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Raaijmakers, J.G.W. (author), Verduyn, W.W. (author), TNO Technische Menskunde TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Two experiments are reported that investigated the performance of operators in a fault diagnosis task. Naval engineers working in the Ship's Control Centre (SCC) on board of frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy were asked to solve a number of unfamiliar fault problems. In the first experiment, it was shown that there was a high correlation (0...article 1996
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Hekkenberg, R.T. (author), Oosterbaan, W.A. (author), Teirlinck, C.J.P.M. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)The parameters listed in IEC1157 standard 'Requirements for the declaration of the acoustic output of medical diagnostic ultrasonic equipment' are mainly based on the safety aspects of medical ultrasound in diagnostic examinations. The standard can be used in the process of satisfying the European medical device directive 93/42/EEC (CE-mark). In...article 1996
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Schraagen, J.M.C. (author), Schaafstal, A.M. (author), TNO Technische Menskunde (author)Two studies were carried out with the aim of developing better training methods for Naval maintenance technicians. The first study showed that novices experienced diffi-culties in two areas: 1. accessing relevant domain knowledge in particular problem solving phases (e.g., generating causes, testing causes); 2. keeping track of where they are in...article 1996
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Muijser, H. (author), Geuskens, R.B.M. (author), Hooisma, J. (author), Emmen, H.H. (author), Kulig, B.M. (author), TNO Voeding (author)Carpet layers and age-matched controls were investigated both at the beginning of a working day and at the end with four subtests of a neuropsychological test battery (NES2). Exposure to toluene, cyclohexane, ethyl acetate, and heptane was measured with personal air sampling methods. One group of carpet layers used water-based adhesives (WBA) on...article 1996
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Baselmans, A.H.C. (author), Kuijpers, M.H.M. (author), van Dijk, J.E. (author), TNO Voeding (author)A case report is given of a very rare spontaneous mast cell tumor in the eyelid of the left eye of a female Wistar rat used in a long-term oral toxicity study. Metastasis of the tumor had occurred in the mandibular lymph nodes and in the liver. Clinically, the animal showed blepharospasm, dacryorrhoea, and exophthalmus. Hematologic findings...article 1996
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TNO Technische Menskunde (author), Post, W.M. (author), Koster, W. (author), Šrámek, M. (author), Schreiber, G. (author), Zocca, V. (author), de Vries, B. (author)This article describes a system for the optimization of the prehospital assessment of emergency, in cases involving thoraco-abdominal complaints and consciousness problems. This assessment is performed by nurses on the basis of a telephone interview at ambulance dispatch centers. The system has a body of biomedical and policy knowledge available...article 1996
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Reerink, J.D. (author), Herngreen, W.P. (author), Peters, A.C.B. (author), den Ouden, A.L. (author), Verloove-Vanhorick, S.P. (author), Ruys, J.H. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Objective. Assessment of the prevalence of convulsion-like symptoms in 1854 children of Dutch-speaking mothers of a population-based birth cohort. Method. At each child health clinic (CHC) visit mothers were asked whether they had noted any of the following signs: loss of consciousness, involuntary movements, eye rotation movements and apnoea,...article 1994
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- Hirasing, R.A. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author) article 1994
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Schaafstal, A.M. (author)A theoretical framework for diagnosis in technical environments is presented, consisting of three layers. At the first layer, the task structure, top-level goals of the diagnostic tasks are identified that have to be fulfilled during task execution. This task structure may also be viewed as a global strategy to carry out the diagnostic task. The...article 1993
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TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author), Wenzel, A. (author), Pitts, N. (author), Verdonschot, E.H. (author), Kalsbeek, H. (author)The developments that have been taking place in radiographic caries diagnosis, within the context of the changes occurring in both the disease process and the available technology, are reviewed. The decline in caries prevalence seen in many western countries has been accompanied by changes in the pattern and behaviour of lesions. More lesions...article 1993
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Banta, H.D. (author)In this paper, computerized tomography scanning and magnetic resonance imaging scanning are discussed to illustrate some aspects of health care technology assessment in the field of diagnostic imaging. Technology assessment is defined as a comprehensive form of policy research that examines short- and long-term social consequences of the...article 1992
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Medisch Biologisch Laboratorium TNO (author), de Kort, W.L.A.M. (author), Fransman, L.G. (author), van Dijk, F.J.H. (author)Several hundreds of thousands of preemployment medical examinations are performed in The Netherlands each year, with the objective of screening for obvious risks for the applicants or others. Neither the efficacy of these examinations nor determinants for rejection are known. Altogether 101,754 preemployment medical examinations of applicants...article 1991
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- Instituut voor Zintuigfysiologie TNO (author), Schaafstal, A.M (author) doctoral thesis 1991
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Medisch Biologisch Laboratorium TNO (author), Muijser, H. (author), Hoogendijk, E.M.G. (author), Hooisma, J. (author), Twisk, D.A.M. (author)In a group of workers exposed to high levels of lead during five months nerve conduction velocity parameters were evaluated at the termination of exposure, and also three and fifteen months later. At the termination of exposure the mean blood lead level was 4.0 ??mol/l, and motor conduction velocities in the median and the ulnar nerves were...article 1987
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- Til, H.P. (author), Feron, V.J. (author), Immel, H.R. (author), Vogel, W.F. (author), Instituut CIVO-Toxicologie en voeding TNO (author) article 1986
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Instituut CIVO-Toxicologie en voeding TNO (author), Odink, J. (author), van der Beek, E.J. (author), van den Berg, H. (author), Bogaards, J.J.P. (author), Thissen, J.T.N.M. (author)The effects of maximal performance capacity and different work load intensities on the response of free and sulfate-conjugated plasma catecholamines, prolactin (PRL), and cortisol were studied in six healthy male volunteers. In a first experiment, the volunteers had to perform a step-wise incremental bicycle ergometer test to determine the onset...article 1986
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Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author), ten Berge, W.F. (author), Zwart, A. (author), Appelman, L.M. (author)This report presents the re-evaluation of the raw data of previously published acute inhalation toxicity studies of some volatile industrial chemicals. In these studies both concentration and exposure time were varied. The raw data were obtained from an extensive literature search and were subjected to probit analysis. The results show that the...article 1986
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- Haverkate, F. (author), Koopman, J. (author), Koppert, P. (author), Nieuwenhuizen, W. (author), Gaubius Institute, Health Research Division TNO, 2313 AD Leiden, Netherlands (author) article 1985
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Kluft, C. (author), Verheijen, J.H. (author), Jie, A.F.H. (author), Rijken, D.C. (author), Preston, F.E. (author), Sue-Ling, H.M. (author), Jespersen, J. (author), Aasen, A.O. (author), Gezondheidsorganisatie TNO Gaubius Instituut TNO (author)The plasma activity level of the recently discovered fast-acting inhibitor of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) was found to be temporarily increased after surgery, myocardial infarction and severe trauma. Detailed analysis of the postoperative period revealed simultaneously increased t-PA antigen and inhibition and decreased t-PA...article 1985
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D'Angelo, A. (author), Kluft, C. (author), Verheijen, J.H. (author), Gaubius Instituut TNO (author)In nine patients with non-malignant diseases undergoing major upper abdominal surgery, the mechanism of the postoperative fibrinolytic shut-down was investigated because of its potential significance for postoperative deep vein thrombosis by employing new and specific methods for assessing and stimulating the fibrinolytic system. The shut-down...article 1985