Introduction Around 25% of metastatic breast cancer (mBC) patients develop brain metastases, which vastly affects their overall survival and quality of life. According to the current clinical guidelines, regular magnetic resonance imaging screening is not recommended unless patients have recognized central …

Background Physical exercise in cancer patients is a promising intervention to improve cognition and increase brain volume, including hippocampal volume. We investigated whether a 6-month exercise intervention primarily impacts total hippocampal volume and additionally hippocampal subfield volumes, cortical …

Perfusie Magnetic Resonance Imaging (pMRI) is een veelgebruikte methode om een hersentumor of uitzaaiingen hiervan te monitoren. Om duidelijke richtlijnen te kunnen geven over de implementatie van de pMRI voor het houden van toezicht op hersentumoren in Nederland, is men een onderzoek gestart, genaamd …

Plastic is one of the biggest contributors to pollution of the planet. Due to the low recyclability of oil-based plastics, most plastic is being disposed into the environment. According to plastic oceans, 10 million tons of plastic are dumped into oceans annually. Currently, researchers are developing …

Background: Despite the compelling case for engaging parents in speech and language therapy, research indicates that speech and language therapists (SLTs) currently have a leading role in the goal-setting process of therapy for children with developmental language disorder (DLD). Therefore, we set out …

Background Despite the compelling case for engaging parents in speech and language therapy, research indicates that speech and language therapists (SLTs) currently have a leading role in the goal-setting process of therapy for children with developmental language disorder (DLD). Therefore, we set out …

Background & aims: Sarcopenia is defined as the age-related loss in muscle quantity and quality which is associated with physical disability. The assessment of muscle quantity plays a role in the diagnosis of sarcopenia. However, the methods used for this assessment have many disadvantages in daily practice …

In sports, inertial measurement units are often used to measure the orientation of human body segments. A Madgwick (MW) filter can be used to obtain accurate inertial measurement unit (IMU) orientation estimates. This filter combines two different orientation estimates by applying a correction of the …

Het welzijn van paarden komt steeds meer in opspraak, er moet dan ook echt meer aandacht worden besteed aan het verbeteren van het welzijn van paarden. Volgens Johan Lokhorst van de Sectorraad Paarden zijn we het als paardenhouders aan onze stand en onze dieren verplicht om te zorgen voor een optimaal …

Voor het uitvoeren van navigatie zijn er diverse technieken. De voornaamste methode maakt gebruik van Inertial Measusement Units (IMU) en GPS. Echter is het GPS-signaal binnen gebouwen lastig te ontvangen. Ook is het GPS-signaal eenvoudig te spoofen waardoor deze navigatiemethode niet meer bruikbaar …