OBJECTIVE: To further test the validity and clinical usefulness of the steep ramp test (SRT) in estimating exercise tolerance in cancer survivors by external validation and extension of previously published prediction models for peak oxygen consumption (Vo2peak) and peak power output (Wpeak). DESIGN: …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conduct a critical analysis to address cultural metaphors – a much overlooked aspect of cross-cultural studies. Mainstream cultural metaphors (e.g. the iceberg, the software of the mind, the onion, and the distance) are not only limited in number, but are also …

De komst van webshops heeft de markt van muziekinstrumenten veranderd. De klant kan gemakkelijk de prijzen vergelijken en overstappen naar de concurrent indien dit in zijn voordeel werkt. Het is daarom belangrijk om klanten aan het bedrijf te binden en deze ‘relatie’ te versterken. Relatiemarketing is …

Het doel van deze module is de afname van gecompliceerde rouw bij jongeren. Na het volgen van de therapie moeten jongeren de draad van het leven weer op kunnen pakken en opnieuw kunnen genieten van het leven. Door middel van improvised songwriting worden jongeren in staat gesteld om met behulp van improvisatie …

This paper introduces the Analysis Framework of Face Interaction (AFFI) which is developed based on a new face dimension termed Face Confirmation − Face Confrontation at two levels: Individual level within the group and Collective level between groups. This proposed framework of face analysis reveals …

Under pressure of the continuing need to modernize, Vietnam is rapidly reforming its education system. Cooperative Learning (CL) with a Western-based model is being enthusiastically applied. This paper suggests that an authentic form of CL has long existed in the foundations of Vietnamese education. …

News media in The Netherlands show great variety in the extent and ways, in which they realize media accountability online in terms of actor transparency, product transparency and feedback opportunities online. It is suggested that even those news rooms that seem to adhere to transparency and public …

Background: When the resting energy expenditure (REE) of overweight and obese adolescents cannot be measured by indirect calorimetry, it has to be predicted with an equation. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the validity of published equations for REE compared with indirect calorimetry …