Publications

Beliefs about Student Achievement Held by Teachers at Dutch Universities of Applied Sciences

Student achievement is a frequently debated issue in many European countries. In most public debates, it is assumed that all school-level stakeholders hold the same beliefs about student achievement. This paper ...

Future Retail City Centre

2018 has been another challenging year for many town and city centres in the UK. Footfall has fallen for the tenth consecutive year and more big name high street retailers have disappeared. However, the challenges ...

Causes of reporting bias: a theoretical framework [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

<p>Reporting of research findings is often selective. This threatens the validity of the published body of knowledge if the decision to report depends on the nature of the results. The evidence derived from ...

Personally perceived publication pressure: revising the Publication Pressure Questionnaire (PPQ) by using work stress models

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 ...

Die Entwicklung des Betätigens

The plight of London-based startups

With Brexit looming, start-ups in the London ecosystem may ask themselves whether they are still in the right place for their business. Are they considering a move to the continent due to the ambiguous Brexit ...

Die Ergotherapie im gesellschaftlichen Kontext

Exercise is medicine in oncology

<p>Multiple organizations around the world have issued evidence-based exercise guidance for patients with cancer and cancer survivors. Recently, the American College of Sports Medicine has updated its exercise ...

Injury incidence and risk factors

Objectives To report (1) the injury incidence in recreational runners in preparation for a 8-km or 16-km running event and (2) which factors were associated with<br/>an increased injury risk. ...

Protein Intake, Nutritional Status and Outcomes in ICU Survivors: A Single Center Cohort Study

Boosting the entrepreneurial scene in cities: experiences and reflections from the InFocus network – a short communication

This short communication contains a reflection on local entrepreneurial ecosystems and how to boost them, in the context of smart specialisation strategies of cities and regions. It is based on a literature study and ...

A Generic Framework for Modeling Airport Operations at a Macroscopic Level

In this paper, a general approach for modeling airport operations is presented. Airport operations have been extensively studied in the last decades ranging from airspace, airside and landside operations. Due to the ...

Method for evaluating the heat-island mitigation effect of porous/water-retentive blocks using a climatic chamber

This paper presents a method and mock-up design for evaluating the heat-island mitigation effect of porous/water-retentive blocks in a climatic environmental chamber using ambient temperature measurements.

Expectations about Fertility and Field of Study among Adolescents: A Case of Self-selection?

In recent studies on the association between education and fertility, increased attention has been paid to the field of study. Women who studied in traditionally more “feminine” fields, like care, ...

History of mathematics in Dutch teacher training

In most teacher training programs for Dutch mathematics teachers, history of mathematics is a required part of the curriculum. The courses provide historical background knowledge of certain mathematical developments ...

The role of social environment in acquiring agency in Girls Work

Girls Work is a method of professional youth work that support girls in vulnerable circumstances to develop agency (Bandura, 2006). In doing this, girls mediate between who they personally want to be and what is ...

Fear of movement in patients referred to cardiac rehabilitation

<b>Introduction:</b> Patients with kinesiophobia (fear of movement) avoid physical activity. Avoidance of physical activity is linked to adverse cardiac events and thus needs to be targeted. However, ...

Integrated optimization of terminal maneuvering area and airport at the macroscopic level

Airports and surrounding airspaces are limited in terms of capacity and represent the major bottlenecks of the air traffic management system. This paper addresses the problems of terminal airspace management and ...

The use of rapid identification information at the crime scene; similarities and differences between English and Dutch CSIs

This study replicates previous research that investigated the influence of rapid identification information on the interpretation of a crime scene conducted with English crime scene investigators (CSIs). Given the ...

Impact of peer review on discussion of study limitations and strength of claims in randomized trial reports: a before and after study

<p>Background: In their research reports, scientists are expected to discuss limitations that their studies have. Previous research showed that often, such discussion is absent. Also, many journals emphasize ...

Decreased Appetite is Associated with Sarcopenia-Related Outcomes in Acute Hospitalized Older Adults

<p>Decreased appetite is one of the main risk factors of malnutrition. Little is known on how appetite changes during hospitalization and after discharge and how it relates with sarcopenia-related outcomes. We ...

Children and adolescents with Marfan Syndrome

Objective<br/>Major issues in children with Marfan syndrome (MFS) are pain, fatigue and joint hypermobility which might influence functional ability. We recently studied these aspects in children with ...

Motorisk kontroll och rehabilitering vit hypermobilitet

Lower limb orthoses

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common rheumatic disease of the musculoskeletal system, with the knee as the most affected joint. The number of people with OA of the knee is likely to increase due to the ...

