In January 2013, a group of 6 professionals associated with the HvA Research and development Centre for society and Law made a study trip to the USA. Under the name "Krachtwerk on tour" they traveled three weeks through the USA, covering about 7000 km from Boston to San Francisco and Berkeley, through …

Tijdens deze afstudeerstage is er gekeken naar wat HTML5 kan betekenen voor de mobiele app ontwikkeling van TASS.

The case traces the story of Henk Van Houtum’s journey and his desire to turn a small, traditional, family business into a professionally-run company. In June 2011 a Dutch Private Equity company, Friesland Bank Investments (FBI), a subsidiary of the Friesland Bank, announced that it was buying a controlling …

Background: Stroke is one of the leading causes of illnesses, affecting approximately 15 million people worldwide every year. A large amount of stroke patients are left with upper extremity paresis in the long term. Several studies have been made on the effect of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy …

Executive summary This paper about the recently ratified Treaty on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (TTSP) and the execution of sentences imposed by judgments between Brazil and the Netherlands aims to explore best practices and potential obstacles concerning its implementation. This is based on the …

Background: Nasal breathing is a commonly used technique among runners. However, the scientific research available on the topic is limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of nasal breathing on runners' posture, perceived exertion and the effect of practice. Method: The participants, …

Stichting Probos ziet kansen voor wilgenenergieplantages in kippenuitlopen en heeft daarom een pilotproject opgezet. Gevraagd is onderzoek uit te voeren naar de totale potentie waarbij de kansen, kosten en baten zijn onderzocht. Tot nu toe zijn er geen ervaringen met wilgenplantages in de kippenuitloop …

The aim of the present study was to find early markers for overreaching that are applicable in sport practice. In a group of elite soccer players aged 15–18, the stress–recovery balance and reaction times before and after exercise were assessed. Overreaching was indicated by an elevated submaximal heart …

Background Fatness and fitness both influence cardiometabolic risk. Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate whether childhood fatness and increasing fatness from childhood to adolescence are associated with cardiometabolic risk during adolescence and how fitness affects this association. …

Background: Physical inactivity and overweight are two known risk factors for postmenopausal breast cancer. Former exercise intervention studies showed that physical activity influences sex hormone levels, known to be related to postmenopausal breast cancer, mainly when concordant loss of body weight …