Background Preference-weighted multi-faceted endpoints have the potential to facilitate comparative effectiveness research that incorporates patient preferences. The Older Persons and Informal Caregivers Survey—Composite endpoint (TOPICS-CEP) is potentially a valuable outcome measure for evaluating interventions …

Nowadays, composites are mainly produced via petroleum derived chemicals. In a world where petroleum resources are running out, it is essential to find viable options for the replacement of these reserves. Biocomposites are already exploited but they appear to have low resistance to weathering. This …

The current research and design thesis deals with implementation of a 30-meter-long bridge with a cross section made with an innovative hybrid material composed of GFRP composite and steel members. A preliminary design consisting of analytical calculations creates a reference line on top of which FEM …

Background: Nurse-sensitive indicators and nurses’ satisfaction with the quality of care are two commonly used ways to measure quality of nursing care. However, little is known about the relationship between these kinds of measures. This study aimed to examine concordance between nurse-sensitive screening …

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 …

Verne beheert en ontwikkelt een online verzekeringsadministratieplatform. Zij stelt zich tot doel de volledige levenscyclus van verzekeringen zo veel mogelijk te automatiseren. Daarbij hebben ze te maken met verschillende klant-omgevingen van verzekeraars waarin producten aangevraagd en gewijzigd moeten …

Context is an entirety that arises from interaction and communication between people and objects mutually connected in networks. Place-, time- and goal-related interaction and communication between people and intelligent objects or cyberphysical systems will be made possible by means including applicable …

Background: Post-term pregnancy, a pregnancy exceeding 294 days or 42 completed weeks, is associated with increased perinatal morbidity and mortality and is considered a high-risk condition which requires specialist surveillance and induction of labour. However, there is uncertainty on the policy …

Ultrasonic Verification is a new method for the monitoring large surface areas of CFRP by ultrasound with few sensors. The echo response of a transmitted pulse through the structure is compared with the response of an earlier obtained reference signal to calculate a fidelity parameter.

AIMS: To assess the influence of peer alcohol use during adolescence on young adults' alcohol use and abuse, and to assess to what extent parents' perception of their adolescent child's friends and adolescent's self-control modify this influence. METHODS: We analyzed data from the first, third, and fourth …