A two-year study of Trichoptera caught on light in the Kaaistoep (The Netherlands).

A screen and light source were operated at a fixed place in the Kaaistoep, a nature reserve near the city of Tilburg (province Noord-Brabant, TheNetherlands). Some 75 nights per year have been spent catching insects by hand, and among these many caddis flies (Trichoptera). We collected and identifïed caddis flies during 2005 and 2006. In both years together more than 16,000 specimens were caught, comprising 52 species, including quite some rare and unexpected species. Flight periods could be constructed, which sometimes showed great difference between the two years. Weather conditions are likely to be responsible for these differences

A 7-year follow-up of sacral anterior root stimulation for bladder control in patients with a spinal cord injury: quality of life and users' experiences\ud

Study design: Cross-sectional descriptive study.\ud \ud Objectives: To assess long-term effects and quality of life (QoL) of using sacral anterior root stimulation (SARS) in spinal cord injured patients.\ud \ud Setting: Neurosurgical and Urological Departments of a large teaching hospital and a large rehabilitation centre in the Netherlands.\ud \ud Methods: In all, 42 patients with complete spinal cord injury (SCI) implanted between 1987 and 2000 were included. A questionnaire was constructed to determine complications, technical failures and personal experiences of the patients. The Qualiveen questionnaire was used and the outcome was compared with data obtained from a reference group of 400 SCI patients with neurogenic bladder problems not using the bladder controller. The Qualiveen questionnaire measures disease-specific aspects in four domains with respect to limitations, constraints, fears and feelings and general QoL aspects, suitable for use in SCI patients with urinary disorders.\ud \ud Results: The results of 37 patients are presented. Our results with the bladder controller with respect to medical and technical complications and infection rates are similar to the results presented by others. From users' experiences, the most important advantages reported were a decreased infection rate (68%), improved social life (54%) and continence (54%). Comparison of the obtained results of our patient group with the Qualiveen questionnaire with a reference group not using the bladder controller indicates that the specific impact of urinary disorders in the four domains on QoL is reduced and that general QoL is improved.\ud \ud Conclusion: SARS is effective and safe for neurogenic bladder management in patients with complete SCI. Users' experiences are positive. Furthermore, this therapy seems to reduce the effects of urinary-disorder-specific QoL aspects, and to increase the QoL in general\u

Home care in Europe: a systematic literature review

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Health and social services provided at home are becoming increasingly important. Hence, there is a need for information on home care in Europe. The objective of this literature review was to respond to this need by systematically describing what has been reported on home care in Europe in the scientific literature over the past decade.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A systematic literature search was performed for papers on home care published in English, using the following data bases: Cinahl, the Cochrane Library, Embase, Medline, PsycINFO, Sociological Abstracts, Social Services Abstracts, and Social Care Online. Studies were only included if they complied with the definition of home care, were published between January 1998 and October 2009, and dealt with at least one of the 31 specified countries. Clinical interventions, instrument developments, local projects and reviews were excluded. The data extracted included: the characteristics of the study and aspects of home care 'policy & regulation', 'financing', 'organisation & service delivery', and 'clients & informal carers'.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Seventy-four out of 5,133 potentially relevant studies met the inclusion criteria, providing information on 18 countries. Many focused on the characteristics of home care recipients and on the organisation of home care. Geographical inequalities, market forces, quality and integration of services were also among the issues frequently discussed.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Home care systems appeared to differ both between and within countries. The papers included, however, provided only a limited picture of home care. Many studies only focused on one aspect of the home care system and international comparative studies were rare. Furthermore, little information emerged on home care financing and on home care in general in Eastern Europe. This review clearly shows the need for more scientific publications on home care, especially studies comparing countries. A comprehensive and more complete insight into the state of home care in Europe requires the gathering of information using a uniform framework and methodology.</p

De jeugdzorgboerderij : een wenkend perspectief

De Jeugdzorgboerderij is een vrij nieuwe, maar snel groeiende product-marktcombinatie binnen landbouw en zorg. In verschillende provincies zijn, onder impulsen van agrarische ondernemers, jeugdzorginstellingen en LTO, Jeugdzorgboerderijen ontwikkeld. Om uitwisseling en afstemming tussen de verschillende initiatieven te bevorderen is het Platform Jeugdzorgboerderijen opgericht. In deze publicatie wordt eerst ingegaan op de Jeugdzorgboerderij, aan de hand van verschillende aspecten wordt deze belicht. Vervolgens wordt ingegaan op de kwaliteiten en effecten van verschillende vormen van jeugdzorg op de boerderi

Cytochrome b-562 from Acinetobacter calcoaceticus L.M.D. 79.41. Its characteristics and role as electron acceptor for quinoprotein glucose dehydrogenase.

