Het groeiend aantal mensen met overgewicht baart steeds meer zorgen. Omdat tegelijkertijd het aantal kinderen met overgewicht toeneemt, wordt ook steeds vaker naar het onderwijs gekeken wanneer het gaat om het voorkómen of doen afnemen van overgewicht. Maar wat is nu eigenlijk het probleem als je te dik bent? En om hoeveel kinderen gaat het nu eigenlijk? En doen we in het onderwijs eigenlijk al niet alles wat we kunnen aan deze problematiek?
Grote opgaven zoals de energietransitie, klimaatverandering en verstedelijking vragen om ruimte in de ondergrond, bijvoorbeeld om bodemenergie te winnen, CO2 op te slaan of voor het aanleggen van warmtenetten. Deze ondergrondse ingrepen hebben ruimtelijke effecten en zouden daarom meegenomen moeten worden in ruimtelijke afwegingen. Dit gebeurt mede door hun onzichtbaarheid nu meestal niet. Daardoor wordt de potentie van de ondergrond niet optimaal benut. Onderzoek inTwente laat zien hoe dit anders zou kunnen.
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Healthcare settings are increasingly adopting nature-based interventions (NBIs) to support users’ health and well-being, but these interventions are often underutilized. To get a grip on utilization problems, insight into factors that affect use and uptake of NBIs in routine care is needed. This scoping review aimed to provide an overview of factors that facilitate or impede successful implementation of NBIs in hospitals, long-term care facilities for the elderly (LTCF), and rehabilitation centers. Systematic searches were conducted across various databases to identify studies that collected qualitative and/or quantitative data on the implementation of NBIs in healthcare settings. Findings were classified into the five domains of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. A total of 57 articles were included in the review. The articles provide detailed insight into facilitating and impeding implementation factors related to the intervention (e.g., awareness, adaptability, type of natural elements, accessibility, safety, weather conditions, comfort, privacy, supportive design factors, activities). Other found factors related to the inner setting (e.g., culture, implementation climate) and individuals (e.g., characteristics and opportunities of stakeholders). Factors related to the outer setting (e.g., financing) and implementation process (e.g., teaming, assessing needs, planning, engaging, doing, integration in care and therapy, reflection and evaluation, maintenance) also emerged, but to a lesser extent. This review identified a broad range of factors important for the successful implementation of NBIs, which can guide implementation of future NBIs. To complement these findings, future studies should consider conducting implementation studies
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Our unilateral diet has resulted in a deficiency of specific elements/components needed for well-functioning of the human body. Especially the element magnesium is low in our processed food and results in neuronal and muscular malfunctioning, problems in bone heath/strength, and increased chances of diabetes, depression and cardiovascular diseases. Furthermore, it has also been recognized that magnesium plays an important role in cognitive functioning (impairment and enhancement), especially for people suffering from neurodegenerative diseases (Parkinson disease, Alzheimer, etc). Recently, it has been reported that magnesium addition positively effects sleep and calmness (anti-stress). In order to increase the bioavailability of magnesium cations, organic acids such as citrate, glycerophosphate and glycinate are often used as counterions. However, the magnesium supplements that are currently on the market still suffer from low bio-availability and often do not enter the brain significantly.The preparation of dual/multiple ligands of magnesium in which the organic acid not only functions as a carrier but also has synergistically/complementary biological effects is widely unexplored and needs further development. As a result, there is a strong need for dual/multiple magnesium supplements that are non-toxic, stable, prepared via an economically and ecologically attractive route, resulting in high bioavailability of magnesium in vivo, preferably positively influencing cognition/concentration
Hanze Entrance participeert in een ISPT project met 15 deelnemers uit de industrie om te onderzoeken welke routes richting elektrificatie werken voor de industrie. Met meerdere cases wordt data opgehaald om generieke vergroeningspaden d.m.v. elektrificatie binnen de industrie te realiseren.Beoogd projectresultaat:Een functionerende ‘eerste opstelling’ van een prosumer heathub op EnTranCe. Dit Warmte Ontvangst Station kent meerdere facetten van lokaal hergebruik en herdistributie na opslag van warmte. Daarvoor wordt de ringleiding, WKO en andere facetten op Entrance volledig geïntegreerd. Deze integratie geeft Warmtestad de mogelijkheden om Entrance als een wijkstation te ontwikkelen. Het eindresultaat is een beslisboom en business case voor meerdere wijkstations op basis van de use-case EnTranCe.
A transition to a circular economy is needed to revolutionize the construction sector and make it more sustainable for present and future generations. While the construction industry and the production of construction materials contribute to environmental pollution, they also offer great potential for addressing many environmental problems. Sheet materials are engineered wood boards that are produced from recycled or solid wood where an adhesive is used to bind the particles together, predominantly used in: Furniture manufacturing, Flooring application, Roofing, Wall sheathing. The most common binder for boards is urea-formaldehyde. Other binders may be used depending on the grade of board and its intended end-use. For example, melamine urea-formaldehyde, phenolic resins and polymeric diphenylmethane diisocyanate (PMDI) are generally used in boards that require improved moisture resistance. Formaldehyde is classified in the in the European Union as a carcinogen and it carries the hazard statement 'suspected of causing cancer'. In this project mycelium composites are developed as a formaldehyde-free, fully natural and biodegradable material with high potential to substitute these hazardous materials. The heat-press process, the feasibility of which was evaluated in a previous Kiem HBO project, is to be further developed towards a process where mycelium sheets with different thicknesses will be obtained. This is considered as a fundamental step to increase the material approachability to the market. Different Material manufacturing techniques are also considered to enable the increase of sample thicknesses and volume. Moreover, a business study will be incorporated to allow further understanding of the material market potential. The consortium composition of V8 Architects, QbiQ, Fairm, Verbruggen Paddestoelen BV, and CoEBBE merges different expertise and guarantees the consideration of the whole material production chain. The research will contribute to bring mycelium composites a step closer to the market, giving them visibility and increasing the possibility to a commercial breakthrough.
