This study aims to shed more light on the question whether, and under what circumstances, valence affects consumers' intention to buy a product after reading an online review. We hypothesize that receiver expertise could possibly moderate (a) the impact of review valence on consumers' purchase intentions, …

Background: Improved preferred gait speed in older adults is associated with increased survival rates. There are inconsistent findings in clinical trials regarding effects of exercise on preferred gait speed, and heterogeneity in interventions in the current reviews and meta-analyses. Objective: to determine …

Permeable pavements are specifically designed to promote the infiltration of stormwater through the paving surface in order to reduce run-off volumes and to improve water quality by removing sediment and other pollutants. However, research has shown that permeable pavements can become clogged over time …

Dit is een praktijkgericht onderzoek ter afronding vande masteropleiding Special Education Needs (SEN) gedragsspecialist. Het onderzoek isgericht op leerlingen met een stoornis binnen het autistischspectrum die reactief agressief gedrag vertonen.Het onderzoek heeft plaatsgevonden op de Berg en Boschschool …

Achtergrond: Er is weinig bekend over de macronutriëntsamenstelling van de voeding van mensen met obesitas in Nederland. Daarnaast is het niet duidelijk of de consumptie van bepaalde macronutriënten bijdraagt aan het ontstaan van overgewicht. Dit is onderzocht binnen de Nederlandse Epidemiolgie van Obesitas …

INTRODUCTION: The problem of inconsistent terminology in functional capacity evaluation (FCE) has been widely addressed in the international literature. Many different terms seem to be used interchangeably while other terms appear to be interpreted differently. This may seriously hinder FCE research …

Recently, a role for uncoupling protein-3 (UCP3) in carbohydrate metabolism and in type 2 diabetes has been suggested. Mice overexpressing UCP3 in skeletal muscle showed reduced fasting plasma glucose levels, improved glucose tolerance after an oral glucose load, and reduced fasting plasma insulin levels. …