Background: The ability to generate muscle strength is a pre-requisite for all human movement. Decreased quadriceps muscle strength is frequently observed in older adults and is associated with a decreased performance and activity limitations. To quantify the quadriceps muscle strength and to monitor …

Om de concurrentiepositie in de installatietechniek te versterken, is Verkade Klimaat B.V. op zoek naar innovatieve oplossingen. Het gebruik van PCM technologie in de huidige klimaattechniek zou één van deze innovatieve oplossingen kunnen zijn. De opdracht in dit onderzoek is daarom: “Onderzoek of …

In recent years, cities such as Amsterdam have used the term hub city to define themselves in a global context. Hub cities are cities that play – or aspire to – a crucial role in the international and globalising economy. As such they form a hub, a ‘node’ of relevant traffic. What exactly is meant by …

Werkloze jongeren met beperkingen en arbeidsvermogen vallen vanaf 2015 onder de Participatiewet en onder verantwoordelijkheid van gemeenten. Een deel van hen heeft in het verleden een aanvraag voor de Wajong gedaan. In dit onderzoek is een groep van 44 afgewezen Wajong-aanvragers tot twee jaar na afwijzing …

The purpose was to investigate perceived stress and recovery related to cycling performance of female athletes over one full year. 20 female athletes (age, 27±8 years; E2max, 50.3±4.6 mL·kg-1·min-1) were measured 8 times in one year to determine perceived stress and recovery (RESTQ-Sport) in relation …

Background and AimsScreening and brief interventions (SBI) delivered in primary health care (PHC) are cost-effective in decreasing alcohol consumption; however, they are underused. This study aims to identify implementation strategies that focus on SBI uptake and measure impact on: (1) heavy drinking …

Objectives: Children have a greater risk from radiation, per unit dose, due to increased radiosensitivity and longer life expectancies. It is of paramount importance to reduce the radiation dose received by children. This research concerns chest CT examinations on paediatric patients. The purpose of …

Forecasting systems require large quantities of data as input for reliable and adequate estimates. These estimates are used by policy makers to develop and implement effective and sound planning policies. In this case study, a forecasting system is presented to estimate the capacity needed in the near …

Met ingang van 2017 zijn de eisen zoals die nu gelden voor de uitstoot van stikstofoxiden (NOx) uit BEES A, niet meer geldig voor de drie stookinstallaties van Tata Steel Packaging. In dit rapport is onderzocht wat er gaat veranderen met betrekking tot de NOx emissiegrenswaarden en wat dit betekent voor …