This contribution discusses an empirical investigation into the management control system (MCS) of the Defense Telematics Organization (DTO), by means of a model originating from the profit sector (Van der Meer-Kooistra and Vosselman, 2000). The model describes how contractual relations can be brought …

Often, simplified cultural explanations of a nation‟s economy are common sense and taken for granted. Amidst the debate about the propensity of European countries to compete with other prosperous knowledge economies, some consultants in The Netherlands postulate that the Dutch will never be able to match …

Bisphosphonates (BPs) are widely used in the treatment of osteolytic bone disease associated with multiple myeloma, and have been demonstrated to exert antitumor effects both in vitro and in vivo. However, the precise molecular mechanisms involved in the direct antitumor effects of BPs in vitro are not …

INTRODUCTION: A stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), although potentially life-saving, may cause considerable discomfort to patients. However, retrospective assessment of discomfort is difficult because recollection of stressful events may be impaired by sedation and severe illness during the ICU stay. …

Sometimes it is assumed that Moroccan girls in the Netherlands have a problematic adolescence: They are supposed to be �_~caught between two cultures.�_T Adolescence can be seen as the stage of life in which individuals should develop their own identity by exploring different alternatives. Moroccan girls, …

Design Literature research. Objective To find out whether there is a difference in physiotherapeutic interventions related to chronic nonspecific low back pain if psychological stress is given consideration and if it is not. Summary of background data Chronic non-specific low back pain is a disorder …

Debates about social theory and social policy are highly fragmented and unclear in subject and direction. A recognised paradigm is failing. Maybe we have to accept that social reality is not to reconstruct in social theory. But we certainly need social theorists and social theories to support citizens, …

Samenvatting: Hoofdvraag: Wat is het meest effectieve fitnessprogramma voor cliënten met RSI van de schouder en/of nek kijkend naar pijn, functionele activiteiten en Quality of Life. Doel: De doelen van het literatuuronderzoek zijn: • Inzicht hebben in 'Evidence Based' fitnessprogramma's met betrekking …

Samenvatting: Inleiding In de samenvatting worden na deze inleiding achtereenvolgens de onderzoeksvraag, het doel, de methode, de resultaten en de conclusie met betrekking tot het project beschreven. In september 2002 zijn negen fysiotherapiepraktijken in de regio 's-Hertogenbosch gefuseerd tot Fysio©ompany. …

Bijna alle mensen met een amputatie hebben in meer of mindere mate last van fantoomverschijnselen. Deze verschijnselen kunnen het dagelijks leven van deze patiënten behoorlijk beïnvloeden. Ondanks het feit dat fantoompijn vaak voorkomt na een amputatie, wordt toch maar een kleine groep patiënten voor …