414 research outputs found
The redesign of system control at Hollander: Balancing carrier throughput
No full textThis report describes a case study performed at Hollander Barendrecht. From 2008 until present time a lot has changed for Hollander. The organization, which once was a transport organization serving a large number of different independent customers, transformed into a logistics service provider with only one customer, Plus Retail, serving approximately 270 affiliated entrepreneurs. Nowadays the dust, as a result of this radical process of change, has settled and Hollander aims for operational excellence. On average 600.000 out of 900.000 handled items per week are due to the demand for items which are kept in stock in the DC of Hollander. The remaining 300.000 items are handled via the cross-docking operation at the DC. The operation responsible for handling items which are kept in stock at the DC is chosen, by the management team, as a starting point to structurally increase efficiency within the operation...Mechanical, Maritime and Materials EngineeringMarine and Transport TechnologyTransport Engineering and Logistics2013.TEL.774
The new Primary Care and Risk Factor Management (PCRFM) nucleus of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology: A call for action
No full textHollander, M (reprint author), Julius Ctr Hlth Sci & Primary Care, POB 85060,Stratenum 6-131, NL-3508 AB Utrecht, Netherlands.
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Stability of open granular filters under wave loading
No full textA filter can be applied to protect a bed against scour. Normally, these filters are geometrically closed, to prevent winnowing of the base material through the filter. However, geometrically closed filters are expensive and difficult to realize in the field. Geometrically open filters can serve as an alternative. Within an open filter, the pores of the filter material are large enough for the base material to move trough. The philosophy behind this concept is to reduce the hydraulic loading within the filter, in order to avoid initiation of the base material. This research focusses on open filters. A design formula for open filters was established by Hoffmans (2012). This formula is recently validated for uniform flow (Van de Sande, 2012) and for flow with additional turbulence by a sill and a pier (Joustra, 2013). The applicability for wave loading - although suggested by Hoffmans- is not yet confirmed. No validations study was carried out in which Hoffmans formula was validated for wave loading. In this research, the use of Hoffmans formula for horizontal filters under wave loading was evaluated. Laboratory experiments are carried out in a wave flume. For several configurations, the critical wave height was determined for a wave period of 2.0s, 2.5s and 3.0s. The critical wave height is defined as the height for which incipient motion of the base material occurs. The filter material was stable during all tests. The depth above the filter was held constant for the tests. Together with an older dataset from Halter (1999), the results were analyzed. With the introduction of several assumptions, insight was gained in the damping of the hydraulic load inside the filter. The analysis showed that the Hoffmans formula cannot be applied in the same way as for uniform flow, since no constant value for the load damp coefficient alpha is found under wave loading. Two hypotheses which were stated for the applicability of Hoffmans formula under wave loading by Hoffmans & Verheij (2013). For the experimentally obtained results, these hypothesis did not give accurate results. It is speculated that the hydraulic gradient should be included in Hoffmans formula. In the original formula as proposed by Hoffmans (2012), this term was neglected.Hydraulic EngineeringCivil Engineering and Geoscience
Random sampling methods for two-view geometry estimation
No full textThis thesis treats efficient estimation algorithms for the epipolar geometry, the model underlying two views of the same scene or object. The epipolar geometry is computed from image correspondences that are found by local feature matching. These correspondences are used to calculate the fundamental matrix, which is the mathematical representation of the epipolar geometry. Since there are outliers among the correspondences, the fundamental matrix is usually calculated by the robust RANSAC (RANdom SAmple Consensus) algorithm which is very well suited for this purpose. A disadvantage of the algorithm, however, is that it shows a considerable complexity for higher outlier ratios. This hampers its application in vision algorithms dealing with many views. In this thesis we investigate techniques for faster fundamental matrix estimation using RANSAC. The first approach that is taken is the computation of inlier probabilities for the correspondences, that are used during sampling in the RANSAC algorithm to stimulate the selection of inliers. The second approach is the reduction of the required number of RANSAC samples by the selection of fewer correspondences per sample. The fundamental matrix hypotheses are then completed using the remaining correspondences.Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Scienc
Episode 11: The Mauritanian (Guests: Nancy Hollander & Mohamedou Ould Slahi)
No full textThe Mauritanian (2021) recounts Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s nightmare journey of secret rendition, torture, and detention at Guantanamo Bay—an odyssey that lasted 15 years, until Mr. Slahi was finally released in 2016, never having been charged with a crime. The film is based on the book, Guantanamo Diary, which Mr. Slahi wrote and had published while still a prisoner at Guantanamo. The book became a critically acclaimed international bestseller. The film was directed by Kevin Macdonald and features Tahar Rahim as Mohamedou Slahi, Jodie Foster as Nancy Hollander, Mr. Slahi’s lead lawyer, Shailene Woodley as Teri Duncan, her co-counsel, and Benedict Cumberbatch as Ltn. Col. Stuart Couch, the military officer assigned to prosecute Mr. Slahi. The film was nominated for and won numerous awards, including a Golden Globe for Jodi Foster’s portrayal of Nancy Hollander. Our guests are Mohamedou Slahi, the former Guantanamo prisoner and now world-famous author, and Nancy Hollander, Mohamedou’s attorney and a leading criminal defense attorney.Timestamps:
