Objective To use a qualitative approach to examine the perceptions of policy makers, general dental practitioners, dental hygienists, dental students and dental hygiene students in the Netherlands following the introduction of a direct access policy in 2006. Methods Semi-structured interviews and focus …

In this dissertation, the European Commission's selection process of policy instruments to tackle climate change has been reviewed, with the main focus on understanding what internal factors have influenced the Commission in this process and how this has led to the implementation of soft policy instruments. …

Cyber crime increases with the advent of new online Internet services (e.g., entertainment, commerce, payment, pubic administration, social networking services). Not only do cyber criminals target governmental or public institutions, they increasingly victimize individuals and smaller organizations. …

Five methods were compared to determine the best technique for accurate identification of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) (n=142 strains). MALDI-TOF MS showed the best results for rapid and accurate CoNS differentiation (correct identity in 99.3%). An alternative to this approach could be Vitek2 …

The aim of the study was to evaluate whether multiple sclerosis (MS) is associated with risk of cataract or glaucoma. We conducted a population-based cohort study utilizing the UK General Practice Research Database (1987–2009) linked to the national hospital registry of England (1997–2008). Incident …

Storing large amounts of data in an efficient way from the point of view of very fast retrieval is animportant requirement for many industries like KEMA, a company offering consulting, testing andcertification in the energy business. Because their relational database could not cope fast enough with thelarge …

Introductie Multiple sclerose (MS) is een progressieve neurologische aandoening waarbij, door schade aan de myelinescheden, uiteindelijk uitval van spieren kan optreden. Dit resulteert in verminderde loopvaardigheid en daardoor verminderde kwaliteit van leven. Steeds vaker wordt functionele elektrostimulatie …

Ik heb een PMT module geschreven voor mensen met MS waarin zij leren welke lichaamssignalen zij ervaren die tekenen van vermoeidheid kunnen zijn en hoe ze dit samen met de voelen-stop-denk-doen methode kunnen toe passen in hun Algemene dagelijkse levensverrichtingen. De opzet van deze module is overgenomen …

Vanuit, met name de hobbymarkt, is er vraag naar het 3D-inscannen van producten in combinatie met CNC-freesbanken. Hiervoor bestaan dure complexe systemen die voor hobbyisten vanwege de prijs niet interessant zijn. Deze systemen komen vaak ook samen met ingewikkelde software waarbij na de meting nog …