Studium Generale https://youtu.be/jz8S0R7t7kM De effecten van een interventie op de ontwikkeling zijn nooit op voorhand te voorspellen. Enkele weken geleden hebben we hier in een serie van 4 blogs over dynamische systeem theorie (DST) bij stil gestaan. Slechts binnen bepaalde grenzen geldt dat bijvoorbeeld …

The advantage of being illiterate 1 https://youtu.be/jHAiwWtJxc0 The advantage of being illiterate 2 https://youtu.be/CuUX2ntDFW4 We are NOT our Brains! The advantage of being illiterate part 1 & 2 - Why do we learn our second language very differently from our first language? - What are the benefits …

Many species of parasitoid wasps use plant volatiles to locate their herbivorous hosts. These volatiles are reliable indicators of host presence when their emission in plants is induced by herbivory. Hyperparasitoids may also use information from lower trophic levels to locate their parasitoid hosts …

BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to explore the 10-year plus outcomes of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy with concomitant chemotherapy (CRT) combined with preventive swallowing rehabilitation (CRT+) for head and neck cancer (HNC). METHODS: Subjective and objective swallowing, trismus, and …

Background: Infantile hereditary proximal spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 is characterized by onset in the first 6 months of life and severe and progressive muscle weakness. Dysphagia is a common complication but has not been studied in detail. Objective: To study feeding and swallowing problems …

Objective: Post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) is an established method for disease, complications, and cause of death determination in both clinical and forensic cases. By adding intravascular infusion of contrast medium, computed tomography angiography (PMCTA) provides additional information on …

BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia might be a relevant lead for optimization of the condition of patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) before chemoradiotherapy (CRT) to prevent long-term functional swallowing impairment, such as feeding tube dependency. METHODS: Regression analyses were performed to assess the …

In 2004 the physicist Chris Anderson postulated a theory - the long tail - in which he stated that with the emergence of the internet many writers and artists get a chance of success. As a result, greatest hits and bestsellers would have an increasingly relatively smaller share in the totals of artist …

INTRODUCTION: While prone positioning (PP) has been shown to improve patient survival in moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients, the rate of application of PP in clinical practice still appears low. AIM: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of use of PP in ARDS …