IL22 is an important cytokine involved in the intestinal defense mechanisms against microbiome. By using ileum-derived organoids, we show that the expression of anti-microbial peptides (AMPs) and anti-viral peptides (AVPs) can be induced by IL22. In addition, we identified a bacterial and a viral route, …

A new viral illness called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is currently spreading throughout the world at an alarming rate (Dong et al., 2020). As family nursing practitioners, educators, and researchers, we work from a guiding assumption that health and “illness is a family affair” (Wright & Bell, …

Sadness is now a design problem. The highs and lows of melancholy are coded into social media platforms. After all the clicking, browsing, swiping and liking, all we are left with is the flat and empty aftermath of time lost to the app. Sad by Design offers a critical analysis of the growing social media …

De inzendingen voor het Gouden Kalf Interactive beslaan dit jaar een breed en gevarieerd veld op het gebied van digital storytelling. Zo is er een Virtual Reality-installatie die zicht richt op soldaten in een stammenstrijd in Uganda en hen de leefwereld van hun vijand toont; een interactieve webdocumentaire …

Elk merk wil wel een mooie viral. Het gaat echter niet alleen om de hoeveelheid shares. De doelstelling is vaak dat content een positief effect moet hebben op bijvoorbeeld de merkevaluatie of de koopintentie van de consumenten. Maar hoe bereik je dat doel? Door het merk een integraal onderdeel te laten …

We assessed the value of screening for cognitive abnormalities in a chronically infected HIV population (N = 388) and investigated the association with clinical correlates. The mean age was 48 years (±11), the majority of the patients were male (89%), the median duration of infection was 6 years [interquartile …

Writing like Tzara is fun but we’ve left the 20th century and there is no way back. Warfare and boredom have merged on the timeline of our digital daily life. Sharing ain’t no caring. The more riots and killings, the more likes. Twitter tells us it’s yet another horrified Isis video turned viral, watched …

Presentation at Center for Higher Education Policy Studies, Universiteit Twente, Enschede. 8 oktober 2015

Until a decade ago, Dutch beachwear brand Beachlife had a strong position in the Dutch marketplace, however, in the past years their market share decreased. Beachlife became less visible and less known to the target group. Brand awareness has been acknowledged to be an essential aspect of marketing and …