BACKGROUND: The evidence on prophylactic use of negative pressure wound therapy on primary closed incisional wounds (iNPWT) for the prevention of surgical site infections (SSI) is confusing and ambiguous. Implementation in daily practice is impaired by inconsistent recommendations in current international …

Support for relatives is highly important in the intensive care unit (ICU). During the first COVID-19 wave support for relatives had to be changed considerably. The alternative support could have decreased the quality and sense of support. We aimed to evaluate how support for relatives in Dutch ICUs …

Doel: Het doel is om op systematische wijze bestaande informatie te verkrijgen en te kunnen verstrekken over de zin van EMDR bij tandartsangst en het klinische bewijs hiervoor. De korte en lange termijn effecten van EMDR op tandartsangst worden onderzocht. Aan de hand van de vernieuwde informatie kan …

Dit rapport is opgesteld voor landbouwmechanisatiebedrijven in Oost-Nederland die zich op de toekomst willen gaan richten. De essentie van het rapport is het maken van strategische keuzes door de landbouwmechanisatiebedrijven op basis van de ontwikkelingen in de melkveehouderijsector met betrekking tot …

Een gevoel van saamhorigheid onder studenten en tussen studenten en docenten is belangrijk voor goed onderwijs, ook voor online onderwijs. Door de plotselinge overschakeling naar afstandsonderwijs tijdens de coronacrisis worstelden docenten met het creëren van gemeenschappen. Betekenisvolle verbindingen …

Forecasting long-term consequences of global warming requires knowledge on thermal mortality and how heat stress interacts with other environmental stressors on different timescales. Here, we describe a flexible analytical framework to forecast mortality risks by combining laboratory measurements on …

Created a custom tool in Unity for Assisted Reality (AR) glasses.In order to create data and liability reports on the workfloor.

Objective To develop sets of core and optional recommended domains for describing and evaluating Osteoarthritis Management Programs (OAMPs), with a focus on hip and knee Osteoarthritis (OA). Design We conducted a 3-round modified Delphi survey involving an international group of researchers, health professionals, …

Physical activity (PA) is a key strategy for improving symptoms in people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs). The aim of this study was to investigate and rank the importance of known barriers and facilitators for engaging in PA, from the perspective of people living with RMD. Five hundred …

The age estimation of biological traces is one of the holy grails in forensic investigations. We developed a method for the age estimation of semen stains using fluorescence spectroscopy in conjunction with a stoichiometric ageing model. The model describes the degradation and generation rate of proteins …