OBJECTIVE: Pre-eclampsia is a complication of pregnancy characterized by systemic vascular dysfunction and pathological changes in placental arteries. Growing evidence of chronic infection as an aetiological factor in vascular diseases prompted us to study maternal periodontal disease in subjects with …

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the impact of an amputation and of phantom pain on the subjective well-being of amputees. Sixteen lower-limb amputees were interviewed. A semi-structured interview and two Visual Analogue Scales were used. To interpret the results, a new socio-medical …

Keeping exotic species in captivity, like the okapi (Okapia johnstoni), is often problematic, especially concerning their nutrient requirements, since these per se have not been studied. The association of diets of okapis and some health problems in captivity has often been speculated. In 1998 a research …

Objective: Psychophysical lift capacity tests are lifting tests in which the performance, expressed in Newtons, is divided by the perceived exertion, expressed on a Borg scale. The aim of this study was to analyse test-retest reliability of psychophysical lift capacity tests. Subjects: Patients with …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to summarize the available literature on the effectiveness of ambulatory nurse-led case management for complex patients in general health care. METHOD: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, and Cinahl. We included randomized controlled …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a nurse-led, home-based, case-management intervention (NHI) after hospital discharge in addition to usual care. METHODS: Economic evaluation alongside a randomized controlled trial after being discharged home with 24 weeks …

Wij staan hier aan de wieg van een nieuw project: hindoestaanse meergeneratiewoningen. Na zo'n vijfentwintig projecten van groepswonen voor ouderen van verschillende herkomst, is er nu een initiatief waarin voor één etnische groep een project voor jong en oud wordt ontwikkeld. Dus: niet één leeftijdsgroep …

Informatie en communicatietechnologie zorgen steevast voor diepgaande maatschappelijke en culturele ontwikkelingen. Dat was het geval bij de introductie van de boekdrukkunst; dat geldt ook voor de opkomst van digitale technologie. In deze oratie worden de ontwikkelingen in informatie- en communicatietechnologie …

The economy has been continually growing and changing and has, since the time of the industrial revolution, gone through many different stages such as the knowledge economy and the intangible economy, to get to the experience economy we live in today. Economics no longer revolve around the target groups’ …

Problemen bestaan niet. Problemen zijn geen 'dingen' in de werkelijkheid die je kan ontdekken. Problemen zijn opvattingen van mensen over situaties die ze als onwenselijk ervaren en dat is zeer subjectief. Zoals prof. dr. Joseph Kessels het ooit zei: "Een probleem is een interpretatie van een gevoel …