The Body Mass Index, Body Fat Percentage and Physical Fitness were measured in first year physiotherapy students in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Findings show that there was a higher than expected prevalence of overweight in this study population. Furthermore, there were strong correlations Body Mass …

Inleiding: Hamstringblessures zijn een van de meest voorkomende sportblessures met een percentage van 13 tot 17% binnen het betaalde voetbal. Inmiddels is het nodige bekend over het ontstaan van hamstringblessures maar het aantal blessures neemt nog niet af. Het doel van dit onderzoek is het ontwikkelen …

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 …

Het doel van de afstudeeropdracht is het realiseren van een order verzamel (‘orderpicken’) systeem en bijbehorende software, dat geautomatiseerd door de gebruiker ingevoerde order groente en fruit verplaatst. Om het project in goede banen te leiden is het project opgedeeld in drie fases: • Fase 1: Ontwikkeling …

Samenvatting Inleiding: Ondanks dat borstkanker een van de meest voorkomende kankersoort is, is er geen verband gevonden tussen het dragen van borstimplantaten en het ontwikkelen van borstkanker. Mammografisch onderzoek is tot op heden de standaardtechniek om borstkanker te screenen. Het is echter nog …

Purpose: This field study analyses the quality of the actual thermal comfort and indoor air quality in Dutch office buildings. A linear regression analysis was used to determine how much these variables and demographic variables influenced the perceived thermal comfort of office workers. Approach: Data …

The purpose of this study is to show how local authorities (municipalities) deal with their community real estate. The study is an annually recurring research: every year since 2008 (except for 2013), Dutch municipalities have been asked to complete a questionnaire about how they manage their real estate. …

Video feedback may be a powerful tool to change biomechanical landing patterns associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury risk. This study investigated the effect of video feedback on drop vertical jump (DVJ) landing strategies in team sport athletes. 59 athletes were assigned to a video …

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, …

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Higher interdialytic weight gain (IDWG) is associated with higher predialysis blood pressure and increased mortality. IDWG is also increasingly being recognized as an indicator of nutritional status. We studied in detail the associations of various patient factors and nutritional parameters …