The primary goal of front of pack (FOP) labelling is to help consumers make healthier choices through communication. A secondary goal is to encourage producers to improve the nutritional composition of their products. Evidence has shown that (FOP) labelling can help consumers to make healthier food choices …

This final report for acquiring the bachelor of Civil Engineering focuses on the structural and geotechnical design of the foundation of a data centre, to be built on contaminated soil. In order to determine the most suitable design in accordance to the Client’s requirements, the research into the structural …

Background: Accounting for the patients’ perspective on quality of care has become increasingly important in the development of Evidence Based Medicine as well as in governmental policies. In the Netherlands the Consumer Quality (CQ) Index has been developed to measure the quality of care from the patients’ …

Wijkverpleegkundigen in Nederland indiceren sinds 2015 weer zelf. Indiceren houdt in dat zij vaststellen welke zorg nodig is. Alle verpleegkundigen worden geacht om via een brede anamnese te komen tot geobjectiveerde, onderbouwde (verpleegkundige) diagnoses die gekoppeld kunnen worden aan verpleegkundige …

When the pressure is on and anxiety levels increase it is not easy to perform well. In search of mechanisms explaining the anxiety-performance relationship, we revisit the integrated model of anxiety and perceptual-motor performance (Nieuwenhuys and Oudejans, 2012) and provide a critical review of contemporary …

Background. There is an increasing need for a worldwide professional integration of conventional medicine and traditional/complementary whole medical systems (WMSs). However, the integration is perceived by conventional medicine as problematic or unacceptable, because of a supposed lack of evidence for …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conduct a critical analysis to address cultural metaphors – a much overlooked aspect of cross-cultural studies. Mainstream cultural metaphors (e.g. the iceberg, the software of the mind, the onion, and the distance) are not only limited in number, but are also …

In dit actieonderzoek gaat de onderzoeker antwoord krijgen op de vraag welke interventies ingezet kunnen worden om ervoor te zorgen dat de leerlingen uit de onderwijs-/zorgklas startklaar zijn bij aanvang van de lessen. Hierbij wordt de Positive Behavior Support (PBS) aanpak gehanteerd. PBS wordt door …

In this systematic literature review, we evaluate the effectiveness of financial-literacy education programs and interventions for children and adolescents. Furthermore, the key characteristics of the design of a successful financial-education curriculum are described. The evidence shows that school-based …

Achtergrond Evidence Based Practice wordt in de beroepspraktijk nog te weinig ingezet door verpleegkundigen, ondanks dat het bijdraagt aan de kwaliteit van zorg. Aangezien hbo-verpleegkundigen een belangrijke rol spelen in het inzetten van Evidence Based Practice en het meenemen van mbo-opgeleide zorgprofessionals …