Determinants of activity-friendly neighborhoods for children: Results from the SPACE study

Purpose. To examine the association between children's physical activity and factors of the built environment. Design. Cross-sectional study. Setting. Ten neighborhoods in six cities in the Netherlands. Subjects. Four hundred twenty-two children (age range, 6-11 years; 49% male). Measures. Physical activity diary, neighborhood observations, and...

Rating environmental noise on the basis of noise maps within the framework of the Environmental Noise Directive

In order to evaluate the need for noise measures as well as the improvement that can be obtained with different measures, there is a need for a system that rates environmental noise on the basis of noise maps. Based on empirical exposure-response relationships, a rating system and a stepwise procedure for its implementation have been developed....

In search of a common European approach to a healthy indoor environment

Increasingly, policymakers in Europe and around the world are realizing the importance of healthy indoor environments for public health. Certain member states of the European Union (EU) have already achieved successes in improving indoor environmental quality, such as controlling certain contaminants (e.g., environmental tobacco smoke) or...

Perceived health and comfort in relation to energy use and building characteristics

Within the European research project Health Optimisation Protocol for Energy-efficient Building (HOPE), 96 apartment buildings and 64 office buildings (of which approximately 75% have been designed to be energy-efficient) were investigated. The building characteristics were assessed according to a checklist during a walk-through survey. Occupant...

Multicriteria analysis of health, comfort and energy efficiency in buildings

In order to comply with sustainable development policy, the minimum that buildings should achieve are a healthy, comfortable and energy-efficient environment. Criteria for individually assessing each of the many criteria are known: the occupant's perceived health; the provided thermal, visual and acoustical comfort; and the indoor air quality...

Quality Function Deployment (QFD) - Can it be used to develop food products?

Publications on the use of Quality Function Deployment (QFD) for the development of food products state that the method is potentially a useful tool. The use of QFD would enlarge the chance of success, produce higher quality products and decrease the cost and the development time. However, a scrutinous evaluation of the available literature...

Residential exposure should be considered in appropriate terms: Summary of discussions

Chemicals/CAS: Pesticides

Optimale energie-infrastructuur voor de nieuwbouwlocatie Bongerd/Zijkanaal I in Amsterdam-Noord

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VernieuwEND<br />SETe concepten voor lokale duurzame energiesystemen: eindverslag

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Towards a streamlined CDM process for solar home systems: emission reductions from implemented systems and development of standardised baselines

Opportunities to streamline the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) processfor solar home systems are outlined. A streamlined CDM process would require standardised calculation of greenhouse gas emission reduction. The present report gives an overview of CO&amp;lt;sub&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sub&amp;gt; emission reduction figures from 8 solar home system...

Naar een nieuw programma van eisen voor levensloopbestendige woningen

Een handleiding in de vorm van een beschrijving van het voorbeelproject Humanitas Levensloopbestendige woningen aan Plein 1953 te Rotterdam

A new system for continuous intravenous infusion of pigs

The swivel system described has been used by ILOB-TNO for prolonged periods of continuous infusion. It allows for less restricted movement of animals. The swivel prevents the infusion tube from twisting. The swivel system is simple, safe to operate and cost-effective. Animals have greater movement, can stretch and turn around. The physical...

HLA-B27 as a relative risk factor in ankylosing enthesopathy in transgenic mice

HLA-B27 is a risk factor for several human diseases through a mechanism that is not yet understood. This article describes a naturally occurring joint disease in laboratory mice, ANKENT. ANKENT begins with mild inflammation and culminates in irreversible stiffening of the ankle and/or tarsal joints in one or both hind paws. The macroscopic and...

De effectiviteit van huidbeschermingsmiddelen bij het werken metbestrijdingsmiddelen in de glastuinbouw. Deel 2: Huidbeschermendematerialen

In de glastuinbouw kan huidblootstelling aan bestrijdingsmiddelen plaatvinden, zowel tijdens het toepassing als tijdens het verrichten van werkzaamheden in het behandeld gewas. In dit rapport wordt het onderzoek beschreven naar de beschermende werking van diverse handschoen- en kledingmaterialen die commercieel verkrijgbaar zijn. Er is een...

Controversen in de preventieve gezondheidszorg IV de eerstelijnsgezondheidszorg [Controversies in preventive health care IV Primary health care]

Ventilation behaviour and indoor air problems in different types of newly built dwellings

In four types of newly built single family dwellings and in apartments of a block of flats in the Netherlands, the behaviour and motivations of the occupants are studied with respect to their response to heating and ventilation, as well as their judgment on indoor air and climate variables such as tobacco smoke, cooking smells, vapour, mould,...