... obscures a view of the motives leading to these choices Thus, inthe case of mosquedesigninTheNetherlands one should be wary of the tendency to ‘explain’ a Dutch mosque merely by placing its architectural ... in Amsterdam-Southeast Although this community had mainly come from Surinam preceding its independence from TheNetherlandsin 1975, the community’s Pakistani connections were maintained inThe ... search […] leading in most cases to eclecticism and in some to an interesting synthesis The fourth category is of being modern, the overriding concerns being originality and dealing with the twentieth...
... part of the information available inthe NMDS The main application remains the use of the NMDS in determining some percentage points of the budget of the hospital A few hospitals already use the ... is increasing This situation where the care request (and the expenses linked to it) is increasing more rapidly than the government financing, leads to: – an increase of private financing: the ... might be made of the following information PRINTED INTHENETHERLANDS v Foreword This book is the second to appear inthe IOS Press “Studies in Health Technology and Informatics” in order to describe...
... part of the information available inthe NMDS The main application remains the use of the NMDS in determining some percentage points of the budget of the hospital A few hospitals already use the ... is increasing This situation where the care request (and the expenses linked to it) is increasing more rapidly than the government financing, leads to: – an increase of private financing: the ... might be made of the following information PRINTED INTHENETHERLANDS v Foreword This book is the second to appear inthe IOS Press “Studies in Health Technology and Informatics” in order to describe...
... and the nearest freeway, which is located to the west of the study area The circle within the map of theNetherlands indicates were the study area is situated, the area marked in black is the ... location intheNetherlandsThe study area consisted of three municipalities Shown are the seven towns or villages within these municipalities, the highways (provincial roads) adjacent to the area ... national, provincial and municipal authorities inthe study area and were linked to a digital map of all roads intheNetherlands (NWB), using GIS Other land use data were obtained from a European...
... described previously in detail [16,17] In brief, the cohort includes mothers and children of different ethnicities living inthe city of Rotterdam, theNetherlands Enrolment was aimed in early pregnancy ... receipt of funding from theNetherlands Organization for Health Research and Development (ZonMw 90700303, 916.10159) TNO received funding from TheNetherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment ... [18,19]), in order to consider the temporal fluctuations in background concentrations This was done using continuous hourly monitoring data from three monitoring stations inthe study area The measured...
... Water Management intheNetherlands | | Rijkswaterstaat Preface Introduction The development of water management intheNetherlandsThe history of the formation of theNetherlandsThe history of ... interchange: the river supplies water to the lake, the lake discharges water into the sea and the polder drains water into the lake, as well as absorbing it inthe summer The water level inthe ... watermanagement intheNetherlandsThe history of the formation of theNetherlands At the end of the last Ice Age, around 10,000 years ago, the North Sea was a large lowland plain As temperature increased the...
... 2007, 5:65 Background Retinoblastoma (RB) is a malignant tumor affecting the retina and is the most common intraocular malignancy in children Inthe Netherlands, the incidence is 1:17,000 newborns ... chemotherapy and remaining therapies (thermochemotherapy, laser photocoagulation, plaque therapy and cryotherapy)[5] Visual acuity was defined as visual acuity after subjective refraction inthe ... competing interests Authors' contributions JvD has coordinated the research, collected and analyzed the data and drafted the manuscript SMI, ACM and JH participated inthedesign of the study, interpreted...
... rotations of the spool holding the string, and determined the angle between the leading wheelchair and trailing wheelchair based on a second encoder connecting the top of the spool to the trailing wheelchair ... the angle of the string connecting them The distance between the wheelchairs determined the trailing wheelchair's speed, and the angle of the string determined the magnitude of turn http://www.jneuroengrehab.com/content/5/1/1 ... without colliding with an obstacle The limiting factors in this prototype of the WCS were the limited field of view of the camera, lack of degrees of free- dom inthe camera mounting, and the low quality...
... 2007, 5:65 Background Retinoblastoma (RB) is a malignant tumor affecting the retina and is the most common intraocular malignancy in children Inthe Netherlands, the incidence is 1:17,000 newborns ... chemotherapy and remaining therapies (thermochemotherapy, laser photocoagulation, plaque therapy and cryotherapy)[5] Visual acuity was defined as visual acuity after subjective refraction inthe ... competing interests Authors' contributions JvD has coordinated the research, collected and analyzed the data and drafted the manuscript SMI, ACM and JH participated inthedesign of the study, interpreted...
... width intheNetherlands was used The differences in properties between the other published values (table III) might be explained by differences in provenances, site conditions and situation inthe ... areas intheNetherlandsThe quite good comparability in strength and density can be explained by the fact that in both studies material from comparable soils and with the same average ring width ... account that grading was done for the lower valued upper part of the stem, the result can be seen as promising for the forest management and marketing of Douglas fir intheNetherlands REFERENCES...
