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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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Luijpers, B.J.M. (author)For this project the goal was to obtain user insights about the perspectives of children about rebellion in play. After conducting a literature study it was found that being rebellious is beneficial for children, because it allows them to escape from the adult world. This leads to developing multiple capabilities like self-reliance, co-operation...master thesis 2014
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Van Doorn, F. (author)To become the most modern library of the world, DOK is developing new concepts to adapt to the needs of their visitors. The public library branch is going through a renewal to withstand the decrease of library use. Less people, including children, are visiting the library since the nineties. Needs and expectations of customers have been changing...master thesis 2010
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De Groot, D.M. (author)Today’s 10 year olds will die at a younger age than their parents will (Sportnext, 2012). For the first time in years the life expectancy of a human has declined. During the last few decades in Europe young people’s physical performance has declined. A decrease can be identified in most of the motor abilities, and physical performances such as...master thesis 2014
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van der Ende, E. (author)This thesis describes the development of Voogel, a collection of bird masks with which children can experience a bird’s vision with their human eyes. Recent research showed that word of mouth marketing has lately been the most effective way of marketing for Avifauna and not other marketing programs they conduct, like flyers and posters. The goal...master thesis 2016
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Bakayan, H. (author)The occupations and the society of the future will be different than that of today. With occupations the general interaction forms are being meant. Occupations will focus on problem solving, Internet of Things and IT. Virtual Reality and 3D printing will be more embedded in people’s life. The occupations of the future will change the way...master thesis 2016
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Uña Borràs, M. (author)Unaccompanied Minors Service (UMS) is one of the products offered by the airline Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V., better known as KLM. This pre-requested service offers an escort to children between the ages of five to fourteen, who travel alone. Children who recieve this service are called Unaccompanied Minors (UM). The current UMS is...master thesis 2015
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Jongman, K. (author)This graduation report shows the design process followed during designing new playground equipment for Boer Speeltoestellen in Nieuwendijk. The assignment for this project was: Develop a new product for outdoor playground equipment for the Dutch sub-urban environment, that interacts on a multi-sensory level with both boys and girls in the age of...master thesis 2011
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Van Rijn, H. (author)This master thesis shows the design process of LINKX, a language toy for children with a disorder in the spectrum of autism. Children with autism have an inborn brain disorder and therefore play and learn differently than children with 'typical' development. Language and speech of children with autism develops slowly or not at all. These...master thesis 2007
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Overkamp, T.W.J. (author)Band is a product service system which has a physical music player and an online music service as core components. It allows children to listen to music alone and with friends. The songs are provided by a streaming music service and can be shared online and offline. When children are about 8 years old, they enter a new phase in their development...master thesis 2012
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Moreo, M. (author)In developing countries amputation surgeries are performed more often than in western countries due to a lack of medical knowledge and the prevalence of illnesses that have been defeated in the developed world. Only 5% of the amputees own a prosthesis because there are distribution and maintenance problems, as well as cultural issues surrounding...master thesis 2016
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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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Blok, D. (author)Child-resistant caps (CRC) are well-known as a solution to create a child-resistant barrier for bottles with toxic chemicals inside such as bleach or turpentine. The problem of intoxications with children however still exists. The problem lies in the fact that the real reasons of intoxications are not being tackled. Almost every CRC on the...master thesis 2015
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Oosterhuis, D.S. (author)Subject of this graduation project is a manually propelled wheelchair for children, intended for daily use over a period of multiple years. Products like this are in general reimbursed by local governments which has resulted in a complex and static market situation with numerous stakeholders. A completely unconventional paediatric wheelchair...master thesis 2012
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Ho, J. (author)This graduation report shows the development of Molly. It documents all the researches performed and all the conclusions that were made can be found in this report.master thesis 2011
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Langendoen, J.W. (author)In the Netherlands, almost one quarter of the children is overweight. (VUmc, 2012) This percentage keeps on rising. Overweight is expected to be the world’s largest health care problem in 2050. Children deserve special attention, since research by EPODE (Ensemble, Prévenons l’Obésité Des Enfants) shows that children that are overweight have a...master thesis 2014
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Nannen, P. (author)This report presents a six month project executed for the pediatric hospital Sant Joan de Déu in Barcelona, to improve the experience of lumbar puncture for children between eight and eleven years old. Initially, a literature study is carried out to understand the context, the opportunities, and the requirements of this medical method. Lumbar...master thesis 2014
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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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Ten Brug, L.F. (author)Double Degree: Faculty of Architecture, Urbanism and the Built Environment / Urbanism AND Faculty of Applied Sciences / Science ommunication. Obesity is appointed as a pressing 21st century public health threat by the World health organization. Current sedentary behaviour in Western society is key in fast spread of the obesity epidemic. Children...master thesis 2017
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Feijtel, J. (author)The Wilmer Rotational Instant Seizing Tentacle (WRIST) is a Voluntary Closing (VC) hook prosthesis for transradial amputees, developed by the WILMER Group at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Dissatisfaction with the currently used bodypowered arm prostheses, expressed by patients and members of the WILMER group, led to a...master thesis 1998