The proposed bi-functional protective structure intended to have hydrophilic interior towards the skin surface and hydrophobic exterior for protection, ensuring fast transfer of moisture between body and external environment. The sandwich structure is prepared using 100% wool jersey and varieties of …

Plasma treatment is a commonly used technology to modify the wetting behavior of polymer films in the production process for, e.g., printed electronics. As the effect of the plasma treatment decreases in time, the so-called "aging effect", it is important to gain knowledge on how this effect impacts …

PURPOSE: Advanced radiotherapy treatments require appropriate quality assurance (QA) to verify 3D dose distributions. Moreover, increase in patient numbers demand efficient QA-methods. In this study, a time efficient method that combines model-based QA and measurement-based QA was developed; i.e., the …

Cancer is a worldwidehuman health problem.This is why much effortis put in finding solutions and treatments for this disease. One of the emerging adjuvant cancer treatments, hyperthermia, is applied by heating the tumourtissue, and is shown to increase the effects of radio and/ or chemotherapy. Because …

Achtergrond: Het patellofemoraal pijnsyndroom is een veel voorkomende knie aandoening bij sporters en niet-sporters. Het patellofemoraal pijnsyndroom wordt gekarakteriseerd door diffuse retropatellaire en peripatellaire pijn, als gevolg van fysieke en biomechanische veranderingen van het patellofemoraal …

Doel: Dit systematisch literatuuronderzoek onderzocht het effect van shockwave therapie bij het verminderen van pijn en het verbeteren van de schouderfunctie bij patiënten met een verkalkte tendinitis van de rotator cuff spieren. Methode: Aan de hand van een literatuurstudie in PubMed, CINAHL, PEDro …

Many tests, theories and treatments have been developed in order to help people who are diagnosed with autism. During therapy many positive effects of these theories are noticed. However, clients with autism seem to have difficulties to apply the learned behavior in real life. Which is not only frustrating …

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is an imaging technique for collecting depth resolved information in human tissue based on an interferometer. With an imaging depth of between 1 and 2 mm, OCT is only used to investigate (near) surfaces. But with an axial (depth) resolution of between 2 and 10 μm, and …

INTRODUCTION: To provide a state of the art on diagnostics, clinical characteristics, and treatment of paediatric generalised joint hypermobility (GJH) and joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS). METHOD: A narrative review was performed regarding diagnostics and clinical characteristics. Effectiveness of …

BACKGROUND: The face is a very frequent site of burn injuries. This multicenter, randomized, controlled trial thus investigates the effectiveness of cerium nitrate-silver sulfadiazine in the treatment of facial burns compared with silver sulfadiazine. METHODS: Adult patients with acute facial burns admitted …