Human papillomavirus vaccination uptake: a longitudinal study showing ethnic differences in the influence of the intention-to-vaccinate among parent-daughter dyads

Introduction: It is unclear what role daughters play in the decision-making process regarding HPV vaccination. Therefore, we explored the impact of HPV vaccination intention among parents and their 12-13 year-old daughters on HPV vaccination uptake. Methods: In February 2014 parents/guardians and their 12-13 year-old daughters were invited to...

Rapid flood intensification and environmental response of the Lower Meuse during the Allerød-Younger Dryas climate transition

Lateglacial climatic oscillations exerted profound impacts on the Meuse fluvial system. In the Lower Meuse (southern Netherlands), geomorphological studies in the last decades mainly centred on Lateglacial vegetation evolution, channel pattern changes and river terrace formation. Little information has been reported about the paleohydrology and...

Energietransitie voor huishoudens met een smalle beurs

De energietransitie moet plaatsvinden in de totale woningvoorraad, dus ook bij de particuliere woningeigenaar die in een wijk woont waar de financiële mogelijkheden van de bewoners beperkt zijn. Er is een Community of Practice (CoP) Energiearmoede opgestart waarin 13 gemeenten concrete projecten hebben gepresenteerd die eraan bijdragen...

Prevalence, determinants and genetic diversity of hepatitis C virus in the multi-ethnic population living in Suriname

Little is known about the epidemiology of HCV in Suriname, a former Dutch colony in South America. To study the prevalence, determinants and genetic diversity of HCV, a one-month survey was conducted at the only Emergency Department in the capital Paramaribo. Participants (≥18 years) completed an interviewer-led standardized HCV risk-factor...

Scalable Delivery of Navigable and Ultra-High Resolution Video

In recent years many developments have addressed the generic objective of delivering audiovisual content based on a single representation made available at the source, and where the network gets the ability to adapt the content on an end user basis. This chapter reviews the different aspects related to format-agnostic delivery. It proposes...

Collaborative architectural design management

A retrospective study of the success, safety and effectiveness of external cephalic version without tocolysis in a specialised midwifery centre in the Netherlands

Background: to evaluate the effectiveness of external cephalic version (ECV) without tocolysis or epidural analgesia, the complications associated with the procedure and the association between the number of ECV attempts and cephalic presentation at birth and caesarean section. Methods: retrospective cohort study of all (n = 924) ECVs carried...

Collaborative architectural design management

A building project goes through a long process from project conception to realisation, handover, and operation, and involves a large number of people and organisations. As a project becomes more complex, more teams of specialists are required to combine their effort with considerable enthusiasm and commitment to work collaboratively towards...

Perinatal factors related to negative or positive recall of birth experience in women 3 years postpartum in the Netherlands

Background: Little research has been conducted to date on women's postnatal emotional well-being and satisfaction with the care received in the Netherlands. The aim of this study was to investigate Dutch women's views of their birth experience 3 years after the event. Methods: A questionnaire was mailed to all women who had given birth in 2001...

Succes, veiligheid en effectiviteit van de uitwendige versie van 924 versies uitgevoerd in een Nederlands ziekenhuis tussen 1996-2000

Doel: onderzoeken van de effectiviteit van uitwendige versie zonder tocolyse of epidurale anesthesie, de complicaties die geassocieerd zijn met de procedure en het verband tussen het aantal versiepogingen en hoofd- liggingen bij de geboorte en sectio caesarea. Methode: retrospectieve cohort studie van alle (n=924) uitgevoerde uitwendige versies...

Backend solutions for AA in the MUSE network supporting FMC

The European MUSE project investigated fixed-mobile convergence from the perspective of an unbundled fixed network. A major part of the work consisted of finding solutions for the authentication and authorisation of users who roam from their home network to a visited network. This paper shows how AA (authentication and authorisation) messages...

Doe mee aan eerstelijns onderzoek

De resultaten van veel verlos-kundig onderzoek zijn niet direct toepasbaar in een eerstelijns populatie. Internationaal onderzoek vindt vaak plaats in settings waar vrouwen met zowel een laag als een verhoogd risico zorg krijgen. In Nederland gebeurt verloskundig onderzoek vooral in de tweedelijn. Het is veel moeilijker om onderzoek te doen in...