Adolescent citizenship and educational track

Studies show adults’ attitudes towards citizenship to be related to their educational level. It has been claimed that higher educated people more often possess ‘good’ citizenship values. However, ...

“But I did not touch nobody!” – Patients’ and nurses’ perspectives and recommendations after aggression on psychiatric wards

Aims: To gain a deeper understanding of the differences in patients and staff per‐<br/>spectives in response to aggression and to explore recommendations on prevention.<br/><br/>Design: ...

Der Ergotherapeut

Influencing nursing students' perceptions of community care with curriculum-redesign; a quasi-experimental cohort study

<b>Background:</b> The shift in healthcare to extramural leads to more patients with complex health problems receiving nursing care at home. However, the interest of baccalaureate nursing students for ...

"Now I feel much better than in my previous life"

The Dutch version of the self-report Child Activity and Limitations Interview in adolescents with chronic pain

Purpose: To assess the factor structure, related constructs and internal consistency of the Child Activity Limitation Interview 21-Child version for use in Dutch-language countries.<br/>Methods: Cross-sectional ...

Binge-watching serialized video content

Binge watching serialized video content is a phenomenon that has triggered interest from diverse research fields. Despite the progress researchers have made across different areas, a grounded conceptualization and ...

Identifying context factors as a source for teacher professional development

Traditionally, teacher professional learning is often seen as something that mainly takes place in organized, formalized settings. This article takes a broader starting point: the idea that it can be understood as ...

A preschool-based intervention for Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) teachers in promoting healthy eating and physical activity in toddlers: study protocol of the cluster randomized controlled trial PreSchool@HealthyWeight

<b>Background</b><br/>Interventions to prevent overweight and obesity in toddlers are needed to minimize health inequalities, especially in migration and lower socio-economic groups. Preschools are ...

Working Passionately Does Not Always Pay Off: The Negative Moderating Role of Passion on the Relationship Between Deliberate Practice and Venture Performance

Deliberate practice, an iterative process that leads to expertise, is found to be positively associated with superior performance in domains such as sports, education, and entrepreneurship. At the same time, ...

Grundlagen der Ergotherapie

Mit der Übersetzung der 5. Auflage steht das in den Niederlanden verbreitete Standardwerk Grundlagen der Ergotherapie nun endlich auch für den deutschsprachigen Raum zur Verfügung. Die Herausgeberinnen ...

Effects of a combined physical and psychosocial training for children with cancer

Universitäten sind die neuen wirtschaftlichen Antriebsmaschinen der Stadt

Universitäten sind Magneten für Studenten, Doktoranden, Professoren – und große Unternehmen. Während einige Städte dadurch einen Wachstumsschub erleben, versuchen andere durch eine ...

Towards a professional development tool for teachers of English in bilingual streams

This study highlights tensions and challenges experienced by language teachers in CLIL contexts. Using an example from the Netherlands, it explores the pedagogical and collaborative practices of Teachers of English ...

Ideas, Context and Connections: Conceptual Framing of the Opportunity to Innovate for Migrant Entrepreneurs

Are migrant entrepreneurs innovative with their business ideas and practices? The introduction of novel business ideas would provide migrant entrepreneurs with a cutting edge advantage against competitors, but the ...

The story of Tony’s Chocolonely

The pre-and postoperative course of functional status of patients with esophageal cancer undergoing esophagectomy

A study into fingermarks at activity level on pillowcases

In this paper, we describe a promising method to evaluate the location of fingermarks on two-dimensional objects, which provides valuable information for the evaluation of fingermarks at activity level. For this ...

Preventing mucus plugging in invasively ventilated intensive care unit patients — routine or personalized care and ‘primum non nocere’

No More Surprises: Stand Assignment Algorithm with Likelihood of Turnaround Time Deviation

Airport management is frequently faced with a problem of assigning flights to available stands and parking positions in the most economical way that would comply with airline policies and suffer minimum changes due ...

Content and Language Integrated Learning in Dutch bilingual education

This small-scale observational study explores how Dutch bilingual education history teachers (BHTs) focus on the L2 component in their CLIL-lessons. We observed and rated eight BHTs on five language teaching categories.

Experimenting matters

The research in this dissertation aims to investigate the acquisition of students’ science skills in grades 5 and 6 of primary education in the Netherlands. In most primary science classes, science skills are ...

Two migrants: one is an expat and the other a criminal refugee

“The thing you read the most as a refugee when you start your integration programme is ‘pay’. The second thing is ‘You must complete’ and the third is ‘Take a test’. How at ...

