Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the functioning of people with lipoedema from their perspective. Methods: This was a qualitative study following a phenomenological perspective using individual in-depth interviews with a convenience sample of 13 Dutch people with lipoedema. The data were …

The integration of AI technologies into media production is transforming the industry by affecting the content and the creation efficiency. This graduation thesis addresses the challenge faced by Media.Monks, a leading media production company, in maintaining artistic control while ensuring diversity …

Background: To assess the prevalence of chronic lymphedema and trismus in patients > 6 months after head and neck cancer (HNC) treatment, and to explore how the severity of these conditions correlates with body image and quality of life. Methods: The cross-sectional sample included 59 patients, treated …

Introduction Men are insufficiently diagnosed with an eating disorder. This is because they are less likely to seek help and because too little research has been done on eating disorders in men. Prevention programs focus on influencing body image because negative body image is the biggest cause of an …

Talking and discussing with many partners during the way has brought us to the most original meaning of Teaching as ‘fostering learning’. The present Teaching case is the result of all those discussions and considerations united by the convincement that doing research is an essential part of that just …

Introductie: De behandeling van Anorexia Nervosa is multidisciplinair. Ondanks de uitvoerige behandeling blijkt dat herstelpercentages laag zijn en terugvalpercentages hoog. Er wordt vaak gezien dat (ex)eetstoornispatiënten een paar jaar na de behandeling nog restrictief eetgedrag vertonen. ‘Intuitief …

The objective of this study is to understand the effect of the presence of dieting pills on social media on the mental health, particularly body image and eating disorders, of women between 15 and 24 years old who are living in the Netherlands. The effect on women was chosen to investigate since this …

The goal of this study was to develop an automated monitoring system for the detection of pigs’ bodies, heads and tails. The aim in the first part of the study was to recognize individual pigs (in lying and standing positions) in groups and their body parts (head/ears, and tail) by using machine learning …

Introduction: In clinical practice AP pelvis standard protocols are suitable for average size patients. However, as the average body size has increased over the past decades, radiographers have had to improve their practice in order to ensure that adequate image quality with minimal radiation dose to …