The European Arctic has been recently experiencing an upsurge in mining activities. This is reflected in an on-going interest from the industry, regulators and the public. However, current and future prospects are highly sensitive to mineral price fluctuations. The EU is a major consumer and importer …

Coltan is a rare mineral which is mined, both legally and illegally, at Congolese dig sites at the expense of the wellbeing of coltan miners. This dissertation provides an understanding on the living and working conditions of the Congolese coltan miners and the relation of coltan to armed conflict in …

In deze kwantitatieve fantoomstudie is de invloed van lucht in de darmen op een dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry scan onderzocht. De gehanteerde onderzoeksvraag luidt: In hoeverre heeft de hoeveelheid lucht in de darmen na een (virtuele) coloscopie invloed op de gemeten "bone mineral density" van een …

Postmenopausal bone loss leads to millions of fractures annually. Hormonal replacement therapy is prescribed to offset bone loss, but this treatment includes health risks. Another treatment tool, which stimulates bone formation and following reduces fracture risk is strength training. Therefore the aim …

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate clinical outcome of early cyclic intravenous pamidronate treatment in children with moderate-to-severe osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), commenced before three years of age. METHODS: A retrospective review of 17 patients with moderate-to-severe OI. Development, anthropometry, fracture …

The goal of the SLIK project is to build and operate the first full-scale wastewater treatment plant to treat the sewage containing rests of medicines and hormones from the Isala hospital in Zwolle. To obtain more insights on the treatment steps, operational aspects and costs through the project can …

This review aims to integrate the present state of knowledge on lactate metabolism in human and mammalian physiology as far as it could be subject to nutritional interventions. An integrated view on the nutritional, metabolic and physiological aspects of lactic acid and lactates might open a perspective …

Allround Beauty Trends is in 2003 voortgekomen uit een fusie van Hedda's Huidverzorging Instituut en Splendid Nails. In 2004 begon er een één jarig durende testperiode met nieuwe cosmeticaproducten in eigen salon. Na deze periode heeft Allround Beauty Trends (ABT) haar eigen minerale make-up lijn weten …

Er is een literatuuronderzoek uitgevoerd met als vraagstelling: Wat zijn de effecten en risico's vna krachttraining bij jeugdigen van 12 tot 18 jaar? Dit onderzoek is gedaan in opdracht van het Medisch Trainingscentrum te Geldrop. Aan de hand van data-extractie lijsten en screeningslijsten zijn de artikelen …