Prevalentie, klinisch beeld en prognose van neuralebuisdefecten in Nederland [Prevalence, presentation and prognosis of neural tube defects in the Netherlands]

Objective. To determine the live birth prevalence of neural tube defects (NTD) in the Netherlands and describe the clinical picture. Design. Descriptive. Setting. TNO Prevention and Health, Leiden, the Netherlands. Method. Data collected through active surveillance of NTD on a monthly basis by paediatricians throughout the country. Results. From...

Maritime Infrared Background Clutter

The detection of small targets in maritime infrared surveillance is hampered by the presence of clutter. Sea surface structure, reflection and emission changes related to incident angle variations and surface effects are standard features governing the clutter behavior. Also special effects as sun glint an horizon effects play an important role...

Calculated iodine intake before and after simulated iodization (Dutch Nutrition Surveillance System)

To estimate the effect of possible goitre prophylactic measures on the intake of iodine among population groups, simulation studies, based on the first Dutch National Food Consumption Survey, were carried out. Iodine intake figures and prevalence of low intakes were calculated after fictively iodizing either bread, a combination of industrial...

Onbemande grondsensors

De grote beweeglijkheid en vuurkracht van moderne strijdkrachten en daardoor de snel wisselende gevechtssituaties zullen in een toekomstig conflict snelle beslissingen vereisen. Voorwaarde voor een snelle besluitvorming is dat commandant en staf voortdurend op de hoogte zijn van de situatie, zowel van eigen als van vijandelijke troepen.