We designed and held a romantic speed-dating experience at three locations, one in the Netherlands, one in the US, and one in China. We manipulated self-disclosure and tried to predict matches from participants' physiological body reactions.
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Het project PreciSIAlandbouw heeft precisielandbouwtechnieken ontwikkeld en gevalideerd op vijf thema's: sensortechnologie, kennis en advies, robotisering, digitalisering, en verdienmodellen. Dit rapport bevat de resultaten van robotisering. Er zijn modules ontwikkeld om gewas en onkruid te onderscheiden en locaties van plantdetails nauwkeurig te bepalen.Hogeschool Saxion, lectoraat Lectoraat Smart Mechatronics and Robotics
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The aim of this study was to understand the motives for using the Internet, and its associations with users' attitudes, social values, and relational involvement. Also, this study attempted to crossculturally compare the difference in the pattern of motives and the associations among three countries ' the US, the Netherlands, and S. Korea. The design of methods was based on examination and revision of uses and gratification approach toward Internet users. Findings from factor analysis revealed that information seeking and Self-Improvement were the dominant and common reasons for using the Internet across three countries. The differences in the composition of motives in each country were also reported. Strong correlations across countries were found between all the motives and satisfaction of the Internet. Expectation and positive evaluation of the Internet were also important attitudes associated with Internet use motives. Postmaterialist value showed strong association with motives of information seeking and Self-Improvement. Community involvement was significantly associated with Internet use motives in Korean users.
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Background. A number of parenting programs, aimed at improving parenting competencies, have recently been adapted or designed with the use of online technologies. Although web-based services have been claimed to hold promise for parent support, a meta-analytic review of online parenting interventions is lacking. Method. A systematic review was undertaken of studies (n = 19), published between 2000 and 2010, that describe parenting programs of which the primary components were delivered online. Seven programs were adaptations of traditional, mostly evidencebased, parenting interventions, using the unique opportunities of internet technology. Twelve studies (with in total 54 outcomes, Ntot parents = 1,615 and Ntot children = 740) were included in a meta-analysis. Results. The meta-analysis showed a statistically signifi cant medium effect across parents outcomes (ES = 0.67; se = 0.25) and child outcomes (ES = 0.42; se = 0.15). Conclusions. The results of this review show that web-based parenting programs with new technologies offer opportunities for sharing social support, consulting professionals and training parental competencies. The metaanalytic results show that guided and self-guided online interventions can make a signifi cant positive contribution for parents and children. The relation with other metaanalyses in the domains of parent education and web-based interventions is discussed.
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In de landelijk projecten Boegbeeldproject hbo Verpleegkunde (fase 1) en haar opvolger SAMEN hbo Verpleegkunde (fase 2) hebben 15 hbo-instellingen met een Bachelor Verpleegkunde programma samengewerkt om in een vakcommunity digitale leermaterialen te maken en open te delen. Beide projecten beslaan de periode januari 2017 – oktober 2020. Na afloop van deze projecten is een onderzoek uitgevoerd om antwoorden te krijgen op de volgende vragen: 1. Hoe zijn de projecten in fase 1 en 2 georganiseerd en welke activiteiten zijn er uitgevoerd? 2. Welke activiteiten hebben een positieve bijdrage geleverd aan het projectresultaat, welke niet en waarom? 3. Hoe is het proces van adoptie van delen en hergebruiken van open leermaterialen door docenten verlopen? 4. Welke lessen kunnen worden geleerd uit dit project? 5. Welke adviezen kunnen worden gegeven aan Samen Delen Verpleegkunde en aan andere partijen die een soortgelijk project willen starten?
