Background: In many sports, maintaining balance is necessary to compete at a high level. Also, in many health problems, balance is impaired. Postural sway (PS) is often used as an indicator of upright balance control, and physical activity (PA) might enhance balance control. However, the relationship …

Patients with cardiovascular risk factors can reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease by increasing their physical activity and their physical fitness. According to the guidelines for cardiovascular risk management, health professionals should encourage their patients to engage in physical activity. In …

In dit artikel wordt een onderzoek besproken naar de effectiviteit van ondernemerschaponderwijs in het HBO. De conclusie is dat het op zijn minst niet aannemelijk is dat ondernemerschaponderwijs in het HBO effectief is wanneer we deze effectiviteit afmeten aan ‘attitude ten aanzien van zelfstandig ondernemerschap’, …

Politici en burgers zijn massaal social media gaan gebruiken. Dit onderzoeksrapport is het vierde rapport in een reeks van onderzoeken naar de impact van social media op de Nederlandse verkiezingen, uitgevoerd door een onderzoeksteam van de kenniskring Nieuwe Media & Participatie van Saxion. Deze rapportage …

This paper shows how locally available biomass is used to its full potential as source for renewable energy and bio-based products with a multidimensional integrated approach. The use of locally available biomass streams, which are currently hardly or not optimally used, is the center of the project …

Uit bestaand onderzoek is aangetoond dat de kinderen op de SBO Luc Stevensschool een tekort vertonen aan Sociaal Cognitieve Vaardigheden (SCV). Dit tekort heeft er toe geleid om de volgende onderzoeksvraag te stellen: Op welke manier kunnen leerkrachten van SBO de Luc Stevensschool bijdragen aan het …

Laboratory study using a repeated measures design. The aim of this study was to determine if ankle proprioception is targeted in exercises on unstable surfaces. Lateral ankle sprain (LAS) has recurrence rates over 70%, which are believed to be due to a reduced accuracy of proprioceptive signals from …

Full text via link. This study compares the reliability and reproducibility of flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) and peripheral arterial tonometry (PAT) to assess endothelial function. Eighteen volunteers with coronary heart disease underwent simultaneous testing of FMD by means of brachial artery ultrasound …

Introduction Physical activity is suggested to be important for low back pain (LBP) but a major problem is the limited validity of the measurement of physical activities, which is usually based on questionnaires. Physical fitness can be viewed as a more objective measurement and our question was how …

From an evidence-based perspective, cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) is a well-supported assessment technique in both the United States (US) and Europe. The combination of standard exercise testing (ET) (ie, progressive exercise provocation in association with serial electrocardiograms [ECG], hemodynamics, …