Calorimetric study of the thermodynamic properties of the nickel-cadmium cell Final report, 1 Oct. 1964 - 31 Dec. 1965

Thermal properties of electrochemical cells from calorimetry of nickel-cadmium batter

Sermon Written by A. C. Van Raalte

This sermon from the pen of Dr. Albertus C. Van Raalte was written in English. The dating is uncertain. It was found in the cornerstone box of Graves Library and Winants Chapel that was opened on 14 November 2006. The text of the sermon is Acts 15.18.https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1870s/1031/thumbnail.jp

Хронотоп та жанрова специфіка дилогії «Шлях невідомого» і «Дім над кручею» Ігоря Качуровського

The article deals with the chronotop of dilogy «The road of the unknown» and «The house on the steep bank» by I. Kachurovsky as a factor of the artistic unity of the work and genre specificity. The core of «The road of the unknown» is a chronotop of the road on which various meetings are waiting for the hero during his travel to the native land. Linear adventurous time predominates. But in «The house on the steep bank» this type of time interlaces with the cyclic idyllic time. The volume of chronotop, its ability to incorporate the smaller chronotops, establish complicated relations between them and some other characteristics make it possible to determine the genre of the dilogy as a novel in short stories, and genre variety – as an adventurous-intellectual one

The effects of treatment as usual versus a computerized clinical decision aid on shared decision-making in the treatment of psychotic disorders

Background and objectives: People with psychotic disorders can experience a lack of active involvement in their decisional process. Clinical decision aids are shared decision-making tools which are currently rarely used in mental healthcare. We examined the effects of Treatment E-Assist (TREAT), a computerized clinical decision aid in psychosis care, on shared decision-making and satisfaction with consultations as assessed by patients. Methods: A total of 187 patients with a psychotic disorder participated. They received either treatment as usual in the first phase (TAU1), TREAT in the second phase or treatment as usual in the third phase of the trial (TAU2). The Decisional Conflict Scale was used as primary outcome measure for shared decision-making and patient satisfaction as secondary outcome. Results: A linear mixed model analysis found no significant effects between TAU 1 (β = −0.54, SE = 2.01, p = 0.80) and TAU 2 (β = −1.66, SE = 2.63, p = 0.53) compared to TREAT on shared decision-making. High patient rated satisfaction with the consultations was found with no significant differences between TAU 1 (β = 1.48, SE = 1.14, p = 0.20) and TAU 2 (β = 2.26, SE = 1.33, p = 0.09) compared to TREAT. Conclusion: We expected TREAT to enhance shared decision-making without decreasing satisfaction with consultations. However, no significant differences on shared decision-making or satisfaction with consultations were found. Our findings suggest that TREAT is safe to implement in psychosis care, but more research is needed to fully understand its effects on the decisional process.</p

Ureumonderzoek in tankmelk voor betere stikstofbenutting

Doel van dit onderzoek is om na te gaan of het ureumgehalte in de tankmelk een nuttig en zinvol managementinstrument is om de stikstofverliezen via de urine door melkvee te beperken

Cross-border collaboration, future for young professionals

Background: The international working visit of a Dutch delegation of 45 clinical psychologists (in training) and science-practitioners in September 2022 to their colleagues in Lisbon, Portugal as part of their post academic education program inspired young psychologists to realize a masterclass.Purpose: Exchanging information on specific treatment between the Dutch psychologists and the colleagues from the Portuguese Psychiatric Hospital Júlio de Matos. Method: A digital masterclass on EMDR treatment.Results: A mutual ambition for a long-term cooperation over the borders and exchange of knowledge which provides more uniformity and positive solutions for future challenges.Conclusion: Digital opportunities create positive implications for cooperation between countries which can lead to innovation and creative solutions.<br/

Succesfactoren kleinschalige bioraffinage : tussentijdse rapportage 2014

Economies of scale zijn een belangrijke belemmering voor de implementatie van kleinschalige processen. Dit wordt bijvoorbeeld geïllustreerd met schaalfactoren voor apparatuur en menskracht. Als er echter naar hele ketens wordt gekeken, zijn er wel duidelijke situaties waarin kleinschaligheid voordelen biedt. Dit wordt in dit rapport geïllustreerd aan de hand van voorbeeldcases, zowel uit de literatuur of aan de hand van informatie binnen de “PPS Kleinschalige Bioraffinage”

Seasonal variation of serotonin turnover in human cerebrospinal fluid, depressive symptoms and the role of the 5-HTTLPR.

Studying monoaminergic seasonality is likely to improve our understanding of neurobiological mechanisms underlying season-associated physiological and pathophysiological behavior. Studies of monoaminergic seasonality and the influence of the serotonin-transporter-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) on serotonin seasonality have yielded conflicting results, possibly due to lack of power and absence of multi-year analyses. We aimed to assess the extent of seasonal monoamine turnover and examined the possible involvement of the 5-HTTLPR. To determine the influence of seasonality on monoamine turnover, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) and homovanillic acid (HVA) were measured in the cerebrospinal fluid of 479 human subjects collected during a 3-year period. Cosine and non-parametric seasonal modeling were applied to both metabolites. We computed serotonin (5-HT) seasonality values and performed an association analysis with the s/l alleles of the 5-HTTLPR. Depressive symptomatology was assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory-II. Circannual variation in 5-HIAA fitted a spring-peak cosine model that was significantly associated with sampling month (P=0.0074). Season of sampling explained 5.4% (P=1.57 × 10(-7)) of the variance in 5-HIAA concentrations. The 5-HTTLPR s-allele was associated with increased 5-HIAA seasonality (standardized regression coefficient=0.12, P=0.020, N=393). 5-HIAA seasonality correlated with depressive symptoms (Spearman's rho=0.13, P=0.018, N=345). In conclusion, we highlight a dose-dependent association of the 5-HTTLPR with 5-HIAA seasonality and a positive correlation between 5-HIAA seasonality and depressive symptomatology. The presented data set the stage for follow-up in clinical populations with a role for seasonality, such as affective disorders