Background: The ability to generate muscle strength is a pre-requisite for all human movement. Decreased quadriceps muscle strength is frequently observed in older adults and is associated with a decreased performance and activity limitations. To quantify the quadriceps muscle strength and to monitor …

Werkloze jongeren met beperkingen en arbeidsvermogen vallen vanaf 2015 onder de Participatiewet en onder verantwoordelijkheid van gemeenten. Een deel van hen heeft in het verleden een aanvraag voor de Wajong gedaan. In dit onderzoek is een groep van 44 afgewezen Wajong-aanvragers tot twee jaar na afwijzing …

The purpose was to investigate perceived stress and recovery related to cycling performance of female athletes over one full year. 20 female athletes (age, 27±8 years; E2max, 50.3±4.6 mL·kg-1·min-1) were measured 8 times in one year to determine perceived stress and recovery (RESTQ-Sport) in relation …

Background and AimsScreening and brief interventions (SBI) delivered in primary health care (PHC) are cost-effective in decreasing alcohol consumption; however, they are underused. This study aims to identify implementation strategies that focus on SBI uptake and measure impact on: (1) heavy drinking …

Objectives: Children have a greater risk from radiation, per unit dose, due to increased radiosensitivity and longer life expectancies. It is of paramount importance to reduce the radiation dose received by children. This research concerns chest CT examinations on paediatric patients. The purpose of …

Forecasting systems require large quantities of data as input for reliable and adequate estimates. These estimates are used by policy makers to develop and implement effective and sound planning policies. In this case study, a forecasting system is presented to estimate the capacity needed in the near …

PURPOSE: To determine the impact of late radiation-induced toxicity on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among patients with prostate cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study sample was composed of 227 patients, treated with external beam radiotherapy. Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events …

Mirjam Nelis werd met haar scriptie: ‘De digitalisering van het fotografische beeld’ genomineerd voor de ABV Scriptieprijs 2013. Dit artikel is een aangepaste versie van de oorspronkelijke scriptie en ten behoeve van het cahierthema in context van de 21st century skills gezet.

Dit onderzoek is een vervolgonderzoek op het onderzoek van Eenkhoorn (2013) waarbij de relatie tussen prestatieniveau en opleidingsniveau bij KNVB C-junioren werd onderzocht. Er werden in dat onderzoek geen opvallende resultaten gevonden, door de kleine groep participanten (n = 22). Dit vervolgonderzoek …

In this report a description is given of two implementation concepts for the implementation of shaft alignment, vibration measurement and on site machining in the Asia market. The entire analysis process has been described including an actor analysis, process analysis and market analysis. The two …