Electrohydrodynamic atomization (EHDA) is a technique which uses the influence of strong electric fields to manipulate the break-up of a liquid, pumped through a capillary nozzle, into droplets. In this work, an extended description of a specific high flow EHDA mode, known as the simple-jet mode, is …

Dry eye disease (DED), and especially work-related dry eye, has an increasing incidence, and is expected to become a significant public health problem, with the increasing age until retirement, and the effect of the modern, digital, working environment causing higher visual demands. The indoor environment …

Objective To describe longitudinal change in perceived health, presence of health issues, and functional level in adults with cerebral palsy (CP). Design Prospective cohort study. Setting Participants' daily environment. Participants Adults (N=49) with CP (age range, 35–45y; 27 [55%] men; 36 [75%] …

The topic of this research paper are four contemporary flute techniques: whistle sounds, multiphonics, tongue ram and jet whistle. I wanted to understand these techniques from a scientific point of view and see if this knowledge can then help me improve their execution. There have been few studies done …

BACKGROUND: Many work-related items are not included in the current classification of environmental factors from the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Furthermore, personal factors are not classified and the ICF only provides a very limited list of examples. These …

Owing to the aging of Western societies, an increasing number of people over age 65 are now working in bridge employment. Research is needed to understand how job characteristics in bridge employment should be designed to support older employees’ productivity, considering potential declines in intra-individual …

BACKGROUND: Most validated sustainable employability questionnaires are extensive and difficult to obtain. Our objective was to develop a usable and valid tool, a Vitality Scan, to determine possible signs of stagnation in one's functioning related to sustainable employability and to establish the instrument's …

The nation-state had a long history of success, but today it is failing its citizens on a global scale. Over the last hundred years, nation-states focussed on maximizing internal unity and jurisdictional sovereignty. Benjamin R. Barber’s ‘If Mayors Ruled The World’ is the central source of this thesis …

BACKGROUND: Evidence has been synthesized to determine hindering and facilitating factors associated with the work participation of adults with developmental dyslexia (DD), classified according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). METHODS: A systematic literature …

Dit artikel biedt een tussenstand van een lopend onderzoek naar het functioneren van de wijkteams die vorm gaven aan de eerste fase van het Haagse krachtwijkenbeleid. De focus ligt op het professionele handelen van ambtenaren met ‘één been in het stadhuis en één been in de wijk’. Als conceptueel kader …