High level circular use of post-consumer insulating glass units will contribute to lower the environmental and social impact of insulation glass industry. The application of various circular strategies for insulating glass units (IGU’s) is rising. The product age will give an indication of the remaining life-time of an IGU, but a method which includes screening a technical quality is needed to check if an IGU is indeed suitable for re-use on a high level of circularity. In this study the argon concentration is suggested as discriminative quality. Energy efficient double glazing applied in windows of buildings situated in The Netherlands were studied. Product codes were noted and unraveled. Measurements were performed using the Sparklike Laser Portable, a non-invasive argon measuring device, which generates argon concentration, glass thickness and cavity width values. In addition, measurements were performed with a Glass Check thickness meter. The resulting data were analyzed. Measuring errors were explored and used to setup a testing procedure. Threshold values of the product age and argon concentration were selected for different circular strategies. In conclusion, a screening method using the product age and argon concentration to determine the circular use potential of insulating glass units is proposed.
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Aim. To report the expectations and experiences of general practitioners and practice nurses regarding the U-CARE programme, to gain a better understanding of the barriers and facilitators in providing proactive, structured care to frail older people and to determine whether implementation is feasible. Background. Care for older patients with complex care needs in primary care is fragmented, reactive and time consuming. A structured, proactive care programme was developed to improve physical functioning and quality of life in frail older patients. Design. An explanatory mixed-methods study nested in a cluster-randomized trial. Methods. The barriers to and needs for the provision of structured, proactive care, and expectations regarding the U-CARE programme were assessed with prequestionnaires sent to all participating general practitioners (n = 32) and practice nurses (n = 21) in October 2010. Postquestionnaires measured experiences with the programme after 5 months. Twelve months later, focus group meetings were conducted. Results. Practice nurses and general practitioners reported that it was difficult to provide proactive and structured care to older patients with multi-morbidity, different cultural backgrounds and low socioeconomic status. Barriers were a lack of time and financial compensation. Most general practitioners and practice nurses indicated that the programme added value for the coordination of care and allowed them to provide structured care. Conclusion. This explanatory mixed-methods study showed that general practitioners and practice nurses perceived the U-CARE programme as feasible in general practice. A transition was made from reactive, ad hoc care towards a proactive and preventive care approach
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We often judge things as being more valuable if we have to invest a considerable amount of effort instead of acquiring things effortlessly. Sometimes we can only see the value of things when we lose them. Many studies show that fast scrolling does have a disruptive effect on our understanding. On the other hand, a disruption of our understanding itself is sometimes extremely instructive. For example, the study by Singer and Alexander showed that for very slow readers the learning from the screen was better than learning from paper. An reversed U-shape of optimal learning appears: too little effort results in superficial processing, too much trouble gives poor or no processing at all. An optimum is in the middle, at the top.
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De Veenkoloniën zijn er in geslaagd een spraakmakend initiatief tot wasdom te brengen: het regionale kennisarrangement, De Werkplaats Veenkoloniën. In 2004 gestart vanuit de Agenda voor de Veenkoloniën en het lectoraat Regionale Transitie van Hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein. In 2006 bekroond met de HBO-innovatieprijs en in 2008 bestuurlijk bekrachtigd met een Regiocontract. In 2009 versterkt met personen afkomstig uit het succesvolle onderwijsinnovatieproject 'Value in the Valley'. Aanleiding voor deze brochure is de afronding van het RAAKproject Veenland; interactief vernieuwen. Een project dat door de werkplaatsmethodiek allerlei onverwachte wendingen heeft gekregen. In deze publicatie leest u als eerste een aantal stellingnamen van betrokken partijen uit het onderwijs, onderzoek, ondernemerschap en de politiek. Vervolgens stellen we het Werkplaatsconcept aan u voor. Daarna nemen we de praktijk onder de loep. We analyseren ten slotte de ontwikkelingen van het RAAKproject dat in zijn mislukking een inspiratie voor vernieuwing werd; de leermomenten worden geformuleerd. Ten slotte beschrijven we hoe het proces aan de hand van deze lessen wordt voortgezet. De brochure is gelardeerd met statements en ervaringen van ervaringsdeskundigen; zowel bestuurders, als ondernemers, studenten en docenten, onder zoekers en stakeholders.
