Swallowing muscle strength exercises are effective in restoring swallowing function. In order to perform the exercises with progressive load, the swallow exercise aid (SEA) was developed. Precise knowledge on which muscles are activated with swallowing exercises, especially with the SEA, is lacking. …

De gouden standaard bij de diagnose COVID19 is de RT-PCR test. De accuratesse van die test kan echter in twijfel worden getrokken. Doel van het onderzoek is het bepalen van de waarde van de CT-thorax bij de diagnose COVID19. Bij de beoordeling van CT-thorax worden CORADS en CTSS gebruikt. De gevonden …

The assessment of care in homecare today is complex. Nurses have to decide on care for clients with multiple health problems. Technological innovations promise solutions for support of self-management of older people. We do not know, however, how and when nurses assess eHealth. A qualitative study design …

A more efficient use of natural resources is considered a necessary condition for their sustainable use. When firms use resources circularly they aim to contribute to using resources more eco-efficiently, and thus in a more sustainable way than when adopting more linear systems. Eco-efficiency in linear …

Implementation of reliable methodologies allowing Reduction, Refinement, and Replacement (3Rs) of animal testing is a process that takes several decades and is still not complete. Reliable methods are essential for regulatory hazard assessment of chemicals where differences in test protocol can influence …

An assessment of SJDs service quality through interaction quality, physical environment and outcome quality. The final intervention looked at reducing perceived waiting times by improving ambiance and reducing patient anxiety.

Paper presented at the 14th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME14), 11-18 July, Shanghai, China.

Background: The importance of clarifying goals and providing process feedback for student learning has been widely acknowledged. From a Self-Determination Theory perspective, it is suggested that motivational and learning gains will be obtained because in well-structured learning environments, when goals …

Background: Cancer cachexia (CC) is a multifactorial syndrome characterised by ongoing skeletal muscle loss that leads to progressive functional impairment driven by reduced food intake and abnormal metabolism. Despite the traditional use of non-volitional weight loss as the primary marker of CC, there …