Book review of J.B. Fressoz (2024). More and More and More. An All-Consuming History of Energy, Penguin Random House, 400 pp. First published on: https://vbds.nl/2025/11/01/more-and-more-and-more/. A Dutch version of this review has been added. This translation is also published on: https://vbds.nl/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Meer-en-Meer-en-Meer.pdf …

Objectives The Weight Stigma Exposure Inventory (WeSEI) is a newly developed tool that assesses observed weight stigma across different sources (i.e., interpersonal and non-interpersonal sources). Although the WeSEI is considered a useful instrument for assessing observed weight stigma, it has not been …

Aim: Mothers of children with intellectual disabilities are particularly vulnerable to mental distress due to demanding and exhausting caregiving. However, in the Arab world, they are seldom screened for depression because of limited diagnostic resources. Addressing the urgent need for brief and reliable …

BACKGROUND: Communicative participation is the most important outcome of speech and language therapy, but there are no measurement instruments for children, adolescents, and young adults. This paper describes the development of MyCommunication-Youth: an item bank to measure self-reported communicative …

ENPICOM is a biotechnology company shifting its focus toward machine learning operations (MLOps), but its branding did not reflect this change. Brand materials were inconsistent and lacked a clear direction, which made it difficult for designers and marketers to maintain a unified identity. This project …

Supplemental instruction, also known as Peer Assisted Study Sessions (SI-PASS), is a well-established form of peer learning that has been implemented in higher education institutions across the globe and that coincides with learning gains for participants. While the effects on learning gains have been …

Medisch Spectrum Twente, a general hospital in Enschede, aimed to increase their innovative appearances to the public. One of the hospital’s solutions was through the development of an interactive installation, capable of showing users the hospital’s current and future innovative developments. The purpose …

This research has proved that the implementation of a Modular Connection System (MCS1) for the “WET CELL” project is not only possible but also promising, as it successfully demonstrates how modularity, circularity, and material reusability can be achieved through the optimal design and material selection. …

With increasing technology advancement, including the rising use of smartphones, some individuals rely heavily on smartphones in their daily lives and become increasingly anxious if they do not have access to their smartphones (i.e., nomophobia [no mobile phobia]). The present study evaluated the psychometric …

Abstract Background There is a shift from inpatient to home-based geriatric rehabilitation (HBGR), and potential benefits are demonstrated. Previously, a theoretical HBGR model, version 1.0, has been developed, outlining its essential components. However, clear guidance on the practical design and organisation …