This investigation tries to give more insight in the relation between the Carcinus maenas, acting as predator in this part of the food chain and the Ruditapes philippinarum, being hunted by the Carcinus maenas. The focus in this investigation has been based on the occurrence of the different sizes of …

Many argue that there is a reproducibility crisis in psychology. We investigated nine well-known effects from the cognitive psychology literature—three each from the domains of perception/action,memory, and language, respectively—and found that they are highly reproducible. Not only can they be reproduced …

With ageing, there is a greater risk of dehydration. This study investigated the diuretic effect of alcoholic beverages varying in alcohol concentration in elderly men. Three alcoholic beverages (beer (AB), wine (AW), and spirits (S)) and their non-alcoholic counterparts (non-alcoholic beer (NAB), non-alcoholic …

Nutrient enrichment, scientifically known as eutrophication, is a worldwide problem. Eutrophication is one of the main drivers for cyanobacteria blooms. Cyanobacteria blooms can have a negative effect on ecology, economy and human health, as a result of to the ability of some species to release toxins. …

The primary aim was to investigate feasibility of a web-based cross-over Paleolithic diet intervention in the general population. The secondary aim was to calculate the sample size needed to reach a statistically significant difference in effect of a Paleolithic-like diet on psychological and somatic …

Achtergrond: Het huidige onderzoek heeft als doel om het PDP te combineren met theorie en praktijk uit de beeldende therapie voor toepassing in het trainingshuis van Siza. Specifiek wordt hierbij gekeken naar wat het effect op de ervaren zelfregie is na de afname van het PDP in een beeldend therapeutische …

Verschillende leertheorieën geven aan dat lichamelijke activiteit bevorderlijk kan zijn voor het leerresultaat. Door dit toe te passen in een practicumles van natuurkunde zou het natuurkundige begrip, bestaande uit theoretische kennis en conceptuele kennis, verbeterd kunnen worden. De onderzoeksvraag …

This study examined the effect of meals varying in amount, size, and hardness of food pieces on the development of the chewing capabilities of 8-month-old infants. The study also examined changes in shivering, gagging, coughing, choking, and their ability to eat from a spoon. In an in-home setting two …

Objective To estimate the minimal important change (MIC) and the minimal detectable change (MDC) of the Katz-activities of daily living (ADL) index score and the Lawton instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) scale. Design Data from a cluster-randomized clinical trial and a cohort study. Setting …

The aim of this study was to develop and describe a wheelchair mobility performance test in wheelchair basketball and to assess its construct validity and reliability. To mimic mobility performance of wheelchair basketball matches in a standardised manner, a test was designed based on observation of …