In this report the current trend of e-commerce companies opening brick and mortar stores was investigated. This phenomenon can be linked to a concept known as omnichannel retail. It appears that many businesses are not aware of the current trends in retail. This leads to a misunderstanding of the modern …

BACKGROUND: When indirect calorimetry is not available, predictive equations are used to estimate resing energy expenditure (REE). There is no consensus about which equation to use in hospitalized patients. The objective of this study is to examine the validity of REE predictive equations for underweight, …

Moeten kinderen muziekles volgen? En, zo ja, moeten ze leren zingen of een muziekinstrument bespelen? Noten lezen of improviseren? En gaat het om cultuuroverdracht of creativiteit? Klassiek of pop? Formeel of informeel leren? Om deze en andere nijpende vragen te beantwoorden, gaan wij terug naar de oermens, …

Zal een kind dat aan muziek doet beter kunnen lezen, schrijven en rekenen? Of, met andere woorden, zijn er transfer-effecten van muziek naar andere domeinen die belangrijk zijn voor de ontwikkeling van het kind? Op basis van kennis van de functionele organisatie van het brein is het te verwachten dat …

Heeft muziek een positief impact op hersenfunctie bij ouderen? Kan het de aanzet van geheugenverlies en dementie vertragen of zelfs verbetering veroorzaken? Studies van hersenplasticticiteit laten een effect van muziekbeoefening op hersenvolume zien. Bovendien blijkt het (procedural) muziekgeheugen veel …

The functional and anatomical distinction between vision-for-perception and vision-for-action, the hallmark of the dual-stream Perception-Action Model, is equally applicable to the auditory domain, implying that non-conscious audition-for-action could play an important role in music performance. Ear …

Classical musicians are a unique population. Unlike other musicians, they learn their skills with the use of sheet music, right from the beginning. Investigation of brain response may help us understand how educational methods influence learning in this group of musicians. In this study, we hypothesized …

The aim of this research report is to provide an analysis of the business environment and growth opportunities for the assignment provider Primatrassen. The research was based on answering the question: How can Primatrassen improve its overall performance? To be able to find the answer to this question, …

This document contains the marketing plan for HealthCity The Hague. HealthCity The Hague is a premium fitness club in The Hague that offers many extra facilities to its members, such as child care, personal training, a swimming pool, and sauna facilities. The marketing plan is aimed at meeting the company’s …

BACKGROUND: Frailty is often associated with multimorbidity and disability. OBJECTIVES: We investigated heterogeneity in the frail older population by characterizing five subpopulations according to quantitative biological markers, multimorbidity and disability, and examined their association with mortality …