Dynamic energy contracts, offering hourly varying day-ahead prices for electricity, create opportunities for a residential Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) to not just optimize the self-consumption of solar energy but also capitalize on price differences. This work examines the financial potential …

Objective: We determined the prevalences of hyperoxemia and excessive oxygen use, and the epidemiology, ventilation characteristics and outcomes associated with hyperoxemia in invasively ventilated patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19).  Methods: Post hoc analysis of a national, multicentre, …

Background: INTELLiVENT-adaptive support ventilation (ASV) is an automated closed-loop mode of invasive ventilation for use in critically ill patients. INTELLiVENT-ASV automatically adjusts, without the intervention of the caregiver, ventilator settings to achieve the lowest work and force of breathing. …

Background: Sarcopenic obesity (SO) is an increasing phenomenon and has been linked to several negative health consequences. The aim of this umbrella review is the assessment of effectiveness and certainty of evidence of nutrition and exercise interventions in persons with SO.  Method: We searched for …

This note summarises the current status of the work of EUROSIMs ans ASIMs Technical Committees "Data Driven System Simulation" - with main emphasis on Big Data integration in simulation. This overview suggests ten developed concepts and methods which should be considered, implemented and documented in …

Insects could prove to be a sustainable solution to feeding the growing human population. While insects are already consumed in many countries, the acceptance of insect-based foods is very low in Western European countries. This cross-border study examined how the acceptance of German and Dutch consumers …

Abstract: Since the first Oxford Survey of Childhood Cancer’s results were published, people have become more aware of the risks associated with prenatal exposure from diagnostic x rays. As a result, it has since been the subject of many studies. In this review, the results of recent epidemiological …

Het onderzoeken van de correlatie tussen functionele mobiliteit en loopsnelheid bij opname ten opzichte van de ligduur op de GRZ afdeling van patiënten met orthopedische aandoeningen aan de onderste extremiteit. Methode: Dit praktijk onderzoek was een longitudinale observationele pilotstudie. Hierbij …

De centrale vraag van dit onderzoek: “Welk advies kan aan Samskip worden gegeven, over het ter hand stellen en uitdrukkelijk van de hand wijzen van de algemene voorwaarden in de zin van artikel 6:234 en 6:225 lid 3 BW blijkens wet- en regelgeving, interview en jurisprudentie?’’ Het doel van dit onderzoek …

For my PhD research I build a structural model to predict student success. Initially to show the influence of social media use by first year students in higher education. However, for this research I use the model to investigate the predictive value of a student choice test. This test is mandatory for …