The objective of this study is to provide an important building block of circular economy. This comprises the reuse of rubber from end-of-life tires for new tires, as well as saving our resources.

Background & aims: Optimal nutritional support during the acute phase of critical illness remains controversial. We hypothesized that patients with low skeletal muscle area and -density may specifically benefit from early high protein intake. Aim of the present study was to determine the association …

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Purpose of review To help guide metabolic support in critical care, an understanding of patients’ nutritional status and risk is important. Several methods to monitor lean body mass are increasingly used in the ICU and knowledge about their advantages and limitations is essential. Recent findings Computed …

Dit onderzoek is gericht op het in kaart brengen van de mogelijkheden van een basisschool om hun wens om vakoverstijgend te werken, te optimaliseren. De bijbehorende onderzoeksvragen in dit onderzoek zijn: 'In hoeverre voldoen de ontworpen leeractiviteiten aan de eisen van vakoverstijgend onderwijs?' …

School X weet niet goed hoe de leerkrachten de 21st Century Skills binnen het huidig (methode gebonden) onderwijs kunnen integreren. Hierbij zijn de leerkrachten waarschijnlijk nog niet bewust genoeg van d vaardigheden en zouden ze daardoor het inzicht om het bewust te integreren kunnen missen. Dit …

De school waar dit onderzoek plaats heeft gevonden, wil meegaan met ontwikkelingen in de maatschappij. Hierdoor wil de school aandacht besteden aan de 21st century skills tijdens de reguliere lessen. Dit onderzoek richtte zich daarom op het bevorderen van het probleemoplossend vermogen van de leerlingen …

BACKGROUND: Muscle quantity at intensive care unit (ICU) admission has been independently associated with mortality. In addition to quantity, muscle quality may be important for survival. Muscle quality is influenced by fatty infiltration or myosteatosis, which can be assessed on computed tomography …

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with lower mortality in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients. However, it is yet unclear which body component is responsible for this relationship.

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Early protein and energy feeding in critically ill patients is heavily debated and early protein feeding hardly studied.