Publications by authors named "G T Verhoeven"
Color data are often required for cultural heritage documentation. These data are typically acquired via standard digital cameras since they facilitate a quick and cost-effective way to extract RGB values from photos. However, cameras' absolute sensor responses are device-dependent and thus not colorimetric.
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- Scientists looked at how a special kind of cell called mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can help dogs with a painful joint disease called osteoarthritis.
- They tested these cells in a study with 32 dogs to see if they help reduce pain and improve joint health after injecting them into the dogs.
- The results showed that using a certain dose of MSCs was safe and helped the dogs feel better and heal their joints, making this a potential new way to treat this illness in dogs.
Osteoarthritis is a frequently occurring joint disorder in veterinary practice. Current treatments are focused on pain and inflammation; however, these are not able to reverse the pathological condition. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) could provide an interesting alternative because of their immunomodulatory properties.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Case-mix based prospective payment of homecare is being implemented in several countries to work towards more efficient and client-centred homecare. However, existing models can only explain a limited part of variance in homecare use, due to their reliance on health- and function-related client data. It is unclear which predictors could improve predictive power of existing case-mix models.
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- Adult-onset asthma (AoA) tends to be more severe than childhood onset asthma (CoA), and this study explored the links between AoA and metabolic conditions, particularly obesity.
- The research involved a comparison of metabolic syndrome and inflammatory markers among patients with AoA, CoA, and healthy controls, using a group of 81 participants from outpatient clinics in Rotterdam.
- Results showed that AoA was significantly linked to metabolic syndrome, with higher levels of inflammatory markers like IL-6 and leptin-adiponectin in AoA patients, suggesting that inflammation related to fat tissue may contribute to the severity of AoA.