This special volume contains 21 papers on the invertebrates of Bonaire, and someother Dutch Caribbean islands. Most papers are based on material collected during the Bonaire Estafette Expeditie held in 2022-2023. In this introduction we give background information on the climate, geography and habitats …

Sustainability transitions are not hindered by technological barriers but above all by the lack of well-qualified people. Educating the next generation of engineers and product designers is therefore more important than ever. However, a traditional widely used model of instruction and evaluation is not …

Background: Continuous monitoring of vital signs (CMVS) using wearable wireless sensors is increasingly available to patients in general wards and can improve outcomes and reduce nurse workload. To assess the potential impact of such systems, successful implementation is important. We developed a CMVS …

De afstudeerdocumenten bestaan uit een trainershandleiding en een verantwoordingsdocument. De training richt zich op de vrijwilligers van Sensoor Leiden. Sensoor is een organisatie die dag en nacht anoniem contact biedt voor mensen die daar behoefte aan hebben. Dit kan via de telefoon, mail en chatten. …

Background: In postoperative pain treatment patients are asked to rate their pain experience on a single uni-dimensional pain scale. Such pain scores are also used as indicator to assess the quality of pain treatment. However, patients may differ in how they interpret the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) …

Een schouderprothese is een geaccepteerde interventie bij patiënten met artrose of een fractuur van de schouder. Er zijn een aantal verschillende soorten schouderprotheses. De postoperatieve periode na het plaatsten van een schouderprothese is een intensief traject waarin de fysiotherapeut een belangrijke …

Several models have been developed to predict prolonged stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) after cardiac surgery. However, no extensive quantitative validation of these models has yet been conducted. This study sought to identify and validate existing prediction models for prolonged ICU length of …

To determine the number of employed people in a group of patients with neuromuscular diseases and in 3 separate subgroups (facioscapulo-humeral dystrophy, hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy, and myotonic dystrophy) to investigate any differences in employment status between the patient groups, and …