Drugs zijn een veelvoorkomend probleem binnen penitentiaire inrichtingen; gedetineerden leven met een drugsverslaving, mensen zitten naar aanleiding van drugscriminaliteit in detentie, enzovoorts. Ook binnen PI Breda zorgen drugs voor problemen. Men probeert drugs binnen de muren van de inrichting te …

Synthetic glucocorticoids are potent anti-inflammatory drugs but show dose-dependent metabolic side effects such as the development of insulin resistance and obesity. The precise mechanisms involved in these glucocorticoid-induced side effects, and especially the participation of adipose tissue in this …

The contribution of specific psychotropic drugs to fall risk in patients with dementia has not been quantified precisely until now. The authors evaluated the dose‐response relationship between psychotropic drugs and falls in nursing home residents with dementia. Daily drug use and daily falls were recorded …

Van Burken and Royakkers address the question 'who is responsible and in what way?' with regard to one of the contemporary developments in an ICT-setting on the battlefield: the battlefield super soldier suit (BSSS). This suit was developed to enhance the survival chance of soldiers on the battlefield. …

Dit afstudeerverslag betreft onderzoek naar de invloed van de geschiedenis op de zelfwaardering en etnische identiteit van meisjes in de leeftijd van 10-14 jaar in Roodewal, Zuid-Afrika. In het kader van ons onderzoek was het van belang een duidelijke opbouw te hanteren. Dit hebben wij gedaan door ons …

Home healthcare nurses in their roles as caregivers, educators and administrators of medications are particularly well positioned to act on a preventive way to be alert of adverse drug reactions. However, knowledge about medication and a professional attitude is required. To describe medication-related …

Glucocorticoids (GCs) such as prednisolone are potent immunosuppressive drugs but suffer from severe adverse effects, including the induction of insulin resistance. Therefore, development of so-called Selective Glucocorticoid Receptor Modulators (SGRM) is highly desirable. Here we describe a non-steroidal …

In dit rapport wordt het onderzoek beschreven dat is gedaan in opdracht van Toevlug, een rehabilitatiecentrum door drugs en alcoholverslaving. Zij hebben gevraagd onderzoek te doen naar het nazorgprogramma, omdat zij merken dat er veel terugval is onder de patiënten. Dit nazorgprogramma wordt meestal …

When a human Body is confronted with toxic substances it has an immediate reaction. This first reaction was recently verbalised by a friend of mine, who happens to be an artist and was exposed to toxic steams in her studio; when she recognised the physical effects she immediately felt: “Oh my good- I …