Rationale: Diagnosis of sarcopenia in older adults is essential for early treatment in clinical practice. Bio-electrical impedance analysis (BIA) may be a valid means to assess appendicular lean mass (ALM) in older adults, but limited evidence is available. Therefore, we aim to evaluate the validity …

The project consists of a regional strategy for the Bajo Guadiana River Valley, in the southern border in between Portugal and Spain. Developed in three steps: Landscape Regeneration, Sustainable Local Production, Green-Blue Accessibility. Analyzing the area, it is clear that the current use of the …

In het voorjaar van 2018 heeft het lectoraat Integraal Jeugdbeleid van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen in opdracht van de stuurgroep Vensterscholen panelgesprekken gevoerd met vijf vensterscholen. Het vertrekpunt voor die gesprekken vormde de resultaten uit de Monitor vensterscholen 2015 – 2017. De Monitor …

This final research is conducted as a bachelor thesis of the programme Delta Management at the HZ University of Applied Sciences in Vlissingen, Netherlands and is executed at the Coastal Conservation Institute (ICC) in the coastal municipality of São Sebastião in Brazil. The municipality is located on …

This scoping review focuses on the views of informal caregivers regarding the division of care responsibilities between citizens, governments and professionals and the question of to what extent professionals take these views into account during collaboration with them. In Europe, the normative discourse …

ABSTRACT: Local homebuyers in the Groningen earthquake region Ir. Hieke T. van der Kloet Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen Research Centre for Built Environment NoorderRuimte h.t.van.der.kloet@pl.hanze.nl 0031-50-595-2015 The earthquakes after the natural gas extraction in the Groningen …

How can undergraduate students be prepared for global citizenship? This question was investigated in a mixed-methods case study of an international, blended one-semester course. Undergraduate honors students (N = 22) from the USA and the Netherlands collaborated to explore what it means to be a member …

In Videoblogging Before YouTube, Trine Bjørkmann Berry offers a cultural history of online video, focusing on the critical moment when the internet moved from being a mostly textual medium to a truly multimedia one. Through a close analysis of the early videoblogging community and their creative practices, …

The aim of this study was to develop a valid instrument to measure student nurses’ perceptions of community care (SCOPE). DeVellis’ staged model for instrument development and validation was used. Scale construction of SCOPE was based on existing literature. Evaluation of its psychometric properties …