Abstract submission from U!REKA

Higher education institutions are more and more attempting to connect research to teaching. One way of enhancing this connection is within the work of academics. Currently it is unknown if research and teaching are ...

Correction to: Letter to the Editor: Functional Compromise Cohort Study (FCCS): Sarcopenia is a Strong Predictor of Mortality in the Intensive Care Unit

<p>The article title for this Letter to the Editor is correct as reflected here. The original article has been corrected.</p>

Targeting Exercise Interventions to Patients With Cancer in Need: An Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis

<p>Background: Exercise effects in cancer patients often appear modest, possibly because interventions rarely target patients most in need. This study investigated the moderator effects of baseline values on ...

The validity of the 4-Skills Scan A double-validation study

Adequate gross motor skills are an essential aspect of a child’s healthy development. Where physical education (PE) is part of the primary school curriculum, a strong curriculum-based emphasis on evaluation and ...

The role text structure inference skill plays for eighth graders’ expository text comprehension

The present study investigated whether text structure inference skill (i.e., the ability to infer overall text structure) has unique predictive value for expository text comprehension on top of the variance accounted ...

Art in social work practice

Op 31 oktober is het boek ‘Art in social work practice’ verschenen. Een verzameling succesvolle methodes om kunst en cultuur toe te passen in sociaal werk. Sociaalwerkprofessionals uit de hele wereld ...

Effective reflection

Video feedback to enhance fidelity in practice based interventions.

Exclusion by seclusion

The effect of personalized dietary protein counselling during an exercise program on habitual protein intake in community dwelling older adults; preliminary results of the VITAMIN study

Circulair wood for the neighbourhood

Since 2016, the Amsterdam Dapperbuurt in the East of Amsterdam, has its own Zero Waste Lab (ZWL), a collection and recycle centre for separated household waste. Drawing on the specific case of wood as a waste-stream, ...

Impact of in-service Master of Education programmes on teachers and their working environment

In these uncertain times, politicians and society have been voicing high expectations from teacher education asking for evidence of added value and impact on the student. In this study a longitudinal mixed-methods ...

Learning student-teachers to orchestrate a classroom discussion for reasoning

Conducting a classroom dialogue for reasoning can be very challenging for teachers and, in particular for students-teachers. Research on classroom discussions provides examples of models that can be used to help ...

Informal care and diversity in OT education

Cost-effectiveness of interventions for medically unexplained symptoms

A training programme facilitating guideline use of occupational health professionals

BACKGROUND: To evaluate whether a training programme is a feasible approach to facilitate occupational health professionals' (OHPs) use of knowledge and skills provided by a guideline. METHODS: Feasibility was ...

"Tough Times Have Become Good Times": Resilience in Older Adults With a Low Socioeconomic Position

<strong>Background and Objectives</strong><p>This qualitative study applied a resilience perspective to socioeconomic inequalities in the functioning of older adults. We aimed to gain insight into ...

A higher protein intake at breakfast does not compromise total daily protein intake in older adults

Introduction: A protein intake of 25–30 g per meal is suggested to maximally stimulate muscle protein synthesis in older adults in order to prevent sarcopenia. Protein intake at breakfast is often low and ...

The habitual selection of SME funding in an increasingly diverse market

Over the past 10 years, different types of financing have become available in the Netherlands. It is now possible to combine bank loans, crowdfunding loans and risk capital. Moreover, fintech applications lower the ...

A higher protein intake at breakfast does not compromise total daily protein intake in older adults

Introduction: A protein intake of 25–30 g per meal is suggested to maximally stimulate muscle protein synthesis in older adults in order to prevent sarcopenia. Protein intake at breakfast is often low and ...

Predictors of adverse events and medical errors among adult inpatients of psychiatric units of acute care general hospitals

Establishing Typologies for Diverging Career Paths through the Life Course: A Comparison of two Methods

Discussions on policy and management initiatives to facilitate individuals throughout working careers take place without sufficient insight into how career paths are changing, how these changes are related to a ...

Incidence and risk factors of medial tibial stress syndrome

Self-evaluation of learning activities by children in a library-makerspace

Learning activities in a makerspace are hands-on and characterized by design and inquiry. Evaluation is needed both for learners and their coaches in order to effectively guide the learning process of the children ...

Digitally supported dietary counseling increases protein intake in community dwelling older adults: preliminary results of the VITAMIN RCT

BACKGROUND. In order to prevent sarcopenia in community dwelling older adults a higher daily protein intake is needed. A new m-health strategy for dietary counseling was used with the aim to increase total daily ...

