Urban densification is promoted for sustainable urban growth, yet it also generates concerns about negative health impacts on local citizens. Engaging local citizens in the co-design of densification projects is therefore crucial to address their needs and concerns. The use of immersive Virtual Reality …

In de afgelopen jaren wordt er in toenemende mate samengewerkt in lokale en regionale kennisnetwerken rondom het thema senior- of leeftijdsvriendelijkheid. Deze regionale en lokale netwerken leveren een bijdrage aan het versterken van ecosystemen van onderzoek, beleid en praktijk rond maatschappelijke …

In Nederlandse logopediepraktijken komen er regelmatig kinderen binnen die problemen hebben in de verhaalopbouw en een hulpvraag hebben op dat gebied. Zo ook bij logopediepraktijk X. Dit probleem uit zich in onlogische en onduidelijke verhalen die niet begrepen worden door de luisteraar, wat kan leiden …

Background: Chronic low-grade inflammatory profile (CLIP) is one of the pathways involved in type 2 diabetes (T2D). Currently, there is limited evidence for ameliorating effects of combined lifestyle interventions on CLIP in type 2 diabetes. We investigated whether a 13-week combined lifestyle intervention, …

Background: Pain assessment is a necessary step in pain management in older people in palliative care. In older people, pain assessment can be challenging due to underreporting and atypical pain manifestations by other distressing symptoms. Anxiety, fatigue, loss of appetite, insomnia, dyspnoea, and …

Beste maatschappelijk werker van INTER-PSY Begeleidt, In deze korte e-learning zal je aan de hand van verschillende stappen je kennis vergroten over post-COVID. Dit zal helpend zijn om cliënten effectief te kunnen begeleiden. De e-learning is tot stand gekomen door een kwalitatief onderzoek. Er heeft …

Background: Palliative care patients desire more symptom management interventions that are complementary to their medical treatment. Within the multi-professional team, nurses could help support pain management with non-pharmacological interventions feasible for their practice and adaptable to palliative …

Social innovation acknowledges that alternative arrangements between state, market and civil society are called for if innovations are to be sustainable. This chapter examines grassroots-led processes of social innovation in the field of poverty in Flanders, inspired by Ibrahim’s model of grassroots-led …

Post-training quantization reduces the computational demand of Large Language Models (LLMs) but can weaken some of their capabilities. Since LLM abilities emerge with scale, smaller LLMs are more sensitive to quantization. In this paper, we explore how quantization affects smaller LLMs’ ability to perform …