Background Over the past few years, the complexity of the health care system in which nurses are required to practice has increased considerably, magnifying the need for excellent professionals with a specific set of knowledge, skills and attitudes. However, the characteristics that distinguish an excellent …

The European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA) is an independent organization that aims at stimulating and promoting innovative knowledge and practices of strategic communication, organizational communication and Public Relations across Europe. Founded in 1959 and previously …

This research aims to obtain more insight in the perception of fabric drape and how fabric drape can be cat-egorized With the current 3D virtual technologies to simulate garments the fashion and clothing industry can speed up work processes, improve accuracy and reduce material consumption in fit, design …

PURPOSE: The objectives of this review are to summarize the current practices and major recent advances in critical care nutrition and metabolism, review common beliefs that have been contradicted by recent trials, highlight key remaining areas of uncertainty, and suggest recommendations for the top …

Contribution to the panel "Handling/Manipulating Photographs in Africa: New Perspectives in Photography History, I of II" convened by Erika Nimis and Marian Nur Goni, titled 'Beyond the Photograph; Ekifananyi Kya Muteesa'

SamenvattingOp de somatische polikliniek (somapoli) van de afdeling psychiatrie binnen de Ziekenhuisgroep Twente wordt het Metabool Syndroom (MetS) onvoldoende gediagnosticeerd, ondanks screening op diverse somatische parameters. Het doel van dit onderzoek was het beschrijven van de prevalentie en incidentie …

This paper assesses the impact on firm innovation of combining alliance-specific and partner-specific attributes within a firm’s alliance portfolio. In a panel data analysis of the innovation performance of 119 firms operating in the pharmaceutical industry during 1985–2007, we test whether firm’s alliance …

Pak een willekeurige basisschoolklas: grote kans dat er leerlingen tussen zitten met gediagnosticeerde ADHD, ADD of bijvoorbeeld PDD-NOS. Het aantal kinderen met een gediagnosticeerde psychische stoornis is namelijk in de afgelopen jaren erg toegenomen. Aan de ene kant lijkt het erop dat er steeds vaker …

Bijna alle verpleegkundigen en verzorgenden werken met dossiers die aansluiten bij (delen van) het verpleegkundig proces. Hoe hoger het opleidingsniveau, hoe positiever ze zijn over die verslaglegging. Ook over het gebruik van classificatiesystemen en gestructureerde zorgplannen zijn hbo-opgeleide verpleegkundigen …

BACKGROUND: Atypical speech and language development is one of the most common developmental difficulties in young children. However, which clinical signs characterize atypical speech-language development at what age is not clear. AIM: To achieve a national and valid consensus on clinical signs and red …