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Cardinali, M. (author)
This doctoral thesis critically examines green space characteristics and their proximity to residents in their ability to help reduce the global disease burden of non-communicable diseases. By dissecting three pivotal pathways of theorized green space health effects through increased physical activity, increased social cohesion, and reduced air...
doctoral thesis 2024
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Simons, L.P.A. (author)
Four areas make up 75% of our healthcare costs: cardio-, onco-, neuro- and metabolic diseases. These are largely preventable, even reversible. Instead, they are currently often ‘managed’ and made chronic, not cured. This is too costly. Research is showing new opportunities for enhancing our body’s self-repair in a matter of hours or days. Our...
journal article 2023
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Park, S.Y. (author), Newton, C.E.L. (author), Lee, Rachel (author)
The sudden adoption of working from home (WFH) during the COVID-19 pandemic has required the reconfiguration of home spaces to fit space for remote work into existing spaces already filled with other domestic functions. This resulted in blurring of home and work boundaries, the potential lack of space for telecommuting from home, and...
journal article 2023
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Rooij, R.M. (author), Mooij, S.C. (author)
Teaching design skills to engineering students has long been one of the main building blocks of the bachelor curriculums at the TU Delft faculties of Industrial Design Engineering and Architecture & the Built Environment. We observe that our students achieve high-level (design) competencies during their study time at TU Delft. But we also...
conference paper 2022
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Boon, Boudewijn (author), Schifferstein, Hendrik N.J. (author)
While over the last century food systems have become more controlled, standard-ized and globalized, the plants and animals that form the basis of our food production still show seasonal fluctuation. The growth and reproductive cycles of these organisms follow seasonal weather patterns, including changes in rainfall, light exposure and...
journal article 2022
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Mulder, S.T. (author), Omidvari, Amir-Houshang (author), Rueten-Budde, A.J. (author), Hai, R. (author), Akgün, O.C. (author), Tax, D.M.J. (author), Reinders, M.J.T. (author), Reinders, Marcel (author), Visch, V.T. (author)
A digital twin (DT), originally defined as a virtual representation of a physical asset, system, or process, is a new concept in health care. A DT in health care is not a single technology but a domain-adapted multimodal modeling approach incorporating the acquisition, management, analysis, prediction, and interpretation of data, aiming to...
journal article 2022
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Zhang, D. (author), Ortiz, Marco A. (author), Bluyssen, P.M. (author)
Because of COVID-19, the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in sports facilities has been a concern to environmental health practitioners. To develop an overall understanding of the available guidelines and standards and studies performed on IEQ in sports facilities, an extensive literature study was conducted, with the aim of identifying: (1)...
journal article 2022
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Aktürk, Gül (author), Hauser, S.J. (author)
Sea snot is spreading over the Sea of Marmara in Turkey. This slimy substance is a symptom of marine pollution, and is threatening life both under and above water. Based on their own observations and the preliminary findings of experts, Gül Aktürk and Stephan Hauser discuss the deeper-lying issues of sea snot in the Sea of Marmara: the failure...
report 2021
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Hauser, S.J. (author)
The explosion in the port of Beirut in 2020 showed that ports are clusters of risks, and that accidents in port areas can have disastrous effects on close-by residential areas or historic city centers. Such disasters are not new, and cities and nations have had time to establish special safety regulations and prevent such disasters. Because...
report 2021
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Hooimeijer, F.L. (author), Rizzetto, F. (author), Acheilas, I. (author), ter Heijden, W.J. (author), de Vette, Kees (author), von der Tann, Loretta (author), Durand Lopez, Leyden (author)
By jointly approaching the challenges we face – such as ongoing urbanization, climate change, energy transition and the introduction of new mobility such as automated and electric vehicles – urban areas can be made more resilient. The<br/>subsurface of the city can play a central role in this, for instance by using space made available by a...
report 2020
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van Engen, V.P.M. (author), Bos-de Vos, M. (author)
Preventing or decreasing chronic health conditions by healthy eating is increasingly seen as a shared responsibility. Defining what is healthy is person-specific, depending amongst others on a person’s health and responses to food. Supermarkets, which are considered highly influential in shaping the diet of customers, are starting to serve...
conference paper 2020
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Agahari, W. (author)
Data sharing facilitated by data marketplaces enable companies to generate meaningful insights and discover new opportunities. However, enterprises are reluctant to share data over platforms due to lack of trust, fear of losing control over data and concerns regarding privacy violations. Multi-party computation (MPC) is a cryptographic technique...
conference paper 2020
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Eijkelenboom, A.M. (author), Bluyssen, P.M. (author)
Due to the increasing demand for healthcare and the large impact on the finance of hospital buildings in the near future, study is needed on aspects that affect health and comfort of patients and staff in hospitals. Therefore, a literature review was performed on studies related to specific hospital departments and occupant groups, in order...
journal article 2019
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Tanishita, Masayoshi (author), van Wee, G.P. (author)
Land use can influence walking (measured by the number of steps) and so the health of people. This paper presents the result of empirical research on the impact of regional population densities (inhabitants per inhabitable area) on the number of steps (all steps, both outdoors and indoors). With data collected from almost 11,000 respondents...
journal article 2017
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Bluyssen, P.M. (author)
From previous and recent studies is clear that an indoor environment of a school, may affect the health, comfort and performance of schoolchildren. Besides the occupants and their activities, the windows and the outdoor environment and the type of ventilation system, the interior (furnishing incl. flooring materials) is an important contributor...
journal article 2016
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Chininthorn, P. (author), Glaser, Meryl (author), Tucker, William D. (author), Diehl, J.C. (author)
Background: Many cultural and linguistic Deaf people in South Africa face disparity when accessing health information because of social and language barriers. The number of certified South African Sign Language interpreters (SASLIs) is also insufficient to meet the demand of the Deaf population in the country. Our research team, in collaboration...
journal article 2016
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van Dooren, M.M.M. (author), Visch, V.T. (author), Spijkerman, Renske (author), Goossens, R.H.M. (author), Hendriks, Vincent M. (author)
Personalization, the involvement of stakeholders in the design process, is often applied in serious game design for health. It is expected to enhance the alignment of a game to the preferences and capacities of the end-user, thereby increasing the end-user’s motivation to interact with the game, which finally might enhance the aimed-for health...
journal article 2016
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Arsandrie, Y. (author), Bokel, R.M.J. (author), Van der Linden, A.C. (author), Kurvers, S.R. (author), Cauberg, J.J.M. (author)
Technology for the low-income group of people should be as simple as their daily life. Giving recommendations for simple dwelling design and changing people’s behaviour for a better living are the concerns of this research. A field-survey was conducted in November-December 2010 involving 426 respondents from four low-income kampongs in Surakarta...
conference paper 2012
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Blank, J.L.T. (author), van Hulst, B.L. (author), Wilschut, J.A. (author)
Menselijke of economische maat in de geestelijke gezondheidszorg is een studie naar de schaal- en diversificatie-effecten in de sector geestelijke gezondheidszorg in de periode 2008-2010. Instellingen die zich alleen bezig houden met ambulante behandeling opereren al vrij snel onder schaalnadelen. De kosten van een ambulante behandeling zijn...
working paper 2012
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Guldemond, N.A. (author), Van Geenhuizen, M.S. (author)
Living labs are a relatively new instrument in enhancing open innovation. They are practical environments for innovation aiming at a better mix and match between stakeholders for co-development and reduction of time-to-market of innovations through early involvement of user groups. Living lab settings range from delimited environments for co...
conference paper 2012
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