How societies respond to the challenges of human migration is one of the most morally defining and socioeconomically consequential policy decisions of our time. As anti-immigrant parties across the Global North seek to capitalize on public concerns about immigrant inclusion and border control, immigration …

Low-grade inflammation and metabolic syndrome are seen in many chronic diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA). Lifestyle interventions which combine different non-pharmacological therapies have shown synergizing effects in improving outcomes in patients with other chronic …

Corn is one of the world’s three major food crops, and it is also the most extensive grain variety in China, accounting for 42% of the grain planting area. According to the data in 2019, corn production in China reached 255 million tons (USDA GAIN 2020). The total production just after the rice and wheat …

The coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic still poses serious threats to global public health. Therefore, the scientific community is desperately looking for suitable vaccines and pharmacological treatment options. This thesis completes the internship at Specs Compound Handling BV and describes …

Deze afstudeeropdracht richt zich op inzicht, omgang en mening van de fysiotherapeut over het onderwerp algemeen verkrijgbare (AV) Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAID’s) en/of paracetamol. Vanuit de praktijk blijkt dat veel fysiotherapeuten onduidelijkheid ervaren in hoeverre zij advies mogen …

Een groot deel van de psychotische patiënten lijdt onder hun hallucinaties. Onderzoek toont aan dat psychotische patiënten met visuele hallucinaties vaker worden geassocieerd met een verminderd functioneren in het dagelijks leven en suïcidepogingen dan gezonde mensen. Hoewel anti-psychotische medicatie …

Furosemide is included in the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) list of prohibited substances because it can be used by athletes to mask the presence of performance-enhancing drugs in urine and/or excrete water for rapid weight loss. But how effective is furosemide in masking prohibited substances in …

Respiratory pathogens like Streptococcus pneumoniae can cause severe pneumonia. Nonetheless, mechanically ventilated intensive care patients, who have a high risk of contracting pneumonia, rarely develop pneumococcal pneumonia. Mechanically ventilated patients are at risk of contracting pneumonia. Therefore, …

Jelle van Baardewijk in gesprek met lector complexe pijn (Hogeschool Rotterdam) Lennard Voogt. We moeten anti-reductionistisch naar pijn kijken. We moeten het ten volle erkennen.” In zijn onderzoek richt Voogt zich voornamelijk op complexe pijn. Hij legt uit wat hij daaronder verstaat: “Als pijn niet …

Plant Breeders Rights were granted to Vandinter Semo BV on 29th December 2020 for the Andean Lupin variety COTOPAXI. COTOPAXI is result of cooperation between Vandinter Semo, Hanze University of Applied Sciences and the H2020 BBI-JU European research project LIBBIO. Andean Lupin (Lupinus mutabilis) has …