BACKGROUND: Instability of the knee joint during gait is frequently reported by patients with knee osteoarthritis or an anterior cruciate ligament rupture. The assessment of instability in clinical practice and clinical research studies mainly relies on self-reporting. Alternatively, parameters measured …

Nederland leerde dankzij de oliecrisis van 1973 schaarste te voorkomen door een buffervoorraad op te bouwen. Martien Visser noemt dit een wijze les voor de toekomst van onze energievoorziening. Verwacht volgens hem niet dat buurlanden altijd ons energietekort kunnen aanvullen.

Welk effect heeft beeldende therapie op depressieve klachten? Is dit effect te filteren uit het totaalaanbod van therapieën binnen de deeltijdbehandeling? Hoe ervaart de patiënt veranderingen in zijn klachten en is dit ook zichtbaar in zijn beeldend werk? Voor dit onderzoek is de systemische N=1 methode …

Fraeylemaborg is a noble house in an earthquake-stricken area of the Netherlands due to the induced seismicity events in the region. The structure is located in the middle of the town of Slochteren which gave its name to the largest gas field in the world upon its discovery in 1959. The gas extraction …

Improved remote sensing in the field of UAV (Unmanned Air Vehicle) and SFM (Structure From Motion) photography provides the potential for efficient access to forest inventory parameters. These parameters help identify the forest structure, calculate carbon stocks, support sustainable timber extraction …

Het doel van dit onderzoek was om te testen of er een verschil is in de motorische vaardigheid en de mate van motivatie bij basketbal tussen twee groepen leerlingen van de basisschool. De interventiegroep heeft in een periode van een week twee theorielessen gevolgd. De controlegroep heeft deze lessen …

The body of evidence that the working alliance is associated with positive outcomes for mandated clients is growing. The aim of this research was to investigate the influence of several characteristics of probation officers (POs) and offenders on the course of the working alliance during probation supervision. …

Background: Web-based self-management enhancing programs have the potential to support patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in their self-management; for example, improve their health status by increasing their self-efficacy or taking their prescribed medication. We developed a Web-based self-management …

Background: The emphasis on impact factors and the quantity of publications intensifies competition between researchers. This competition was traditionally considered an incentive to produce high-quality work, but there are unwanted side-effects of this competition like publication pressure. To measure …

Urban water bodies like ponds or canals are commonly assumed to provide effective cooling in hot periods. Some of the evidence that feeds this assertion is based on remote sensing observations at relatively large scales. Such observations generally reveal reduced surface temperatures of water bodies …