Physical activity (PA) is a key strategy for improving symptoms in people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs). The aim of this study was to investigate and rank the importance of known barriers and facilitators for engaging in PA, from the perspective of people living with RMD. Five hundred …

Background: Many international clinical guidelines recommend therapeutic exercise as a core treatment for knee and hip osteoarthritis. We aimed to identify individual patient-level moderators of the effect of therapeutic exercise for reducing pain and improving physical function in people with knee osteoarthritis, …

Praktijkgericht onderzoek aan hogescholen kent een grote diversiteit aan onderwerpen, aanpakken en uitvoering. Het Brancheprotocol Kwaliteitszorg Onderzoek (BKO) heeft tot doel om een gezamenlijk gesprek te kunnen voeren over de ontwikkeling van praktijkgericht onderzoek. Hiertoe reikt het protocol een …

The closing of schools and sports clubs during theCOVID-19 lockdown raised questions about thepossible impact on children’s motor skilldevelopment. Therefore we compared motorcompetence development over a one-year periodamong four different cohorts of primary schoolchildren. A total of 992 children from …

Accumulation of non-degradable plastic waste in the environment might be prevented by the use of biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA). In this study, the thermophile Schlegelella thermodepolymerans produced up to 80 wt% PHA based on dry cell mass. The largest PHA granules were found in the cells …

In deze rubriek worden jaarverslagen, rapporten en overige publicaties besproken die inzicht bieden in de energiesector c.q. de ontwikkelingen van het energierecht. De redactie houdt zich aanbevolen voor suggesties voor documenten die in deze rubriek opgenomen kunnen worden.

Het onderzoek heeft plaatsgevonden in opdracht van het Kenniscentrum Business Innovation van hogeschool Rotterdam. Het onderzoek richt zich op de strategische samenwerking op drie bedrijventerreinen. Het Kenniscentrum wil graag dat dit onderzoek uitgevoerd wordt wegens het feit dat er veel potentiële …

This paper discusses Spengler’s cultural philosophical interpretation of ethics. Ethics is normally considered as a discipline that argues about good and bad in a manner that applies universally to all. Spengler, however, is a relativist who shows how ethical systems relate to the culture in which they …

Abstract: Climate change is related with weather extremes, which may cause damages to infrastructure used by freight transport services. Heavy rainfall may lead to flooding and damage to railway lines, roads and inland waterways. Extreme drought may lead to extremely low water levels, which prevent …

Despite the fact that the AdTech industry is experiencing continuous growth, losing deals in the sales process is a major challenge for Clearcode, impacting their revenue and growth potential. The main issue to be handled is customers who choose not to work with the company at all. That kind of lost …