BACKGROUND & AIMS: Lower birth weight is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular and metabolic disease. These associations may, at least in part, be explained by alterations in dietary intake in later life. The aim of this study is to examine whether lower birth weight is associated with …

The target article describes an interesting study, which provides some challenging findings regarding athletes' pathway to excellence. The suggested links between critical life events, need for success, personal characteristics, and eventual performance level make sense from a psychodynamic perspective. …

Dit onderzoek is uitgevoerd in opdracht van Randstad Letselschade en Advies BV (hierna: Randstad). Randstad heeft deze opdracht verstrekt naar aanleiding van de schadevergoedingen die zijn gevorderd vanwege een verkeersongeval waar cliënten van Randstad bij betrokken waren. Dit soort zaken betreffen …

De laatste jaren is er veel te doen over de kwaliteit van de gezondheidszorg voor de snel groeiende groep kwetsbare ouderen, specifiek de kwaliteit van de verpleeghuiszorg. De bescheiden resultaten uit wetenschappelijk onderzoek naar mogelijke verbetering, zoals die naar voren komen in het NPO-programma, …

The European Arctic has been recently experiencing an upsurge in mining activities. This is reflected in an on-going interest from the industry, regulators and the public. However, current and future prospects are highly sensitive to mineral price fluctuations. The EU is a major consumer and importer …

In this paper we explore the extent to which privacy enhancing technologies (PETs) could be effective in providing privacy to citizens. Rapid development of ubiquitous computing and ‘the internet of things’ are leading to Big Data and the application of Predictive Analytics, effectively merging the real …

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