Maastricht University

Facilitating Falsification: Devil’s Advocacy in Dutch Police Investigations

Abstract Confirmation bias has been identified as a recurrent cause of wrongful convictions. To mitigate the risk of this bias, police investigators should devote effort to exploring and attempting to falsify alternative hypotheses about a crime. In the Netherlands, investigators...

Multicenter retrospective study on perceived effectiveness, reported side effects, and cognitive outcomes of SSRIs in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) markedly increases risk of psychiatric disorders, including anxiety and mood disorders, and is associated with a spectrum of cognitive impairment, from borderline functioning to intellectual disability, with cognitive decline frequently reporte...

Contrasting Soil Chemical and Microbial Responses to Moderate Thinning in a South Swedish Spruce Forest

Abstract Small-scale forest owners frequently implement thinning to enhance stand productivity, improve timber quality, and maintain structural diversity; however, its short-term effects on soil physicochemical and biological properties remain insufficiently understood. This stud...

Mind the gap: The role of workers’ automation perceptions for the automation training gap

Technological advancements in automation are transforming job tasks and skill demands, raising concerns about the adaptability of the workforce. While reskilling and upskilling are widely recommended for workers in high-risk occupations, empirical research consistently finds an “...

Beating the Odds: Survival After Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Decannulation Due to Poor Prognosis in Children—An Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry Study

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life-saving intervention for critically ill children. However, decisions regarding discontinuation due to poor prognosis remain ethically complex. While outcomes after successful weaning are well described, survival following decann...

AI, citizen science data and expert opinions: towards an improved fossil identification process

Accurate identification of fossils is instrumental to palaeontological research but requires expert knowledge, is time consuming and subject to human biases. Through citizen science platforms and apps, artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted identifications can mitigate those chall...

Reconstructing Causal Reasoning in Hybrid Governance: A Realist Program Theory Evaluation of the Dutch Function Mix

This study addresses a central challenge in contemporary evaluation: how to assess the plausibility of causal reasoning underlying policy interventions in complex governance systems. Using the Dutch function mix reform as an illustrative case, the study reconstructs and evaluates...

Psychedelics and women’s mental health: the effects of female sex hormones on psychedelics’ efficacy and tolerability

Women experience a disproportionate burden of affective and stress-related disorders, with symptom variability shaped by endocrine transitions across the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, postpartum, and menopause. Although psychedelic-assisted therapies are increasingly investigated f...

Factors Associated With Progression From Level 1 to Level 2 Sensor‐Detected Hypoglycaemia in People With Type 1 and Insulin‐Treated Type 2 Diabetes: A Post Hoc Analysis From the Hypo‐ METRICS Study

ABSTRACT Aims We investigated the proportion of sensor‐detected hypoglycaemic (SDH) events progressing to level 2, and associated variables. Materials and Methods We used data from Hypo‐METRICS, which recruited people with type 1 (pwT1D) and insulin‐treated type 2 diabetes (pwT2D...

Impact of highly intensive functional balance training in children with developmental coordination disorder

Abstract Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (cDCD) face significant motor coordination challenges, impacting daily activities and participation. This study examined the effects of highly intensive, functional balance training across different levels of the Internat...

The Burden of Small Fiber Neuropathy: Changes in Pain, Costs, and Quality of Life Before and After Diagnosis

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Small fiber neuropathy ( SFN ) is a peripheral neuropathy causing neuropathic pain, reduced quality of life ( QoL ), and high societal costs. Previous studies assessed these societal costs before a definitive diagnosis was established, leaving it uncl...

Building the toolkit to address malaria resurgence and radical cure of vivax malaria in Ethiopia: a meeting report

Abstract Ethiopia has experienced a substantial resurgence in malaria in recent years, with increasing case numbers and a growing contribution of Plasmodium vivax in several regions. At the same time, new evidence supporting improved radical cure strategies, including high-dose p...

Imitation of regional location choices for foreign investments: The role of home-country collectivism

Firms investing in a foreign country tend to imitate their compatriots’ most common regional location choices. We argue that this tendency is stronger among firms from more collectivistic cultures, since such firms are more inclined to view prior compatriot investors in the targe...