Abstract Problem definition. Chronic diseases are accountable for the leading cause of mortality on the globe. Non-communicable disease (NCD) – a type of chronic illness – causes burden on multiple levels, ranging from personal to economical strain, resulting in immense number deaths annually. Dominant causes …

Niet-invasieve diagnostische beeldvormende technieken zijn van belang bij het opsporen van kwetsbare plaques voor de preventie van een herseninfarct. Het doel van dit onderzoek is het valideren van compound strain imaging voor het meten van de kwetsbaarheid van atherosclerotische carotis plaques bij …

Background Oleaginous yeast species are an alternative for the production of lipids or triacylglycerides (TAGs). These yeasts are usually non-pathogenic and able to store TAGs ranging from 20 % to 70 % of their cell mass depending on culture conditions. TAGs originating from oleaginous yeasts can be …

The fungal species Trichoderma harzianum is widely used as a biological agent in crop protection. To verify the continued presence of this fungus on plant roots manually inoculated with T. harzianum strain T22, a Q-PCR was designed using specific probes for this particular strain. To develop these molecular …

When considering a composite strip or plate under certain thermal and environmental conditions and loadings, there is a minimum strain threshold for the appearance of the first micro crack. The associated strain level is defined here as “critical strain”. There are various active displacement methods …

Het jihadistisch terrorisme is momenteel de grootste dreiging voor Nederland. De internationale ontwikkelingen, de uitreizende en de terugkerende jihadisten kenmerken momenteel de dreiging die uitgaat van het jihadistisch terrorisme. Hierdoor heeft de overheid het Actieprogramma Integrale Aanpak Jihadisme …

Purpose – In many organizations, a major part of the daily activities is perceived as concentrated work (53% in this study). Hence, a lack of privacy at the workplace may be considered as a serious environmental stressor. Activity-based work environments usually provide non-assigned private rooms, to …

Owing to the aging of Western societies, an increasing number of people over age 65 are now working in bridge employment. Research is needed to understand how job characteristics in bridge employment should be designed to support older employees’ productivity, considering potential declines in intra-individual …

Achtergrond: Echografie (EC) is binnen de medische beeldvorming de goedkoopste en minst invasieve manier om de Lumbale Musculus Multifidus (LMM) af te beelden. Een recente ontwikkeling binnen de EC is elastosonografie. Dit is een techniek waarbij de hardheid en de elasticiteit van weefsel wordt gemeten …

This research was conducted as a response to the recent trend of flexibilization in the European labor market. Factors for its fast emergence include the increased international competition and the effects of the economic crisis in Europe. Young workers have become overrepresented in flexible jobs. The …