Doel: Het doel van dit onderzoek is om de huidige poliklinische behandeling voor kinderen met overgewicht van GHDa in kaart te brengen om zo, op basis van ervaringen uit de praktijk en resultaten uit de literatuur, een manier te vinden hoe deze behandeling verbeterd kan worden. Inleiding: Het aantal …

BACKGROUND: Hospital stays are associated with high levels of sedentary behavior and physical inactivity. To objectively investigate physical behavior of hospitalized patients, these is a need for valid measurement instruments. The aim of this study was to assess the criterion validity of three accelerometers …

Background & aims Plasma citrulline concentration is considered to be a marker for enterocyte metabolic mass and to reflect its reduction as may occur during intestinal dysfunction. Strenuous exercise can act as a stressor to induce small intestinal injury. Our previous studies suggest that this comprises …

BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia might be a relevant lead for optimization of the condition of patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) before chemoradiotherapy (CRT) to prevent long-term functional swallowing impairment, such as feeding tube dependency. METHODS: Regression analyses were performed to assess the …

Climate change is one of the key societal challenges of our times, and its debate takes place across scientific disciplines and into the public realm, traversing platforms, sources, and fields of study. The analysis of such mediated debates has a strong tradition, which started in communication science …

Using the reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography with diode-array and massspectrometric (in ESI mode) detection, a composition of Catharanthus roseum petals was established. After the acid hydrolysis, all five anthocyanidins were found to be different comparing to the ordinary anthocyanidins …

Viele Sportler erleiden Verletzungen des vorderen Kreuzbands – trotz vieler Anstrengungen des Betreuerteams, gefährdete Sportler zu identifizieren und mit entsprechenden Maßnahmen das individuelle Verletzungsrisiko zu senken. Neueste Untersuchungen lenken den Blick auf Kontextfaktoren, die bisher kaum …

Abstract Background: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of the estimated 11–25 years reduced life expectancy for persons with serious mental illness (SMI). This excess cardiovascular mortality is primarily attributable to obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidaemia. Obesity is associated …