Psychosocial- and physical functioning in hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: a 5-year follow-up study

Lessons learnt during the implementation of a web-based triage tool for Dutch intensive care follow-up clinics

(Eye)tracking users’ patterns

Over the next 10 years, the City of Amsterdam plans to develop major housing schemes provide 90,000 new homes within the existing urban fabric. At the same time, an urban renewal program is being launched to ...

Networked images

In her inaugural lecture, Sabine Niederer presents visual methodologies that take into account the contemporary state of digital images and demonstrates how visualizations may be put to use for collaborative research.

Digitally supported dietary counseling increases protein intake in community dwelling older adults: preliminary results of the VITAMIN RCT

BACKGROUND. In order to prevent sarcopenia in community dwelling older adults a higher daily protein intake is needed. A new e-health strategy for dietary counseling was used with the aim to increase total daily ...

Effect of a whey protein drink enriched with leucine and vitamin D on lean mass and glycemic control during a lifestyle intervention in obese older adults with (pre-)diabetes type 2

Bio-electrical impedance analysis

Rationale: Diagnosis of sarcopenia in older adults is essential for early treatment in clinical practice. Bio-electrical impedance<br/>analysis (BIA) may be a valid means to assess appendicular lean mass (ALM) ...

Can energy expenditure estimates from bio-impedance equipment replace estimates by Harris-Benedict in patients with head and neck cancer?

The Adaptation of the Logistic Industry to the Fourth Industrial Revolution: The Role of Human Resource Management

The world is on the verge of the fourth industrial revolution that will considerably influence society and human life. Today human being is surrounded by technological advancement and every day we face new ...

Reducing consumer risk in electronic marketplaces

Existing studies offer very limited insight into how sellers may reduce consumers' perceived risk in order to make consumer-to-consumer electronic marketplaces more successful. Contrary to these studies, the ...

Effectiveness of physiotherapy with telerehabilitation in surgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Digitally supported dietary counseling increases protein intake in community dwelling older adults: preliminary results of the VITAMIN RCT

Rationale In order to prevent sarcopenia in community dwelling older adults a higher daily protein intake is needed. A new m-health strategy for dietary counseling was used with the aim to increase total daily ...

Effectiveness of dietetic treatment after 9 months in primary care in The Netherlands

Exploring the cognitive and affective bases of online purchase intentions

Whereas there is ample e-commerce research on how online store beliefs and consumer online affective states may influence online purchase intentions, no research so far has examined whether the hierarchy of effects ...

Consensus statement on physical rehabilitation in children and adolescents with osteogenesis imperfecta

Effect of a whey protein drink enriched with leucine and vitamin D on lean mass and glycemic control during a lifestyle intervention in obese older adults with (pre-)diabetes type 2: a double-blind RCT

Assessment of appendicular lean mass for diagnosis of sarcopenia in older adults

Rationale: Diagnosis of sarcopenia in older adults is essential for early treatment in clinical practice. Bio-electrical impedance analysis (BIA) may be a valid means to assess appendicular lean mass (ALM) in older ...

Impact of dietary protein supplementation on length of hospital stay and mortality in older adults

Impact of dietary protein supplementation on length of hospital stay and mortality in older adults

Effectiveness of dietetic treatment assessed by predefined criteria at 9 months in primary care in the Netherlands: results of the DIEET study

Cost-effectiveness of a blended physiotherapy intervention compared to usual physiotherapy in patients with hip and/or knee osteoarthritis

BACKGROUND: Blended physiotherapy, in which physiotherapy sessions and an online application are integrated, might support patients in taking an active role in the management of their chronic condition and may reduce ...

Erratum to “The Scale on COmmunity care PErceptions (SCOPE) for nursing students: a development and psychometric validation study”

Netwerk Chronische Pijn

Measuring and monitoring lean body mass in critical illness

Purpose of review<br/>To help guide metabolic support in critical care, an understanding of patients’ nutritional status and risk is important. Several methods to monitor lean body mass are increasingly ...

Feasibility of muscle activity assessment with surface electromyography during bed cycling exercise in intensive care unit patients

City logistics: light and electric

In this series of publications, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) Faculty of Technology presents the results of applied research. The series is aimed at professionals and unlocks the knowledge and ...

Final report

This report contains an analysis of the AMP1’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. It aims to assess the external perceptions about the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the Metropolitan Area of Porto and the key variables ...

