With increasing technology advancement, including the rising use of smartphones, some individuals rely heavily on smartphones in their daily lives and become increasingly anxious if they do not have access to their smartphones (i.e., nomophobia [no mobile phobia]). The present study evaluated the psychometric …

De SRT is een maximale inspanningstest die wordt gebruikt voor het meten van CRF. Hiervoor is de CPET de gouden standaard. Deze is duur en arbeidsintensief om uit te voeren en zijn er voor de SRT nog geen normwaardes. In dit deelonderzoek wordt gekeken of handknijpkracht een correlatie heeft met de …

The research is about physical factors influencing students engagement and satisfaction with classroom environment. 14 factors retrieved from previous researches and the method is quantitative. the Pearson correlation shows a significant relationship between all factors and students engagement and satisfaction …

In de fysiotherapiepraktijk is 38% van de patiënten chronisch ziek. In het behandelplan is bewegen een belangrijk behandeldoel. Vooraf wordt de fysieke fitheid gemeten, er wordt dan over cardiorespiratoire fitheid (CRF) gesproken. De steep ramp test (SRT) kan de CRF inventariseren. De heart rate recovery …

Abstract: Electronic and electrical waste (e-waste) is growing fast. The purpose of this study is to examine young consumers’ purchase intention of refurbished electronic devices (REDs) such as laptop, tablet, mobile phone and game console. From literature review the factors that influence young consumers’ …

The Pride of Rotterdam has been sailing for over 20 years and vibration has always been something to focus on. Lately the complaints have been increasing from the passenger’s concerning vibration. It was unclear whether it was the level of vibration that had increased or the passengers desired level …

INTRODUCTION: In patients with cancer, low muscle mass has been associated with a higher risk of fatigue, poorer treatment outcomes, and mortality. To determine body composition with computed tomography (CT), measuring the muscle quantity at the level of lumbar 3 (L3) is suggested. However, in patients …

Equestrianism is currently facing a range of pressing challenges. These challenges, which are largely based on evolving attitudes to ethics and equine wellbeing, have consequences for the sport’s social licence to operate. The factors that may have contributed to the current situation include overarching …

We applaud many of the sentiments put forward by Cohen et al in their critique of language and logic in pain medicine. 8 Pleas to avoid conflation between nociception and pain are not new - “The mislabelling of nociceptors as pain fibres was not an elegant simplification but a most unfortunate trivialisation …

Background: Pain-related cognitions are associated with motor control changes in people with chronic low-back pain (CLBP). The mechanism underlying this association is unclear. We propose that perceived threat increases muscle-spindle-reflex-gains, which reduces the effect of mechanical perturbations, …