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Regeer, H. (author), Nieuwenhuijse, E.A. (author), Vos, R.C. (author), Kiefte-de Jong, J.C. (author), van Empelen, P. (author), de Koning, E.J.P. (author), Bilo, H.J.G. (author), Huisman, S.D. (author)Aims: To investigate changes in physical activity (PA) and psychological factors during societal lockdown in people with type 2 diabetes. Methods: A cross-sectional study among Dutch adults with type 2 diabetes. Data were collected using online questionnaires. A multivariate multinomial logistic regression was performed with change in PA during...article 2021
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Primary care in five European countries: A citizens’ perspective on the quality of care for childrenvan Til, J.A. (author), Groothuis-Oudshoorn, C.G.M. (author), Vlasblom, E. (author), Kocken, P.L. (author), Boere-Boonekamp, M.M. (author)Objective. As part of the Models of Child Health Appraised (MOCHA) project, this study aimed to answer the following research questions: 1) How do European citizens perceive the quality of primary health care provided for children? And 2) What are their priorities with respect to quality assessment of primary health care aimed at satisfying...article 2019
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Azzopardi, G. (author), Petkov, N. (author)Background: Keypoint detection is important for many computer vision applications. Existing methods suffer from insufficient selectivity regarding the shape properties of features and are vulnerable to contrast variations and to the presence of noise or texture. Methods: We propose a trainable filter which we call Combination Of Shifted FIlter...article 2013
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Dumay, A.C.M. (author), Haaker, T.I. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Background: A locum practitioner is an out-of-hours general practitioner who needs access to the electronic health record of visiting patients. The electronic locum record is a summary of the electronic health record available to the locum practitioner and includes the most significant health problems, the most recent records of the patient's...article 2010
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TNO Informatie- en Communicatietechnologie (author), Trieschnigg, D. (author), Pezik, P. (author), Lee, V. (author), Jong, F.de (author), Kraaij, W. (author), Rebholz-Schuhmann, D. (author)Motivation: Controlled vocabularies such as the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) thesaurus and the Gene Ontology (GO) provide an efficient way of accessing and organizing biomedical information by reducing the ambiguity inherent to free-text data. Different methods of automating the assignment of MeSH concepts have been proposed to replace manual...article 2009
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Vinken, M. (author), Doktorova, T. (author), Ellinger-Ziegelbauer, H. (author), Ahr, H.-J. (author), Lock, E. (author), Carmichael, P. (author), Roggen, E. (author), van Delft, J. (author), Kleinjans, J. (author), Castell, J. (author), Bort, R. (author), Donato, T. (author), Ryan, M. (author), Corvi, R. (author), Keun, H. (author), Ebbels, T. (author), Athersuch, T. (author), Sansone, S.-A. (author), Rocca-Serra, P. (author), Stierum, R. (author), Jennings, P. (author), Pfaller, W. (author), Gmuender, H. (author), Vanhaecke, T. (author), Rogiers, V. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Recent changes in the European legislation of chemical-related substances have forced the scientific community to speed up the search for alternative methods that could partly or fully replace animal experimentation. The Sixth Framework Program project carcinoGENOMICS was specifically raised to develop omics-based in vitro screens for testing...article 2008
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van der Greef, J. (author), Martin, S. (author), Juhasz, P. (author), Adourian, A. (author), Plasterer, T. (author), Verheij, E.R. (author), McBurney, R.N. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Systems biology has developed in recent years from a technology-driven enterprise to a new strategic tool in Life Sciences, particularly for innovative drug discovery and drug development. Combining the ultimate in systems phenotyping with in-depth investigations of biomolecular mechanisms will enable a revolution in our understanding of disease...article 2007
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van Dellen, Q.M. (author), Stronks, K. (author), Bindels, P.J.E. (author), Öry, F.G. (author), Bruil, J. (author), van Aalderen, W.M.C. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)To identify factors associated with asthma control in a multi-ethnic paediatric population. We interviewed 278 children with paediatrician diagnosed asthma (aged 7-17 years) and one of their parents. Asthma control was assessed with the Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ). Detailed information about sociodemographic variables, asthma medication,...article 2007
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Meijster, T. (author), Fransman, W. (author), van Hemmen, J. (author), Kromhout, H. (author), Heederik, D. (author), Tielemans, E. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objective: The main goal was to investigate the potential of a probabilistic approach for exposure assessment and use this information to evaluate the impact of a complex of policy actions/interventions on dermal exposure to antineoplastic agents among oncology nurses. The central theme of this study was to make optimal use of existing data,...article 2006
