SAMENVATTING Empowerment is een centraal begrip binnen het sociaal werk in Nederland en Vlaanderen. Er is behoefte aan meetinstrumenten die de empowerende effecten van hulpaanbod blootleggen. De wijze waarop meetinstrumenten ontwikkeld worden, lijkt echter invloed te hebben op de kwaliteit van de instrumenten …

OBJECTIVES: Children diagnosed with auditory processing disorders (APD) experience difficulties in auditory functioning and with memory, attention, language, and reading tasks. However, it is not clear whether the behavioral characteristics of these children are distinctive from the behavioral characteristics …

Rice is the second most important cereal in Tanzania occupying 18% of cultivated land and is mostly used as a cash crop. This study conducted at Mahiga Irrigation scheme in Kwimba district aimed at identifying opportunities and strategies for improving access to markets by small holder rice farmers in …

Obesity has become a major societal problem worldwide [1][2]. The main reason for severe overweight is excessive intake of energy, in relation to the individual needs of a human body. Obesity is associated with poor eating habits and/or a sedentary lifestyle. A significant part of the obese population …

The objective of the study was to evaluate the capacity of Northern Bandung Dairy Farmer Cooperative (KPSBU) to support farmers in producing good quality milk within the milk value chain in West Bandung Regency, West Java. The study used qualitative research strategies including desk study, case study, …

While condition-based maintenance (CBM) has been established as an effective maintenance strategy in comparison with time-based maintenance (TBM), it has not garnered popularity in the maritime industry. Instead, TBM has been established as the norm for most maintenance programs on board ships. Research …

Characteristics of children with listening difficulties: APD or not?Introduction: It is not clear for speech-language pathologists and audiologists, which characteristics are typically for children with listening difficulties, and whether auditory processing disorders (APD) can be distinguished from …

PURPOSE: The purpose of this review article is to describe characteristics of auditory processing disorders (APD) by evaluating the literature in which children with suspected or diagnosed APD were compared with typically developing children and to determine whether APD must be regarded as a deficit …

SAMENVATTING Dit onderzoeksrapport geeft antwoord op de centrale vraag: ‘Welke rol speelt de gemeente Amsterdam bij het proces van gentrificatie in haar stad?’ De aanleiding voor dit onderzoek ligt in het feit dat gentrificatie een veelbesproken thema is, maar binnen het debat veel onduidelijkheid bestaat …

A substantial proportion of patients with burn injury develop chronic itch, which can severely affect their quality of life. As found in research on chronic pain, different psychophysiological processes may also play a role in chronic itch, of which central sensitization, conditioned modulation, and …