The purpose of this research paper was to find out whether and how online fashion retailers can improve the brand experience of their customers by integrating the experiential marketing tool pop-up retail into their marketing strategies. Characteristics and prospects of pop-up shops were studied and …

BACKGROUND: Muscle force is important for daily life and sports and can be measured with a handheld dynamometer. Reference values are employed to quantify a subject's muscle force. It is not unambiguous whether reference values can be generalized to other populations. Objectives in this study were; first …

PURPOSE: To gain insight into the development of young persons with chronic conditions towards independence by comparing their lived experiences to those of their parents. METHODS: Semi-structured interviews were held with 16 young persons (7 males, 9 females; 15-22 years) and one of their parents …

INTRODUCTION: Based on the windlass mechanism theory of Hicks, the medial longitudinal arch (MLA) flattens during weight bearing. Simultaneously, foot lengthening is expected. However, changes in foot length during gait and the influence of walking speed has not been investigated yet. METHODS: The foot …

Background: Generalized Joint Hypermobility (GJH) is regarded as the main diagnostic criterion for Hypermobility Syndrome and is assumed to be of importance for the development of musculoskeletal complaints and functional decline. However GJH is also highly prevalent amongst healthy individuals whereas …

Patients who have suffered a stroke need to (re)learn motor skills in order to live independently. Cognitive deficits can make the understanding of movement instructions during rehabilitation very tough. In the sport domain, analogy learning has been shown to facilitate motor learning without the need …

The western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) is one of the four subspecies of gorillas, but the only one which is breeding successfully in captivity. Details of the breeding results have been published in the International Studbook for the Western Lowland Gorilla. These results show a birth …

Full text op te vragen bij auteurs via link. Adult violent delinquency harms individuals, their families and society at large. Knowledge about childhood predictors of adult delinquency could be helpful in defining at-risk children who will develop into violent adults. This topic is rarely investigated …

In this study, diets of 155 beached and by-caught harbour porpoises were reconstructed from the contents of their stomachs. The objective was to investigate whether different energy requirements of adult males and females during their lives translate into lasting differences in diets.

BACKGROUND: Glucocorticoids (GCs) control expression of a large number of genes via binding to the GC receptor (GR). Transcription may be regulated either by binding of the GR dimer to DNA regulatory elements or by protein-protein interactions of GR monomers with other transcription factors. Although …