BACKGROUND: Glucocorticoids (GCs) control expression of a large number of genes via binding to the GC receptor (GR). Transcription may be regulated either by binding of the GR dimer to DNA regulatory elements or by protein-protein interactions of GR monomers with other transcription factors. Although …

Deze samenvatting geeft kort en krachtig weer wat u in dit profileringproject zoal kunt lezen. In hoofdstuk één wordt gesproken over de definities van autochtoon en allochtoon, eerste en tweede generatie, integratie, assimilatie en acculturatie. Er zijn diverse mogelijkheden om begrippen te onderscheiden. …

The central question of this dissertation is what lessons can be learned from Surinam when it comes to the integration of immigrants. Surinam consists of five main population groups and to assess this process of integration this dissertation is structured by the following questions: What is integration …

Background The experiences of residents who have communication difficulties such as dysphasia are largely absent from the literature. Aim To illuminate the everyday experiences of four residents with severe communication difficulties living in a residential care setting in the Netherlands. Methodology …

A study was undertaken on the sunflower value chain in Lira district of Uganda. The objective of the study was twofold: First to catalogue innovations that have been developed or introduced in the value chain over a 10 year trajectory (1998-2007). The second objective was to map the knowledge management …

Samenvatting Doel Het doel van dit project is het opstellen van een onderzoeksprotocol. Dit onderzoek vergelijkt de effecten van de conventionele training en Origene-training bij patiënten met chronische aspecifieke lage rugklachten. De doelstelling van dit project is als volgt: Is het mogelijk een …

PURPOSE: To analyse how decisions to dichotomise the frequency and impediment of phantom pain into absent and present influence the outcome of studies by performing a sensitivity analysis on an existing database. METHOD: Five hundred and thirty-six subjects were recruited from the database of an orthopaedic …

An analysis was made of the various possible activators of single-chain urokinase-type plasminogen activator (scu-PA) in the dextran sulphate euglobulin fraction (DEF) of human plasma. scu-PA activators were detected in an assay system in which the substrate scu-PA, in physiological concentration (50 …