Abstract Background: Lifestyle interventions for severe mental illness (SMI) are known to have small to modest efect on physical health outcomes. Little attention has been given to patient-reported outcomes (PROs). Aim: To systematically review the use of PROs and their measures, and quantify the efects …

Stormwater runoff can contain high amounts of Potential Toxic Elements (PTE) as heavy metals. PTE can have negative and direct impact on the quality of surface waters and groundwater. The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) demands enhanced protection of the aquatic environment. As a consequence, …

Background & aims: Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) supplementation has been proposed as a potential therapy for cancer-related malnutrition, which affects up to 70% of patients with cancer. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to examine the effects of oral omega-3 PUFA supplementation …

Background: Society ages, and the incidence of physical limitations and frailty is increasing. For frail older adults, these limitations will lead to more assistance in daily living activities. A significant cause of physical limitation and frailty is sarcopenia, age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass, …

Introduction: Age-related decline in physical performance causes longer hospitalization and higher mortality rates. The role various micronutrients have on this has been broadly researched, yet a clear overview of current literature’s consensus lacks. Therefore, this narrative review investigatesthe …

Background: The increasing numbers of surgeries involving high risk, multi-morbid patients, coupled with inconsistencies in the practice of perioperative surgical wound care, increases patients’ risk of surgical site infection and other wound complications. Objectives: To synthesise and evaluate the …

fingerprints are a commonly exploited type of evidence and can be crucial in a criminal investigation. The process of individualization or exclusion of a donor relies on the comparison of ridge detail characteristics between a fingermark, found at a crime scene, and reference fingerprints, collected …

Presentatie over de praktijkvalidatie uitgevoerd bij het project Big data technologie voor detecteren overbelasting topsporters. Praktijkvalidatie bestond uit 2 delen:1. Het opzetten van een database met diverse variabelen. Belangrijkste conclusie is dat 1 database opzetten niet mogelijk was doordat …

De balans tussen de belastbaarheid van sporters en de belasting moeten zo goed mogelijk afgestemd zijn om optimale trainingseffecten te realizeren. Er wordt onderscheid gemaakt tussen externe en interne trainingsbelasting, wat duidt op de belasting die extern of intern door de sporter wordt ervaren. …

Ten behoeve van beleidsvorming stelt STOWA samen met stichting RIONED al sinds 2007 een Database Hemelwaterkwaliteit ter beschikking. In 2020 verschijnt een flink herziene versie van deze database. Dit artikel beschrijft de belangrijkste bevindingen op basis van deze nieuwe database.