PURPOSE: Athletes require feedback in order to comply with prescribed training programs designed to optimize their performance. In rowing, current feedback parameters on intensity are inaccurate. Mechanical power output is a suitable objective measure for training intensity, but due to movement restrictions …

Mens en technologie zijn sterk met elkaar verweven in alle geledingen van de maatschappij. Ook bij alle Fontys opleidingen speelt technologie een steeds grotere rol, reden waarom Fontys TEC for Society als zwaartepunt voor de komende jaren heeft gedefinieerd. Bij FHICT leren we onze studenten ICT-producten …

Introduction: The recently published 2018 ESPEN Guidelines on Clinical Nutrition in the Intensive Care Unit [1] represents a valuable revision of the 2006 Enteral Nutrition Guidelines [2] and the 2009 Parenteral Nutrition Guidelines [3] published earlier by this European group. The guidelines committee …

Background: A higher protein intake is suggested to preserve muscle mass during aging and may therefore reduce the risk of sarcopenia. Objectives: We explored whether the amount and type (animal or vegetable) of protein intake were associated with 5-y change in mid-thigh muscle cross-sectional area (CSA) …

De vergrijzing van de Nederlandse bevolking is aanstaande, waarbij op termijn een groeiend aandeel senioren tot op hogere leeftijd alleen zal komen te wonen. Dit betekent nogal wat voor de bestaande woningvoorraad in Nederland die de benodigde transformatie zal moeten ondergaan. De aandacht gaat daarbij …

Policy seminar for the European Commission and SSH community where we presented the final results of ACCOMPLISSH

OBJECTIVES: To compare low contrast detail (LCD) detectability and radiation dose for routine paediatric chest X-ray (CXR) imaging protocols among various hospitals. METHODS: CDRAD 2.0 phantom and medical grade polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) slabs were used to simulate the chest region of four different …

Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is being used extensively in the search for pathoanatomical factors contributing to low back pain (LBP) such as Modic changes (MC). However, it remains unclear whether clinical findings can identify patients with MC. The purpose of this explorative study was …

BACKGROUND: For older adults, physical activity is vital for maintaining their health and ability to live independently. Home-based programs can help them achieve the recommended exercise frequency. An application for a tablet computer was developed to support older adults in following a personal training …

Conference on final results of ACCOMPLISSH