Family foster care placement decision-making has a weak scientific underpinning. Mostly a ‘variable-oriented approach’ is taken, which requires a lot of information that is not always available. The identification of clusters of foster children with similar characteristics may be a more viable decision …

Despite the latest amendment of the Dublin System, which is supposed to be an improvement compared to the previous versions, especially in terms of protecting the Fundamental Rights of the refugees, the EU is still widely criticized for its asylum policies. Germany, as the Member State that receives …

In this review, we present the growing scientific evidence showing the importance of protein and amino acid provision in nutritional support and their impact on preservation of muscle mass and patient outcomes.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Currently, feeding the ICU patient is highly discussed. Energy feeding has been the topic of randomized studies, but protein feeding has not. Study results are contradictory on early feeding; however, little is known about early protein requirement. What is this protein requirement …

Roma are a transnational nomadic population. For centuries, they have traveled around the world due to persecutions or in search of economic prosperity. Roma are a heterogeneous minority. They are not one group. There are many different groups of Roma. Nowadays, an estimated 12 million Roma live in Europe …

Oral flow was registered with a Rothenberg mask in two male subjects during the utterance of an /æ/ vowel embedded in a word at three intensity levels (soft, normal, and loud voice), and during the production of crescendos and decrescendos on the same vowel at three fundamental frequencies. Registered …