Small groups (SG)'s are an important and seemingly vibrant part of church life. Ichtus Pinkstergemeente in Zaandam, among other ministries, also has a small group ministry (SGM),. According to the church leadership it is not a very successful one. This project is an attempt to sort out where the problems …

Decreased tongue strength (TS) might herald bulbar involvement in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) well before dysarthria or dysphagia occur, and as such might be prognostic of short survival. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of a decreased TS, in addition …

In May 2007, our Centre for Research in Intellectual Capital hosted the International Congress on Intellectual Capital: The future of business navigation. The Congress – which took place in Haarlem, The Netherlands – was attended by more than 140 participants from 23 countries. Based on almost 70 papers, …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the use of a submaximal exercise test in detecting change in fitness level after a physical training program, and to investigate the correlation of outcomes as measured submaximally or maximally. DESIGN: A prospective study in which exercise testing was performed before and after …

SAMENVATTING Een dropvoet is een vaak voorkomende functiebeperking ten gevolg van een Cerebrale Vasculaire Aandoening (CVA). Hiervoor zijn verschillende voorzieningen beschikbaar. Het is echter niet altijd duidelijk welke voorziening het meest geschikt is voor een cliënt. In dit eindwerk wordt daarom …

Objective: To determine the effects on energy expenditure, health and fitness outcomes after 12 months of GALM. Methods: Subjects from matched neighbourhoods were assigned to an intervention (IG) (n = 79) or a waiting-list control group (CG) (n = 102). During the 12 months the IG attended two series of …