A re-experiencing of the wilderness ideal is taking place in the Netherlands. This is expressed in the attention that is being devoted to projects in which agricultural land is transformed into nature. One of these projects is central to this article: the island Tiengemeten. We aim to study the experiences …

Doel van het onderzoek Dit rapport beschrijft de evaluatie van de Eigen Kracht-conferenties gehouden tussen 1 september 2015 tot 1 september 2016. Het doel van dit onderzoek is het in kaart brengen van de tevredenheid van de deelnemers, de langetermijneffecten en de werkzame elementen van deze Eigen …

The use of nutritional supplements is highly prevalent among athletes. In this cross-sectional study, we assessed the prevalence of nutritional supplement use by a large group of Dutch competitive athletes in relation to dietary counseling. A total of 778 athletes (407 males and 371 females) completed …

Een aantal steden blijft groeien met gevolgen als verdichting, een hoger geluidspeil en meer fijnstof. Daarnaast hebben steden door te veel harde oppervlaktes last van hittestress en wateroverlast. Meer groenvoorzieningen, zoals parken, kunnen deze gevolgen verzachten. De omgevingspsychologie geeft inzicht …

Dit artikel is eerder gepubliceerd in het European Journal of Pain en wordt met toestemming van dat tijdschrift in een Nederlandse vertaling in twee delen in TBV gepubliceerd.

The production of biogas through anaerobic digestion is one of the technological solutions to convert biomass into a readily usable fuel. Biogas can replace natural gas, if the biogas is upgraded to green gas. To contribute to the EU-target to reduce Green House Gases emissions, the installed biogas …

Objectives: Direct access is a term that describes the ability of patients to seek healthcare from midlevel dental providers (MLDPs) without first seeing a dentist. Theobjective of this study was to synthesize the evidence for the effects and costs ofdirect access to MLDPs in a primary dental care environment …

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to focus on the effects of career development and guidance among students (age 17-23) enrolled in higher education in The Netherlands. First the paper explores whether the development of career competencies contribute to career identity, learning motivation, certainty …

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, …

To investigate whether oxygen consumption and blood flow at rest and after exercise are lower in the affected arm of patients with repetitive strain injury (RSI) compared to controls, and lower in the healthy nonaffected forearm within patients with unilateral RSI. RSI is considered an upper extremity …