Purpose: To determine the most effective practices for quadriceps strengthening after ACL reconstruction. Methods: An electronic search has been performed for the literature appearing from January 1990 to January 2012. Inclusion criteria were articles written in English, German or Dutch with unilateral …

Pitch size varies in official soccer matches and differently sized pitches are adopted for tactical purposes in small-sided training games. Since interactive team behaviour emerges under constraints, the authors evaluate the effect of pitch size (task) manipulations on interactive team behaviour in small-sided …

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to gain insight into how low back pain (LBP) patients conceptualize the construct of expectations regarding treatment. METHODS: This study was nested within a mixed-method randomized clinical trial comparing three primary care interventions for LBP. A total of 77 …

In order for techniques from Model Driven Engineering to be accepted at large by the game industry, it is critical that the effectiveness and efficiency of these techniques are proven for game development. There is no lack of game design models, but there is no model that has surfaced as an industry …

The way that innovation is currently done requires a new research methodology that enables co-creation and frequent, iterative evaluation in realworld settings. This paper describes the employment of the living lab methodology that corresponds to this need. Particularly, this paper presents the way that …

People suffering from dementia often have problems with way finding and feel restless. In this paper we present an interactive wall developed for decreasing the amount of wandering behaviour of people suffering from dementia. The installation aims at making these people feel more at home in the nursing …

Die Niederländerin Doortje Kal ist Begründerin des Konzepts »Kwartiermaken « (nicht zu verwechseln mit der deutschen Quartiersarbeit = Stadtteilarbeit!). Ausgehend von philosophischen Grundlagen denkt sie darüber nach, wie die Gesellschaft gastfreundlicher werden kann für Menschen, die »anders« sind …

Die Niederländerin Doortje Kal ist Begründerin des Konzepts "Kwartiermaken" (nicht zu verwechseln mit der deutschen Quartiersarbeit = Stadtteilarbeit!). Ausgehend von philosophischen Grundlagen denkt sie darüber nach, wie die Gesellschaft gastfreundlicher werden kann für Menschen, die "anders" sind oder …

Rapid response systems (RRSs) are considered an important tool for improving patient safety. We studied the effect of an RRS on the incidence of cardiac arrests and unexpected deaths. Retrospective before- after study in a university medical centre. We included 1376 surgical patients before (period 1) …