It is widely understood that biofouling is an obstacle to water treatment processes, therefore, tailored cleaning strategies are needed to increase removal efficiency. This research inquired into the swelling behaviour at the equilibrium states of target biofilm models made from alginate -like exopolymers …

A lot of children have speech sound disorders, according to an inventory study 90% of the clients in speech therapists practices have articulation problems. Articulation difficulties can be differentiated into verbal oral-motor disorders, phonetic disorders, consistent and inconsistent phonological disorders. …

Naar aanleiding van het tekortschietende geïntegreerde behandelaanbod voor dubbel diagnose patiënten en de groeiende vraag naar kosteneffectieve interventies binnen de Nederlandse GGZ is onderzocht wat het behandeleffect is op de psychische gezondheidstoestand van dubbel diagnose patiënten na het volgen …

Performance feedback and supervision are essential to the adoption of evidence-based interventions with high treatment integrity in child and youth care organizations. Little is known about the use of treatment integrity measurements in these organizations. For this study, 12 interventions for children …

Treatment motivation in secure residential youth care is assumed to be a necessary condition for effective treatment, and is therefore a key element in the reduction of problem behavior and criminal recidivism. According to Self-Determination Theory (SDT) three basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence …

PURPOSE: To document and analyse the decision to withhold or withdraw life-sustaining treatment (LST) in a population of very old patients admitted to the ICU. METHODS: This prospective study included intensive care patients aged ≥ 80 years in 309 ICUs from 21 European countries with 30-day mortality …

This paper describes the development of one solid phase extraction method for a wide group of pharmaceutical and industrial compounds in wastewater that is analyzed with two LC-MS/MS methods.

Inleiding Niet-aangeboren hersenletsel (NAH) kan verstrekkende gevolgen hebben, waaronder problemen in de communicatie. Cognitieve communicatiestoornissen (CCS) zijn communicatiestoornissen, die geen afasie zijn. CCS worden meestal tijdens maar voornamelijk na de revalidatie na NAH herkend. Revalideren …

BACKGROUND: The need for organisational development in primary care has increased as it is accepted as a means of curbing rising costs and responding to demographic transitions. It is only within such inter-organisational networks that small-scale practices can offer treatment to complex patients and …

Physical activity (PA) can have a substantial benefit in the prevention, treatment andrehabilitation of (breast) cancer. Wearable devices offer possibilities to monitor PA,to provide feedback and to set targets. Although the market for PA related wearabledevices is booming, the impact of these wearables …