Rationale Up to 60% of patients with head and neck cancer are malnourished upon first presentation. Malnutrition has been associated with a higher risk of adverse events and decreased quality of life and survival. Patients with a high risk of malnutrition often receive pretreatment dietary treatment …

COST-EFFECTIVE LARGE SCALE 3D PRINTING OF CONTINUOUS FIBRE-REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITES USING UD TAPES

This white paper introduces the foundations of industrial automation and explains why it matters in modern production environments. It clarifies what industrial automation is and what industry cares about, such as reliability, safety, productivity and maintainability. It also explains how automation …

This article focusses on the rise of agrogeological soil science in the early 20th century, especially in a Dutch-imperial context, as generating a novel geobiopolitical epistemology for the governance of natural and social worlds. Specifically, this article seeks to understand the consequences of agrogeologists’ …

Brief Summary, This study aims to evaluate a new self-management support intervention for burn survivors called BreeZe. The overall goal of BreeZe is to enhance burn survivors' self-management skills in order to integrate treatment and life goals and subsequently optimize burn survivors' quality of life …

Smartphones and smartwatches are ever-present in daily life, and provide a rich source of information on their users' behaviour. In particular, digital traces derived from the phone's embedded movement sensors present an opportunity for a forensic investigator to gain insight into a person's physical …

The purpose of this project was to improve exercise-friendliness of a low SES neighbourhood in the Netherlands. This neighbourhood was chosen because it scored below average on important health parameters like self-efficacy, resilience, and quality of life

Doelstelling Inzicht verkrijgen in de attitude ten opzichte van fysieke activiteit (PA) van Noorse en Nederlandse patiënten na een heup- of knie artroplastiek, mogelijke verschillen in attitude tussen de landen en welke factoren een meer positieve of negatieve attitude verklaren. Methoden Er werd een …

Cyclophosphamide (CPA) is a commonly used alkylating chemotherapeutic drug that targets rapidly dividing cells causing apoptosis by crosslinking DNA. While effective against neoplasms, CPA can also affect healthy immune cells. This study investigated whether a single dose of CPA alters healthy lymphoid …