The following report writes about the implementation of sustainable farming practices,as a way of mitigating deforestation and environmental degradation in Central- and South America. The knowledge gap was to which extent sustainable farming practices around the world may be implemented in Central and …

The Sharing Stories on Contested Histories Program (SSoCH) is an initiative carried out by the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE) in collaboration with several institutions, the Reinwardt Academy among them. It consists of a two-week training program in which young museums and heritage professionals …

Pollinator biodiversity has decreased in the past decades, but urban areas have increasingly been found to serve as a refuge when compared to the surrounding intensively managed farmland. This offers an opportunity for urban pollinator conservation to play a role in the conservation of pollinators. But …

Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of secondary services and facilities provided by Human Facility Management (HFM) on the Work-Life-Balance (WLB) of employees working in office environments in the Netherlands and Germany. The study aims to explore the contribution …

In 2010, the definition of cachexia was jointly developed by the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) Special Interest Groups (SIG) "Cachexia-anorexia in chronic wasting diseases" and "Nutrition in geriatrics". Cachexia was considered as a synonym of disease-related malnutrition …

Objective This systematic review aims to reevaluate the role of minerals on muscle mass, muscle strength, physical performance, and the prevalence of sarcopenia in community-dwelling and institutionalized older adults. Design Systematic review. Setting and Participants In March 2022, a systematic search …

Background: Owing to demographic trends and increasing health care costs, quick discharge with geriatric rehabilitation at home is advised and recommended for older adults. Telerehabilitation has been identified as a promising tool to support rehabilitation at home. However, there is insufficient knowledge …

Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated immune response to infection. It is the number one cause of death in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), accounting for 6 million casualties every year. Unfortunately, all clinical trials in the last decade failed due to the highly complex …

This report covers the development of a card game framework capable of incentivising conversation about living in a modern middle European “smart city”. “Researchers and other stakeholders struggle to discuss complex topics, Smart Cities for example, with their respective target audiences. An adaptive …

Abstract This study assessed the efficacy of a co-designed, school-based intervention meant to promote physical activity and fitness among Dutch prevocational secondary students. In a two-year clustered randomized controlled trial, students’ physical activity and fitness was measured by indirect and …