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Ooijevaar, Jasmijn (author)'The Scarred City', the theme of the Urban Architecture graduation studio in 2022/2023. This location-based studio started with Droixhe/Bressoux, a troublesome and difficult area in Liège (Belgium), as the overarching project site. Starting with fieldwork and participatory research into the hidden social structures of Bressoux and Droixhe and...master thesis 2023
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Voogt, Joris (author)Readability plays a vital role in the transfer of knowledge or information. This is especially true for children who are more than anyone gaining new knowledge every day, yet their reading abilities are still in active development. Although readability assessment of children's literature is an active topic of research in many different languages...bachelor thesis 2023
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Beyhan, Yessin (author)The cover of a children's book could play a crucial role in attracting the attention of young readers and influencing their decision to pick up and read the book. In this study, we aim to identify the factors that contribute to the appeal of children's book covers. Given that the target audience for children's books changes as children grow...bachelor thesis 2023
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Ding, Er (author), Zhang, D. (author), Garcia Sanchez, C. (author), Bluyssen, P.M. (author)During the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of ventilation for ensuring occupants’ health was widely stressed, especially for densely occupied places such as schools (Ding et al, 2022). Correspondingly, new protocols of ventilation were implemented in school buildings among many countries and regions. In the Netherlands, school classrooms were...abstract 2023
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Bettencourt, Benjamin (author), Manzi Muneza, Assoumer Redempta (author), Green, Michael (author), Anguiano, Samantha (author), Fails, Jerry Alan (author), Kennington, Casey (author), Wright, Katherine Landau (author), Pera, M.S. (author)As an initial step towards enabling the adaptation of (popular, and widely used) web search environments so that they can better serve children and ease their path towards information discovery, we introduce Recognizing Young Searchers (RYSe). RYSe leverages lexical, syntactical, spelling/punctuation, and vocabulary features that align with...conference paper 2023
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Murgia, Emiliana (author), Pera, M.S. (author), Landoni, Monica (author), Huibers, Theo (author)In this work, we present the results of a preliminary exploration aiming to understand whether the use of ChatGPT in an educational context can be an asset to meet the specific needs of the students. In particular, we focus on the possibility of adapting the responses to online inquiries related to the primary school curriculum to meet the...conference paper 2023
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Beyhan, Yessin (author), Pera, M.S. (author)The aim of this work is to explore common traits preferred across different age groups of children to identify the appeal of book covers. By analyzing visual attributes, visible objects, and implied stories inferred from the covers, we can gain insights into the elements that are most attractive to children up to 18 years old. These findings...conference paper 2023
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Karaosmanoğlu, Eda (author)In Turkey, roughly 3000 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer every year (Kebudi, 2012). Although there are different types of pediatric cancers, their trajectory is similar and filled with various physical and psychosocial challenges for the patients and their families. Moreover, cancer usually causes a drastic life change for the...master thesis 2022
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Nasri, M. (author), Tsou, Yung-Ting (author), Koutamanis, A. (author), Baratchi, Mitra (author), Giest, Sarah (author), Reidsma, Dennis (author), Rieffe, Carolien (author)Social participation at schoolyards is crucial for children’s development. Yet, schoolyard environments contain features that can hinder children’s social participation. In this paper, we empirically examine schoolyards to identify existing obstacles. Traditionally, this type of study requires huge amounts of detailed information about...journal article 2022
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Hovenier, Renée (author), Goto, L. (author), Huysmans, T. (author), van Gestel, Monica (author), Klein-Blommert, Rozalinde (author), Markhorst, Dick (author), Dijkman, Coen (author), Bem, Reinout A. (author)Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is increasingly used in the support of acute respiratory failure in critically ill children admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). One of the major challenges in pediatric NIV is finding an optimal fitting mask that limits air leakage, in particular for young children and those with specific...journal article 2022
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Westerhof, Marten (author)Sustainable Rural Initiatives (SRI) is a non-profit organisation in Okana, a rural community in West Kenya. SRI provides the community members of Okana with opportunities to develop practical skills such as carpentry and tailoring. SRI also works with international partners with specific expertise to give local community members opportunities to...master thesis 2021
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Lomas, J.D. (author), Karac, Mihovil (author), Gielen, M.A. (author)The potential space of game designs is astronomically large. This paper shows how game design theories can be translated into a simple, tangible card deck that can assist in the exploration of new game designs within a broader "design space."By translating elements of game design theory into a physical card deck, we enable users to randomly...journal article 2021
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Pieters, M.S. (author)In order to support the development of children, they are continuously monitored at all types of care they go to. The goal of SWKGroep is to improve this support of the development. In order to do this, and enrich their portfolio, they want to know the possibilities of measuring the development with the use of a physical game. <br/><br/>This...master thesis 2020
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Spiering, Suzanne (author)Inspiration for this project are the climate strikes world-wide, in which students strike for climate justice. The children participating in these strikes indicate that they do not feel heard. While striking is relevant to communicate their opinions, change can also be initiated by changing the perspective of for example parents/guardians. This...master thesis 2020
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Düsman, Evy (author)In the current medialized world, it has become of great importance for citizens to know how to deal with the media accordingly. Understanding and having a critical attitude towards the media content that we “consume” and being able to work with media devices and platforms has become as important as learning to read and write. Sound and Vision,...master thesis 2019
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Tietze, Tim (author)This graduation report aimed towards the vision „ Transform the needs of the minority into the wishes of the majority“. Children with physical disabilities face the issue to be excluded from the toy world of the able-bodied children. Toys with small buttons, heavyweight or the need of two hands for operating are examples which let children with...master thesis 2019
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Noë, tom (author)Children missing an upper limb face a wide range of issues. Besides the difficulties adult prosthetic users face, such as unsatisfactory function, comfort, and appearance, children also have to deal with the challenges associated with growth. The goal of this thesis was to design an appealing solution for these growing children with an upper...master thesis 2019
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Kiliçoğlu, Ihsan (author)This thesis explores the possible effects of spatial characteristics on the use and<br/>perception public space by pre-teen children. The aim of this thesis was to identify spatial patterns that can be used to create urban public spaces which enhance the ability of children to make (diverse) friends, to explore different urban landscapes,...master thesis 2018
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Vilarasau Creus, Núria (author)This project aims at improving the experience of children during blood drawing procedure at Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children’s Hospital.<br/>Blood test is a procedure that creates stress and anxiety for patients, and it can result in a very traumatic experience for children. This brings other issues that make the blood draw more complicated,...master thesis 2018