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Electrification of transportation, communication, working and living continues worldwide. Televisions, telephones, servers are an important part of everyday life. These loads and most sustainable sources as well, have one thing in common: Direct Current. The Dutch research and educational programme ‘DC – road to its full potential’ studies the impact of feeding these appliances from a DC grid. An improvement in energy efficiency is expected, other benefits are unknown and practical considerations are needed to come to a proper comparison with an AC grid. This paper starts with a brief introduction of the programme and its first stages. These stages encompass firstly the commissioning, selection and implementation of a safe and user friendly testing facility, to compare performance of domestic appliances when powered with AC and DC. Secondly, the relationship between the DC-testing facility and existing modeling and simulation assignments is explained. Thirdly, first results are discussed in a broad sense. An improved energy efficiency of 3% to 5% is already demonstrated for domestic appliances. That opens up questions for the performance of a domestic DC system as a whole. The paper then ends with proposed minor changes in the programme and guidelines for future projects. These changes encompass further studying of domestic appliances for product-development purposes, leaving less means for new and costly high-power testing facilities. Possible gains are 1) material and component savings 2) simpler and cheaper exteriors 3) stable and safe in-house infrastructure 4) whilst combined with local sustainable generation. That is the road ahead. 10.1109/DUE.2014.6827758
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Vissen vormen een belangrijk onderdeel van het aquatisch leefsysteem in de vele wateren binnen het beheergebied van Wetterskip Fryslân. Voor het duurzaam in stand houden van de vispopulaties is het van belang dat de vissen vrij baan hebben om te migreren en hun leefgebieden goed bereikbaar zijn om zo hun levenscyclus te kunnen volbrengen. Deze migratiebeweging vindt plaats van zoet naar zout water en vice versa, alsmede binnen zoetwatersystemen onderling. Voorbeelden van migrerende (diadrome) soorten zijn winde (Leuciscus idus), driedoornige stekelbaars (Gasterosteus aculeatus), en spiering (Osmerus eperlanus). Sommige van de migrerende vissoorten steken hele oceanen over in hun migratieproces; voorbeelden hiervan zijn paling (Anguilla anguilla), en zalm (Salmo salar). Door menselijke invloeden ondervinden de migrerende vissen veel hinder op hun migratieroutes. Vele zoetwatergebieden zijn lastig bereikbaar geworden door aanleg van dijken en de plaatsingen van kunstwerken als stuwen, dammen en gemalen in diverse belangrijke routes. Concreet in punten uitgezet zijn de doelen van dit project als volgt: Het verzamelen van essentiële kennis over 30 migratieknelpunten; per locatie een voorkeursoplossing en eventuele alternatieven aandragen (hierbij zal de knelpuntlocatie zelf ruimtelijk ruim worden geïnterpreteerd, bij een gemaal zal bijvoorbeeld ook naar eventuele stuwen in het directe achterland van dat gemaal gekeken worden, alsmede naar de habitatgeschiktheid van dat directe achterland); Prioriteit toewijzen aan de verschillende knelpunten; Eventuele uitvoeringscombinaties onderzoeken en afwegen; Adviseren over vismonitoring najaar 2013 en voorjaar 2014; Aan de hand van deze informatie een verzameling van factsheets opstellen.
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Aim To provide insight into the basic characteristics of decision making in the treatment of symptomatic severe aortic stenosis (SSAS) in Dutch heart centres with specific emphasis on the evaluation of frailty, cognition, nutritional status and physical functioning/functionality in (instrumental) activities of daily living [(I)ADL]. Methods A questionnaire was used that is based on the European and American guidelines for SSAS treatment. The survey was administered to physicians and non-physicians in Dutch heart centres involved in the decision-making pathway for SSAS treatment. Results All 16 Dutch heart centres participated. Before a patient case is discussed by the heart team, heart centres rarely request data from the referring hospital regarding patients’ functionality (n = 5), frailty scores (n = 0) and geriatric consultation (n = 1) as a standard procedure. Most heart centres ‘often to always’ do their own screening for frailty (n = 10), cognition/mood (n = 9), nutritional status (n = 10) and physical functioning/functionality in (I)ADL (n = 10). During heart team meetings data are ‘sometimes to regularly’ available regarding frailty (n = 5), cognition/mood (n = 11), nutritional status (n = 8) and physical functioning/functionality in (I)ADL (n = 10). After assessment in the outpatient clinic patient cases are re-discussed ‘sometimes to regularly’ in heart team meetings (n = 10). Conclusions Dutch heart centres make an effort to evaluate frailty, cognition, nutritional status and physical functioning/functionality in (I)ADL for decision making regarding SSAS treatment. However, these patient data are not routinely requested from the referring hospital and are not always available for heart team meetings. Incorporation of these important data in a structured manner early in the decision-making process may provide additional useful information for decision making in the heart team meeting.
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RFID technology is a promising technology currently finding its way into the field of customer interaction strategy, supply chain accuracy and inventory management. Primarily, RFID tags are seen as substitutes of traditional barcodes, yet they can add a lot of value and functionality. Where barcodes require a scanning device to be placed directly in front of the tag to be read, RFID tag readers are able to scan all tags that are in the proximity of the scanner . The next difference is that whereas barcodes usually are the same for all articles of the of the same type (i.e. a jar of peanut butter of brand x), RFID tags will be unique for each individual product occurrence. This opens up the possibility of tracking the entire history of a specific occurrence of a product. Moreover, due to the nature of the scanning technology, it suddenly becomes achievable for manufacturers to track individual products through all stages of production and base inventory management and front office planning on real-time data at item level from production facilities.
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This paper will describe the rationale and findings from a multinational study of online uses and gratifications conducted in the United States, Korea, and the Netherlands in spring 2003. A survey research method of study was conducted using a questionnaire developed in three languages and was presented to approximately 400 respondents in each country via the Web. Web uses and gratifications were analyzed cross-nationally in a comparative fashion and focused on the perceived involvement in different types of on-line communities. Findings indicate that demographic characteristics, cultural values, and Internet connection type emerged as critical factors that explain why the same technology is adopted differently. The analyses identified seven major gratifications sought by users in each country: social support, surveillance & advice, learning, entertainment, escape, fame & aesthetic, and respect. Although the Internet is a global medium, in general, web use is more local and regional. Evidence of media use and cultural values reported by country and online community supports the hypothesis of a technological convergence between societies, not a cultural convergence.
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