Studies of brain size of children classified with ADHD appear to reveal smaller brains when compared to ‘normal’ children. Yet, what does this mean? Even with the use of rigorously screened case and control groups, these studies show only small, average group differences between children with and without …

Net als elders in Nederland is ook in Friesland in de afgelopen decennia het aantal weidevogels sterk afgenomen. De oorzaak van deze achteruitgang wordt onder meer toegeschreven aan intensief agrarisch landgebruik. Ook verhoogde predatiedruk zou een rol kunnen spelen. Een van de predatoren waar nog weinig …

Background: Burden of disease estimates are an important resource in public health. Currently, robust estimates are not available for the burn population. Our objectives are to adapt a refined methodology (INTEGRIS method) to burns and to apply this new INTEGRIS-burns method to estimate, and compare, …

Robots have been found to be effective tools for programming instruction, although it is not yet clear why students learn more using robots as compared to receiving ‘traditional’ programming instruction. In this study, 121 nine- to twelveyear-old children received a programming training in pairs, in …

The Netherlands is considered one of the frontrunners in the field of electric mobility, both in number of plug-in electric vehicles sold as in the number of publicly available charging stations. This chapter analyses the policy measures that led to the growth in the number of plug-in hybrid electric …

Objective: There are widespread shortages of personal protective equipment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Reprocessing filtering facepiece particle (FFP)-type respirators may provide an alternative solution in keeping healthcare professionals safe. Design: Prospective, bench-to-bedside. Setting: …

The aim of this study is to propose a model of the benefits and working mechanisms of family nursing conversations in home healthcare from the perspective of participating patients and their family members. Family nursing conversations in this study are intended to optimise family functioning, improve …

Deze handreiking gaat over het bieden van opvoedingsondersteuning om ouders te versterken. Het is een verzamelbegrip voor preventieve activiteiten en interventies die tot doel hebben de opvoedingscompetenties van (kwetsbare) ouders te vergroten en de opvoedingssituatie van de jeugd te verbeteren. Het …