Publications by authors named "M L Bekker"

Objective: This study evaluates patient experiences with the SAFE@home platform for telemonitoring of blood pressure (BP) and symptom tracking in patients high-risk pregnancies. We hypothesized patients would perceive telemonitoring as usable and patient-centered and aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to aid future digital health scale-up.

Methods: A quantitative analysis within a cohort study across 11 hospitals was conducted.

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Objective: To analyze comprehensively the incidence, antenatal ultrasound characteristics and prognostic implications of antenatal pop-off mechanisms of the fetal urinary system in pregnancies with suspected fetal megacystis.

Methods: This was a retrospective multicenter study of pregnancies with suspected fetal megacystis conducted across all academic hospitals in The Netherlands. Three antenatal pop-off mechanisms were identified: presence of an umbilical cord cyst (UCC), extravasation of urine into the intraperitoneal space (ascites) or perirenal subcapsular (urinoma), and megaureter/ureterocele.

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Background: This systematic review investigates potential differences in brain development between growth restricted (FGR)-fetuses compared to appropriate for gestational age (AGA) fetuses using MRI.

Methods: PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library and Web of Science databases were searched from 1985 to 2023. FGR was defined as an estimated fetal weight (EFW) < p10 and/or an abdominal circumference (AC) < p10, or 20% reduction in EFW or AC using a minimum interval of two weeks.

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Hydrogen sulfide (HS), methanethiol (MeSH) and ethanethiol (EtSH) are volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) produced during winemaking and are associated with negative 'reductive' aromas in wine. Anecdotal evidence suggests that oenological tannins may be used to remediate the 'reductive' character of wines, yet little scientific evidence or explanation supporting this observation has been published. In this study, it was found that the addition of oenological tannins significantly decreased HS, MeSH, and EtSH in model wine by up to 92 %, 90 % and 86 %, respectively, after two weeks of storage.

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