The central goal of this study is to clarify to what degree former education and students' personal characteristics (the 'Big Five personality characteristics', personal orientations on learning and students' study approach) may predict study outcome (required credits and study continuance). Analysis …

In the Netherlands only a small number of male students opt for primary school teaching and a relatively large percentage of them leave without graduating. A small-scale research project was set up to explore the question: Can gender-specific student factors be identified in relation to the initial teacher …

Model calculations and the few data that are available show that over 100 L water condense yearly on each square meter of a greenhouse cover. It is known that the presence of condensate reduces light transmission. This effect is suppressed to some extent by adding film-forming (anti-drop) additives to …

In September 2009 the department of Engineering of Fontys University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands has started a pilot honours program for excellent engineering students called PRogram OUstanding Development (PROUD). Aim of this program is to give those engineering students, who have the ambition, …

To compare comfort‐related outcomes when wearing rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lenses made of two different materials and using two cleaning regimes. In a double‐masked lens material cross‐over study, subjects (n = 28 who completed the study) were refitted with new lenses made from (A) Boston XO …

De Koninklijk Nederlands Genootschap voor Fysiotherapie (KNGF) heeft aansluitend aan de NHG-Standaard schouderklachten een statement geformuleerd welke de eerstelijns fysiotherapeut houvast moet bieden bij het onderzoek en de behandeling van patiënten met vermeende subacromiale impingementklachten. Verondersteld …

Dit afstudeerproject heeft tot doel de validiteit van twee schoudertesten, de drop arm test en de empty can test, te onderzoeken. Onderzoeksvraagstelling: “Wat is de validiteit van de drop arm test en de empty can test voor het diagnosticeren van rotator-cuff rupturen met echografie als referentietest …

One of the key elements of the vision of The Hague University is its international character; the students should feel themselves as global citizens. European Studies (ES) is one of the most important international-orientated study programmes within The Hague University which educates students to become …

Welke factoren van klanttevredenheid spelen een rol bij de drop-out van patiënten bij het eerste en/of tweede behandelcontact van de behandeling? Drop-out is nog steeds een groot probleem binnen de geestelijke gezondheidszorg. Er blijkt nog geen manier gevonden te zijn om uitval van de behandeling tegen …

In a double-masked randomized controlled crossover study we investigated both the retinal responses to straylight, and the effects of lens cleaners on straylight values, in two different RGP contact lens materials. Methods: Thirty patients (20-59 years) wearing RGP lenses were refitted with new lenses …