Pressure on healthcare The Netherlands is an aging country. According to the Dutch Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB), the aging of the population will become evident in the next government’s term of office, i.e. 2022–2025, alongside an increase of healthcare costs with an annual average of 2.7% …

According to the International Civil Aviation Organization, the world aviation air traffic has grown by an average yearly rate of 5% over the last thirty years, until the devastating downturn brought on by the COVID crisis of 2020. Regardless of the current situation, there are still a number of issues …

The carbon sink capacity of tropical forests is substantially affected by tree mortality. However, the main drivers of tropical tree death remain largely unknown. Here we present a pan-Amazonian assessment of how and why trees die, analysing over 120,000 trees representing > 3800 species from 189 long-term …

The prediction of mechanical elastic response of laminated hybrid polymer composites with basic carbon nanostructure, that is carbon nanotubes and graphene, inclusions has gained importance in many advanced industries like aerospace and automotive. For this purpose, in the current work, a hierarchical, …

Abstract In a quadriceps tendon rupture (QTR) the active knee extension gets lost. As result, there are no possibilities in the area of activities and participation. In matter to solve this, a re-insertion operation often takes place. There is no guideline for intervention after a QTR. e-health intervention …

Background: Osteoarthritis is one of the most common chronic joint diseases, mostly affecting the knee or hip through pain, joint stiffness and decreased physical functioning in daily life. Regular physical activity (PA) can help preserve and improve physical functioning and reduce pain in patients with …

Many countries signed the Paris Agreement in order to mitigate global average temperature rise. In this context, Dutch authorities also decided to realize a maximum of 35% residual waste by 2020 for its own operations. So, 65% of the total waste should be recyclable or re-usable and only a maximum of …

Injuries of runners reduce the ability to train and hinder competing. Literature shows that the relation between potential risk factors and injuries are not definitive, limited, and inconsistent. In team sports, workload derivatives were identified as risk factors. However, there is an absence of literature …

Introduction: In clinical practice AP pelvis standard protocols are suitable for average size patients. However, as the average body size has increased over the past decades, radiographers have had to improve their practice in order to ensure that adequate image quality with minimal radiation dose to …

Rationale: Currently use of muscle thickness measured with ultrasound is suggested as an indicator for overall muscle mass in nutritional assessment. However, not much is known about how the muscle thickness measured in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) compares to the muscle …