BACKGROUND: Combining increased dietary protein intake and resistance exercise training for elderly people is a promising strategy to prevent or counteract the loss of muscle mass and decrease the risk of disabilities. Using findings from controlled interventions in a real-life setting requires adaptations …

Rationale: The number of obese older adults with diabetes type 2 is increasing worldwide. Weight loss treatment in this group seems beneficial for cardio-metabolic and other health outcomes, but it might reduce muscle mass and bone mineral density (BMD). The association between obesity and BMD is controversial, …

Many intensive care unit (ICU) patients do not achieve target protein intakes particularly in the early days following admittance. This period of iatrogenic protein undernutrition contributes to a rapid loss of lean, in particular muscle, mass in the ICU. The loss of muscle in older (aged >60 years) …

In dit onderzoek worden de factoren bepaald die, volgens de deelnemers van het Green Belt en Black Belt programma van Maruna, van belang zijn om het geleerde in de werkomgeving toe te passen. Ook wordt de vraag welke verbeterideeën het beste geïmplementeerd kunnen worden om de gepercipieerde transfer …

This thesis deals with the problem of students who do not always know how to fill in their leisure time. There is limited information on the behaviour of Dutch students in their leisure time. By researching their passion related behaviour I gained insight in the positive and negative points regarding …

Objective: To determine (1) if Medial Thrust or Trunk Lean reduces the knee adduction moment (EKAM) the most during gait in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis, (2) if the best overall strategy is the most effective for each patient and (3) if these strategies affect ankle and hip kinetics. Design: …

Uitleg over de achterliggende principes van lean organiseren, september 2016.

Onderzoek naar de vraag in hoeverre het mogelijk is om procesoptimalisatie te bereiken binnen het PER-proces, waardoor de werkdruk wordt verlaagd.