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van Gent, Alisa (author)In order to overcome the existential threat of climate change the energy transition is needed. The energy transition has multiple challenges, one of them being that it risks increasing inequality. This challenge also occurs in Amsterdam Zuidoost. In Amsterdam Zuidoost almost one out of five households lives already in energy poverty, which risks...master thesis 2022
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Dekker, M.C. (author)Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI), also known as Work-Related Upper Limb Disorders (WRULD), surged in the early years of this millennium due to computer work. In this thesis, the magnitude, causes and consequences of this phenomenon for the student population of the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering (IDE) at the Delft University of...doctoral thesis 2022
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Acceptance of a Virtual Coach as Guided Intervention for Smoking Cessation: A Mixed-Methods AnalysisDechering, Jaap (author)As guided interventions are seen as more effective compared to unguided interventions and because the use of eHealth applications is rising over the years, the need to study the effects of a virtual coach as a substitute for guided interventions was created. A virtual coach does not cost as much time and money as a real coach and would thus be...bachelor thesis 2022
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MEXIS, MICHAIL (author)The graduation project proposes the transformation of the police headquarters in the Hague, into a mixed-use development, including an IT university, co-working spaces, apartments, along with a public library and other facilities that encourage the interaction between the building users and locals, forming innovative knowledge clusters across...master thesis 2022
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Slingerland, G. (author)Place-making initiatives have gained momentum in recent years to establish stronger urban communities. Through place-making, people attach meaning to spaces and they become places. While place-making initiatives have traditionally been designed and implemented from top-down, more and more scholars call for a participatory and bottom-up approach,...doctoral thesis 2022
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Beckmann, Julia (author)Cardiovascular diseases are a prevalent cause of death worldwide. People with physically demanding jobs tend to have poorer cardiovascular health than people with sedentary jobs. In contrast to leisure-time physical activity (PA), occupational PA (lifting, pushing, and pulling heavy loads over a long period without sufficient recovery) seems to...master thesis 2022
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Qu, Hechen (author)A transferable and replicable architectural mode in the context of Trieste, based on the site of Ex Fiera of Trieste, helps to recreate the local urban memory.master thesis 2022
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Sakes, A. (author), Lageweg, M. (author), van Starkenburg, R.I.B. (author), Sontakke, S.S. (author), Spronck, J.W. (author)With the ongoing miniaturization of surgical instruments, the ability to apply large forces on tissues for resection becomes challenging and the risk of buckling becomes more real. In an effort to allow for high force application in slender instruments, in this study, we have investigated using a hydraulic pressure wave (COMSOL model) and...journal article 2022
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Desmet, P.M.A. (author), Orçun, S.E. (author)The covid-19 pandemic has led to a worldwide health crisis with a major negative impact on the subjective well-being oflarge populations. over time, people, including non-vulnerable groups such as healthy young adults, were found to entera state of languishing: neither depressed nor flourishing, but stuck in between. the current manuscript...journal article 2022
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Kermavnar, T. (author), Desmet, P.M.A. (author)the covid-19 pandemic resulted in various unpleasant affective responses and dysfunctional behaviours, which created an urgent demand for effective interventions to support people’s coping and resilience. in addition to common forms of intervention, alternative approaches have also been explored, including the use of covid-19-themed games to...journal article 2022
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Pärli, Rea (author), Stauffacher, Michael (author), L'Orange Seigo, Selma (author), Probst, Matthias (author), Pearce, B.J. (author)Real-world laboratories (RWL) aim to support transformations for sustainable urban development by producing outputs with practical and scientific relevance. To achieve these aims, the local community of which the RWL is a part should be in close collaboration from the start of a project. RWLs offer spaces for ‘thinking outside the box’ and for...journal article 2022
