Erasmus University Rotterdam

Implementation of sustainability interventions in ICUs in the Netherlands: A survey of the green ICU

Background The healthcare sector's environmental impact is mostly caused by hospital care, with Intensive Care Units (ICUs) being a significant source of pollution. The Dutch Green ICU network shares sustainability interventions and best practices on its online platform, supporti...

‘The real win is doing this for a living’: Routes, routines and rewards of music managers

Studies of the music industry have traditionally prioritized its creative dimensions, especially musicians’ activities. When ‘non-creative’ aspects of music creation are examined, they are typically approached through musicians’ own ‘non-creative’ activities. Despite the insisten...

Discovery–driven capabilities in SMEs: A Kirznerian perspective on firm–level opportunity discovery and adaptation

Small and Medium–Sized Enterprises (SMEs) rarely engage in resource reconfiguration processes. Instead, constrained by their size and scope, they typically renew their existing resources through ongoing adaptive engagement with their environment. This process raises questions whe...

Does social capital improve gender equality?

The relationship between social capital and gender equality has been studied predominantly at the micro-level with mixed but often negative results. Both mixed-gender social capital and women’s social capital do not seem to benefit women as much as men. After developing a theoret...

Validation of an Automated Artificial Intelligence‐Driven Planner for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

BACKGROUND: Preprocedural planning with multislice computed tomography (MSCT) is an essential prerequisite for successful transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). However, preprocedural planning is time-consuming and may contain clinically meaningful interobserver variabili...

Identification of a Duplication in the RP17 Locus in an Individual With Pathogenic CEP290 Variants: Implications for RP17 Variant Classification

Purpose: To assess the pathogenicity of a novel duplication in the RP17 locus identified in a cone dystrophy proband with biallelic CEP290 variants. Structural variants (SVs) in this locus have previously been associated with dominant retinitis pigmentosa. Methods: Inheritance of...

Prognostic Stratification of Brain Metastases from Nonanaplastic Follicular Cell–Derived Thyroid Carcinoma: Results of an International Multicenter Retrospective Study

Background: Brain metastases (BMs) from nonanaplastic follicular cell–derived thyroid carcinoma (hereinafter referred to as non-ATC) are rare and not well characterized, with limited evidence guiding treatment and prognostic stratification. We aimed to describe clinical features,...

Perspectives on Placemaking: Affective Practices and the Lived Dimensions of Space

Placemaking is widely promoted as a tool for belonging and urban transformation, yet its affective dimensions remain undertheorized. This article develops a framework for placemaking as an affective practice, arguing that sense of place is best understood through the relational d...

Why Is Adherence to Dietary Guidelines Socially Stratified among Adults? The Role of Declarative and Nondeclarative Cultural Capital

Cultural capital is theorized to comprise both a declarative (i.e., deliberate/conscious) and a nondeclarative (i.e., automatic/unconscious) element, also referred to as “embodied.” While the latter is considered crucial in everyday health-related choices and in explaining why me...

Multifeature sequencing-based liquid biopsy for cancer diagnosis and monitoring

Abstract Liquid biopsy has emerged as a transformative development in oncology, enabling the minimally invasive detection and monitoring of cancer through the analysis of tumor-derived material in blood. Moving beyond single-variable analysis, multifeature sequencing-based liquid...

Prolonged puncturing decreases ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion rate in neonates with posthemorrhagic ventricular dilatation

PURPOSE: Posthemorrhagic ventricular dilatation (PHVD) is a frequent complication of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) in preterm infants and is associated with increased neurodevelopmental morbidity. Following national Dutch guidelines, infants with PHVD are generally punctured...

Institutional hiring strategies and research performance: alumni versus non-alumni faculty in business schools

Faculty recruitment strategies, particularly the debate over hiring alumni versus non-alumni candidates, represent a longstanding concern in higher education management. This study investigates whether alumni or non-alumni faculty achieve superior research performance, drawing on...