V/L TARVAC BBN based understanding of combat damage and operational readiness consequences to assess proportional fire power (lethality)

Degenerated and healthy cartilage are equally vulnerable to blood-induced damage

Background: Joint bleeds have a direct adverse effect on joint cartilage, leading to joint deterioration and, ultimately, to disability. Objective: To examine the hypothesis that because degenerated cartilage has a limited repair capacity, it is more susceptible than healthy cartilage to blood-induced cartilage damage. Methods: Healthy,...

Leflunomide and methotrexate reduce levels of activated matrix metalloproteinases in complexes with α2 macroglobulin in serum of rheumatoid arthritis patients

Objective: To analyse the effects of leflunomide and methotrexate treatment on matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity levels in a2 macroglobulin/MMP (α2M/MMP) complexes in the systemic circulation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Methods: A total of 102 RA patients from a prospective, double-blind, randomised clinical trial comparing...

Elimination of flow-induced pulsations and vibrations in a process installation: a combination of on site measurements, calculations and scale modeling

The aim of the work described in this paper was to trace and eliminate vibration sources in a low pressure system with high flow velocities. Considerable vibration on the pipe system between a flashing vessel (6.5 m diameter) and heat-exchangers resulted in fatigue failure, leakage and subsequent shut down of a chemical production plant. As...

Development of concepts for a zero-fossil-energy greenhouse

Dutch government and greenhouse horticultural practice aim for strongly reduced fossil energy use and of environmental loads in 2010 and energy neutral greenhouses in 2020. This research aims to design a greenhouse concept with minimal use of fossil energy and independent of nearby greenhouses. The concept is called the zero-fossil-energy...

Covert Underwater Communication with Marine Mammal Sounds

Acoustic underwater communication is essential for the participation of friendly submersible vehicles in netcentric operations. To prevent interception of exchanged information and, not less important, detection of the submersibles in a hostile environment, the communication should be sufficiently ‘covert’. One approach is to hide the signal in...

Differences in matrix composition between calvaria and long bone in mice suggest differences in biomechanical properties and resorption special emphasis on collagen

The mammalian skeleton consists of bones that are formed in two different ways: long bones via endochondral ossification and flat bones via intramembranous ossification. These different formation modes may result in differences in the composition of the two bone types. Using the 2D-difference in gel electrophoresis technique and mass...

De toekomst voorspeld in de toekomst: files realistisch gemodelleerd

Maatregelen die effect hebben op het verkeer zijn vaak ingrijpend, of hebben het doel ingrijpend te zijn. Daarnaast kennen dergelijke maatregelen vaak hoge kosten. Het kunnen inschatten van de verkeerseffecten van een maatregel is daarom erg belangrijk, en wereldwijd is er inmiddels een jarenlange ontwikkeling gaande in voorspellingsmethoden...

Functional Genomics for Optimal Microbiological Stability of Processed Food Products

Towards the development of a European framework for psychosocial risk management at the workplace

Europees kader voor de aanpak van psychosociale risico's: kernaspecten

Work package on monitoring and indicators

She explained the PRIMA-EF indicator model and further highlighted which indicators are already available from existing socurces, and which indicators need further development. Session 2: PRIMA-EF Project: Key results and the way forward.

Corporate social responsibility and psychosocial risk management

Spoke of the about the recent developments in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the EU and highlighted the link between 'CSR and Psychosocial Risk Management' elaborating that good psychosocial risk management was an essential aspect of responsible business practices leading to a win-win-win situation for the employers, employees and the...

Maatschappelijk verantwoord ondernemen en de aanpak van psychosociale risico's op het werk

Monitoring psychosocial risks at work