As the population ages, the risk of becoming malnourished increases. Research has shown that poor oral health can be a risk factor for malnutrition in institutionalized elderly. However, it remains unclear whether oral health problems, edentulousness and health-related quality of life also pose a risk …

The concept of the Daily Urban System (DUS) has gained relevance over the past decades as the entity to examine and explain the functionality of the urban landscape. Daily Urban Systems are usually defined and measured by the strength of commuter or shopper flows between the nodes of the system. It is …

One of the goals for the JPI Water funded project INovations for eXtreme Climatic Events (INXCES) is to provide risk assessment tools for urban hydro-climatic events. Combining disciplines increases the capacity to manage and improve the mitigation of the infrastructure for stormwater in urban areas. …

Door de opstelling van strengere Marpol Annex VI eisen zoeken producenten naar oplossingen om hun motoren aan deze eisen te laten voldoen. Een optie die steeds meer in populariteit toeneemt, is het varen op LNG. Het aanpassen van een dergelijk systeem kan een invloed hebben aan boord, dit zowel op het …

Ondanks jaren van ontwikkeling t.a.v. veiligheidseisen en protocollen, blijft het aantal arbeidsongevallen aan boord van schepen hoog. Met dit onderzoeksrapport wordt ernaar gestreefd een duidelijk beeld te krijgen van de veiligheid aan boord van type D-schepen vallend onder het Navis Shipmanagement …

Studies among people with dementia demonstrated that the sleep quality and rhythm improves significantly when people are exposed to ambient bright light. Since almost half of the healthy older people also indicate to suffer from chronic sleep disorders, the question arises whether ambient bright light …

Background Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare, aggressive, neuroendocrine skin tumor with frequent local recurrence, lymph node involvement, distant metastasis, and a high mortality rate. Viscum album extracts (VAE) are a widely used adjunct in cancer treatment and show cytotoxic and immune-modulating …

Meer dan 50% van de oncologische patiënten is ondervoed. Om deze reden is het geven van een passend dieetadvies van belang, waarbij het voor de diëtist cruciaal is om inzicht te krijgen in de energiebehoefte van de patiënt. In de praktijk wordt gebruikgemaakt van diverse formules om de energiebehoefte …

Introduction: The ketogenic diet can be used for the treatment of intractable epilepsy. This is a high fat, low protein and carbohydrate diet. There has been little research into the ketogenic diet for children under the age of 2. For infants it is expected that, due to development combined with frequent …

Some forms of media use may negatively affect (pre)adolescents’ health, but little is known about the parent’s role herein. Therefore, an online questionnaire among 1,741 Dutch youngsters (10-18 years) explored, a) whether they use electronic media in a healthy manner – i.e., no media during bedtime; …