App preferences and experiences of recreational runners, cyclists and walkers

Ethics and behavioural theory

The role and ethics of professionals in business and economics have been questioned, especially after the financial crisis of 2008. Some suggest a reorientation using concepts such as craftsmanship.

Effectiveness of a blended physical therapist intervention in people with hip osteoarthritis, knee osteoarthritis, or both

Background: Integrating physical therapy sessions and an online application (e-Exercise) might support people with hip osteoarthritis (OA), knee OA, or both (hip/knee OA) in taking an active role in the management of ...

Informal caregivers’ views on the division of responsibilities between themselves and professionals

This scoping review focuses on the views of informal caregivers regarding the division of care responsibilities between citizens, governments and professionals and the question of to what extent professionals take ...

Automatic recognition of self-acknowledged limitations in clinical research literature

<p>Objective: To automatically recognize self-acknowledged limitations in clinical research publications to support efforts in improving research transparency.</p><p>Methods: To develop our ...

When your world is an island

Social network and decision-making approaches became dominant ways to study born global firms. Network approaches explain internationalization of born global firms in terms of the connections established and utilized ...

Analysis of the features important for the effectiveness of physical activity–related apps for recreational sports

Practitioner research for the professionalization of human resources practice

Despite the growing interest in and literature regarding practitioner research in human resources (HR), not much is known about the factors that play a role in the actual practice by HR practitioners. This article ...

Competing logics

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the history of the Dutch cooperative Rabobank to understand how the structure of an organisation determines how individual employees validate norms within that ...

Securing pathways for inclusive and integrated spatial development in Amsterdam

Now, that the European cities are overcoming the recent economic challenges, they accelerate the development of major housingschemes to accommodate their growing urban population. Amsterdam for instance, sets out to ...

Taking the intervention to the patient

Dose-response effects of supplementation with calcifediol on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D status and its metabolites

BACKGROUND &amp; AIMS: Oral supplementation with vitamin D is recommended for older adults to maintain a sufficient 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) status throughout the year. While supplementation with vitamin D2 ...

Solving the puzzle

In this study, we examined how the provision of contextual informa- tion and the ability to ask questions and obtain feedback affected mock investigators' interpretation of a crime scene. Participants were randomly ...

Female sex and depression increase comorbidities in heartfailure patients

The promise of coworking environments

The emergence of collaborative workspaces is a remarkable feature of contemporary cities. These spaces have appeared rapidly, catering for the locational needs of self-employed workers, start-ups, and small-size ...

Fusing the electromagnetic articulograph, high-speed video cameras and a 16-channel microphone array for speech analysis

Electromagnetic articulography (EMA) is one of the instrumental phonetic research methods used for recording and assessing articulatory movements. Usually, articulographic data are analysed together with standard ...

Experiences of lifestyle-professionals and their chronically ill clients with apps and wearables for improving lifestyle

Simulation-based virtual cycle for multi-level airport analysis

The aeronautical industry is expanding after a period of economic turmoil. For this reason, a growing number of airports are facing capacity problems that can sometimes only be resolved by expanding infrastructure, ...

Muscle strength is associated with muscle mass in patients with esophageal cancer awaiting surgery

Background and Purpose: Decreased muscle mass and muscle strength are independent predictors of poor postoperative recov- ery in patients with esophageal cancer. If there is an association between muscle mass and ...

Not feeling ready to go home

Abstract<br/><br/>Quality problem: <br/><br/>Unplanned hospital readmissions frequently occur and have profound implications for patients. This study explores chronically ill patients' ...

Attenuated strength gains during prolonged resistance exercise training in older adults with high inflammatory status

Objectives Chronic systemic low grade inflammation is associated with the age-related loss of muscle mass. Resistance exercise has been suggested to reduce or lower chronic systemic low grade inflammation. However, ...

The trigger tool as a method to measure harmful medication errors in children

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to improve medication safety for children; it is important to quantify the occurrence of preventable medication errors (MEs). A trigger tool may be an effective and time-saving ...

Effect of sensor monitoring in an occupational therapy rehabilitation program for older individuals after hip fracture: the SO-HIP trial A three-arm stepped wedge cluster randomized trial

Medication adherence in patients with schizophrenia

Motor and gaze behaviors of youth basketball players taking contested and uncontested jump shots

In this study, we examined the effects of a defender contesting jump shots on performance and gaze behaviors of basketball players taking jump shots. Thirteen skilled youth basketball players performed 48 shots from ...

Exercise and nutrition strategies to counteract sarcopenic obesity

<p>As the population is aging rapidly, there is a strong increase in the number of individuals with chronic disease and physical limitations. The decrease in skeletal muscle mass and function (sarcopenia) and ...

