a productive and pleasant start of the day were evaluated in order to build context for the design of an innovative alarm clock. Two types of factors …

Op de Faculteit natuurkunde binnen de Universiteit Leiden worden veel onderzoeken uitgevoerd met Helium. Het Helium wordt onder andere gebruikt voor onderzoeken bij Cryogene temperaturen. Wanneer het Helium vervuild raakt met zuurstof en stikstof, zorgt dit voor ijsvorming in de opslagtanks. De oplossing …

Climate change accentuates heat waves in The Netherlands. This, in combination with high nutrient concentrations in Dutch surface waters, is intensifying the proliferation of toxic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria), a threat for the health of the population and ecosystems. Lakes are resources for recreational …

De leerkracht op de basisschool heeft het vandaag de dag niet gemakkelijk en heeft te maken met veel spanningen op het werk. In de afgelopen jaren is er sprake van een grote toename van regeldruk vanuit de overheid, maar ook van steeds complexere en meer uiteenlopende vragen en eisen vanuit de samenleving. …

Zaterdag 15 juli werd Nederland opgeschrikt door het nieuws dat drugscriminelen in de haven van Rotterdam opereren met behulp van cybercriminelen. Eind vorig jaar sloegen bedrijven ook al alarm toen bleek dat de douane als gevolg van computerstoringen in de Rotterdamse haven containers zonder controle …

A common risk among adolescents is sexual solicitation, in which an adolescent is asked to provide sexual information, engage in sexual talk, or in sexual activities. Although scholars increasingly address this topic from an intrapersonal perspective, there is little attention to factors of language …