Het belang van fysieke activiteit bij veroudering en de noodzaak om daarbij over de grenzen van het eigen beroepsdomein te werken.

In this study we tested 39 Lactococcus lactis strains isolated from diverse habitats for their robustness under heat and oxidative stress, demonstrating high diversity in survival (up to 4 log units). Strains with an L. lactis subsp. lactis phenotype generally displayed more-robust phenotypes than strains …

The current fort Pannerden, built in 1872, is very limited in use. It’s only opened a few days a year. Those days are organized by volunteers. The survival of the fort is now dependent on subsidies. The plan Battle Fort 3 provides for the use of the entire fort and its surroudings, seven days a week. …

In this report the specific conditions for success in organising electronic dance music events were conducted and analysed. The Dutch event industry is currently being over-extended with events, such as musical festivals. Many organisations are having problems with the high level of competition and the …

Dit rapport beschrijft de wijze waarop voor de stichting in2nature een lesprogramma ontwikkeld is voor het VO. In2nature streeft een duurzame relatie na tussen natuur en mens en gaat daarbij uit van de systeemgedachte dat mens en natuur niet zonder elkaar kunnen. In het programma staat de bushcracftexpeditie …

Lyme borreliosis, commonly known as Lyme disease, is a vector-borne disease that is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. Infected ticks can transmit this disease and infect humans. Decreasing human Lyme infections could be achieved by vegetation control , since mortality and questing …

BACKGROUND: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is used as a treatment for acute wounds (such as those arising from surgery and trauma). However, the effects of HBOT on wound healing are unclear. OBJECTIVES: To determine the effects of HBOT on the healing of acute surgical and traumatic wounds. SEARCH METHODS: …

BACKGROUND: Long-term survival of renal transplant recipients (RTR) has not improved over the past 20 yr. The question rises to what extent lifestyle factors play a role in post-transplant weight gain and its associated risks after transplantation. METHODS: Twenty-six RTR were measured for body weight, …

Probiotic bacteria harbor effector molecules that confer health benefits, but also adaptation factors that enable them to persist in the gastrointestinal tract of the consumer. To study these adaptation factors, an antibiotic-resistant derivative of the probiotic model organism Lactobacillus plantarum …