Technology in general, and assistive technology in particular, is considered to be a promising opportunity to address the challenges of an aging population. Nevertheless, in health care, technology is not as widely used as could be expected. In this chapter, an overview is given of theories and models that help to understand this phenomenon. First, the design of (assistive) technologies will be addressed and the importance of human-centered design in the development of new assistive devices will be discussed. Also theories and models are addressed about technology acceptance in general. Specific attention will be given to technology acceptance in healthcare professionals, and the implementation of technology within healthcare organizations. The chapter will be based on the state of the art of scientific literature and will be illustrated with examples from our research in daily practice considering the different perspectives of involved stakeholders.
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Already for some decades lateral flow assays (LFAs) are ‘common use’ devices in our daily life. Also, for forensic use LFAs are developed, such as for the analysis of illicit drugs and DNA, but also for the detection of explosives and body fluid identification. Despite their advantages, including ease-of-use, LFAs are not yet frequently applied at a crime scene. This review describes (academic) developments of LFAs for forensic applications, focusing on biological and chemical applications, whereby the main advantages and disadvantages of LFAs for the different forensic applications are summarized. Additionally, a critical review is provided, discussing why LFAs are not frequently applied within the forensic field and highlighting the steps that are needed to bring LFAs to the forensic market.
Abstract: Technological innovation in the healthcare sector is increasing, but integration of information technology (IT) in the care process is difficult. Healthcare workers are important agents in this IT integration. The purpose of this study is to explore factors that feed motivation to use IT. Self-determination theory (SDT) is applied to study how motivational factors impact effective IT use among frontline caregivers in residential care settings. As the team is very important to these caregivers, the team is our unit of analysis. In an embedded single case study design, interviews were conducted with all nine members of a team effectively using IT. All three basic psychological needs from SDT - autonomy, competence and relatedness - were found to have impact on effective IT use, though autonomy was primarily experienced at team level. Conversely, the effective use of an IT collaboration tool influences relatedness.
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MUSE supports the CIVITAS Community to increase its impact on urban mobility policy making and advance it to a higher level of knowledge, exchange, and sustainability.As the current Coordination and Support Action for the CIVITAS Initiative, MUSE primarily engages in support activities to boost the impact of CIVITAS Community activities on sustainable urban mobility policy. Its main objectives are to:- Act as a destination for knowledge developed by the CIVITAS Community over the past twenty years.- Expand and strengthen relationships between cities and stakeholders at all levels.- Support the enrichment of the wider urban mobility community by providing learning opportunities.Through these goals, the CIVITAS Initiative strives to support the mobility and transport goals of the European Commission, and in turn those in the European Green Deal.Breda University of Applied Sciences is the task leader of Task 7.3: Exploitation of the Mobility Educational Network and Task 7.4: Mobility Powered by Youth Facilitation.
Wetenschappers gebruiken bioorthogonale klikreacties tussen trans-cyclooctenen (TCOs) en tetrazines (Tz) om geheel nieuwe geneesmiddelen te ontwikkelen waarmee heel gericht cruciale biologische doelmoleculen kunnen worden geraakt, zodat ziektes op een veel selectievere manier kunnen worden behandeld. Recentelijk heeft de Radboud Universiteit een nieuw TCO-derivaat ontwikkeld en geoctrooieerd dat beschikt over twee orthogonale handvatten, goede stabiliteit, een snelle klik-kinetiek en een biocompatibele “click-to-release” functionaliteit. Bovendien kan deze TCO in een efficiënte synthese met hoge zuiverheid geproduceerd worden in tegenstelling tot vergelijkbare gepubliceerde stoffen. Binnen dit KIEM project zullen ‘ready-to-use’ TCO-producten ontwikkeld worden, gebaseerd op dit nieuwe TCO-derivaat. Dit is belangrijk om de drempel te verlagen voor onderzoekers om deze nieuwe technologie te benutten in hun toepassingen en versnelt daarmee de ontwikkeling van “slimme” geneesmiddelen of materialen. De werkzaamheden in dit project zullen bestaan uit literatuuronderzoek, synthetisch ontwerp van TCO-derivaten, chemische synthese, onderzoek naar de eigenschappen van de stoffen en contact leggen met potentiele gebruikers. De beoogde projectresultaten zijn chemische methoden om geactiveerde TCOs te synthetiseren, 5–10 geactiveerde eindproducten, inzicht in de chemie van TCOs, inzicht in de kinetiek en stabiliteit van de nieuwe TCOs en nieuwe samenwerkingen. In dit project wordt samengewerkt tussen de Radboud Universiteit en het biotechnologiebedrijf Synvenio. Binnen de synthetisch organische chemie afdeling van de Radboud Universiteit is de eerdergenoemde nieuwe TCO ontwikkeld. Synvenio is een jong biotechnologiebedrijf dat bioactieve stoffen beschikbaar maakt voor biochemisch- en biomedische onderzoekers. Het team bestaat uit chemici met veel affiniteit met biochemie, waaronder een van de uitvinders van de nieuwe TCO.
The production of denim makes a significant contribution to the environmental impact of the textile industry. The use of mechanically recycled fibers is proven to lower this environmental impact. MUD jeans produce denim using a mixture of virgin and mechanically recycled fibers and has the goal to produce denim with 100% post-consumer textile by 2020. However, denim fabric with 100% mechanically recycled fibers has insufficient mechanical properties. The goal of this project is to investigate the possibilities to increase the content of recycled post-consumer textile fibers in denim products using innovative recycling process technologies.
