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Dynamiek op de Nederlandse Arbeidsmarkt themanummer

De zesde editie van Dynamiek op de Nederlandse Arbeidsmarkt gepubliceerd door TNO en CBS. Dit is (dit jaar voor het eerst) een special issue van Tijdschrift voor Arbeidsvraagstukken. Het is open access gepubliceerd. Veel werkenden ervaren onzekerheid over hun werk en inkomen, met name zzp’ers en werknemers met een flexibele baan. Wat zijn de...

Women's characteristics and care outcomes of caseload midwifery care in the Netherlands: a retrospective cohort study

Background: The maternity care system in the Netherlands is well known for its support of community-based midwifery. However, regular midwifery practices typically do not offer caseload midwifery care - one-to-one continuity of care throughout pregnancy and birth. Because we know very little about the outcomes for women receiving caseload care...

Alternative Approach for Performing ASET-RSET Analyses in Practice

Current ASET-RSET analyses are based on so-called “worst-case” scenarios and a safety factor to incorporate a level of safety between ASET and RSET. Still there is no conformity amongst experts which safety factor and matching scenarios have to be used in practice. Within this paper it is shown that the actual value of the safety factor strongly...

Are midwives in the Netherlands satisfied with their jobs? A systematic examination of satisfaction levels among hospital and primary-care midwives in the Netherlands

Background. Job satisfaction is generally considered to be an important element of work quality and workplace relations. Little is known about levels of job satisfaction among hospital and primary-care midwives in the Netherlands. Proposed changes to the maternity care system in the Netherlands should consider how the working conditions of...

Dynamiek op de Nederlandse arbeidsmarkt: de focus op zekerheid

Veel werkenden ervaren onzekerheid over hun werk en inkomen, met name zzp’ers en werknemers met een flexibele baan. Wat zijn de oorzaken en de gevolgen deze onzekerheid? Hoe zeker zijn werkenden over hun werk en inkomen in Nederland? Hoe gaan flexibele werknemers en zzp’ers om met werk- en inkomensonzekerheden? Wat zijn oorzaken van deze...

How good is collaboration between maternity service providers in the Netherlands?

Aims: To examine the experiences of inter-professional collaboration of maternity service providers in the Netherlands and to identify potential enhancing and inhibiting factors for inter-professional collaboration within maternity care in the Netherlands. Background: Good collaboration between health care professionals is a key element of safe,...

Effects of Exergaming in People with Dementia: Results of a Systematic Literature Review

Background: Physical exercise benefits functioning, health, and well-being. However, people living with dementia in particular hardly engage in exercise. Exergaming (exercise and gaming) is an innovative, fun, and relatively safe way of exercising in a virtual reality or gaming environment. It may help people living with dementia overcome...

Met BART! werken aan een veilige buurt

In Den Haag moet het project BART! een digitaal verbindingsmiddel worden. Het moet ervoor zorgen dat politie, gemeente en burgers samen verantwoordelijkheid kunnen nemen voor een veilige leefomgeving. Hoe zijn de eerste ervaringen in de wijk Bouwlust?

In-depth study of homogeneity in DBS using two different techniques: Results from the EBF DBS-microsampling consortium

Background: At the start of their work, the European Bioanalysis Forum dried blood spots microsampling consortium did not form a dedicated team to investigate the spot homogeneity. However, two teams performed experiments that produced results relating to sample homogeneity. Results: The data, which were produced via two different approaches (a...

The effect of hematocrit on bioanalysis of DBS: Results from the EBF DBS-microsampling consortium

Background: The European Bioanalysis Forum dried blood spots (DBS)/microsampling consortium is reporting back from the experiments they performed on further documenting the potential hurdles of the DBS technology. This paper is focused on the impact of hematocrit changes on DBS analyses. Results: The hematocrit can have an effect on the size of...

Simplified stochastic modeling of concrete spalling due to fire

Predicting spalling of concrete due to fire loading is undoubtedly a complex task to come across. Existing numerical models are dealing with the phenomena on different complexity levels of describing the physical/chemical processes and material behavior. But still they do not take the highly stochastic nature of these processes into account....

Preparation and characterization of oxidized starch polymer microgels for encapsulation and controlled release of functional ingredients

A novel biocompatible and biodegradable microgel system has been developed for controlled uptake and release of especially proteins. It contains TEMPO-oxidized potato starch polymers, which are chemically cross-linked by sodium trimetaphosphate (STMP). Physical chemical properties have been determined for microgels of different weight ratios of...

Effects of nicotinamide on biochemical changes and microblistering induced by sulfur mustard in human skin organ cultures

Blister formation due to sulfur mustard (HD) exposure was studied in an ex vivo human skin model. Pieces of fresh human skin were exposed to HD vapor and subsequently incubated in medium for 48 hr. During this culture period cellular NAD+ levels and uptake of glucose from the medium decreased relative to the duration of the exposure to HD. In...