Ik zie, ik zie, wat jij niet ziet. Het gebruik van paragnosten door de Nederlandse politie.

Abstract In many police investigations a psychic turns up to help the investigation with his extraordinary knowledge of the crime and the crime scene. Little is known about how the Dutch police deals with psychics and their information. We conducted research into this phenomenon via interviews with experts, a review of the legal literature and an online questionnaire for police practitioners. Although a guideline by the public prosecutor’s office state psychics are not to be consulted without permission, most police practitioners are not aware of this guideline. At the moment little is known about the actual use of information of psychics in police investigations

The anaesthesist as determinant factor of quality of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis. A survey in a university hospital

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Biodiversity hotspots on the Dutch Continental Shelf: a marine strategy framework directive perspective

This report presenst hotspots of biodiversity for benthos, fish, birds, marine mammals and habitats on the Dutch Continental Shelf. These hotspots are based on a spatial application of biodiversity metrics developed in this study for the GES(Good Environmental Status)-descriptor 1 ‘Biological diversity is maintained’ of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) (EU 2008). The choice of the biodiversity metrics is based on the proposed indicators of biodiversity in the Commission Decision (EU 2010). The purpose of this study is to provide insight in possibilities for spatial protection measures in the framework of the MSFD. This report feeds information and ideas into further work for the MSFD in the Netherlands. IMARES has compiled this report for the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation (Ministry of EL&I) and the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment (I&M)

Early childhood holocaust survivial and the influence on well-being in later life

No specific, systematic research existed focusing exclusively on late effects of surviving the Holocaust and its aftermath on the youngest child Holocaust survivors. Born between 1935 and 1944, they had endured persecution and deprivation in their first and most formative years. From trauma-experiential and child-developmental points of view, their peri-Holocaust experiences are different from older child survivors. They hold no recollections of a world that was peaceful and benevolent to enhance early development of basic trust. This set of studies focuses on the associations between early childhood peri-Holocaust experiences and adaptations at the beginning of old age in a __with-in design__ that compares three age cohorts in a non-convenience sample of 203 child Holocaust survivors, now living in Israel. Late-life implications of early traumatic stress for the adreno-cortical system were examined by assessing basal circadian cortisol release and cortisol reactivity to a stressor. Through several inventories severity of Holocaust survival exposure, current physical and psycho-social quality of life, and the role of Antonovsky__s Sense of Coherence as a protective factor were assessed. Results show mild to severe present-day repercussions of the Nazi persecutions, and a potentially moderating effect of the Sense of Coherence on later life impact of Holocaust survival experience.UBL - phd migration 201

The Third-party Model: Enhancing Volunteering through Governments, Corporations and Educational Institutes

Volunteering is perceived as important for creating social capital and civil society, and therefore has become a fundamental part of social policies across most Western countries. In this article, we examine the involvement of governments, corporations and educational institutes in encouraging volunteering, and pinpoint their role in developing volunteering circles. Based on essential concepts presented here (volunteerability and recruitability), we develop the third-party model, and show how third parties get involved. We identify new ways in which these parties can enhance volunteering, and discuss their impact on volunteerability and recruitability. The potential negative impacts of volunteerism and ways in which these can be ameliorated are also acknowledged. Finally, issues that arise due to such involvement are also discussed, thereby offering an important contribution to social policy research in the area of volunteerism

Screening and brief intervention for alcohol problems in Dr George Mukhari Hospital out-patients in Gauteng, South Africa: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial protocol

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>For alcohol drinkers in South Africa it has been found that annual consumption per drinker is among the highest in the world. High prevalence rates of hazardous and harmful alcohol use have also been found in a hospital out-patient setting in South Africa. Hospital settings are a particularly valuable point of contact for the delivery of brief interventions because of the large access to patient populations each year. With this in mind, the primary purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to provide screening for alcohol misuse and to test the efficacy of brief interventions in reducing alcohol intake among hospital out-patients in South Africa.</p> <p>Methods/Design</p> <p>The study design for this efficacy study is a randomised controlled trial with 6- and 12-month follow-ups to examine the effects of a brief alcohol intervention to reduce alcohol use by problem drinkers in a hospital setting. The unit of randomisation is the individual out-patient identified as a medium risk drinker attending Dr George Mukhari Hospital. Out-patients will be screened for alcohol problems, and those identified as medium risk drinkers will be randomized into an experimental or control group. The experimental group will receive one brief counselling session on alcohol risk reduction, while the control group will receive a health education leaflet.</p> <p>Discussion</p> <p>The trial will evaluate the impact of alcohol screening and brief interventions for patients with alcohol problems in a hospital out-patient setting in South Africa. The findings will impact public health and will enable the health ministry to formulate policy related to brief alcohol interventions, which will result in reduction in alcohol use.</p> <p>Trial registration</p> <p>PACTR201110000319392</p