In this reserach, standard reference values for the diaphragm thickness in healthy young adults are looked for. These will be put into relation with the age, the gender, the height and the FFMI of these subjects. Furthermore, a connection to COPD-patients is made in respect to using MSU in clinical practice …

This bachelor dissertation examines whether there is a noticeable stigma against Feminism in the Netherlands and in the Republic of Ireland. To answer that, it looks at the image of feminism in selected Irish and the Dutch online newspapers. Additionally, interviews with eight young women were held as …

The ‘pay gap’ is a relatively new term. However, it is a problem that was developed around the beginning of the 20th century, the moment when women were allowed to hold a paid occupation in the Netherlands and Norway. The pay gap, often confused with unequal pay for the same work, is actually a complex …

Queering the Collections is sinds 2014 een platform van musea en archieven die seksuele en genderdiversiteit in publieke collecties beter zichtbaar willen krijgen. Het is ook de naam van dit verslag van het eerste internationale congres over dit onderwerp in 2015. Vergezeld van een mini-lexicon met ‘regenboogwoorden’ …

What are possible differences in the outcomes of the Sensamove® therapy cushion NMC tests between 18 to 30 years old healthy men compared to 18 to 30 years old healthy women?

The main purpose of this research is to explore in what ways the gender gap could become smaller in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) field of higher education in the Netherlands. To gain insight into this issue, research has been conducted by the Swedish approach to attempt …

This study analyses the determinants of cycling expenditure by means of a Tobit regression analysis, based on a dataset of 5,157 cyclists. Using a heterodox economic framework, 23 different variables are combined into two commonly used variable groups (socio-demographics, sports intensity variables) …

Standard treatment for large burns is transplantation with meshed split skin autografts (SSGs). A disadvantage of this treatment is that healing is accompanied by scar formation. Application of autologous epidermal cells (keratinocytes and melanocytes) may be a suitable therapeutic alternative, since …

BACKGROUND: When indirect calorimetry is not available, predictive equations are used to estimate resing energy expenditure (REE). There is no consensus about which equation to use in hospitalized patients. The objective of this study is to examine the validity of REE predictive equations for underweight, …