Who governs and what is governed in port governance: A review study

Based on an intensive literature review, this paper investigates and presents generalized answers to the two basic questions of port governance, namely who governs and what is governed. There are totally 77 ...

The prognostic value of heart rate recovery in patients with coronary artery disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

<p><strong>Background</strong></p><p>Routine outpatient care of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) lacks a simple measure of physical fitness and risk of mortality. Heart rate ...

The Scale on COmmunity care PEreceptions (SCOPE) for nursing students

The aim of this study was to develop a valid instrument to measure student nurses’ perceptions of community care (SCOPE). DeVellis’ staged model for instrument development and validation was used. Scale ...

Smoking cessation in European patients with coronary heart disease. Results from the EUROASPIRE IV survey

<p>OBJECTIVE: We investigated smoking cessation rates in coronary heart disease (CHD) patients throughout Europe; current and as compared to earlier EUROASPIRE surveys, and we studied characteristics of ...

Does successful TMD-treatment improve concurrent headache complaints in TMD patients?

Social street work: An substantiated explanation model of methodic acting

Within Northwest European Welfare states, there is a growing need for all social work professions to substantiate their work with research.

Through the clouds

Data has been collected since mankind, but in the recent years the technical innovations enable us to collect exponentially growing amounts of data through the use of sensors, smart devices and other sources.

Route, early or energy? … Protein improves protein balance in critically ill patients.

The critical care community still has mixed feelings when considering the optimal nutrition of intensive care unit (ICU) patients, which is understandable as randomized controlled trials have not been very helpful in ...

Developing stereotypes to facilitate dialogue between social entrepreneurs and local government

Social enterprises and government share the ultimate goal of solving societal problems, which provides a lot of potential for collaboration between the two parties. While the local government level is the most ...

Factors underlying perceptions of community care and other healthcare areas in first-year baccalaureate nursing students

Background: Despite the increasing labour market shortage of well-educated community nurses, few baccalaureate nursing students choose for a career in community care. Obtaining knowledge of how students perceive ...

Recherche qualitative au sujet de l'identité professionnelle vécue par des ergothérapeutes en santé mentale en France, après une formation autour du modèle de l'occupation humaine (MOH). In Claire, J.M., & Schabaille, A. (dir.) Engagement, occupation et santé

Knee osteoarthritis and comorbidity

<b>Purpose</b>: A structured, tailored exercise therapy strategy was found to significantly improve physical functioning, reduce pain and was safe for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and severe ...

Critical determinants of combined sprint and endurance performance

Optimizing physical performance is a major goal in current physiology. However, basic understanding of combining high sprint and endurance performance is currently lacking. This study identifies critical determinants ...

The societal interaction of higher education institutions

This paper explores knowledge-based urban development related to higher education and campuses. It also provides an introduction to design thinking, which has been used as a user-friendly tool for fulfilling the ...

Collection of amino acids and DNA from fingerprints using hydrogels

The amino acid profile obtained from a fingerprint may provide valuable information on its donor. For forensic scientists, recovering evidence relating to the amino acid profile of a suspect can potentially be ...

Handling consumer messages on social networking sites

Firms increasingly use social network sites to reach out to customers and proactively intervene with observed consumer messages. Despite intentions to enhance customer satisfaction by extending customer service, ...

Occupational therapy in cancer rehabilitation

The challenge of balancing content and language

The role of subject teachers in content and language integrated learning (CLIL) has received little attention, since most research focuses on language learning results of students. This exploratory study aims to gain ...

In situ examination of decision-making skills and gaze behaviour of basketball players

Projet: Sport empowers disabled youth

Skeletal muscle performance and ageing

The world population is ageing rapidly. As society ages, the incidence of physical limitations is dramatically increasing, which reduces the quality of life and increases healthcare expenditures. In western society, ...

Self-controlled video feedback on tactical skills in soccer teams results in more active involvement of players.

Many studies have shown that self-controlled feedback is beneficial for learning motor tasks, andthat learners prefer to receive feedback after supposedly good trials. However, to date all studiesconducted on ...

Protein in the hospital

Provision of adequate protein is crucial for optimizing outcomes in hospitalized patients. However, the methodologies upon which current recommendations are based have limitations, and little is known about true ...

Effects of explicit instruction on the acquisition of students' science inquiry skills in grades 5 and 6 of primary education

In most primary science classes, students are taught science inquiry skills by way of learning by doing. Research shows that explicit instruction may be more effective. The aim of this study was to investigate the ...

