Purpose: Instability of the knee joint is reported by a majority (>65%) of patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and is hypothesized to play a crucial role in the initiation and progression of KOA. A generally accepted objective metric of knee joint stability is lacking, making development of diagnostics …

Background: Despite evidence supporting the safety of vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC), rates are low in many countries. Methods: OptiBIRTH investigated the effects of a woman-centred intervention designed to increase VBAC rates through an unblinded cluster randomised trial in 15 maternity …

Introductie: Glenohumerale instabiliteit is een veel voorkomend probleem bij bovenhandse sporters. Dit kan zowel conservatief als operatief worden behandeld. Terugkeren naar het preoperatieve sportniveau (return-to-sports, RTS), is in veel gevallen de doelstelling van een patiënt. Voor RTS is het van …

BACKGROUND: In critical care patients, reaching optimal β-lactam concentrations poses challenges, as infections are caused more often by microorganisms associated with higher MICs, and critically ill patients typically have an unpredictable pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic profile. Conventional intermittent …

Cooperatives are special because the members not only own the cooperative, but also patronize it. CEO’s decision has an impact on the overall members’ interests. Understanding how CEOs differ from members regarding their evaluations on cooperative performance and what causes the differences, is valuable …

Abstract: Background Non-compliance to, or drop-out from treatment for childhood ADHD, result in suboptimal outcome. Non-compliance and drop-out may be due to mismatches between patients’ care needs and treatments provided. This study investigated unmet care needs in ADHD patients. Unmet needs were …

In this chapter, the focus is on arithmetic which for the Netherlands as a trading nation is a crucial part of the mathematics curriculum.The chapter goes back to the roots of arithmetic education in the sixteenth century and compares it with the current approach to teaching arithmetic. In the sixteenth …

QUOTE “Het is in de laatste jaren steeds populairder geworden om als modebedrijf een recycling initiatief op te zetten. Voor het slagen het initiatief is de medewerking van de consument essentieel. Dit onderzoek gaat over het gebruik van message framing om de motivatie en bereidheid van de consument …

In dit onderzoek is onderzocht hoe reclasseringswerkers werkalliantie tot stand zouden kunnen brengen om een bijdrage te kunnen leveren aan de motivatie van licht verstandelijk beperkte cliënten (hierna: ‘LVB-cliënt’), zodat gedragsverandering gerealiseerd kan worden. Dit onderzoek is tot stand gekomen …