Basophils account for only 0.1-1% of all peripheral blood leukocytes. They were considered to be a redundant cell type for a long time. However, several findings show a non-redundant role for basophils in type 2 T-helper cell (Th2) immune responses in helminth infections, allergy and autoimmunity. Both …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common clinical tachyarrhythmia associated with significant morbidity and mortality and is expected to affect approximately 30 million North Americans and Europeans by 2050. AF is a persistent disease, caused by progressive, often age-related, derailment of proteostasis …

Dit boekje beschrijft een methode voor het reviewen van praktijkgericht onderzoek. Reviewen is kritisch oordelen over een stuk werk. We lichten de methode zo concreet mogelijk toe opdat lectoren, onderzoekers en docentonderzoekers in de kenniscentra in het hbo deze zelf kunnen toepassen. De methode is …

Ook dit gesprek geeft ons stof tot nadenken, bijvoorbeeld over de kwaliteitsborging middels peer-review: is dat te vergelijken met de feedback van 'critical friends' die zo'n belangrijke rol spelen binnen praktijkgericht onderzoek? Kunnen de critical friends misschien ook uit het praktijkveld komen?

In dit onderzoeksrapport wordt nagegaan hoe leerlingenzorg voor dyslectische leerlingen op de on-derzochte school geïntegreerd kan worden in de vaklessen. De onderzochte school heeft een zorg-plan waarin de visie op zorg beschreven staat. Er is nog geen schoolbreed dyslexiebeleid ontwikkeld. Bij dit …

INTRODUCTION: Functional capacity tests are standardized instruments to evaluate patients' capacities to execute work-related activities. Functional capacity test results are associated with biopsychosocial factors, making it unclear what is being measured in capacity testing. An overview of these factors …

BACKGROUND: Prenatal healthcare is likely to prevent adverse outcomes, but an adequate review of utilization and its determinants is lacking. OBJECTIVE: To review systematically the evidence for the determinants of prenatal healthcare utilization in high-income countries. METHOD: Search of publications …

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are often limited in their daily physical activity. However, the level, type and intensity of daily physical activity are not known, nor there is a clear insight in the contributing factors. The aim of this review is to describe daily physical …

AIM: To identify what determinants influence the prevalence and accuracy of nursing diagnosis documentation in clinical practice. BACKGROUND: Nursing diagnoses guide and direct nursing care. They are the foundation for goal setting and provide the basis for interventions. The literature mentions several …