Ever since the recognition of the causality between earthquakes in the Region Groningen, gas production and the ensuing damage to houses and buildings in that area, government faces big challenges in policy-making. On the one hand liability for damages must result in fast and effective repair of houses …

PURPOSE: The patients diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Hypermobility Type (EDS-HT) are characterized by pain, proprioceptive inacuity, muscle weakness, potentially leading to activity limitations. In EDS-HT, a direct relationship between muscle strength, proprioception and activity limitations has …

Unsatisfactory knowledge and use of terminology regarding malnutrition, starvation, cachexia and sarcopenia among dietitians in Belgium, The Netherlands, Norway and Sweden

In dit hoofdstuk (onderdeel van deel 2 "Een gesprekstechniek voor individuelemaatschappelijke ondersteuning" )gaat het om de toepassing van rehabilitatie in de maatschappelijke context

A local operating theater ventilation device to specifically ventilate the wound area has been developed and investigated. The ventilation device is combined with a blanket which lies over the patient during the operation. Two configurations were studied: Configuration 1 where HEPA-filtered air was …

For decades now, Silicon Valley has been the home of the future. It's the birthplace of the world's most successful high-tech companies-including Apple, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, Twitter, and many more. So what's the secret? What is it about Silicon Valley that fosters entrepreneurship and innovation? …

Door een beschadiging in het centrale zenuwstelsel is het voor personen met een dwarslaesie niet mogelijk om te lopen. Een exoskelet, dat aangestuurd wordt door motoren, kan hiervoor de oplossing bieden. Om het exoskelet bewegingen op het lichaam over te laten brengen, zijn krachten op het bovenbeen …