The increase of people living with chronic conditions has compelled society to develop and implement strategies that promote collaboration between patients and healthcare professionals, and which provide the patients with an active role in their care. In order to accomplish this, the World Health Organization, …

The Southwest Delta is a dynamic area where three of the largest rivers in the Netherlands flow out into the North Sea. The area is internationally famous for its natural values, but nature and human interventions have difficulty co-existing. A healthy delta can support functions that humans derive from …

Inleiding Niet-aangeboren hersenletsel (NAH) kan verstrekkende gevolgen hebben, waaronder problemen in de communicatie. Cognitieve communicatiestoornissen (CCS) zijn communicatiestoornissen, die geen afasie zijn. CCS worden meestal tijdens maar voornamelijk na de revalidatie na NAH herkend. Revalideren …

Despite the growing interest in and literature regarding practitioner research in human resources (HR), not much is known about the factors that play a role in the actual practice by HR practitioners. This article describes an explorative study to gain empirical insight into the use and quality of practitioner …

In our society, sustainability has emerged as a major concept in our daily lives and activities, e.g. from reducing the environmental impact of our foods to corporate social responsibility in doing business, and social impact of our activities. The original idea of sustainability was to address human …

Aim: To provide a synthesis of the evidence of health-promoting leadership related to nursing by exploring definitions, core attributes and critical conditions. Background: Increasing pressure in healthcare settings due to efficiency requirements, population ageing with complex illnesses and projected …

I was somewhat surprized with the fog in Groningen upon my arrival. This is not the fog that covers the beautiful landscapes of the northern Netherlands in the evening and in the early morning. No… It is the fog that obscures the real aspects of the earthquake problem in the region and is crystallised …

BACKGROUND: Whether hip range of motion (ROM) is a risk factor for groin pain in athletes is not known. OBJECTIVES: To systematically review the relationship between hip ROM and groin pain in athletes in cross-sectional/case-control and prospective studies. STUDY DESIGN: Systematic review, prospectively …

This research aims to obtain more insight in the perception of fabric drape and how fabric drape can be cat-egorized With the current 3D virtual technologies to simulate garments the fashion and clothing industry can speed up work processes, improve accuracy and reduce material consumption in fit, design …

This thesis was aimed to advice the management of a luxury travel consultancy agency on how to adapt a new luxury travel concept, which would reflect current perceptions of the notion of luxury in the Dutch market. The literature review and a pre-research showed that even though there exists a variety …