PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to identify and evaluate the value of prognostic factors related to disability, pain and quality of life (QoL) for adult patients undergoing lumbar spine fusion surgery (LSFS). METHODS: Two reviewers independently searched the literature, assessed eligibility, …

Valt de binding met de organisatie weg vanwege het thuiswerken? Uit ons onderzoek onder medewerkers van MKB-ondernemingen blijkt dat niet. Respondenten geven namelijk hoge scores voor hun mate van verbondenheid met de organisatie (gemiddeld hoger dan 4 op een schaal van 1–5). Daarnaast laat het onderzoek …

Purpose: This case study is presented to inform the reader of potential speech, language, cognitive, and emotional characteristics in preadolescent cluttering. Method: This case study describes a 10-year-old boy who started to clutter during preadolescence. The case illustrates that, in some adolescents, …

In opdracht van EnTranCe wordt een hackaton georganiseerd tijdens de scholenchallenge waarbij een energieplan moet worden opgeleverd waarin de eigen middelbare school van de deelnemers ingezet wordt als energiehub voor de omgeving. In dit energieplan moet naar voren komen in welke mate de school een …

In this paper, the success of students during their first year at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences at the faculty of Communication and Creative Business (formerly called Media, Information and Communication) will be compared prior to Covid-19 and during Covid-19 in the first year. With the …

Social robots have been introduced in different fields such as retail, health care and education. Primary education in the Netherlands (and elsewhere) recently faced new challenges because of the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns and quarantines including students falling behind and teachers burdened with …

Music can touch people deeply, and lead to wellbeing as an all-encompassing word for everything that makes life worth living, or at least can make it liveable. Musicians can play an important role in these processes, not as pseudo-therapists, but from their own artistic identity, with an approach in …

One challenge novice nurses face at the start of their career is coming to grips with the tumultuous working environment and its social dynamics. Assertive behavior and interprofessional communication play a key role in maintaining one’s health throughout this process: skills which novice nurses feel …