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Purpose - This paper aims to identify perception gaps on the quality of facility services among different users of educational buildings, and provide possible explanations for these perception gaps, and discussing the consequences regarding Facility Management (FM) governance.Design/methodology/approach - This paper is based on the first preliminary analyses of a national online survey among members of the Board of Directors (n=17), education managers (n=211), facility managers (n=76), and lecturers (n=1,755) of 18 Dutch Universities of Applied Science. We used Mann-Whitney U tests to analyse the data.Findings – The results seem to indicate a misfit between the perceived quality of facility services of Board of Directors and facility managers of the different institutions on the one hand, indicating an above average quality level, and the education managers and lecturers on the other hand, indicating an under average quality level. FM likely acts in accordance with the Board and both seem dissociated from the primary process and users’ support needs.Practical implications – Based on the research findings, we propose that, when it comes to determining service requirements, FM aligns more with the users of the built learning environment and puts their interests and needs first. Following a user focus approach may contribute to the value-adding capability of FM.Originality/value - This study is the first to find that FM (implicitly) is aligned with the Board, which however seems to result in users' needs to be underestimated.
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Beschrijving van de implementatie van het leerarrangement (innovatiewerkplaats, living lab) Value in the Valley, een samenwerkingsverband tussen twee hbo-, twee mbo-instellingen, bedrijven en overheden. Vanuit het perspectief van de student en de docent.
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Evaluatie van ontwerp en implementatie van het leerarrangement (innovatiewerkplaats, living lab) Value in the Valley, een samenwerkingsverband tussen twee hbo-, twee mbo-instellingen, bedrijven en overheden.
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PURPOSE: Establishing construct validity of the ACS-NL in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD).METHOD: Discriminative validity was established in 191 community-dwelling individuals with PD using an extreme groups design (Hoehn and Yahr stages 1 and 3). Convergent validity was determined by relating the performance scores of the ACS-NL to the scores of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) and the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) scores, and relating ACS-NL satisfaction scores to the COPM scores and to the Utrecht Scale for Evaluation of Rehabilitation Participation (USER-P).RESULTS: The ACS-NL discriminated between individuals with PD with H&Y stages 1 and 3 (U = 524.5, Z = -5.453). ACS-NL performance scores correlated weakly with COPM scores (r = (0).19) and moderately with PDQ-39 scores (r = 0.44-0.55). The ACS-NL satisfaction scores correlated weakly with COPM scores (r = 0.23), and moderately with USER-P scores (r ≥ 0.40).CONCLUSIONS: This study contributed to the validation of the ACS-NL. The assessment enhances the possibility of monitoring participation in activities in individuals with PD. Implications for Rehabilitation The ACS-NL appears to hold good potential for use in the assessment of participation in activities in individuals with PD. The ACS-NL has added value parallel to administration of other instruments measuring participation (COPM) and quality of life (PDQ-39). This study demonstrates the capacity of the ACS to measure a unique construct of participation and helps to improve the psychometric properties and administration of the ACS-NL in practice.
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Purpose - This paper aims to identify whether employees’ organisational position affect their perceived quality of the workspace design. By providing possible explanations for the differences and discussing the implications, we aim to establish an effective workspace design process that satisfies different users of the commonly used work environment.Design/methodology/approach – The present paper analyses the results of a national online survey among members of the Board of Directors (n=17), facility managers (n=76), education managers (n=211), and lecturers (n=1,755) of 18 Dutch Universities of Applied Sciences, using Mann-Whitney U tests. Findings – The results show a clear misfit between the perceived quality of workspace design between Board members and facility managers on one hand and education managers and lecturers on the other. This possibly indicates a mismatch between which workspace design the organisation intends to provide and what users may require or expect.Practical implications – Based on the research findings, we propose facility managers should act more closely to the primary process and work to recognize their needs. Therefore, lecturers and education managers as end-users have to become truly emancipated, involving them periodically in workspace design improvement and listening and responding to what they say.Originality/value - This paper finds that the often presupposed support of facility management to the primary process seems rather weak, at least in the perception of end-users, and that facility managers should engage in participatory workspace design with end-users and challengethemselves to be the linking-pin between Board and end-users.
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Dit rapport beschrijft het project ‘Databoeren met boerendata in de aardappelsector’, een POP3 project welke zich bezighield met data en digitalisering van boerenbedrijven. Het geeft een inleiding van de drie rapportages geschreven door Aeres Hogeschool Dronten, Wageningen Plant Research en Big Data Value CenterTrefwoorden: digitalisering boerenbedrijf, data, pop3, databoeren, precisielandbouwRVO zaaknummer: 17717000042
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