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Paulussen, T.G.W. (author), Hoekstra, F. (author), Lanting, C.I. (author), Buijs, G.B. (author), Hirasing, R.A. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)This study examines the factors that influence parents' decisions to have their children vaccinated under the Dutch National Immunisation Programme. A computer questionnaire was sent to 500 parents in 1999 (the response rate was 98.2%). The intention to vaccinate was most strongly determined by attitudes. The belief that vaccination is safe and...article 2006
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- Beulens, J.W.J. (author), Hendriks, H.F.J. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author) article 2006
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de Croon, E.M. (author), Blonk, R.W. (author), Sluiter, J.K. (author), Frings-Dresen, M.H. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Background: Monitoring psychological job strain may help occupational physicians to take preventive action at the appropriate time. For this purpose, the 10-item trucker strain monitor (TSM) assessing work-related fatigue and sleeping problems in truck drivers was developed. Objectives: This study examined (1) test-retest reliability, (2)...article 2005
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van Hemmen, J.J. (author), TNO Voeding (author)Chemicals / CAS: 4,4' methylenedianiline, 101-77-9; Hazardous Substances.article 2004
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van den Eede, G. (author), Aarts, H. (author), Buhk, H.J. (author), Corthier, G. (author), Flint, H.J. (author), Hammes, W. (author), Jacobsen, B. (author), Midtvedt, T. (author), van der Vossen, J. (author), von Wright, A. (author), Wackernagel, W. (author), Wilcks, A. (author), TNO Voeding (author)In 2000, the thematic network ENTRANSFOOD was launched to assess four different topics that are all related to the testing or assessment of food containing or produced from genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Each of the topics was linked to a European Commission (EC)-funded large shared cost action (see http://www.entransfood.com). Since the...article 2004
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Alpay, L.L. (author), Toussaint, P.J. (author), Ezendam, N.P.M. (author), Rövekamp, T.A.J.M. (author), Graafmans, W.C. (author), Westendorp, R.G.J. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Elderly users are increasingly becoming active consumers of Internet technologies. Developing websites dedicated to this user group presents several design issues (such as that of 'design for all', participatory design, patient empowerment and cognitive usability assessment methods). SeniorGezond is a health information resource currently under...article 2004
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Zeitlin, J. (author), Wildman, K. (author), Bréart, G. (author), Alexander, S. (author), Barros, H. (author), Blondel, B. (author), Buitendijk, S.E. (author), Gissler, M. (author), Macfarlane, A. (author)The PERISTAT project was charged with developing an indicator set for monitoring and describing perinatal health in Europe as part of the European Commission's Health Monitoring Programme, run by the Directorate General for Health and Consumer Protection (DG-SANCO), which is working towards the establishment of a comprehensive health monitoring...article 2003
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TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author), van Buuren, S. (author), Eyres, S. (author), Tennant, A. (author), Hopman-Rock, M. (author)Background: Comparability of health data is a major challenge within the context of the Health Monitoring Programme of the European Commission. A common problem in surveys is that many variations of essentially the same question exist. Methods: Response conversion is a new method for improving comparability by scaling the data onto a common...article 2003
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TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author), Buitendijk, S. (author), Zeitlin, J. (author), Cuttini, M. (author), Langhoff-Roos, J. (author), Bottu, J. (author)Objective: To assess the ability of the member states of the European Union to produce the indicators recommended by the PERISTAT project on perinatal health indicators and to provide an overview of fetal and infant health outcomes for these countries according to the information now available. Methods: We used data from the PERISTAT survey of...article 2003
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Ariëns, G.A.M. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author), Bongers, P.M. (author), van der Wal, G. (author), Bouter, L.M. (author)To identify physical risk factors for neck pain, a systematic review of the literature was carried out. Based on methodological quality and study design, 4 levels of evidence were defined to establish the strength of evidence for the relationship between risk factors and neck pain. Altogether, 22 cross-sectional studies, 2 prospective cohort...article 2000
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TNO Technische Menskunde (author), Post, W.M. (author), Koster, W. (author), Šrámek, M. (author), Schreiber, G. (author), Zocca, V. (author), de Vries, B. (author)This article describes a system for the optimization of the prehospital assessment of emergency, in cases involving thoraco-abdominal complaints and consciousness problems. This assessment is performed by nurses on the basis of a telephone interview at ambulance dispatch centers. The system has a body of biomedical and policy knowledge available...article 1996