Abstract Background Clients with severe mental illness (SMI) have overall poor physical health. SMI reduces life expectancy by 5–17 years, primarily due to physical comorbidity linked to cardiometabolic risks that are mainly driven by unhealthy lifestyle behaviours. To improve physical health in clients …

Built environments are increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Most European towns and cities have developed horizontally over time but are currently in the process of further densification. High-rise developments are being built within city boundaries at an unprecedented rate to accommodate …

Over time memories are believed to undergo a time-dependent reorganization in the brain through a process known as systems consolidation during which they become less dependent on the hippocampus and more dependent on the neocortical structures. This reorganization is accompanied by a generalization …

This research was motivated by an interest in exploring the extent to which the Randstad region and the Netherlands as a nation have successfully attracted real estate investment firms to locate/base themselves there. The outsize professionally managed real estate market in the country relative to the …

There has been a rapidly growing number of studies of the geographical aspects of happiness and well-being. Many of these studies have been highlighting the role of space and place and of individual and spatial contextual determinants of happiness. However, most of the studies to date do not explicitly …

This research paper concerns the development process of a procedural texturing tool made to facilitate versatility in terms of style and speed up the current texturing workflow of VR Innovations. Research has been done into similar products on the market, as well as the target audience of the product. …

A public sector that adequately makes use of information technology can provide improved government services that not only stimulates business development it also intensifies citizen participation and economic growth. However, the effectiveness of IT and its governance at both national as well as on …

The Silestra Museum Forum is part of an intended strategy to reboot cultural and social life in the city by enhancing neglected historical sites and public spaces with new cultural and social functions. This new connective network makes clever use of the old city fabric, including the park bordering …

IMPORTANCE People with a severe mental illness (SMI) have a life expectancy reduced by 10 to 20 years compared with the general population, primarily attributable to cardiometabolic disorders. Lifestyle interventions for people with SMI can improve health and reduce cardiometabolic risk. OBJECTIVE To …

High level circular use of post-consumer insulating glass units will contribute to lower the environmental and social impact of insulation glass industry. The application of various circular strategies for insulating glass units (IGU’s) is rising. The product age will give an indication of the remaining …