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van der Schans, M.J. (author), Hulst, A.G. (author), van der Riet-Van Oeveren, D. (author), Noort, D. (author), Benschop, H.P. (author), Dishovsky, C. (author)Organophosphate (OP) pesticides are neurotoxic compounds that are widely used in agriculture. Classical methods for monitoring OP exposure comprise the measurement of intact OP, its metabolites or cholinesterase activity. Newly developed methods focus on the analysis of the OP adduct bound to proteins such as butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) and...article 2013
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van Wietmarschen, H.A. (author), der Greef, J.V. (author), Schroën, Y. (author), Wang, M. (author)Ethnopharmacological relevance Rehmannia Six Formula (R6, Chinese name is Liu Wei Di Huang Wan) is one of the most important classic Chinese medicine formula used to treat metabolic disorders related to aging. It was first reported in the Chinese medicine book titled 'Xiao Er Yao Zheng Zhi Jue by Qian Yi' (Chinese Song dynasty: 1035-1117). In...article 2013
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- van Dommelen, P. (author), Schönbeck, Y. (author), van Buuren, S. (author) article 2012
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Haas, F.J.L.M. (author), Schutgens, R.E.G. (author), Kluft, C. (author), Biesma, D.H. (author)Introduction. The exclusion of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) by pre-test probability (PTP) and D-dimer in the elderly is safe, but has a low specificity. There is increasing interest in the diagnostic role of thrombin generation in patients with thrombosis. We evaluated the value of thrombin generation in the exclusion of DVT, especially in...article 2011
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van der Greef, J. (author), van Wietmarschen, H. (author), Schroën, J. (author), Wang, M. (author), Hankemeier, T. (author), Xu, G. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Innovative systems approaches to develop medicine and health care are emerging from the integration of Chinese and Western medicine strategies, philosophies and practices. The two medical systems are highly complementary as the reductionist aspects of Western medicine are favourable in acute disease situations and the holistic aspects of Chinese...article 2010
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van der Meer, J.A. (author), Trap, H.C. (author), Noort, D. (author), van der Schans, M.J. (author), TNO Defensie en Veiligheid (author)Recently, several methods have been developed to verify exposure to nerve agents. Most of these methods, such as the fluoride reactivation technique and the analysis of inhibited phosphonylated butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE), are based on mass spectrometry. The high specificity of the mass spectrometer might also imply a disadvantage, because the...article 2010
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Nijland, T.G. (author), Larbi, J.A. (author), TNO Bouw en Ondergrond (author)Concrete petrography is the integrated microscopic and mesoscale (hand specimen size) investigation of hardened concrete, that can provide information on the composition of concrete, the original relationships between the concrete's various constituents, and any changes therein, whether as a result of ageing or damage processes. Concrete...bookPart 2010
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Mihaescu, R. (author), Detmar, S.B. (author), Cornel, M.C. (author), van der Flier, W.M. (author), Heutink, P. (author), Hol, E.M. (author), Rikkert, M.G.M.O. (author), van Duijn, C.M. (author), Janssens, A.C.J.W. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van leven (author)Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent form of dementia and the number of cases is expected to increase exponentially worldwide. Three highly penetrant genes (AβPP, PSEN1, and PSEN2) explain only a small number of AD cases with a Mendelian transmission pattern. Many genes have been analyzed for association with non-Mendelian AD, but the...article 2010
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Peters, M. (author), Appel, I.M. (author), Cnossen, M.H. (author), Breuning-Boers, J.M. (author), Heijboer, H. (author)Doel Evalueren van de uitkomsten van het eerste jaar na invoering van de uitbreiding van de landelijke hielprikscreening met sikkelcelziekte (SCZ). Opzet Prospectieve landelijke registratie van kinderen met vermoedelijk SCZ of een andere vorm van ernstige hemoglobinopathie. Methode De bloedspots werden geanalyseerd met een...article 2009
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Braam, C. (author), van Oostrom, S.H. (author), Terluin, B. (author), Vasse, R. (author), de Vet, H.C.W. (author), Anema, J.R. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objectives A 3-item screening instrument called the Distress Screener was developed for early identification of distress among employees on sick leave. The Distress Screener consists of three items obtained from the distress subscale of the four-dimensional symptom questionnaire (4DSQ). This study assessed an optimal cut-off point and validated...article 2009
