Background: Lumbar multifidus (LM) is regarded as the major stabilizing muscle of the spine. The effects of exercise therapy in low back pain (LBP) are attributed to this muscle. A current literature review is warranted, however, given the complexity of LM morphology and the inconsistency of anatomical …

A new viral illness called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is currently spreading throughout the world at an alarming rate (Dong et al., 2020). As family nursing practitioners, educators, and researchers, we work from a guiding assumption that health and “illness is a family affair” (Wright & Bell, …

This study aims to provide an update of the erosion rate of the intertidal flats and its subareas in the Eastern Scheldt to generate new predictions for designing and planning sand nourishment on the intertidal flats. Because of the suggestions of a changed rate of erosion in the Eastern Scheldt, the …

In maart 2019 begon Susan Ketner als lector Integrale aanpak kindermishandeling aan de Hanzehogeschool Groningen. Het afgelopen jaar schreef Ketner onderzoeksvoorstellen, vergrootte ze haar netwerk, gaf gastlessen en lezingen en verdiepte haar kennis over onveiligheid in gezinnen. In deze blog vertelt …

As people age, physiological changes affect their thermal perception, sensitivity and regulation. The ability to respond effectively to temperature fluctuations is compromised with physiological ageing, upsetting the homeostatic balance of health in some. As a result, older people can become vulnerable …

In dit praktijkgericht onderzoek gaat het om hoe het Kort Middelbaar Vak Onderwijs (KMVO) de loopbaanoriëntatie en begeleidingsgesprekken (lob) kan verbeteren. Er is te weinig aandacht voor de wijze waarop docenten loopbaangesprekken kunnen voeren met studenten (Van den Eijnde, 2019). Hierdoor wordt …

Our planet’s ecology and society are on a collision course, which manifests due to a contradiction in the assumptions of unlimited material growth fueling the linear economic paradigm. Our closed planetary ecosystem imposes confined amounts of space and a finite extent of resources upon its inhabitants. …

This paper extends the 'go-with-the-flow' method to explore enclosed environments, like oil reservoirs, pipe lines that transport liquids, and industrial tanks for processing chemicals, where sensing nodes cannot establish communication with the external world. Nonetheless, large quantities of highly …

Vroeger in de sport op het plein mochten de minderen nooit meedoen. Maar hier in de zaal is iedereen evenveel waard. Iedereen heeft evenveel kansen. En dat is apart wanneer je ergens vandaan komt waar dat niet zo is. Dat kopieer je dan, dat zijn de voorbeelden van de ervaringsdeskundigen. Dat geeft je …

Background A psychosocial dementia care programme for challenging behaviour (DEMBASE®) was developed in collaboration with a Swedish BPSD‐registry team for in‐home care services use in Japan. The programme consisted of a web‐based tool for the continued assessment of challenging behaviours and interdisciplinary …