OBJECTIVE: The objective was to assess swallowing, mouth opening and speech function during the first year after radiation-based treatment (RT(+)) after introduction of a dedicated preventive rehabilitation program for stage III-IV oropharyngeal carcinoma (OPC). METHODS: Swallowing, mouth opening and …

In the framework of the research activities supported by SESAR JU, dedicated research stream is devoted to investigation of integration of Air Traffic Management (ATM) and aviation into a wider transport system able to support the implementation of Door-to-Door (D2D) travel concept. In this framework, …

For a company to be successful in the Dutch primary equine industry, it is essential to have a selection of skilled and dedicated employees. Managers in this industry must be aware that it is vital to have their current employees satisfied with their job. Job satisfaction is critical in attracting and …

Deze uitgave bundelt zestien essays die geschreven zijn door een groep van gevestigde historici en opkomend talent. Het is een rijke verzameling opstellen over landen, steden en regio’s. Samen illustreren ze de relevantie van onze sociaal-culturele, economische, demografische of politieke geschiedenis. …

Living labs are complex multi-stakeholder collaborations that often employ a user centred and design-driven methodology to foster innovation. Conventional management tools fall short in evaluating them. However, some methods and tools dedicated to living labs' special characteristics and goals have already …

Purpose/Objective: Most dose-escalation trials in glioblastoma patients integrate the escalated dose throughout the standard course by targeting a specific subvolume. We hypothesize that anatomical changes during irradiation may affect the dose coverage of this subvolume for both proton- and photon-based …

This upper-level Open Access textbook aims to educate students and professionals on how to develop business models that have a positive impact on people, society, and the social and ecological environment. It explores a different view of how to organize value creation, from a focus on an almost exclusively …

Dairy cooperatives have been around in the Netherlands for more than 130 years (Bijman, 2018). A growing European economy and growing demand for dairy products offered opportunities for further growth (Bijman, 2018). As the technological development in dairy processing evolved, cooperatives continued …

From October 1980 until May 1981, the Heritage Department of the municipality of Utrecht excavated 173 burials and 40 charnel pits at the former St. Jobsgasthuis. The focus of this thesis is on the skeletal research of the buried individuals in the chapel of the St. Jobsgasthuis. The individuals buried …

This thesis covers the development process of a realistic representation of a news item in VR. Additionally, the thesis aims to test whether this technology can generate empathic feedback in young adults from 20 to 30 years old. Another purpose is to make recommendations for future developers who are …