Electric vehicles have penetrated the Dutch market, which increases the potential for decreased local emissions, the use and storage of sustainable energy, and the roll-out and use of electric car-sharing business models. This development also raises new potential issues such as increased electricity …

Het zorgsysteem staat onder druk. Dit heeft alles te maken met de stijgende complexe zorgvraag en schaarste in zorgpersoneel. Dit heeft ertoe geleid dat de druk op bedden in het ziekenhuis enorm is, waardoor patiënten sneller en daardoor vaak ook zieker dan voorheen naar huis gaan. Patiënten zijn meer …

Producing evidence that can be used in court is a central goal of criminal investigations. Forensic science focuses with considerable success on the production of pieces of evidence from specific sources. However, less is known about how a team of investigating police officers progressively produces …

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 …

Resilience to adverse events is increasingly recognized as important for human health. Socio-economic status (SES) is also frequently identified as a predictor of resilience. However, it is not well-understood how people define resilience in their everyday lives, and whether individuals have different …

Background: Owing to demographic trends and increasing health care costs, quick discharge with geriatric rehabilitation at home is advised and recommended for older adults. Telerehabilitation has been identified as a promising tool to support rehabilitation at home. However, there is insufficient knowledge …

Waarom voelen we afgrijzen voor de daden van Macbeth? Hebben we medelijden met Desdemona? Waarom reageren we emotioneel op situaties die we beschouwen als fictioneel, als niet-echt? Door een analyse van het receptieproces van toeschouwers bij theatrale producten (theater, film, televisie) wordt in dit …

Hedonic (happiness) and eudaimonic (meaning in life) well-being are negatively related to depressive symptoms. Genetic variants play a role in this association, reflected in substantial genetic correlations. We investigated the overlap and differences between well-being and depressive symptoms, using …

Internetpionier Ethan Zuckerman zat begin 2018 in zak en as over de staat van het internet. Na de Brexit, de verkiezing van Trump en het Cambridge Analytica-schandaal was de maatschappij klaar met het web. Zuckerman had één hoop om het internet weer gezond te krijgen: de Europese publieke omroepen. Geïnspireerd …

Waste separation at companies is considered a priority to achieve a circular and sustainable society. This research explores behaviour change poli-cies for separating the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) at Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), particularly in cities. At SMEs, co-work-ers …