Purpose: Dietary nitrate has been shown to enhance muscle contractile function and has, therefore, been linked to increased muscle power and sprint exercise performance. However, the impact of dietary nitrate supplementation on maximal strength, performance and muscular endurance remains to be established. …

In face of climate change and urbanization, the need for thermally comfortable outdoor urban spaces is increasing. In the design of the thermally comfortable urban spaces and decision making about interventions that enhance thermal comfort, scientists and professionals that work for cities use meteorological …

More than 25!years after Moore’s first introduction of the public value concept in 995, the concept is now widely used, but its operationalization is still considered difficult. This paper presents the empirical results of a study analyzing the application of the public value concept in Higher Education …

Background: In 2009, the Steering Committee for Pregnancy and Childbirth in the Netherlands recommended the implementation of continuous care during labor in order to improve perinatal outcomes. However, in current care, routine maternity caregivers are unable to provide this type of care, resulting …

Gemeenten hebben aangegeven voor hitte behoefte te hebben aan concrete richtlijnen voor een hittebestendige stad. In het RAAK-project ‘De hittebestendige stad’ zijn naar aanleiding van deze behoefte drie ontwerprichtlijnen voor een hittebestendige inrichting van de buitenruimte opgesteld (zie kader). …

Introduction: Midwifery education that strengthens self-efficacy can support student midwives in their role as advocates for a physiological approach to childbirth. Methods: To assess the effect of an educational intervention on self-efficacy, a pre- and post-intervention survey was administered to …

Als professionals en burgers gaan samenwerken ontstaan er nieuwe inzichten. In Amersfoort leidde samenwerking tussen burgers en professionals tot een completer beeld van het hitteprobleem in de stad en de aanpassingen die nodig zijn. Informatie uit de haarvaten van de stad wordt hiermee toegevoegd aan …