Publications by authors named "F A L van der Horst"

Objectives: Type 2 diabetes is a highly prevalent age-related chronic condition, with complex and heterogeneous pathogenesis. A 5-point oral glucose tolerance test can identify type 2 diabetes subtypes or "diabetypes" based on the degree of insulin resistance in muscle and/or liver, and beta-cell dysfunction. Due to its costly and invasive nature, the oral glucose tolerance test is not scalable.

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Despite the development of various motor learning models over many decades, the question of which model is most effective under which conditions to optimize the acquisition of skills remains a heated and recurring debate. This is particularly important in connection with learning sports movements with a high strength component. This study aims to examine the acute effects of various motor learning models on technical efficiency and force production during the Olympic snatch movement.

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  • Proton Minibeam Radiation Therapy has been promising in enhancing treatment efficacy compared to traditional radiation, but more research into its biological mechanisms is needed.
  • A mechanical collimation setup was developed to produce 250µm minibeams with a 1000µm spacing, with optimization using Monte Carlo simulations conducted at various proton therapy sites.
  • Results showed a peak-to-valley dose ratio (PVDR) of 10 in Dresden and 14 in Seattle, with some discrepancies between dosimetry methods that can be addressed with correction factors.
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Objectives: The shape is commonly used to describe the objects. State-of-the-art algorithms in medical imaging are predominantly diverging from computer vision, where voxel grids, meshes, point clouds, and implicit surface models are used. This is seen from the growing popularity of ShapeNet (51,300 models) and Princeton ModelNet (127,915 models).

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Since its introduction in 2001, multiple platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) centrifugation protocols have emerged, but the variations in growth factor release that result from these protocols remain unclear. This review aimed to evaluate growth factor release across three PRF protocols: leukocyte-PRF (L-PRF), advanced-PRF (A-PRF/+), and injectable-PRF (i-PRF). A comprehensive search was conducted using the MEDLINE and Embase databases, identifying 14 studies that met the inclusion criteria.

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