A soluble cytochrome b was purified from Acinetobacter calcoaceticus L.M.D. 79.41. On the basis of the alpha-band maximum of a reduced preparation, measured at 25 degrees C, it is designated as cytochrome b-562. This cytochrome is a basic monomeric protein (pI 10.2; Mr 18,000), containing one protohaem group per molecule. The reduced form, at 25 degrees C, showed absorption bands at 428, 532 and 562 nm. At 77 K the alpha-band shifted to 560 nm (with a shoulder at 558 nm). The reduced cytochrome did not react with CO. Cytochrome b-562 is most probably (loosely) attached to the outside of the cytoplasmic membrane, since substantial amounts of it, equimolar to quinoprotein glucose dehydrogenase (GDH), were present in the culture medium when cells were grown in the presence of low concentrations of Triton X-100. The midpoint potential at pH 7.0 was found to be +170 mV, a value that was lowered to +145 mV by the presence of GDH. Since the GDH was shown to have a midpoint potential of +50 mV, cytochrome b-562 could function as the natural primary electron acceptor. Arguments to substantiate this view and to propose a role of ubiquinone-9 as electron acceptor for cytochrome b-562 are presented

Alle beestjes helpen. Onderzoek naar achteruitgang van insecten in Nederland

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Declining abundance of beetles, moths and caddisflies in the Netherlands

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Data from: Declining abundance of beetles, moths and caddisflies in the Netherlands

