Artrose is een degeneratieve aandoening van het kraakbeen, waarbij ook de andere structuren in de gewrichten betrokken zijn. De aandoening kan leiden tot beperkingen in het dagelijks functioneren. De huidige kennis betreffende de effecten van artrose op arbeidsparticipatie is onvolledig. In de literatuur …

The aim of this dissertation was to investigate conditions that may affect students’ reflective learning specifically in small groups and professional practice. Conclusion.Small groups are beneficial for reflective learning for which teachers need specific competencies. Teachers need to be trained in …

In dit onderzoek wordt gekeken hoe de checklist van Claudia Emck kan worden aangepast aan de doelgroep van de Vliegden. De Vliegden is een dagbehandeling en samenwerkingsverband tussen Zandbergen en Mulock Houwer. Op de Vliegden komen jongeren die zijn uitgevallen in het regulier onderwijs. In het onderzoek …

Verifying information is one of the core activities of journalism. However, recent research shows that many stories derive from unchecked information from news agencies and PR material. That being said, reporters who do not use this pre-packaged material, but who instead produce original stories based …

This thesis is on institutional communication, and focuses in particular on interactional processes between social workers and prospective adoptive parents in assessment procedures for adoptive parenthood. These assessments are conducted in the Netherlands by the Child Protection Board (hereafter CPB). …

Nowadays, a lot of precision components are manufactured and have to be measured to check dimensions and geometry. Xpress PE started to develop a coordinate measuring machine with a sub-micron measuring uncertainty called TriNano. The difference between the TriNano and other machines is that the TriNano …

Social media have become an important element of modern society in a short period of time. Social media are online tools to connect people; it implies the development of publication to conversation and from sending to dialogue (Social Media Update 2010, 2010, p.2). It is important to keep in mind that …

The 6-Minute-Walk-Test (6MWT) is used in clinical practice and clinical trials of lung diseases to measure the functional physical capacity; however, it is not clear whether there are influencing variables. We analyzed the values of 6MWT, Borg dyspnea pre- and post 6MWT, lung function tests and the checklist …

OBJECTIVE: The prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) increases, but the impact of the disorder on peoples' functional capacity is not known. Therefore, the objective of this study was to compare self-reported health status and functional capacity of subjects with early OA of hip and/or knee to reference …

The studies reported on in this thesis addressed the development of sucking patterns in preterm newborns. Preterm infants often have problems learning to suckle at the breast or to drink from a bottle. It is unclear whether this is due to their preterm birth or whether it is the consequence of neurological …