Scaling constraints in junior tennis

Purpose: The net height in tennis (0.91 m) is approximately 50% of a professional tennis player’s height. Children are also expected to play with this net height, even though it is approximately 70% of the ...

Do (not) try this at the museum

Cancer Excercise/ Rehabilitation Programs

Healthcare cost of ICU survivors are higher before and after ICU admission compared to a population based control group

Educación en ciudadanía en los Países Bajos

Many find it important that schools contribute to the citizenship of students. In the Netherlands, schools have a statutory obligation to do so. Yet many schools and teachers find it difficult to develop meaningful ...

Minerals and sarcopenia; the role of calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sodium, and zinc on muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical performance in older adults

INTRODUCTION: Minerals may contribute to prevent and treat sarcopenia, the age-related loss of muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical performance. So far, there is no comprehensive review on the impact of ...

Juggling ideals and constraints

In bilingual streams in the Netherlands, school subjects are taught in an additional language so that pupils learn both subject content and the target language by using language meaningfully. Teachers of English in ...

The measurement of atmospherics

De sfeer van een ruimte of omgeving is een belangrijke factor in de beleving van die ruimte door een bezoeker. Om het belang van de factor sfeer te kunnen vaststellen is een goed meetinstrument nodig. In deze studie ...

Research checklist

Research checklist to guide students in checking whether all the steps in the research and design evaluation process are in order and that important points are not overlooked.

The association between physical activity and body composition in Dutch multi-ethnic toddlers

Reconceptualization of entrepreneurial expertise

Knowledge about entrepreneurial expertise, how experts think and make decisions have progressed in the last decade. Despite this advancement, studies have difficulties in providing a general conceptual model of ...

Effective reflection in social work practice

A presentation by Leonieke Boendermaker, Lector Child and Youth Social Care, at the EASWR conference 2018

Growing into politics?

This study focuses on how views on democracy develop during adolescence. A total of 40 Dutch adolescents were interviewed in their second and fourth year of secondary education. The study shows that the interviewed ...

Defining anabolic resistance

Purpose of reviewSkeletal muscle mass with aging, during critical care, and following critical care is a determinant of quality of life and survival. In this review, we discuss the mechanisms that underpin skeletal ...

Feeding route or learning route for nutrition in critically ill.

Athletes’ Body Talk: The Role of Contextual Body Image in Eating Disorders as Seen Through the Eyes of Elite Women Athletes

<p>The aim of the study was to investigate if and how body image, taken from a contextual perspective, contributes to the eating disorder history. This qualitative study investigated the process of eating ...

Youth work and prevention: a conceptual framework in the Netherlands

Professional youth workers and their organizations pursue further improvement of quality and transparency in their work.

The lessons learned from the EAT ICU study

New developments in health and welfare challenges the new curriculum

Girls’ work

Girls’ work: (How) does it contribute to the agency of girls in vulnerable circumstances?

Beyond material education

The relation between financial knowledge, attitudes towards money, financial self-efficacy, and financial behavior among high school students in the Netherlands

We provide evidence on the relationship between four different aspects of Financial Literacy: Financial knowledge, attitudes towards money, self-efficacy, and financial behavior.

Assessing students' ability in performing scientific inquiry: instruments for measuring science skills in primary education

With the increased attention on the implementation of inquiry activities in primary science classrooms, a growing interest has emerged in assessing students’ science skills. Research has thus far been concerned ...

Measuring students’ appraisals of the relevance of history

This study explores the psychometric qualities of the Relevance of History Measurement Scale (RHMS), a questionnaire designed to measure students’ beliefs about the relevance of history.

Exploring pedagogical approaches for connecting the past, the present and the future in history teaching

Using the past to orientate on the present and the future can be seen as one of history’s main contributions to educating future citizens of democratic societies. Because teachers often lack useful methods for ...

Assessing students’ ability in performing scientific inquiry

Background: With the increased attention on implementing inquiry activities in primary science classrooms, a growing interest has emerged in assessing students’ science skills. Research has been concerned with ...

The effect of musculoskeletal TMD-treatment for temporomandibular disorders on headache

Do students know what is required of them in their role as university student?

The study provides an empirically robust definition of the university student role at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, by identifying the generally tacit demands, the normative behaviors and strategies ...

Inside school readiness

For the first time in the Netherlands, the Adjustment Scales for Early Transition in Schooling (ASETS) have been applied to kindergarten and first-grade elementary school. A study was conducted to examine the ...

