1e alinea column: Oproep aan de Dutch Cowboys Talenten om de werkelijke maatschappelijke uitdagingen te blijven benoemen, deze agenda te occupy'en en concrete bijdragen te formuleren als ode aan de nieuwe wereld met zijn vele nieuwe mogelijkheden! Hans Keilson overleed in mei 2011. Het kan gek lopen …

Recensie van Jan Bloemendal, Arjan van Dixhoorn & Elsa Strietman (ed.), Literary Cultures and Public Opinion in the Low Countries 1450-1650.

In de afgelopen jaren zijn de chirurgische technieken bij peestransposities steeds verder ontwikkeld. Dit maakt het mogelijk postoperatief eerder te starten met actief oefenen van de hand in plaats de hand 3 weken te immobiliseren om de pees goed te laten herstellen. Vraagstelling ´Biedt vroege actieve …

Introduction: the purpose of this study was to examine wath the best evidence-based physical therapy treatment following reversed total shoulder arthroplasty is. Method: A systematic search to relevant scientific articles has been held in Pubmed, Cinahl and PEDro to articles concerning rTSA with the …

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the developmental changes in performance in a repeated-sprint ability (RSA) test in young soccer players of contrasting maturity status. A total of 83 regional level Portuguese youth soccer players, aged 11- 13 years at baseline was assessed annually. Stature, …

Dysphagia is reported in advanced stages of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The population of DMD is changing due to an increasing survival. We aimed to describe the dysphagia in consecutive stages and to assess the underlying mechanisms of dysphagia in DMD, in order to develop mechanism based recommendations …

The contribution of purchasing to the development and growth of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the overall performance of supply chain has been neither rigorously examined nor empirically substantiated. This paper provides empirical evidence on how purchasing variables (relationship, …

Turkey's historical focus on the European Union dates back to the Ottoman period. In this era, numerous developments clearly illustrated Turkey's focus on the EU. These developments included among others the Tanzimat, literally 'reorganisation', which implies secularization of the judicial system, and …

BACKGROUND: Prenatal healthcare is likely to prevent adverse outcomes, but an adequate review of utilization and its determinants is lacking. OBJECTIVE: To review systematically the evidence for the determinants of prenatal healthcare utilization in high-income countries. METHOD: Search of publications …

BACKGROUND: Physician assistant (PA) education has undergone substantial change since the late 1960s. After four decades of development, other countries have taken a page from the American experience and launched their own instructional initiatives. The diversity in how different countries approach education …