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Bilateral changes in forearm oxygen consumption at rest and after exercise in patients with unilateral Repetitive Strain Injury : A case control study

Jaap Brunnekreef; J. Oosterhof; M. Hopman

To investigate whether oxygen consumption and blood flow at rest and after exercise are lower in the affected arm of patients with repetitive strain injury (RSI) compared to controls, and lower in the healthy nonaffected forearm within patients with unilateral RSI. RSI is considered an upper extremity …

2011AlgemeenArtikel

Decreased variability in postural control strategies in young people with non-specific low back pain is associated with altered proprioceptive reweighting

Kurt Claeys; Simon Brumagne; Wim Dankaerts; Henri Kiers; Lotte Janssens

Optimal postural control is an essential capacity in daily life and can be highly variable. The purpose of this study was to investigate if young people have the ability to choose the optimal postural control strategy according to the postural condition and to investigate if non-specific low back pain …

2011AlgemeenArtikel

Ageing-in-place with the use of ambient intelligence technology: perspectives of older users

H.S.M. Kort; Joost van Hoof (Docent); P.G.S. Rutten; M.S.H. Duijnstee

Introduction: Ambient intelligence technologies are a means to support ageing-in-place by monitoring clients in the home. In this study, monitoring is applied for the purpose of raising an alarm in an emergency situation, and thereby, providing an increased sense of safety and security. Apart from these …

2011AlgemeenArtikel

Teaching strategies to elicit excellence in higher education

Wolfensberger, Marca; van der Rijst, Roeland M.

Pedagogy for gifted and talented students in higher education is the main topic of this study. Teachers of educational programmes designed for talented or highly motivated students in higher education (here called honours programmes) are challenged to stimulate students to increase the quality of their …

2011AlgemeenConferentiebijdrage

Evoking excellence with special undergraduate programmes

Drayer, Lyndsay; Moeller, Julia

This presentation compares the two main gifted education programmes for undergraduate students in the Netherlands and Germany. The programmes were evaluated and will be compared in terms of the institutions involved, the educational objectives pursued, the nature of support provided to the students, …

2011AlgemeenConferentiebijdrage

Resilience of female headed farming households in times of drought : a case study of Enderta woreda, female headed households Tigray, Ethiopia in times of drought

Ahmed, H.M. (Student); Witteveen, L.M.

2011Mens & MaatschappijMaster

The role of non-governmental organizations in the improvement of livelihood in south Sudan : a case study of BRAC microfinance program in Central Equatoria State, Juba

Matayo Gale, F.S. (Student); Koucher, A.

2011Natuur & LandbouwMaster

Analysis of the broiler value chain and the possibility of introduction of market oriented chain development strategies to improve income for farmers : a case study of the greater Accra region of Ghana

Afutu, M. (Student); Verschuur, C.M.

2011Economie & ManagementMaster

The role of indigenous knowledge in sustainable food production : a case of post-harvest practices in maize preservation in Mua Hill location, Eastern Kenya

Waithaka, M. (Student); Moor, I.R. de

One of the main challenges facing Kenya today is to ensure food security for its rising population. The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) spend a lot of resources searching for effective and sustainable methods of producing and preserving food. However, most …

2011ICT & MediaMaster

Revealing personal professional theories.

Prof.Dr. Elly de Bruijn (Lector); Pauline M. Huijts; Dr. Harmen Schaap (Lid Lectoraat)

This article compares two strategies the detect development in PPT (personal professional theories): CM (concept mapping) and a combination of CM with SR (stimulated recall). The study reveals that both strategies succeed, but that the CM in the combined strategy performed worse. The article ends with …

2011Opvoeding & OnderwijsArtikel

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