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Horvat, Andrijana (author), Luning, Pieternel A. (author), DiGennaro, Catherine (author), Rommens, H.C.M. (author), van Daalen, C. (author), Koene, Miriam (author), Jalali, Mohammad S. (author)Intestinal campylobacteriosis, caused by Campylobacter ingestion, is the most reported zoonosis in the EU; it is societally costly and can lead to more severe sequelae. To reduce Campylobacter infections, biosecurity measures at both farms and slaughterhouses are warranted. However, the potential improvements achieved by these interventions have...journal article 2022
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Naghibi, M. (author), Faizi, Mohsen (author)Leftover spaces are constitutive elements of the city structure. The accurate selection of and intervention in certain hotspots can lead to an urban development that slowly takes over. The design intervention has a special effect on preventing the transition into vacancy; hence, user preferences should be properly considered. In 2017, the global...journal article 2022
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Keetels, G.H. (author), Godderis, L. (author), van de Wiel, B.J.H. (author)Background: Both influenza and SARS-CoV-2 viruses show a strong seasonal spreading in temperate regions. Several studies indicated that changes in indoor humidity could be one of the key factors explaining this. Objective: The purpose of this study is to quantify the association between relevant epidemiological metrics and humidity in both...journal article 2022
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Al-Dhahir, Isra (author), Reijnders, Thomas (author), Faber, J.S. (author), van den Berg-Emons, Rita J. (author), Janssen, Veronica R. (author), Kraaijenhagen, Roderik A. (author), Visch, V.T. (author), Chavannes, N.H. (author), Evers, A.W.M. (author)Promoting health behaviors and preventing chronic diseases through a healthy lifestyle among those with a low socioeconomic status (SES) remain major challenges. eHealth interventions are a promising approach to change unhealthy behaviors in this target group. Objective: This review aims to identify key components, barriers, and facilitators...review 2022
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Zhang, Yufang (author), Koene, Marijke (author), Reijneveld, Sijmen A. (author), Tuinstra, Jolanda (author), Broekhuis, Manda (author), van der Spek, S.C. (author), Wagenaar, Cor (author)Physical activity is good for people’s health. The relationship between the built environment and physical activity has been well documented. However, evidence is both scarce and scattered on specific urban interventions, i.e., intentional redesigns of the built environment that promote physical activity accompanied by pre- and post-effect...review 2022
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Liang, Benbu (author), Xie, Kefan (author), van der Wal, C.N. (author), Liu, Jia (author)In order to explore impacts of crowd intervention strategies on indoor respiratory exposure risks during major pandemics, a variety of crowd motion scenarios were established in general indoor conditions based on improved pedestrian dynamics model and respiratory infection probability model. Then, multi-agent simulation technology was utilized...journal article 2022
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Maghsoudi Nia, E. (author), Qian, QK (author), Visscher, H.J. (author)Buildings are the main sector in energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Retrofitting of existing building has been identified as one of the significant strategies for reducing the impacts of buildings on energy and environment. However, recent studies have shown that low energy buildings mostly do not perform as expected. These differences are...journal article 2022
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Cardol, Cinderella K. (author), Boslooper-Meulenbelt, Karin (author), van Middendorp, Henriët (author), Meuleman, Yvette (author), Evers, A.W.M. (author), van Dijk, Sandra (author)Background: Progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) may be delayed if patients engage in healthy lifestyle behaviors. However, lifestyle adherence is very difficult and may be influenced by problems in psychosocial functioning. This qualitative study was performed to gain insights into psychosocial barriers and facilitators for lifestyle...journal article 2022
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Bogaards, Fatih A. (author), Gehrmann, Thies (author), Beekman, Marian (author), van den Akker, E.B. (author), van de Rest, Ondine (author), Hangelbroek, Roland W.J. (author), Noordam, Raymond (author), Mooijaart, Simon P. (author), Reinders, M.J.T. (author)The response to lifestyle intervention studies is often heterogeneous, especially in older adults. Subtle responses that may represent a health gain for individuals are not always detected by classical health variables, stressing the need for novel biomarkers that detect intermediate changes in metabolic, inflammatory, and immunity-related...journal article 2022