Since the announcement of the establishment of the Islamic ‘caliphate’ in the Middle East on June 29 2014, the number of people leaving Western European countries to join the ISIS military has dramatically increased. It is estimated that over 1,430 French, around 700 British and at least 180 Dutch nationals …

Objective: To investigate how reengagement in valued activities poststroke is influenced by environmental factors. Data Sources: PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO were searched to June 2015 using multiple search terms for stroke, activities, disability, and home and community environments, with the following …

In this reserach, standard reference values for the diaphragm thickness in healthy young adults are looked for. These will be put into relation with the age, the gender, the height and the FFMI of these subjects. Furthermore, a connection to COPD-patients is made in respect to using MSU in clinical practice …

Samenvatting De opleiding Oefentherapie Cesar (OTC) is een HBO opleiding van de Hogeschool Utrecht. Recente ontwikkelingen in de visie op het onderwijs en een nieuw competentieprofiel maken dat ik als stagedocent een verandering constateer in de begeleidende en beoordelende rol tijdens de stages. Voor …

The academic and professional attention to the large synergies hidden in horizontal collaborations is increasing. This study attempts to address the impact of collaborative transport on transportation lead-time and lead-time variability through empirically investigating a group of SMEs involved in a …

Modern engineering systems are complex socio-technical structures with a mission to offer services of high quality, while in parallel ensuring profitability for their owners. However, practice has shown that accidents are inevitable, and the need for the use of systems-theoretic tools to support safety-driven …

Deze notitie presenteert de uitkomsten van werkdrukonderzoek dat in oktober en november 2015 is verricht onder docenten die betrokken zijn bij de oriënterende stages en afstudeerstages van de opleiding IBK. Werkdruk en het aanpakken van werkdruk staat al enige tijd hoog op de agenda van de opleiding …

Deze notitie presenteert de uitkomsten van werkdrukonderzoek dat in oktober en november 2015 is verricht onder docenten die betrokken zijn bij de tweede en derdejaars stage van de opleiding HRM. Werkdruk en het aanpakken van werkdruk staat al enige tijd hoog op de agenda van de opleiding HRM. Uit de …

PURPOSE: Establishing construct validity of the ACS-NL in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD). METHOD: Discriminative validity was established in 191 community-dwelling individuals with PD using an extreme groups design (Hoehn and Yahr stages 1 and 3). Convergent validity was determined by relating …

If your company is currently collaborating with competitors in order to advance sustainability, this tool will help you think about how to take that collaboration to the next level and achieve better results. If you’re still at the planning stages, this tool can help you reflect on where you would like …