Comprehensive neuromechanical assessment in stroke patients: Reliability and responsiveness of a protocol to measure neural and non-neural wrist properties

Background: Understanding movement disorder after stroke and providing targeted treatment for post stroke patients requires valid and reliable identification of biomechanical (passive) and neural (active and reflexive) contributors. Aim of this study was to assess test-retest reliability of passive, active and reflexive parameters and to...

How valid are commercially available medical simulators?

Background: Since simulators offer important advantages, they are increasingly used in medical education and medical skills training that require physical actions. A wide variety of simulators have become commercially available. It is of high importance that evidence is provided that training on these simulators can actually improve clinical...

Cross-Cultural Adaption and Validation of the Dutch Version of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic Questionnaire in Juvenile Baseball Pitchers

Monitoring the performance and functional status of baseball pitchers’ upper extremity is important in maintaining the athlete’s health and performance. This study validated a Dutch translation of the original English Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic (KJOC) against the previously validated Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) and...

Tide-induced currents in a phase-resolving wave model

Alongshore currents are currents parallel to the coastline. In coastal areas they are driven by a combination of wave and tidal forcing. In this study, the validity of the non-hydrostatic, wave-flow model SWASH to predict these currents is investigated. This is done by comparing model predictions with measurement observations. Observations were...

Calculation of Transport Cost for Freight Carriers on the Last Mile: Conducting a Case Study in the Municipality of Delft to Validate and Improve Usage of the Last-Mile Scan Calculation Model

Urban freight distribution problems vary in nature and can be characterized as economically, environmentally or socially grounded. Urban freight distribution operates in urban areas were space is in short supply. These residency areas are the homes of many people. Since most vehicles still drive on conventional energy sources, greenhouse gas...

Validation of a Moving Base Driving Simulator for Motion Sickness Research

Higher levels of automation in driving may allow drivers to engage in other activities, but may also increase the likelihood of Motion Sickness (MS). The exact causes of MS are not well understood, and various susceptibility factors(e.g. age, gender, ethnicity) can cause large individual differences. To better understand and predict MS, it is...