Purpose: Self-management has become an important concept in stroke rehabilitation. This study explored allied healthcare professionals' (AHPs) perceptions and beliefs regarding the self-management of stroke survivors and their knowledge and skills regarding stroke self-management interventions. Method: …

Waterborne diseases are posing a constant threat for people. In developing countries there is a lack of microbiologically safe drinking water and in the developed countries there are occasional waterborne disease outbreaks. These diseases are caused by bacteria or parasites which can be found in various …

Aims and objectives: To describe the process of implementing evidence-based practice (EBP) in a clinical nursing setting. Background: EBP has become a major issue in nursing, it is insufficiently integrated in daily practice and its implementation is complex. Design: Participatory action research. Method: …

In dit document is de ontwikkeling van een adaptief en intuïtief tilhulpsysteem beschreven. Het is ontwikkeld voor Festo B.V. te Delft om de mogelijkheden van de eigen apparatuur in beeld te brengen. Festo is een leverancier van pneumatische, elektrische en hybride technologieën voor de automatisering …

Some researchers insist that sustainability should be represented as a continuous quest, doubting that there is the ‘right’ way to be sustainable. Acknowledging the immensity of sustainability challenges, this article takes a different perspective, arguing that without understanding of concrete barriers …

Purpose Finding and keeping employment is difficult for people with HIV. To improve supportive care for people with HIV and employment-related problems, a multidisciplinary guideline was developed in the Netherlands in 2010/2011. To identify the employment-related concerns of people with HIV and to formulate …

As a University of Applied Sciences located in Rotterdam, one of the most diverse cities in The Netherlands, we aspire to a diverse community, not only students but also of faculty and staff. While diversity is portrayed by the community's national, racial, class, (dis)ability, sexual and gender identity …

Designing a green gas supply to meet a regional seasonal demand: a case study.One of the issues concerning the replacement of natural gas by green gas is the seasonal pattern of the gas demand. When constant production is assumed, this may limit the injected quantity of green gas into a gas grid to the …

This report describes the work that has been done on the water calorimeter project at VSL. The calorimeter determines the absorbed-dose-to water Dw in gray, by measuring the radiation induced temperature change. The temperature of the water will change due to irradiation of a beam ionizing radiation. …

Doel van dit onderzoek is 1a. Is het mogelijk om een Critical Velocity (CV) te bepalen voor getalenteerde schaatsers? 1b. Rijden de proefpersonen op CV met een steady state in hun zuurstofopname? 2. Is er een relatie tussen slagfrequentie/e hoek en het kunnen volhouden van CV? Methode: De CV is bepaald …