Er is geen onderzoek gedaan naar de bruikbaarheid van de OSI om de aanwezigheid van onychomycose aan te tonen. Wanneer de uitslag van de OSI score te relateren is aan de werkelijke aanwezigheid van onychomycose, dan zou dit een goed alternatief voor laboratorium onderzoek kunnen zijn. Wanneer laboratoriumonderzoek …

BACKGROUND: When indirect calorimetry is not available, predictive equations are used to estimate resing energy expenditure (REE). There is no consensus about which equation to use in hospitalized patients. The objective of this study is to examine the validity of REE predictive equations for underweight, …

BACKGROUND: Muscle quantity at intensive care unit (ICU) admission has been independently associated with mortality. In addition to quantity, muscle quality may be important for survival. Muscle quality is influenced by fatty infiltration or myosteatosis, which can be assessed on computed tomography …

Reversed-phase HPLC with mass spectrometric and diode array detection as well as some literature data were used to reveal the individual types of solutes in anthocyanin complexes of tulip flower petals that are responsible for tulip flower petals coloration of the samples available in the local flower …

Clinical signs of malnutrition, starvation, cachexia and sarcopenia overlap, as they all imply muscle wasting to a various extent. However, the underlying mechanisms differ fundamentally and therefore distinction between these phenomena has therapeutic and prognostic implications. We aimed to determine …

Background: Postprocedural complications after elective cardiac interventions include hematomas and infections. Telemedical wound assessment using mobile phones with integrated cameras may improve quality of care and help reduce costs. Aims: We aimed to study the feasibility of telemedical wound assessment …

Het uitvoeren van een onderzoek naar de voordelen en gevolgen van document databases bij R&R-web. Het uitvoeren van een pakketselectie naar welke document database het beste past R&R-web en het bouwen van een proof of concept in C#/.NET, gebruik makend van RavenDB, AngularJS, WebAPI2, SpecFlow, TDD en …

Exploring whether the regulations on genetically modified food in the Netherlands and the U.S. should be improved to be sufficient in protecting against potential dangers.

Background: COPD self-management is a complex behavior influenced by many factors. Despite scientific evidence that better disease outcomes can be achieved by enhancing self-management, many COPD patients do not respond to self-management interventions. To move toward more effective self-management interventions, …

Wereldwijd neemt de prevalentie van myopie toe. Hoog myopen hebben een sterk verhoogde kans op verschillende oculaire complicaties. Om myopie gerelateerde complicaties te voorkomen, moet vroegtijdig de myopie progressie gereduceerd worden. Deze studie onderzoekt welke behandelmethode, lage concentratie …