The American company Amazon has made headlines several times for monitoring its workers in warehouses across Europe and beyond.1 What is new is that a national data protection authority has recently issued a substantial fine of €32 million to the e-commerce giant for breaching several provisions of the …

Objective Many patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections were admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU). Physical impairments are common after ICU stays and are associated with clinical and patient characteristics. To date, it is unknown if physical functioning and health status are …

The age estimation of biological traces is one of the holy grails in forensic investigations. We developed a method for the age estimation of semen stains using fluorescence spectroscopy in conjunction with a stoichiometric ageing model. The model describes the degradation and generation rate of proteins …

Objective: Many patients with COVID-19 infections were admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU). Physical impairments are common after ICU stays and are associated with clinical and patient characteristics. To date, it is unknown if physical functioning and health status are comparable between patients …

Waterschap Scheldestromen is carrying out a particularly innovative project named Multiflexmeter (MFM), of which the objective is to look for ways to measure the soil resistance . This means some properties and characteristics of water needs to be researched on, such as the salinity and the corresponding …

Rationale: Malnutrition is a common problem in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Whereas estimation of fat-free muscle mass index (FFMi) with bio-electrical impedance is often used, less is known about muscle thickness measured with ultrasound (US) as a parameter for malnutrition. …

With recent innovations in handheld mobile device technology, the capabilities ofmobile augmented reality have taken a leap as well. Many companies are investing in thistechnology to optimize their internal and external processes. This research aims to provideinsights into the relation between mobile …

Het doel van deze studie is bepalen in hoeverre metingen van het handheld echografietoestel, de Philips VISIQ, verschillen met die van een conventioneel echografietoestel bij het meten van de diameter van de aorta abdominalis. Uit het onderzoek is gebleken dat de Philips VISIQ de abdominale aortadiameter, …

Chemische oorlogsvoering is nog steeds een gevaar voor mensen over de hele wereld. Om mensen te beschermen tegen Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA’s) is het van het grootste belang om deze CWA's te detecteren. Deze CWA's kunnen worden gedetecteerd met behulp van handheld chemische damp detectoren die bediend …

Inleiding: Bij COPD is er sprake van zowel chronische bronchitis als van een longemfyseem. De hoofdoorzaak van COPD is roken. COPD is voornamelijk te herkennen aan dyspneu, hoesten, sputum, vermoeidheid, weinig spierkracht en/of gewichtstoename of afname. De grootste patiëntengroep is 55 jaar of ouder. …