The objective of this chapter is to provide clinicians with a clinical model of hEDS and HSD for which treatment can be optimized to the needs of the individual patient. Due to the complexity of the symptom profiles of HSD/hEDS, the international classification of functioning (ICF) will be adopted as …

Background: Short-term survival after solid-organ transplantation has substantially improved, and the focus has shifted to long-term survival, including the role of physical activity (PA). Knowledge about PA and sedentary time in recipients of solid-organ transplantation is limited, and identification …

Drie onderzoekers (twee kunstlectoren en een hoogleraar) werden uitgenodigd een reflectie te bieden op de tentoonstelling Dwell, act, transform van het lectoraat Image in Context van Academie Minerva. Peter Sonderen (ArtEZ) brengt de noodzaak van het present zijn van het onderzoekproces als overdrachtsvorm …

The implementation of software products is a time-consuming activity and requires specific expertise to be completed successfully. This is especially the case in research fields where there is no or little tool support available, such as Business Rules Management (BRM) and Business Rules Management Solutions …

Abstract Quality problem: Unplanned hospital readmissions frequently occur and have profound implications for patients. This study explores chronically ill patients' experiences and perceptions of being discharged to home and then acutely readmitted to the hospital to identify the potential impact on …

Objectives Chronic systemic low grade inflammation is associated with the age-related loss of muscle mass. Resistance exercise has been suggested to reduce or lower chronic systemic low grade inflammation. However, systemic chronic low-grade inflammation may adversely affect the adaptive response to …

The objective of the study described in this paper is to define safety metrics that are based on the utilisation of resources. The background of this research is a specific need of the aviation industry where small and medium-sized enterprises lack large amounts of safety-related data to measure and …

The objective of the study described in this paper is to define safety metrics that are based on the effectiveness of risk controls. Service providers define and implement such risk controls in order to prevent hazards developing into an accident. The background of this research is a specific need of …

Risk management is considered as the core process of an effective safety management system for identifying hazards and assessing risks. However, recent fatal hull loss accidents appear to have resulted from a combination of factors, none of which can alone cause an accident or even a serious incident. …