Background The number of caesarean sections (CS) is increasing globally, and repeat CS after a previous CS is a significant contributor to the overall CS rate. Vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) can be seen as a real and viable option for most women with previous CS. To achieve success, however, women …

Zelf gegenereerde gezondheidsinformatie speelt steeds vaker een rol in het zorgproces. Deze trend komt enerzijds door het gemak waarmee mensen zelf met wearables en apps data over zichzelf kunnen verzamelen. Anderzijds wordt deze trend door zorgverleners en de overheid gestimuleerd om de klinische observaties …

All organizations collaborate with other organizations, either in a supplier/customer relationship or as business partners. Business partners try to complement each other in a way that allows both to benefit from the collaboration. In order to be able to collaborate, specific information and knowledge …

- Overall: Politicians need to be educated at least to a basic level in the range of communications options that are available for region branding, to prevent a default position of using for example television simply because that is what politicians are familiar with. - Trade missions: widely used though …

Non-pharmacological interventions such as mirror therapy are gaining increased recognition in the treatment of phantom limb pain; however, the evidence in people with phantom limb pain is still weak. In addition, compliance to self-delivered exercises is generally low. The aim of this randomised controlled …

The main purpose of this research is to explore the effectiveness of the use of soft power of the Council of Europe (CoE), in safeguarding the rights of asylum seekers who face administrative detention in the Netherlands. The research focusses on the implementation of different human rights rules and …

The Second World War, legislative changes, and on-going globalisation are some of the causes that diminished the reach of the German language in the Netherlands. Duitsland Instituut Amsterdam studied the current state of the use of the German language and found that research participants had ‘no-connection’ …

The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission has been claimed to be one of the most important truth commissions. Moreover, it has been the first truth commission to use media extensively in its initiatives. The SATRC was created to address the atrocities caused by the apartheid, and furthermore, …

Background This study aims for health gain and cost reduction in the care for people with long-term non-psychotic psychiatric disorders. Present care for this population has a limited evidence base, is often open ended, little effective, and expensive. Recent epidemiological data shows that 43.5% of …

This study investigated the effects of flexibility human resource management (HRM) on employee outcomes over time, as well as the role of age in these relations. Based on work adjustment theory and AMO theory, it was predicted that availability and use of flexibility HRM would be positively related to …