OBJECTIVES: To determine the number of steps taken by older patients in hospital and 1 week after discharge; to identify factors associated with step numbers after discharge; and to examine the association between functional decline and step numbers after discharge. DESIGN: Prospective observational …

Digitally supported dietary counselling may be helpful in increasing the protein intake in combined exercise and nutritional interventions in community-dwelling older adults. To study the effect of this approach, 212 older adults (72.2 ± 6.3 years) were randomised in three groups: control, exercise, …

The Material Sample Management Tool is a label generator and database to support creative communities in documenting and sharing material experiments. It was designed around the idea of collaboratively building an archive of alternative design materials with an emphasis on materials that are easily renewable, …

Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a multisystemic, autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder that occurs de novo in 25%. In many families, parent and child(ren) are affected, which may increase distress in parents. To assess distress, 42 mothers (29% MFS) and 25 fathers (60% MFS) of 43 affected children, …

Background: Weight loss is key to treatment of older adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes, but also a risk for muscle mass loss. This study investigated whether a whey protein drink enriched with leucine and vitamin D could preserve muscle mass and improve glycemic control during combined lifestyle …

In het project ‘GrensOverstijgend PRaktijkOpleiden’ (GoPro), zijn wij aan het experimenteren met camera’s in Mbo 2 en 3-opleidingen in de ondergrondse infratechniek. Meer dan 20 stakeholders uit deze branche waaronder verschillende Mbo’s, brancheorganisaties en een grote groep bedrijven ondersteunen …

Bij elke levenscyclusanalyse komt het voer naar voren als de meestmilieubelastende component van de aquacultuursector. Een van de oorzaken daarvan is het gebruik van eiwitbronnen. Plantaardige ingrediënten vragen land, water en energie, en de vangst van vis voor vismeel en visolie is energieintensief …

Field of study decisions are important for children’s future life chances, as significant differences exist in terms of financial and status benefits across fields of study. We examine whether the economic or the cultural status of the parents is more influential in shaping their children’s expectations …

In deze eerste aflevering van het tweede seizoen praten we met dr. Tine Molendijk over morele verwondingen, oftewel “moral injuries”. Dr. Tine Molendijk is een interdisciplinair georiënteerde cultureel antropoloog – sociaal wetenschapper – gespecialiseerd in de thema’s geweld, militaire cultuur en geestelijke …

This chapter investigates the deeply mediatized experience of place and space within the lived practice of events by studying two annual Dutch cultural events as cases: Oerol Festival (2017) and 3FM Serious Request (2017). Drawing on substantial datasets containing online and offline participant observations, …