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- Pereira, R.R. (author), Draaisma, J.M.T. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author) article 2009
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Diagnosis of exposure to chemical warfare agents: An essential tool to counteract chemical terrorismNoort, D. (author), van der Schans, M.J. (author), Bikker, F.J. (author), Benschop, H.P. (author), TNO Defensie en Veiligheid (author)Methods to analyze chemical warfare agents (CW-agents) and their decomposition products in environmental samples were developed over the last decades. In contrast herewith, procedures for analysis in biological samples have only recently been developed. Retrospective detection of exposure to CW-agents is useful for various applications. It can...bookPart 2009
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Ketelslegers, I.A. (author), Boon, M. (author), Pereira, R.R. (author), Hintzen, R.Q. (author), Catsman-Berrevoets, C.E. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) and multiple sclerosis (MS) in children are relatively rare and the exact incidence is still unknown. There is great variability in clinical presentation and disease course. It is yet unclear which clinical and biological parameters can predict a chronic disease course and progression to multiple...article 2009
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van der Kamp, J.W. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Obesity and related diseases, including cardiovascular diseases and type-2 diabetes is developing into a world wide epidemic, with a major impact on the quality of life of a growing part of the world's population and on costs of health care. Recent reviews of large scale cohort indicate that dietary shifts from refined grain products to whole...conference paper 2009
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- TNO Industrie en Techniek (author) book 2009
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Weijerman, M.E. (author), van Furth, A.M. (author), Vonk Noordegraaf, A. (author), van Wouwe, J.P. (author), Broers, C.J.M. (author), Gemke, R.J.B.J. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objective: To determine the prevalence, neonatal characteristics, and first-year mortality in Down syndrome (DS) among children in the Netherlands. Study design: The number of DS births registered by the Dutch Paediatric Surveillance Unit (DPSU) in 2003 was compared with total live births (reference population) and perinatal registrations....article 2008
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Lindeman, J.H.N. (author), Abdul-Hussien, H. (author), Schaapherder, A.F.M. (author), van Bockel, J.H. (author), von der Thüsen, J.H. (author), Roelen, D.L. (author), Kleemann, R. (author)Inflammation plays a key role in the pathogenesis of an AAA (abdominal aortic aneurysm); however, the nature of the inflammatory factors and cellular response(s) involved in AAA growth is controversial. In the present study, we set out to determine the aortic levels of inflammatory cytokines in relation to downstream inflammatory transcription...article 2008
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de Kroon, M.L.A. (author), Renders, C.M. (author), Kuipers, E.C.C. (author), van Wouwe, J.P. (author), van Buuren, S. (author), de Jonge, G.A. (author), Hirasing, R.A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Background: Within the context of the obesity epidemic identifying young adults at risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease is important. A practical approach is based on the identification of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Our objective was to develop a simple and efficient stepwise strategy to identify MetS in young adults. Methods:...article 2008
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Kaptein, S. (author), Jansen, D.E.M.C. (author), Vogels, A.G.C. (author), Reijneveld, S.A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Background: The assessment of mental health problems in children with intellectual disability (ID) mostly occurs by filling out long questionnaires that are not always validated for children without ID. The aim of this study is to assess the differences in mental health problems between children with ID and without ID, using a short...article 2008
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van der Ploeg, C.P.B. (author), Lanting, C.I. (author), de Kauffman-Boer, M.A. (author), Uilenburg, N.N. (author), de Ridder-Sluiter, J.G. (author), Verkerk, P.H. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), KvL (author)Objective: To investigate whether false-positive outcomes on neonatal hearing screening cause long-lasting parental concerns. Methods: A general population of parents whose children had participated in the universal neonatal hearing screening (UNHS) programme were examined. Parents filled out a questionnaire 6 months after UNHS. Outcomes were...article 2008