All Under One Head: Christ

This article was originally presented at Dordt College\u27s 1990 Spring Ministers Conference

Balancing SoNaR: IPR versus Processing Issues in a 500-Million-Word Written Dutch Reference Corpus

In The Low Countries, a major reference corpus for written Dutch is beingbuilt. We discuss the interplay between data acquisition and data processingduring the creation of the SoNaR Corpus. Based on developments in traditionalcorpus compiling and new web harvesting approaches, SoNaR is designed tocontain 500 million words, balanced over 36 text types including bothtraditional and new media texts. Beside its balanced design, every text sampleincluded in SoNaR will have its IPR issues settled to the largest extentpossible. This data collection task presents many challenges because everydecision taken on the level of text acquisition has ramifications for the levelof processing and the general usability of the corpus. As far as thetraditional text types are concerned, each text brings its own processingrequirements and issues. For new media texts - SMS, chat - the problem is evenmore complex, issues such as anonimity, recognizability and citation right, allpresent problems that have to be tackled. The solutions actually lead to thecreation of two corpora: a gigaword SoNaR, IPR-cleared for research purposes,and the smaller - of commissioned size - more privacy compliant SoNaR,IPR-cleared for commercial purposes as well

Hydration fronts in packed particle beds of salt hydrates:Implications for heat storage

Hydration of packed beds of salt hydrate particles underpins the working principle of low temperature thermochemical energy storage (TCES). Typically, the salt hydrate particles are millimeter sized. An isothermal model for packed bed hydration is formulated, and it is shown that for millimeter sized particles hydration can be described as an advection-reaction process. Traveling wave solutions have been obtained that describe a moving hydration front. The speed of the hydration front is about five orders of magnitude slower than the air velocity in the particle bed. The width of the hydration front is under relevant TCES conditions between 10 and 100 cm. Therefore, hydration fronts will only develop in meter-sized packed beds. A constant hydration rate (and power output) is related to the existence of a traveling hydration front. Therefore, constant hydration rates and power output can only be expected for meter sized TCES reactors. Finally, the influence of temperature gradients is analyzed for the case that the front width is smaller than the bed size. The temperature lift and power output are calculated. Future steps should involve a more detailed description of temperature gradients and a quantitative analysis of finite size effects.</p

Novel Applications of Optical Coherence Tomography for Diagnosis and Treatment Monitoring of Patients with Macula-on Retinal Detachment and Age-Related Macular Degeneration

In this dissertation, optical coherence tomography is applied in a novel manner to diagnose and monitor the treatment of macula-on retinal detachement and age-related macular degeneration

Thickness dependence of unidirectional spin-Hall magnetoresistance in metallic bilayers

A nonlinear magnetoresistance - called unidirectional spin-Hall magnetoresistance - is recently experimentally discovered in metallic bilayers consisting of a heavy metal and a ferromagnetic metal. To study the fundamental mechanism of the USMR, both ferromagnetic and heavy metallic layer thickness dependence of the USMR are presented in a Pt/Co/AlOx trilayer at room temperature. To avoid ambiguities, second harmonic Hall measurements are used for separating spin-Hall and thermal contributions to the non-linear magnetoresistance. The experimental results are fitted by using a drift-diffusion theory, with parameters extracted from an analysis of longitudinal resistivity of the Co layer within the framework of the Fuchs-Sondheimer model. A good agreement with the theory is found, demonstrating that the USMR is governed by both the spin-Hall effect in the heavy metallic layer and the metallic diffusion process in the ferromagnetic layer

Description of nestbox visits and suckling events in a group housing system for rabbit does as compared to individual cages

[EN] Research was conducted to study nursing associated events of lactating rabbit does. Nest box visits and suckling events were investigated using 6 group pens (8 does/pen) and 12 enriched individual cages. Each group pen and individual cage was observed by video for one day per week until weaning at 35 d of lactation, with exception of the third week of lactation. In the first 2 wk of lactation, videotapes were analysed for the frequency and duration of nest box visits per day. The fourth and fifth week of lactation, suckling events on the floor of the group pens and nest box visits in the individual cages were analysed for one day per week. The first 2 wk of lactation, does visits to the nest boxes were less frequent (respectively 1.9±0.2 vs. 2.6±0.3, P24 h between nest box visits. In the cages, all does visited the nest boxes at least once a day. In the last 2 wk of lactation, in the group pens suckling duration (mean±standard deviation) was 89±49 and 92.2±37 s in respectively week 4 and 5. In 79% of the suckling events a mix of the does¿ own and other kits were suckled. No difference was found in suckling duration between litters consisting of own and/or other kits. Thirty-two per cent of the does in week 4 and 62% of the does in week 5 did not suckle kits on the floor of the pen, whereas all the does in the cages still visited the nest boxes at least once every 24 h. Based on this study, it can be concluded that in group housing less frequent and shorter nest box visits as well as suckling events were found as compared to individual housing.Rommers, JM.; Kemp, B.; Houwers, H.; Gunnink, H.; De Jong, IC. (2012). Description of nestbox visits and suckling events in a group housing system for rabbit does as compared to individual cages. World Rabbit Science. 20(4):231-240. doi:10.4995/wrs.2012.1231SWORD23124020

Transferrin microheterogeneity as a probe in normal and disease states

Isoelectric focusing of iron saturated serum has been established as a convenient method for showing transferrin glycan microheterogeneity. In a clinical setting, the method is used in the detection of cerebrospinal fluid leakage, the screening for surreptitious alcohol abuse and in the diagnosis of the carbohydrate deficient glycoprotein syndrome. In normal physiological states it can also be used as a tool to probe for changes in N-glycosylation

Effect of Pregnancy on eGFR after Kidney Transplantation:A National Cohort Study

BACKGROUND: The effect of pregnancy on the course of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) is unknown in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). METHODS: We conducted a nationwide multicenter cohort study in KTRs with pregnancy (>20 weeks) after kidney transplantation (KT). Annual eGFR's after KT until death or graft loss and additional eGFR's before each pregnancy were collected according to protocol. Changes in eGFR slope before and after each pregnancy were analyzed by generalized estimating equations (GEE) multilevel analysis adjusted for transplant vintage. RESULTS: We included 3194 eGFR measurements before and after pregnancy in 109 (55%) KTRs with 1, 78 (40%) with 2 and 10 (5%) with 3 pregnancies after KT. Median follow-up after first delivery post-KT was 14 years (IQR 18 years). Adjusted mean eGFR pre-pregnancy was 59 ml/min/1.73m2 (SEM 1.72; 95% CI 56-63), after first pregnancy 56 ml/min/1.73m2 (SEM 1.70; 95% CI 53-60), after second pregnancy 56 ml/min/1.73m2 (SEM 2.19; 95% CI 51-60) and after third pregnancy 55 ml/min/1.73m2 (SEM 8.63; 95% CI 38-72). Overall eGFR slope after first, second and third pregnancy was not significantly worse than pre-pregnancy (p = 0.28). However, adjusted mean eGFR after first pregnancy was 2.8 ml/min/1.73m (p = 0.08) lower than pre-pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS: First pregnancy has a small, but no significant, effect on eGFR slope in KTR. Midterm hyperfiltration, a marker for renal reserve capacity, was associated with better eGFR and death-censored graft survival. In this KTR cohort with long-term follow-up, no significant effect of pregnancy on kidney function was detected