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Purpose/objective: Stereotactic radiosurgery of brain metastases requires highly conformal dose distributions. Besides beams setup, characteristics of the linear accelerator collimator may also play a role. In this study we compared the impact of leaf width on the dose outside the target for stereotactic …

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention guidelines stress the importance of smoking cessation and recommend intensive follow-up. To guide the development of such cessation support strategies, we analysed the characteristics that are associated with successful smoking cessation after an acute …

Doelstelling: Aantonen of er verschil in beleid is tussen oogartsen en neurologen ten aanzien van neurologische beeldvorming bij patiënten met een oculaire hersenzenuw parese. Methode: Door middel van een literatuursearch met behulp van databank Pubmed zijn 10 case series geselecteerd. Van deze artikelen …

Market competition and global financial uncertainty have been the principal drivers that impel aviation companies to proceed to budget cuts, including decreases in salary and work force levels, in order to ensure viability and sustainability. Under the concepts of Maslow and Herzberg’s motivation theories, …

Countless small businesses struggle on a daily basis with gaining a healthy level of brand awareness and customer retention. Many of these businesses face bankruptcy or high staff turnover due to the larger chains and franchises having a higher budget and more accessibility to certain resources. While …

Malnutrition, frailty and disability & nutritional assessment. 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 …

BackgroundWorldwide healthcare systems insist a patient centred, integrated, approach, which improves clinical outcomes, quality of life, patient satisfaction, effectiveness, and efficiency. In the Netherlands, Integrated care (IC) centres arise, but literature does not attend Facility Managements (FM) …

De Technische uitvinder Tesla heeft 700 patenten op zijn naam staan als hij overlijdt. Zijn uitvindingen hebben de wereld in de 20e eeuw volledig veranderd. Zijn wisselstroom generator hebben heel de VS van elektriciteit voorzien. Radioverkeer , remote control werd mogelijk dankzij Tesla. Volgens Tesla …

This essay provides a debate about Lasswell’s policy scientist of democracy (PSOD, 1948) in comparison to the model of liquid democracy (21st century) based on the question if the digital age requires new models of democracy. The PSOD of Lasswell, a disciplinary persona, is in favour of an elitist approach …