Dear Editor, We would like to thank you for the opportunity to respond to the letter sent in by colleagues Castien & Scholten-Peeters, and thank them for their thorough reading of our paper. They have raised some issues that need to be addressed and will be responded to in this letter. We have also submitted …

Background: Physical therapy is regarded an effective treatment for temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Patients with TMD often report concomitant headache. There is, however, no overview of the effect of physical therapy for TMD on concomitant headache complaints. Objectives: The aim of this study is …

Classical ecological theory posits that species partition resources such that eachspecies occupies a unique resource niche. In general, the availability of more resources allowsmore species to co-occur. Thus, a strong relationship between communities of consumers andtheir resources is expected. However, …

Organic farming is increasingly promoted as a means to reduce the environmental impact of artificial fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, and antibiotics in conventional dairy systems. These factors potentially affect the microbial communities of the production stages (soil, silage, dung, and milk) of …

Confrontatie met patiënten in de palliatieve fase is in de oncologie onvermijdelijk, maar wat betekent dit voor studenten verpleegkunde en beginnende verpleegkundigen? En hoe kan worden voorkomen dat ze door emotionele uitputting voortijdig stoppen met de opleiding of op zoek gaan naar een andere baan? …

Background: Treatment of temporomandibular disorder (TMD) currently consists of a combination of noninvasive therapies and may be supported by e-Health. It is, however, unclear if physical therapists and patients are positive towards the use of e-Health. Purpose: To assess the needs, facilitators and …

De samenstelling van de bacterie- en schimmelgemeenschap als geheel is specifiek voor elk onderdeel van de kringloop op een melkveebedrijf. Dat laat een verkennend onderzoek gefinancierd door de Triodos Foundation zien. Zo is de bacterie- en schimmelgemeenschap in de bodem heel anders dan die in de mest. …

DNA-based identification through the use of metabarcoding has been proposed as the next step in the monitoring of biological communities, such as those assessed under the Water Framework Directive (WFD). Advances have been made in the field of metabarcoding, but challenges remain when using complex samples. …