BACKGROUND: Critically ill patients receiving invasive ventilation are at risk of sputum retention. Mechanical insufflation-exsufflation (MI-E) is a technique used to mobilise sputum and optimise airway clearance. Recently, interest has increased in the use of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation for …

Deze rapportage omvat de evaluatie van de pilot Open Science Support Desk (OSSD). Het bemensen van de OSSD is een van de activiteiten die erop gericht zijn om de kwaliteit van het onderzoek dat uitgevoerd wordt in de faculteiten Gezondheid (FG), Bewegen, Sport en Voeding (FBSV) en Digitale Media en Creatieve …

Background: The prescription of physical activity (PA) in clinical care has been advocated worldwide. This “exercise is medicine” (E=M) concept can be used to prevent, manage, and cure various lifestyle-related chronic diseases. Due to several challenges, E=M is not yet routinely implemented in clinical …

CC-BY    Gepubliceerd in Nurse Education Today, January 2021https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0260691720314933Background: Although older adults are sexual, sexuality is infrequently discussed with them by health care professionals. Nursing students, as future professionals, can make …

Although Corona is a very nasty virus, we can learn from the global imbalance it causes. The "official" opinions are raised above any reasonable and unreasonable doubt, which is dangerous, because unexpected events, such as the new Coronavirus, always lack knowledge at first. By accepting assumptions …

Effects of climate change in cities are evident and are expected to increase in the future, demanding adaptation. In order to share knowledge, raise awareness, and build capacity on climate adaptation, the first concept of a “ClimateCafé” has been utilized since 2012 in 25 events all over the world. …

Objective We examined whether the role of maternal education in children's unhealthy snacking diet is moderated by other socio-economic indicators. Methods Participants were selected from the Amsterdam Born Children and their Development cohort, a large ongoing community-based birth cohort. Validated …

PURPOSE: Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are particularly susceptible to developing pressure injuries. Epidemiologic data is however unavailable. We aimed to provide an international picture of the extent of pressure injuries and factors associated with ICU-acquired pressure injuries in adult ICU …

CC-BY-NC-ND This paper was presented at the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems MCCSIS2020 There is an increasing interest in indoor occupation and guidance information for business and societal purposes. Scientific literature has paid attention to various ways of detecting …

Concerns about the negative consequences of the excessive underpricing of the current arrangement in the initial public offering (IPO) market for the provision of entrepreneurial finance—book building—have led to research into the viability of auctions for IPO pricing and allocation. IPO firms face a trade-off …