... theNetherlands [8], forests on the high sandy soils intheNetherlands have been seen as the prime culprits of the increasing water consumption in these areas This in turn, has led to plans to ... the year All forests show a steep increase in transpiration inthe spring, although the timing is slightly different for each forest The pine forests start to transpire the earliest, around the ... are located at the same height; inthe case of an understorey the upper canopy and under canopy are thus lumped together in a single isothermal layer The surface conductance is inthe case of a...
... been conducted in hospital settings [12] The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence and types of patient safety incidents occurring in general practice intheNetherlands Page ... safety incidents appear to have lower prevalence inthe general practice than inthe hospital setting Also, the outcomes of patient safety incidents, when they occur, appear to be less serious inthe ... to the conception and design of the study and revised the manuscript MW supervised the study All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they...
... of cocaine dependence intheNetherlands are lacking In 2005, 32,000 current cocaine users were identified intheNetherlands [4], but this is likely to be a serious underestimation given the fact ... substance use in a series of studies [7-11], and is therefore currently being investigated intheNetherlandsinthe context of a controlled study in heroin addicts with concurrent cocaine use However, ... treatment intheNetherlands ("Leefstijltraining”) [50] CBT is delivered in 12 weekly individual sessions of 45minutes by an experienced psychologist who received formal training in CBT for the purpose...
... declined in much of the Netherlands, in association with a decline in injecting [10,22] In 2008, IDU was considered to be the most likely transmission route for 5% of all registered HIV cases in ... National drug monitoring intheNetherlands has found injecting drug use more popular inthe southern region than in others (19% vs 10%) [39] Moreover, we have presented the HIV and HBV prevalence ... by the low-threshold methadone services across the city [7] In Heerlen, inthe southern part of the Netherlands, many drug users reside in adjacent regions in Germany, Belgium, and France The...
... Parenting in Moroccan families intheNetherlands Moroccans belong to one of the largest immigrant groups intheNetherlands Migration began inthe 1960s when Moroccan men were recruited for working ... and February 2008; data collection including interviews with the mothers of these adolescents took place during the same time period Inthe Netherlands, criminal legislation for youths applies ... slightly more prevalent inthe Dutch incarcerated sample than inthe other samples Finally, the neglectful mother-son relationship, which indicated a low awareness in mothers of their child’s affairs...
... control inthe context of a national survey on parenting intheNetherlandsThe affection and discipline scales assess the extent to which the parents show feelings of positive affection toward their ... within the family domain (single parent: OR 6.0, financial problems: OR 3.9 and low positive parenting: OR 31) and not within the individual domain The most important characteristics distinguishing ... repeat a class intheNetherlandsin this age group [82], in our study 16.4% to 37.5% repeated a class For comparison, inthe general Moroccan population inthe Netherlands, about 15% of the households...
... When taking all uncertainties about the model input into account, we find that the probability of costs being saved when using remifentanil is 79% These cost savings are explained by the reduced ... since no difference was found inthe clinical study Inthe maintenance phase, the probability of dying was derived from the Weibull survival curve, inthe ‘weaning started’ and post-extubation ... premature discontinuation inthe RS group We have assumed inthe model that the probability of dying is the same in both groups (that is, we pooled the data from the two treatment groups), since no difference...
... Time to start worrying? The implications of an ageing workforce inTheNetherlands Brace for impact If holding onto older workers is the way that theNetherlands will maintain its workforce, it ... about the cost of making changes to their pension provision, but the level of Time to start worrying? The implications of an ageing workforce inTheNetherlands concern they report is lower than in ... worrying? The implications of an ageing workforce inTheNetherlands Chart What is the most important business priority for your organisation currently? In 2020? (% of respondents) Europe now Netherlands...
... inthe DNA: How a design ethos can drive business growth DESIGN THINKING IN BUSINESS The importance of designin modern business can be traced right back to the Industrial Revolution Back then, ... companies are ready to invest in inherently risky innovation or inthe vagaries of the creative process, others are holding back When asked whether their priority is to invest in innovation or to cut ... further to go in other areas The West still has strong advantages in terms of bringing innovative designs to market — for example, through better financing options and stronger capabilities in introducing...
... Valley Canning Company ANATOMY OF DESIGN Printed in USA Art Director/Designer: Emek No two fingerprints are alike, yet the fingerprint is a venerable recurring motif in graphic designThe English ... all the probable influences that went consciously or not into the final work—and there are many But how we know for certain? Did the designers share their influences or admit to their borrowings? ... using them to identify criminals in 1858, and they thereafter emerged in art For in addition to its abstract quality, the fingerprint is richly symbolic, suggesting a range of notions from individuality...