Abstract This study assessed the efficacy of a co-designed, school-based intervention meant to promote physical activity and fitness among Dutch prevocational secondary students. In a two-year clustered randomized controlled trial, students’ physical activity and fitness was measured by indirect and …

Social networks and news outlets use recommender systems to distribute information and suggest news to their users. These algorithms are an attractive solution to deal with the massive amount of content on the web [6]. However, some organisations prioritise retention and maximisation of the number of …

This research aimed to find out how the Netherlands and the UAE can collaborate on seaweed production by using the Dubai Expo to bring both parties together. Seaweed brings a green solution towards the Food Security index pressures felt in the UAE now. These pressures are; water availability, oceans …

BACKGROUND: A limited number of patients return to sport (RTS) after an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) and patients who RTS have a relatively high risk for second ACL injury. The purpose of the current study was to compare the results of a test battery between patients who returned …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of doxepin hydrochloride 5% cream on reducing pruritus in burn scar patients compared to a placebo cream. METHOD: We conducted a multicenter triple-blind randomized clinical placebo-controlled crossover trial in which burn patients ≥18 years with an itch intensity ≥3 …

This thesis project has been carried out at VHL (Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences) and consists of three different parts; the first part is an experiment in which during 20 days of cultivation the optimum nitrate concentration for protein production in Ulva lactuca is sought. U. lactuca …

Van 2007 tot 2015 is er in ’s-Hertogenbosch geïnvesteerd in het implementeren van Triple P, een methode voor opvoedingsondersteuning. In 2015 heeft de transitie Jeugdhulp plaatsgevonden, waardoor er door de gemeente bezuinigd is op het aanbieden en coördineren van Triple P. Nu blijkt echter dat professionals …

Background: The environment affects children’s energy balance-related behaviors to a considerable extent. A context-based physical activity and nutrition school- and family-based intervention, named KEIGAAF, is being implemented in low socio-economic neighborhoods in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. The aim …

Ondernemen in de 21e eeuw, een digitaal tijdperk waarin duurzaamheid en Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Ondernemen een belangrijke rol spelen. Waarin precisielandbouw de markt probeert te veroveren en waarbij melkveehouders voor diverse keuzes staan om hier een bijdrage aan te leveren. Keuzes die worden …

Wetenschappelijk artikel over de toegankelijkheid van het opvoedprogramma Triple P Tieners en de motivatie van ouders om deel te nemen. De resultaten van 50 half-gestructureerde interviews laten zien dat ondanks verschillende redenen voor deelname en wijze van aanmelding, deelgenomen ouders de bijeenkomsten …