Mathematics anxiety is a well-documented phenomenon affecting students' learning experiences, engagement, and long-term career choices. This research is part of a wider effort to mitigate and prevent mathematics anxiety through the development of a digital learning game, supported by a follow-up teacher …

With the increasing number of proton therapy centers worldwide, particularly in Europe, proton therapy is becoming a more established treatment option. However, education and guidelines, specifically tailored to radiation therapists (RTTs) and dosimetrists, are lacking. Through the “Towards a Sustainable …

Aquabots is a development platform for autonomous navigation which was initiated in 2010 by the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences and system integrator Imtech. In 2014, the first student team successfully crossed the river Nieuwe Maas with their Remotely Operated Vessel (Aquabot) EindMaas. By …

In this thesis, we focus on developing behaviours for socially interactive agents (SIAs). The context in which the agent is used is a self-regulated learning system for children. We focus on personalising learning objectives and interaction content within an intelligent tutoring system (ITS). We envision …

Megagames are large-scale collaborative games with elements of role-playing and board games. Players need to solve wicked problems together and explore multiple solutions. When applied to higher education, megagames create opportunities for learners to work in multidisciplinary teams solving ill-structured …

"This paper presents a multidisciplinary project designed to implement a Project-Based Learning (PBL) approach in construction education through the adoption of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) methods within a real-world scenario using Building Information Modeling (BIM). The proposed methodology enables …

Abstract Background: Evaluating a patient's medication list is critical to reduce prescribing errors (PEs), but is a labour- and time-intensive process. Identification of patients at risk of PEs could improve the allocation of scarce time and resources, but currently available prediction tools are not …

Aims: In-hospital prescribing errors may result in patient harm, such as prolonged hospitalisation and hospital (re)admission, and may be an emotional burden for the prescribers and healthcare professionals involved. Despite efforts, in-hospital prescribing errors and related harm still occur, necessitating …

Post-war urban neighbourhoods in industrialised countries have been shown to negatively affect the lifestyles of their residents due to their design. This study aims at developing an empirical procedure to select locations to be redesigned and the determinants of health at stake in these locations, with …

BACKGROUND: Regaining walking ability is a key target in geriatric rehabilitation. This study evaluated the prevalence of walking ability at (pre-)admission and related clinical characteristics in a cohort of geriatric rehabilitation inpatients; in inpatients without walking ability, feasibility and …