Tracheostomy is a life-saving procedure with complications often linked to suboptimal tracheostomy tube fit. Customised tubes could reduce these risks, but their development requires precise tracheal morphometric data. This study presents an automated workflow for extracting high-resolution tracheal …

Aims: To investigate the impact of consecutive perioperative care transitions on in-hospital recovery of patients who had primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) over an 11-year period. Methods: This observational cohort study used electronic health record data from all patients undergoing preoperative …

Calcificerende tendinopathie is een aandoening waarbij kalkafzetting heeft plaatsgevonden in de bursa en pezen van de schoudermusculatuur. Bij een groot aantal patiënten veroorzaakt calcificerende tendinopathie pijnklachten en ernstige beperkingen inwerk, hobby en dagelijkse activiteiten. Daarnaast leiden …

Het gebruik van beschrijvende handelsnamen neemt al jaren toe, waardoor de vraag is gerezen in hoeverre een beschrijvende handelsnaam bescherming geniet tegen gelijkende namen. Binnen de Handelsnaamwet is het gebruik van een gelijkende of een slechts in geringe mate afwijkende handelsnaam verboden. Aan …

The recreational use of nitrous oxide (N2O; laughing gas) has largely expanded in recent years. Although incidental use of nitrous oxide hardly causes any health damage, problematic or heavy use of nitrous oxide can lead to serious adverse effects. Amsterdam care centres noticed that Moroccan–Dutch young …

In het voor u liggende document worden beknopt vier studentprojecten besproken, waarin circulair bouwen en inclusief wonen bij elkaar zijn gebracht om een bijdrage te leveren aan meerdere vraagstukken uit de circulaire transitie-agenda. Grunstra Architecten, We ask YOU, Buro Hollema en Saxion zijn namelijk …

This research is focusing on the sedentary behaviour in the work environment, which is linked to a higher risk on chronic diseases, especially for long periods of sitting of 30 minutes or more. Of all European countries, the sedentary behaviour of Dutch people is on average the highest, which highlights …

In March 2020 life as we know it changed abruptly and indefinitely as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. From one day to the next people were expected to work from home, while not everyone was equally equipped to do so in a safe and healthy manner. During a period of four months research was conducted …

The purpose of this research was to give teachers recommendations on how they could improve their behavioural management using a positive approach. Therefore the following research question was prepared: How can the grade 6 teachers of Bathurst primary school improve their behavioural management in the …

Rationale: Malnutrition is a common problem in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Whereas estimation of fat-free muscle mass index (FFMi) with bio-electrical impedance is often used, less is known about muscle thickness measured with ultrasound (US) as a parameter for malnutrition. …