Exhaust emissions from motorized vehicles are not only harmful to the environment but also on human health. At the same time, motorists are not necessarily aware of the adverse health effects resulting from their emissions. In this work, we use the health aspect as a primary motivation factor in the …

Throughout the last three decades, mathematics educators have expressed high expectations of the benefits of using digital technology in mathematics education. In retrospect, however, we admit that this integration has not always been as successful and as smooth as we hoped for. What were the main phases …

Using a Dietetic Care Process (DCP) can lead to improved application of evidence-based guidelines and critical thinking in dietetics. One aim of the project Improvement of Education and Competences in Dietetics (IMPECD) is to develop a unified DCP for international educational purposes. Therefore, a …

Background Routine outpatient care of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) lacks a simple measure of physical fitness and risk of mortality. Heart rate recovery (HRR) is noninvasive and easily obtainable in outpatient settings. Prior studies have suggested that delayed postexercise HRR in the …

Een triatlonatleet met vele ambities in het zwemmen is, sinds een jaar geleden zijn rechteronderbeen geamputeerd werd, op zoek naar een geschikte zwemprothese. Het eerste doel is om deel te nemen aan de zwemmarathons van Ohrid, maar uiteindelijk is het doel om zwemrecords te gaan breken. Het project …

Op initiatief van de Rijksbouwmeester en het lectoraat Maatschappelijk Vastgoed heeft in maart 2017 een expertmeeting ‘Investeren in Wonen en Zorg’ plaatsgevonden. Het samenbrengen van de financierings-, ontwerp- en zorgwereld is belangrijk om de ontwerpprijsvraag Who Cares verder te brengen naar de …

BACKGROUND: More attention and understanding of the health and participation problems of adults with early and later onset disabilities in the Netherlands is needed. OBJECTIVE: To explore health/participation problems and unmet needs in adults aged ≥40 years with long-term disabilities and their …

Background Little is known about the nature and reactions to sexual abuse of children with intellectual disability (ID). The aim was to fill this gap. Method Official reports of sexual abuse of children with ID in state care were examined (N = 128) and compared with children without ID (N = 48). Results …