In this paper we outline the design process of TaSST (Tactile Sleeve for Social Touch), a touch-sensitive vibrotactile arm sleeve. The TaSST was designed to enable two people to communicate different types of touches over a distance. The touch-sensitive surface of the sleeve consists of a grid of 4x3 …

The purpose of this article was to describe a child-friendly modified constraint-induced movement therapy protocol that is combined with goal-directed task-specific bimanual training (mCIMT-BiT). This detailed description elucidates the approach and supports various research reports. This protocol is …

Background: Malnutrition is an important cause of the excessive morbidity and mortality rate of dialysis patients. Frequent nocturnal home hemodialysis (NHHD) has many benefits compared with conventional thrice-weekly hemodialysis (CHD), due to the virtual absence of dietary restrictions and a much higher …

Dit verslag beschrijft de standaardisatie en het ontwerpproces van een truck- of treinlaadarm ten behoeve van de verlading van een tanktrailer en spoorketelwagon. De laadarmen voor de verlading bestaan er in verschillende configuraties. Het standaardisatieproces eist dat de componenten gemakkelijk te …

Hemiplegiepatiënten hebben grote problemen met het rijden in een normale rolstoel. Door hun handicap is één zijde van het lichaam verlamt. Door deze verlamming kunnen zij maar met één arm en één been de rolstoel aandrijven. Doordat zij beperkt zijn in het aandrijven van de rolstoel ontstaan er diverse …

PRRT is a method of treatment that is used for a variety of diseases. In this method of treatment patient are infused with a radiopharmaceutical. This radiopharmaceutical will deliver a radiation dose to the specific targeted organ. However, due to infusion in the bloodstream other organs will also sustain …

Achtergrond: Een borstkanker gerelateerd lymfoedeem is een veel voorkomende aandoening in de behandeling van borstkanker. Lymfoedeem is een invaliderende aandoening, vroegtijdige diagnostisering en behandeling kunnen leiden tot het minimaliseren van de emotionele en psychische belasting. Een behandeling …

In this dissertation, the changes introduced by the Lisbon Treaty to Common Foreign Security Policy (CFSP) in order to address and improve the coherence of the EU's external action are examined. In order to understand the coherence problem that existed in the EU's external action before the Lisbon Treaty …

This thesis aims to test the credibility of the Responsibility to Protect principle ("R2P") by looking at how the principle was applied in Libya and addressing the question of why R2P was not applied in Syria. The first part of the thesis is about the origins and definition of R2P. The second part compares …

BACKGROUND: Burn survivors are frequently faced with disfiguring scars. Various techniques exist to improve scar appearance, such as laser treatment and dermabrasion. Next to that, surgical reconstruction, such as scar excision is an option. This randomized controlled trial investigates whether a larger …