Recent reports highlighted a unique“assignment”for college students returning home during winter break-which roughly runs from mid-January until late February:helping seniors manage their smartphone dependency.While...
This article was written as part of a collaborative research project between the housing association Woonzorg Nederland(contributes financially),HAN University of Applied Sciences(Research Group Architecture in Health),and Eindhoven University of Technology(Chair Smart Architectural Technologies).The data presented was collected in collaboration with Woonzorg Nederland.Our special thanks go to our colleagues at Woonzorg Nederland,including all building managers of Woonzorg Nederland,who contributed to the research.
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