PURPOSE: Premorbid conditions affect prognosis of acutely-ill aged patients. Several lines of evidence suggest geriatric syndromes need to be assessed but little is known on their relative effect on the 30-day survival after ICU admission. The primary aim of this study was to describe the prevalence …

Animal welfare is a multidimensional phenomenon and currently its on-farm assessment requires complex, multidimensional frameworks involving farm audits which are time-consuming, infrequent and expensive. The core principle of precision agriculture is to use sensor technologies to improve the efficiency …

Inleiding: gedurende het verouderingsproces verandert de lichaamssamenstelling. Afname in spiermassa en spierkracht leiden tot verminderd fysiek functioneren. Meetmethoden als DEXA, CT, MRI en BIA zijn echter in de dagelijkse praktijk niet altijd bruikbaar om deze veranderingen waar te nemen. Daarentegen …

Background: Diabetes mellitus is considered the fifth in the top five causes of noncommunicable disease related deaths in the world. Treatment ranges from lifestyle changes to medication. Intermittent fasting (IF) shows glucose lowering results in rats and might be a possibility for human therapy. Objectives: …

De frequentie waarin fysieke huisbezoeken worden uitgevoerd daalt terwijl de behoefte hieraan niet verminderd is. Huisbezoeken zijn belangrijk om terugkeer naar huis te bevorderen, de woonsituatie te optimaliseren en context-based te werken. Daar komt bij dat de Nederlandse bevolking aan het vergrijzen …

Occupational Therapy (OT) is a new profession in Mongolia. In order to help develop OT in Mongolia, research was conducted on the applicability of OT assessments, with the following main question: â What is the applicability of Occupational Therapy assessments within the Mongolian way of Occupational …

Waarom een AIESEP Standpunt over Beoordeling bij Lichamelijke Opvoeding? Het doel van dit AIESEP Standpunt is viervoudig: • Om internationaal te pleiten voor de centrale positie van beoordeling bij de realisatie van een betekenisvolle, relevante, waardevolle lichamelijke opvoeding (LO)*; • Om het …

Why a position statement on Assessment in Physical Education? The purpose of this AIESEP Position Statement on Assessment in Physical Education (PE) is fourfold: • To advocate internationally for the importance of assessment practices as central to providing meaningful, relevant and worthwhile physical …

A preliminary framework of digital assessment for an automated highway overtaking system

Aims: To assess the effectiveness of a variety of physical treatments in the management of tension-type headache (TTH) in children. Methods: This review is reported in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines and was registered in the PROSPERO database (CRD42014015290). Randomized and nonrandomized controlled …