Data used in Hallmann CA, Zeegers T, van Klink R, Vermeulen R, van Wielink P, Spijkers H, van Deijk J, van Steenis W, Jongejans E (2020) Declining abundance of beetles, moths and caddisflies in the Netherlands. Insect Conserv Divers 13:127-139 Data were collected at two groups of sites: De Kaaistoep and Wijster, both in the Netherlands. In addition, we obtained data from two KNMI weather stations (for De Kaaistoep data: weather station Gilze-Rijen, for Wijster data: weather station Eelde, at, respectively, 3.6 and 40 km from trapping locations), from which we extracted relevant parameters. Collecting at light in De Kaaistoep De Kaaistoep is a 330 ha managed natural area consisting of heathland, pine forest and grassland. It was established in 1994 on former arable land. Information about the location and management history can be found in the study by Felix and van Wielink (2008). Insects were attracted by light in combination with a white cloth (Supporting Information Fig. S1) over a period of 3.3 h per trapping night, normally starting around sunset (Hallmann et al. 2020). During this sampling period, individuals of the various insect taxa were counted, or were estimated in the case of large numbers. All macro-moths were always counted and identified, while for other groups of insects, between 25 and 100% were collected for identification. Further details of the sampling protocol are given in the study by van Wielink and Spijkers (2013). The data archived her have been collected during 628 trapping nights between 1997 and 2017, on average 30 evenings per year (10–77). Data were available for the period of 1997–2017 for macro-moths (Lepidoptera), beetles (Coleoptera) and ground beetles (Carabidae), while for caddisflies (Trichoptera), lacewings (Neuroptera), true bugs (Hemiptera-Heteroptera and Hemiptera-Auchenorrhyncha) and mayflies (Ephemeroptera) data were available only for the years 2006 and 2009–2017. Of the large number of Coleoptera, only ground beetles, ladybirds and carrion beetles were identified to species up to 2017, accounting for 48 000 of 239 000 beetle specimens. As it is known that the environmental conditions (like temperature) during each trapping night influenced the number of insects caught, we aimed to include relevant covariates in our analyses. Information about the timing and duration of sampling were available for 91.2% of the nights (n = 574), and lacking more in the first few years of sampling than later on. The number of sampling hours per night varied little among years but did increase from an average of 3.1 h (1997–2009) to an average of 3.8 h per night after 2010 (Hallmann et al. 2020). Timing of onset of sampling was roughly at sunset throughout the years, with the exception of the first few years in which sampling started on average up to half an hour after sunset (Hallmann et al. 2020). Pitfall traps near Wijster A long-term monitoring program using pitfall traps was started at the Wijster Biological Station (and continued by the Foundation Willem Beijerink Biological Station) in two nature reserves in the province of Drenthe: National Park Dwingelderveld and the fragmented, but increasingly reconnected Hullenzand. In these reserves restoration measures, mainly in the form of topsoil removal and reconnection, were carried out during the early 1990s. The pitfall data have been collected between 1959 and 2016 at in total 48 unique locations (mean = 9, range 4–19 operating locations per year). The locations consisted mainly of heathlands, with some forest sites, a forest edge and an abandoned crop field. At each location, three square pitfall traps (25 by 25 cm) were installed: one lethal funnel trap with a 3% formaldehyde solution and two live traps. The traps at each location were spaced 10 m apart. Caught ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) have been identified at weekly intervals. Further details on the sampling protocol and the area are given in the study by den Boer and van Dijk (1994). Because we are only interested in recent trends in insect abundances, and because sampling protocols were not consistent in the early years, we here only archive data collected since 1986. We document two types of data: i) the annual sums per species and location for the period of 1986–2016, and ii) the weekly sums per species and location that have been fully digitised and checked: 2002–2017. Annual totals 1986–2016. In total, 7778 records of species-specific counts are archived, which amounted to 264 986 individual ground beetles. For 20 records, we used multiple imputation (Onkelinx et al. 2017) to derive more reliable estimates for suspected erroneous counts. This method is based on the correlation structure between years and between other species. Note that in the years 1998–2001, no monitoring took place, and 2004 was omitted because of incomplete catches. Species weights For biomass estimation we used known species length measurements and known relationships of length to weight (Sabo et al. 2002; García-Barros 2015). For the Carabidae in the Wijster data set, we used the minimum and maximum body length as stated in the Dutch ground beetles field guide (Boeken et al. 2002). KaaistoepOrder.csv - Trich = number of Trichoptera individuals - Hemip = number of Hemiptera individuals - Neur = number of Neuroptera individuals - Ephem = number of Ephemeroptera individuals - Hemi.hetero = number of Hemiptera-Heteroptera individuals - Hemi.cica = number of Hemiptera- Auchenorrhyncha individuals - T = hourly average temperature (in 0.1 degrees Celsius; at 1.5 meter height) - U = hourly relative humidity (in %; at 1.5 meter height) - RH = hourly sum of precipitation (in 0.1 mm) (negative values for <0.05mm) - FH = hourly average windspeed (in 0.1 m/s) - start = date and start time of the measurement - suns.deviate = number of minutes the measurements started after sunset - tdiff = number of hours of measurement KaaistoepColeo.csv - Coleo = number of Coleoptera individuals - T = hourly average temperature (in 0.1 degrees Celsius; at 1.5 meter height) - U = hourly relative humidity (in %; at 1.5 meter height) - RH = hourly sum of precipitation (in 0.1 mm) (negative values for <0.05mm) - FH = hourly average windspeed (in 0.1 m/s) - sunset = date and sunset time - suns.deviate = number of minutes the measurements started after sunset - tdiff = number of hours of measurement KaaistoepLepi.csv - freq = number of Lepidoptera individuals - T = hourly average temperature (in 0.1 degrees Celsius; at 1.5 meter height) - U = hourly relative humidity (in %; at 1.5 meter height) - RH = hourly sum of precipitation (in 0.1 mm) (negative values for <0.05mm) - FH = hourly average windspeed (in 0.1 m/s) - sunset = date and sunset time - suns.deviate = number of minutes the measurements started after sunset - tdiff = number of hours of measurement KaaistoepCara.csv - Cara = number of Carabidae individuals - T = hourly average temperature (in 0.1 degrees Celsius; at 1.5 meter height) - U = hourly relative humidity (in %; at 1.5 meter height) - RH = hourly sum of precipitation (in 0.1 mm) (negative values for <0.05mm) - FH = hourly average windspeed (in 0.1 m/s) - sunset = date and sunset time - suns.deviate = number of minutes the measurements started after sunset - tdiff = number of hours of measurement - species = number of individuals of each of 94 Carabidae species KaaistoepSilphi.csv - Silph = number of Silphidae individuals - T = hourly average temperature (in 0.1 degrees Celsius; at 1.5 meter height) - U = hourly relative humidity (in %; at 1.5 meter height) - RH = hourly sum of precipitation (in 0.1 mm) (negative values for <0.05mm) - FH = hourly average windspeed (in 0.1 m/s) - sunset = date and sunset time - suns.deviate = number of minutes the measurements started after sunset - tdiff = number of hours of measurement - species = number of individuals of each of 6 Silphidae species KaaistoepCocci.csv - Cocci = number of Coccinellidae individuals - T = hourly average temperature (in 0.1 degrees Celsius; at 1.5 meter height) - U = hourly relative humidity (in %; at 1.5 meter height) - RH = hourly sum of precipitation (in 0.1 mm) (negative values for <0.05mm) - FH = hourly average windspeed (in 0.1 m/s) - sunset = date and sunset time - suns.deviate = number of minutes the measurements started after sunset - tdiff = number of hours of measurement - species = number of individuals of each of 23 Coccinellidae species KaaistoepMacro2.csv (non-zeros) - freq = number of macro-Lepidoptera individuals - name = macro-Lepidoptera species - year = year of measurement - daynr = day of the year KaaistoepLepiWeights - name = macro-Lepidoptera species - mgSabo = mass (mg) estimated using Sabo et al. (2002) - mgGarciaBarros = mass (mg) estimated using García-Barros (2015) WijsterWeek.csv - freq = number of ground beetle individuals - date = date of emptying trap - dt = number of days a trap has been open - trap = randomized trap ID - FG = hourly average windspeed (in 0.1 m/s) - TG = hourly average temperature (in 0.1 degrees Celsius; at 1.5 meter height) - RH = hourly sum of precipitation (in 0.1 mm) (negative values for <0.05mm) - UG = hourly relative humidity (in %; at 1.5 meter height) - species = number of individuals of each of 134 ground beetle species WijsterColeoWeights - name = ground beetle species - mgSabo = mass (mg) estimated using Sabo et al. (2002