Background & aims: Accurate diagnosis of sarcopenia requires evaluation of muscle quality, which refers to the amount of fat infiltration in muscle tissue. In this study, we aim to investigate whether we can independently predict mortality risk in transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) patients, …

Purpose The majority of older patients, scheduled for a cardiac procedure, do not adhere to international dietary intake and physical activity guidelines. The purpose of this study was to explore barriers and facilitators regarding dietary intake and physical activity behaviour change in older patients …

It is suggested that older patients waiting for an elective surgical procedure have a poor nutritional status and low physical activity level. It is unknown if this hypothesis is true and if these conditions improve after a medical procedure. We aimed to determine the trajectory of both conditions before …

Purpose Building services technologies such as home automation systems and remote monitoring are increasingly used to support people in their own homes. In order for these technologies to be fully appreciated by the endusers (mainly older care recipients, informal carers and care professionals), user …

Meer halen uit de beste studenten in het hoger onderwijs: dat is het motto van het Sirius Programma. Het doel: inzicht verkrijgen in wat de beste manier is om excellentie te bevorderen en inzicht in de belemmeringen die hiervoor in de huidige situatie bestaan. Vanuit dit vertrekpunt zijn 20 hogescholen …

Het belangrijkste doel van honoursonderwijs, zoals geformuleerd door de NCHC, is academische verrijking en excellentie, zodat honours studenten kunnen uitgroeien tot zelfstandige, creatieve en zelfverzekerde studenten.

Business landscapes are changing at global, regional and sectoral levels as well as the social and ecological contexts. In order to understand what these changes are and how clusters are dealing with these, the research explores drivers of change and cluster dynamics using a Complex Adaptive Systems …

The research explores energy clusters and their adaptations to drivers of changes using a Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) approach. CAS offers a descriptive analytical framework that helps generate insights into drivers of change and cluster developments. The pilot EnTranCE, a living lab cluster, in Energy …

Beschrijving van het project Boer & Zorg, een samenwerking tussen Wageningen UR en de Hogeschool van Amsterdam.Binnen dit project is onder andere gekeken naar voorwaarden om de inbedding van de zorgboerderijen in het totale hulpverleningsaanbod te vergroten. Daarnaast had het project tot doel de synergie …

In 1996 innovative, double major teacher education programs for Physics & Mathematics and Physics & Chemistry were initiated at the University of San Carlos in Cebu, Philippines. Both programs require 4 years of study. From the outset the focus was on making a difference in the quality of Science and …