Aim: The aim of this study is to further develop a preliminary framework into a model that can translate mechanisms into output and impact, based on the views of those working in practice and the relations between the mechanisms: a model that can inform practitioners and organizations on what has to …

Insulin sensitivity and metabolic flexibility decrease in response to bed rest, but the temporal and causal adaptations in human skeletal muscle metabolism are not fully defined. Here, we use an integrative approach to assess human skeletal muscle metabolism during bed rest and provide a multi-system …

Aanleiding: Een gebrek aan referentiewaarden bij gezonde voetballende mannen en vrouwen tussen de 18-35 ontbreekt. Doelstelling: Het doel van dit onderzoek is om, met behulp van de Biodex System 4 Pro, referentiewaarden voor de isokinetische spierkracht tijdens plantairflexie en dorsaalflexie van de …

BACKGROUND: The design and manufacturing of effective foot orthoses is a complex multidisciplinary problem involving biomedical and gait pattern aspects, technical material and geometric design elements as well as psychological and social contexts. This complexity contributes to the current trial-and-error …

Rational prescribing is essential for the quality of health care. However, many final-year medical students and junior doctors lack prescribing competence to perform this task. The availability of a list of medicines that a junior doctor working in Europe should be able to independently prescribe safely …

Prevention of non-communicable diseases through, among other factors, increasing vegeta bles and fruit (V&F) intake is a cost-effective strategy for risk reduction but requires behavioral change. Such changes in adolescents benefit from their active involvement. The Food Boost Challenge (FBC) was developed …

Objective To determine the effectiveness of the “Plants for Joints” multidisciplinary lifestyle program in patients with metabolic syndrome-associated osteoarthritis (MSOA). Design Patients with hip or knee MSOA were randomized to the intervention or control group. The intervention group followed a 16-week …

In maart van 2022 zijn grote delen van Suriname overstroomd wegens hevige regenval in de eerste maanden van dat jaar. Naar schatting zijn 12,000 bewoners uit 35 dorpen, verspreid door hele land, maandenlang het slachtoffer geweest van deze extreme wateroverlast. Uit verschillende interviews met bewoners …

Inertial measurement units (IMUs) allow for measurements of kinematic movements outside the laboratory, persevering the athlete-environment relationship. To use IMUs in a sport-specific setting, it is necessary to validate sport-specific movements. The aim of this study was to assess the concurrent validity …

The things teachers do in class have an important influence on their students’ motivation, engagement, and learning. This study uses an international expert panel to identify the teacher behaviors most likely to influence motivation—specifically, teacher behaviors that increase the more healthy, autonomous …