Abstract Background An increasing number of the ageing population worldwide is at risk of becoming frail and incapacitated. This has the potential to impact not only on the well-being of individuals but also on the sustainability of healthcare systems. Objective The aim of this study was to explore …

This PhD research project is about how Dutch development NGOs use social media for their development projects. For this, the following research question has been investigated: how do Dutch development NGOs use social media to further the development activities of their organisations? The purpose of this …

Fingerprints are widely used in forensic science for individualization purposes. However, not every fingermark found at a crime scene is suitable for comparison, for instance due to distortion of ridge detail, or when the reference fingerprint is not in the database. To still retrieve information from …

OBJECTIVE: To develop a valid and reliable tool to measure triadic decision making between older adults with multiple chronic conditions (MCC), their informal caregivers and geriatricians. METHODS: Video observational study with cross-sectional assessment of interaction during medical consultations between …

Dit rapport doet verslag over de resultaten van een enquête in het kader van het onderzoek ‘Versterking methodisch werken via HRM’. Dit onderzoek maakt deel uit van het ZonMW onderzoeksprogramma Vakkundig aan het Werk. Het onderzoek richt zich op de dienstverlening op het gebied van re-integratie en …

The aim of the present study was to predict the effect of inter-individual and inter-ethnic human kinetic variation on the sensitivity towards acute liver toxicity of lasiocarpine in the Chinese and the Caucasian population, and to derive chemical specific adjustment factors (CSAFs) by integrating variation …

This paper describes a calibration method for inertial and magnetic sensors using a batched optimization procedure. Well estab- lished sensor, motion and constraint models are applied which include sensor gains, biases, misalignments and inter-triad misalignments. For the magnetometer, hard and soft …

Stormwater runoff has severe negative and direct impact on the quality of surface waters and groundwater. The impact can cause chemical and heavy-metal pollution. Applying well established methods to map pollutants in urban areas and specifically in Nature-Based Solutions (NBS), such as Sustainable Urban …

De mkb-ers die deelnemen aan Re-StORe willen naast het inzichtelijk maken van het circulaire waardesysteem en de daarbij behorende mogelijke financiële, sociale en ecologische impact - ook weten op welke wijze zij kunnen handelen om de beoogde impact te bereiken en te handhaven. Daarnaast blijkt uit …

Een onderzoek naar de positieve bijdrage van de Wet Affectieschade voor nabestaanden die een naaste hebben verloren door toedoen van een medische misser. Onderzoek is verricht op basis van (inter)nationale wetsvergelijkingen, literatuurstudie en het houden van diverse interviews met medici, nabestaanden …