Ethnicity and socioeconomic status are related to dietary patterns at age 5 in the Amsterdam born children and their development (ABCD) cohort

Young children’s exploration of the indoor play space in center-based childcare

Exploration plays a key role in the development of children. While exploring, children develop new skills by perceiving and acting upon the possibilities for action that are specified in the environment.

Mapping ‘Women in Technology' Issue Networks across Bulgarian, Croatian, and Serbian National Google(s)

This article explores the intersection between women and technology with an experimental research design that uses online search engine data and digital methods (Rogers 2002, 2004, 2013).

Reduction in energy expenditure during weight loss is higher than predicted based on fat free mass and fat mass in older adults

Background & aim The aim of this study was to describe a decrease in resting energy expenditure during weight loss that is larger than expected based on changes in body composition, called adaptive thermogenesis ...

Impact of in-service professional development programs for early childhood teachers on quality ratings and child outcomes

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Reconceptualization of entrepreneurial expertise

Knowledge about entrepreneurial expertise, how experts think and make decisions have progressed in the last decade. Despite this advancement, studies have difficulties in providing a general conceptual model of ...

The development of entrepreneurial intention amongst university students

The swift enhancement of technology has affected the business environment as higher education alone no longer plays a definitive role in the employment process. To meet the emerging requirements of employers, ...

Effective Reflection

This is a manual on ‘Selecting, Training and Supporting Supervisors’. This manual provides points of reference for making a considered choice in the selection, training and support of supervisors in ...

Op weg naar het hbo

Elk jaar maken tienduizenden havo-leerlingen en mbo-studenten de overstap naar het hbo. Samen vormen deze twee groepen de hoofdmoot van de studentenpopulatie van het hbo: zo’n 43% van de eerstejaars ...

Studiesucces in het hbo

Wat houdt ‘studiesucces’ nu eigenlijk in, en hoe bepalend is dit concept voor het onderwijsbeleid, de onderwijspraktijk en het onderwijsonderzoek? De auteurs in deze bundel zoeken naar tegendraadse ...

Het achterblijvende studiesucces van mbo-instromers in het eerste jaar van het hbo: de rol van vaardigheden, leerstijl, studiekeuze en motivatie

Hbo-studenten die afkomstig zijn uit het mbo zijn minder succesvol in het eerste jaar dan studenten die de overstap vanuit het havo maken. Het geringere studiesucces van mbo’ers wordt aan uiteenlopende factoren ...

Growth Clusters in European Metropolitan Cities

This title was first published in 2001. Analyzing and comparing several growth clusters in nine European cities, this compelling volume examines the critical success factors that determine the economic development of ...

The Interaction between network ties and business modeling

A stream of literature is emerging where network development and business modeling intersect. Various authors emphasize that networks influence business models. This paper extends this stream of literature by ...

Discussing sexuality in the classroom

Teachers can play an important role in students’ healthy relational and sexual development. You can pay attention to this subject with specifically designed lessons. But it’s even more important to ...

SIM-OPT in the Loop: Algorithmic Framework for Solving Airport Capacity Problems

The following paper presents an innovative approach for dealing with complex capacity problems in aviation. We introduce a sliding window framework composed by an optimization method with a simulation component. By ...

Adolescents’ expectations about the timing of family life events

Intergenerational continuity in family behaviors partly results from socialization processes in the parental home. However, socialization is a multidimensional process. This article tests hypotheses about the ...

Physical fitness, generalised joint hypermobility and psychosocial behaviour in young professional dancers

European Cities in the Knowledge Economy

Across Western Europe, the emphasis has shifted from physical manufacturing to the development of ideas, new products and creative processes. This has become known as the knowledge economy. While much has been ...

The reliability and validity of the standardized Mensendieck test in relation to disability in patients with chronic pain

The standardized Mensendieck test (SMT) was developed to quantify posture, movement, gait, and respiration. In the hands of an experienced therapist, the SMT is proven to be a reliable tool. It is unclear whether ...

Impact of diversity on the collaboration between the client, informal caregivers and health professionals

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E-Governance in European and South African Cities

Since the late 1990s, city councils have become increasingly aware of the potential for information technologies (ICTs) to improve the management of cities and as an instrument for economic and social policy. This ...

(Cost-)effectiveness of an internet-based physical activity support program (with and without physiotherapy counselling) on physical activity levels of breast and prostate cancer survivors: design of the PABLO trial

<p>BACKGROUND: Higher levels of physical activity (PA) after treatment are associated with beneficial effects on physical and psychosocial functioning of cancer survivors. However, survivors often do not meet ...