BACKGROUND: Since the benefit-harm balance of adding inhaled corticosteroids to long-acting β2-agonists (LABA) and long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMA) for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is unclear, we evaluated this addition for a range of patient profiles. METHODS: Analyses …

PURPOSE: To compare the responses in knee joint muscle activation patterns to different perturbations during gait in healthy subjects. SCOPE: Nine healthy participants were subjected to perturbed walking on a split-belt treadmill. Four perturbation types were applied, each at five intensities. The activations …

We describe the incidence and practice of prone positioning and determined the association of use of prone positioning with outcomes in invasively ventilated patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a national, multicenter observational study, …

Toukomst (Gronings voor toekomst) maakt deel uit van Nationaal Programma Groningen (NPG), het nationale investeringsprogramma voor de provincie Groningen. Burgerparticipatie vormt de kern van het Toukomstproject dat de inwoners van Groningen uitnodigt om mee te bouwen aan de toekomst van de provincie. …

Although beekeeping is increasingly taking commercial orientation in Rwanda, it has been of subsistence nature. Beekeepers’ own forests are unsuitable for beekeeping as they are small over-harvested plantations with short rotations of 2 to 3 years. In addition, the use of pesticides in agricultural plantations …

Although many people have a positive intention to be more active, a key challenge remains to turn this intention into action. Social support as a motivational strategy can increase adherence in exercise and can be provided by relational agents as a substitute for human coaches. We first conducted an …

Lectoraat Delta Power wil bijdragen aan de energietransitie door een waterstoflab te bouwen waar onderzoekers, bedrijven en studenten onderzoek kunnen verrichten naar waterstof. Met behulp van een waterstoflab kunnen er onderzoeken plaatsvinden naar het produceren van waterstof en het omzetten van waterstof …

OOS Energy Rig Management Services B.V is specialized in reactivating stranded assets. OOS Energy is mainly involved in oil and gas extraction. As rig manager OOS Energy is the connecting link between rig owner and Oil Company. The Semi-Submersible Drilling Rig Frida 1 is one of the rigs currently managed …

De Topro Dry bolus biedt een langdurige afgifte (60 dagen) van sporenelementen en vitamines aan vee. In samenwerking met Van Hall Larenstein is er onderzoek gedaan naar de vreet- en herkauwactiviteit van melkkoeien. De resultaten staan in deze whitepaper. Het onderzoek is uitgevoerd door Simone Oudenampsen, …

There is an urgent need for energy renovation of the existing building stock to reach the climate goals, set in Paris in 2016. Unfortunately, energy renovation rates across the EU remain at a low level of 1% per year. Moreover, the depth of the achieved energy renovation is in most cases rather shallow. …