Author supplied: The production system described in this paper in an implementation of an agile agent-based production system. This system is designed to meet the requirements of modern production, where short time to market, requirementdriven production and low cost small quantity production are important …

To describe the time use of patients with stroke in five Skilled Nurs- ing Facilities (SNFs) in the Netherlands, focusing on the time spent on thera- peutic activities, nontherapeutic activities, interaction with others, and the location where the activities took place. Evidence suggest that task-oriented …

OBJECTIVES: To study sensor monitoring (use of a sensor network placed in the home environment to observe individuals' daily functioning (activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living)) as a method to measure and support daily functioning for older people living independently …

Background Fatness and fitness both influence cardiometabolic risk. Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate whether childhood fatness and increasing fatness from childhood to adolescence are associated with cardiometabolic risk during adolescence and how fitness affects this association. …

In May 2011, Dutch students from the honors program in geosciences of Utrecht University, led by Professor Marca Wolfensberger, engaged in an experimental-learning project in Paris, France, with a group of American students from the honors program of Columbia College, South Carolina, led by Professors …

OBJECTIVES: This study compares the scope of practice of Dutch dental hygienists (DHs) educated through a 2- or 3-year curriculum ('old-style DHs') with that of hygienists educated through a new extended 4-year curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree ('new-style DHs'), with the aim to investigate whether …

The purpose of this article was to describe a child-friendly modified constraint-induced movement therapy protocol that is combined with goal-directed task-specific bimanual training (mCIMT-BiT). This detailed description elucidates the approach and supports various research reports. This protocol is …

1e alinea column: "Een mens heeft twee oren en één mond om twee keer zoveel te luisteren dan te praten,"- Confucius. Internet dwingt organisaties tot echt luisteren, omdat samenwerken anders te duur wordt. In de 'digital age' gaat het daarom over het bouwen van ecosystemen, 'to share is to gain', en …

Study Type – Aetiology (individual cohort) Level of Evidence 2b What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Recent studies have already shown associations between generalized joint hypermobility (GJH) and voiding and defecation dysfunction and/or slow transit constipation. Changes in extracellular …

Natuurbeschermingsorganisaties staan voor een grote nieuwe uitdaging. De overheid trekt zich terug en moet bezuinigen. Daardoor moet natuur- en landschapsontwikkeling meer dan ooit concurreren met andere vormen van landgebruik. Om voldoende draagvlak te krijgen voor natuur is het daarom niet meer genoeg …