OBJECTIVES: To demonstrate that novice dosimetry planners efficiently create clinically acceptable IMRT plans for head and neck cancer (HNC) patients using a commercially available multicriteria optimization (MCO) system. METHODS: Twenty HNC patients were enrolled in this in-silico comparative planning …

Author supplied: A manufacturing process can be described by a sequence or combination of production steps. Based on this approach a manufacturing system has been developed that is capable to produce several different products in parallel. A batch size of one unit is possible and the production is pull-driven. …

From the publisher's site: Abstract: This paper describes the implementation of an agile autonomous agent-based manufacturing system based on a grid. This grid contains production machines, represented by agents, capable to perform certain production steps. Products to be made are also represented …

Offering physical activities matching with the preferences of residents in long-term care facilities could increase compliance and contribute to client-centered care. A measure to investigate meaningful activities by using a photo-interview has been developed (“MIBBO”). In two pilot studies including …

Author supplied from the article: Abstract A temperature compensated hydrogen sensor was designed and made capable of detecting H2 within a broad range of 100–10.000 ppm while compensating instantaneously for large (±25 °C) temperature variations. Two related operational constraints have been simultaneously …

Sinds per 1 januari 2015 de Participatiewet van kracht is, moeten mensen met een arbeidsbeperking of -handicap, die wel arbeidsvermogen hebben, zoveel mogelijk aan de slag in reguliere banen. In opdracht van Kenniscentrum Zorginnovatie van Hogeschool Rotterdam is de visie van de werkgever op de Participatiewet …

Social changes have been influencing determinants for sports participation since the introduction of the Sport for All ideology in the early 1970s. Consistent with Crum’s sportisation theory, today’s modes of sports practices, as well as the network of sport services, have diversified and de-traditionalised. As …

In maart 2014 publiceerde ZonMw, Organisatie voor gezondheidsonderzoek en zorginnovatie, het Signalement Ontwikkeling en implementatie evidence based complementaire zorg waarin zij vaststelt dat complementaire zorg (CZ) een maatschappelijk gegeven is, maar dat nog weinig bekend is over het CZ aanbod …

Erik van Schooten heeft een presentatie gegeven voor studenten en docenten van IVL over meetbaarheid in onderzoek en dan in het speciaal metingen in het onderwijs. In dit document vind je de uitgeschreven versie van de presentatie.

Probleemstelling: Profylactische inversiebeperkende hulpmiddelen beperken behalve de inversiebeweging mogelijk ook de plantairflexie in dynamische situatie. In statische situatie is dit voor enkele hulpmiddelen eerder aangetoond. Een plantairflexiebeperking kan gevolgen hebben voor de spieractiviteit …