The aging process is often accompanied by increase in body weight. Older adults with overweight or obesity might have an overconsumption in energy that is accompanied by inadequate intake of protein, vitamin D, and calcium. It is unclear if intake of protein and vitamin D and calcium is sufficient in …

Background: Having children or being childless is associated with differences in women's psychological wellbeing during the reproductive age period. Methods: An individually matched case-control cohort study, measuring psychological wellbeing with the 5-item Mental Health Inventory (MHI-5) was conducted. …

Rainforest Alliance Certified farmers complained about insufficient income after having been certified for more than 5 years. The research aimed at assessing the effect of the Rainforest Alliance Certification standard on certified smallholder cocoa farmers within the cocoa value chain in Ghana.

OOS Energy Rig Management Services B.V is specialized in reactivating stranded assets. OOS Energy is mainly involved in oil and gas extraction. As rig manager OOS Energy is the connecting link between rig owner and Oil Company. The Semi-Submersible Drilling Rig Frida 1 is one of the rigs currently managed …

Airway care interventions may prevent accumulation of airway secretions and promote their evacuation, but evidence is scarce. Interventions include heated humidification, nebulization of mucolytics and/or bronchodilators, manual hyperinflation and use of mechanical insufflation-exsufflation (MI-E). Our …

Introduction: Patient information holds an important role in knee arthroplasty surgery regarding patients’ expectations and outcomes after surgery. The purpose of the present study was to explore the experiences and opinions of patients undergoing knee arthroplasty (KA) surgery on an information brochure …

Ever since lake Volkerak got its status as a partially closed-off lake in the late ‘80s, excessive (cyanobacterial) algae blooms in the summer period have been a consistently occurring problem. This research aims to investigate the location-specific effectiveness of wetlands and floodplains in nutrient …

In this brief chapter of the report we focus on the model that was developed as part of the evaluation strategy: the local CoP impact measurement model. This model has been described as part of the strategy report as well. For purposes of clarity (as it is one of the main deliverables of work package …

Since the recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics in 1992 to have infants sleep in supine position, as it may decrease the chance for the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) was published, there have been a lot of infants spending less time in prone position because of the fear of SIDS. …

Objectives: Epidural steroid injections (ESIs) can be used to reduce lumbosacral radicular syndrome (LRS) related pain. The clinical relevance of ESIs are currently unknown. This systematic review and meta-analyses aims to assess whether ESIs are clinically relevant for patients with LRS. Materials …