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Colenberg, S.E. (author)Positive social interactions and feeling connected with people around us are fundamental human needs and crucial to our well-being. This dissertation explores how interior office design could foster workers’ social well-being. The research indicates that to enhance social interactions and a sense of belonging, factors like atmosphere, diversity,...doctoral thesis 2023
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LIU, SHUANG (author)Images possess the ability to convey a wide range of emotions, and extracting affective information from images is crucial for affect prediction systems. This process can be achieved through the application of machine learning algorithms. Categorical Emotion States (CES) and Dimensional Emotion Space (DES) are two typical models used for...bachelor thesis 2023
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Humour in Architecture: An analysis of humorous architectural examples throughout different periods.Verheij, Maarten (author)This thesis examines the role of humour in architectural design. The research question of the thesis is: ‘What can be learned from the integration of humour in architectural design by looking at historical examples?’ Using literary research and case studies from the 1970s to the 2010s, the thesis aims to provide insight into how humour can play...student report 2023
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Han, Jing (author)This paper studies the color application in architecture during the 20th century by Le Corbusier and Luis Barragan through a thorough analysis of case studies such as Cité Frugès, Unité d’Habitation, Casa Gilardi, and the Chapel for the Capuchinas, as well as relevant literature reviews. It then explores how color affects users’ perception of a...student report 2023
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van der Rest, Iris (author)exploitative energy production to meet the demand (Our World in Data, 2021). The current energy system causes climate change, pollution, and pressure on space (Our World in Data, 2021) (Withagen, 1994) (KNMI, 2020)(NOS, 2017). The energy transition begins to take shape, companies are investing in large-scale wind farms at sea, and people are...master thesis 2023
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van Calmthout, Floris (author)Brownfields can bring forward unique spatial qualities in the urban environment: spatial exceptionality, re-usable infrastructures & imperfection that could bring forward the experience of being in a whole other world, while being in the middle of a city. However, these sites are often deconstructed, because they lack a direct financial or...master thesis 2023
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Cardol, Cinderella K. (author), van Middendorp, Henriët (author), Dusseldorp, Elise (author), van der Boog, Paul J.M. (author), Hilbrands, Luuk B. (author), Navis, Gerjan (author), Sijpkens, Yvo W.J. (author), Evers, A.W.M. (author), van Dijk, Sandra (author)Objective Psychological distress is common among patients with chronic kidney disease and can interfere with disease self-management. We assessed the effectiveness of the personalized E-GOAL electronic health care pathway with screening and cognitive-behavioral therapy including self-management support, aimed to treat psychological distress...journal article 2023
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Kola, I. (author), Jonker, C.M. (author), Riemsdijk, M. Birna van (author)Support agents that help users in their daily lives need to take into account not only the user’s characteristics, but also the social situation of the user. Existing work on including social context uses some type of situation cue as an input to information processing techniques in order to assess the expected behavior of the user. However,...journal article 2023
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Fu, X. (author), Qian, QK (author), Liu, Guiwen (author), Zhuang, Taozhi (author), Visscher, H.J. (author), Huang, R. (author)Neighborhood regeneration has become essential component of environmental improvement, and promoting resident participation is a key aspect of effective environmental management. However, in China, the legacy of the former housing allocation system and specific cultural contexts have led to residents' psychological inertia towards...journal article 2023
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Doornkamp, S.M. (author), Jabeen, F. (author), Treur, J. (author), Rob Taal, H. (author), Roelofsma, Peter (author)Previous reports show that a substantial proportion of (near) medical errors in the operating theatre is attributable to ineffective communication between healthcare professionals. Speaking up about observed medical errors is a safety behaviour which promotes effective communication between health care professionals, consequently optimising...journal article 2023
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Weigl, Linn Marie (author), Jabeen, F. (author), Treur, J. (author), Taal, H. Rob (author), Roelofsma, P.H.M.P. (author)This paper describes an extension of a safety culture within hospital organizations providing more transparency and acknowledgement of all actors, and in particular the parents. It contributes a model architecture to support a hospital to develop such an extended safety culture. It is illustrated for prevention of postpartum depression....journal article 2023
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Desmet, P.M.A. (author), Xue, H. (author), Xin, X (author)This paper introduces a five-day intensive course, conducted over five years from 2018 to 2022, aimed at teaching emotion-driven design (EDD) to graduate students with diverse disciplinary backgrounds at Beijing Normal University. EDD is the practice of designing products or services that are informed by user or consumer emotions and/or aim to...journal article 2023
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Wan, C. K.Bruce (author), de Bont, Cees J.P.M. (author), Hekkert, P.P.M. (author), Filep, Sebastian (author), Chow, Kenny K.N. (author)Reminiscing on memorable travel experiences is a common practice amongst many travellers. This study introduces positive psychology interventions – cultivation of character strengths and savouring strategies - to examine memorable and meaningful tourism experiences (MMEs). Although both interventions aim to increase well-being, little...journal article 2023
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Shenoy, Rohan (author)This Master's thesis project is conceived in two parts. <br/><br/>The first part is the research project and is titled <<The Art of Acquiring Flow>> where the study assesses an architect’s ability to experience ‘design flow’, during the ideation phase, based on the type of design tool utilized. In order to test the hypothesis, I...master thesis 2022
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GOPALAKRISHNAN, KIRAN (author)In addition to the physiological alterations that occur relatively predictably during pregnancy, psychological transformations also occur at the same time. The baby is developing, but so are a mother's fears and imaginations about her unborn child. Such imaginations about the unborn child and parenting methods are sure to evoke a range of...master thesis 2022
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Hubert, Naomi (author)To use solar energy efficiently, reduce emissions and net congestion problems, prosumer households should substitute grid-consumed energy with self-consumption. Loadshifting is a low-cost measure to increase self-consumption, shifting energy-intensive behaviors (such as running the laundry machine) to periods of time when energy is produced....master thesis 2022
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van den Berg, Anne (author)The inner city of Rotterdam is very dense and contains all kinds of activities and people. It is an area every citizen uses and whereby different purposes and behaviors occur. This makes it an area full of life, but also a fragile place looking<br/>at the future and its liveability. As a result, residents who live or work in this area spend a...master thesis 2022
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Antoniades, Alkis (author)Smoking is a leading risk factor negatively impacting the health of people, not only those partaking in it first-hand, but also to those around them. Different methods are available to assist people with quitting smoking, with various degrees of effectiveness. Researchers developing smoking cessation approaches would like to have controlled...master thesis 2022
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Koolwijk, J.S.J. (author)The aim of this PhD project was to explore the multi-level interplay between the inter-organizational structures and interpersonal relations in building project organizations. In the first two studies, quantitative approaches were used to validate assumptions about how inter-organizational structures are shaped by actors and how interpersonal...doctoral thesis 2022