0:00. Introduction7:11 Mohamedou’s nightmare begins10:47 What law?12:43 Habeas petition granted, but imprisonment continues18:51 Endless interrogations25:19 Mohamedou first hears he will face the death penalty28:08 Military prosecutor Stuart Couch takes a stand against torture32:19 Writing Guantanamo Diary in a new language34:34 “My life, 24/7 in darkness”37:01 “I have a vow of kindness”38:59: Getting Mohamedou’s story out of Guantanamo43:33 Mohamedou sees his book’s success on Russian TV at Guantanamo48:17 The freedom that is inside you49:48 An advocate for Mohamedou before the Periodic Review Board50:57 “I needed a miracle”53:26 Americans are supposed to be the good guys56:29 The near impossibility of leaving Guantanamo58:41 Mohamedou and his former guard, and friend, Steve Wood1:00:52 Don’t give up; miracles can happen1:02:49 The long shadow of Guantanamo1:04:02 To be free again1:06:26 Capturing the small details about Guantanamo1:08:31 A small nit about the film1:11:14 What it’s like to see yourself being portrayed on screenFurther reading:Bravin, Jess, “The Conscience of the Colonel,” Wall St. J. (Mar. 31, 2007)Coll, Steven, “An Eloquent Voice from Guantánamo,” N.Y.R.B. (Jan. 14, 2016)Hafetz, Jonathan, Habeas Corpus after 9/11: Confronting America’s New Global Detention System (2011)Rosenberg, Carol, “The Legacy of America’s Post-9/11 Turn to Torture,” N.Y. Times (Sept. 12. 2021)Slahi, Mohamedou Ould, Guantámao Diary (Larry Siems, ed.) (2015)https://scholarship.shu.edu/law-on-film-s01/1010/thumbnail.jp
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Episode 11: The Mauritanian (Guests: Nancy Hollander & Mohamedou Ould Slahi)
No full textThe Mauritanian (2021) recounts Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s nightmare journey of secret rendition, torture, and detention at Guantanamo Bay—an odyssey that lasted 15 years, until Mr. Slahi was finally released in 2016, never having been charged with a crime. The film is based on the book, Guantanamo Diary, which Mr. Slahi wrote and had published while still a prisoner at Guantanamo. The book became a critically acclaimed international bestseller. The film was directed by Kevin Macdonald and features Tahar Rahim as Mohamedou Slahi, Jodie Foster as Nancy Hollander, Mr. Slahi’s lead lawyer, Shailene Woodley as Teri Duncan, her co-counsel, and Benedict Cumberbatch as Ltn. Col. Stuart Couch, the military officer assigned to prosecute Mr. Slahi. The film was nominated for and won numerous awards, including a Golden Globe for Jodi Foster’s portrayal of Nancy Hollander. Our guests are Mohamedou Slahi, the former Guantanamo prisoner and now world-famous author, and Nancy Hollander, Mohamedou’s attorney and a leading criminal defense attorney.Timestamps:
0:00. Introduction7:11 Mohamedou’s nightmare begins10:47 What law?12:43 Habeas petition granted, but imprisonment continues18:51 Endless interrogations25:19 Mohamedou first hears he will face the death penalty28:08 Military prosecutor Stuart Couch takes a stand against torture32:19 Writing Guantanamo Diary in a new language34:34 “My life, 24/7 in darkness”37:01 “I have a vow of kindness”38:59: Getting Mohamedou’s story out of Guantanamo43:33 Mohamedou sees his book’s success on Russian TV at Guantanamo48:17 The freedom that is inside you49:48 An advocate for Mohamedou before the Periodic Review Board50:57 “I needed a miracle”53:26 Americans are supposed to be the good guys56:29 The near impossibility of leaving Guantanamo58:41 Mohamedou and his former guard, and friend, Steve Wood1:00:52 Don’t give up; miracles can happen1:02:49 The long shadow of Guantanamo1:04:02 To be free again1:06:26 Capturing the small details about Guantanamo1:08:31 A small nit about the film1:11:14 What it’s like to see yourself being portrayed on screenFurther reading:Bravin, Jess, “The Conscience of the Colonel,” Wall St. J. (Mar. 31, 2007)Coll, Steven, “An Eloquent Voice from Guantánamo,” N.Y.R.B. (Jan. 14, 2016)Hafetz, Jonathan, Habeas Corpus after 9/11: Confronting America’s New Global Detention System (2011)Rosenberg, Carol, “The Legacy of America’s Post-9/11 Turn to Torture,” N.Y. Times (Sept. 12. 2021)Slahi, Mohamedou Ould, Guantámao Diary (Larry Siems, ed.) (2015)https://scholarship.shu.edu/law-on-film-s01/1010/thumbnail.jp
A Variational Approach to Branching Random Walk in Random Environment
No full textThis paper considers an infinite system of particles on the integers that: (1) step to the right with a random delay, and (2) split or die along the way according to a random law depending on their position. The exponential growth rate of the particle density is computed in the long time limit in the form of a variational formula that can be solved explicitly. The result reveals two phase transitions associated with localization vs. delocalization and survival vs. extinction. In addition, the system exhibits an intermittency effect. Greven and den Hollander considered the more difficult situation where the particles may step both to the left and right, but the analysis of the phase diagram was less complete.Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Scienc
Effectiveness of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy for Functional Use in Children With Spastic Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review
No full textAbstract
Date Presented 4/1/2017
The investigators completed a systematic review to understand the effectiveness of constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) in children with spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy. The selected randomized controlled trials indicated that CIMT yielded significant improvements in functional outcomes and outperformed most other therapeutic modalities.
Primary Author and Speaker: Johanna Burkhardt
Additional Authors and Speakers: Jacqueline Sheridan, Peter Villavecchia, Lauren Hollander
Contributing Authors: Jan G. Garbarini</jats:p
Book Review: Agrarian Change in Late Antiquity: Gold, Labour, and Aristocratic Dominance. By Jairus Banaji.
No full textJairus Banaji's monograph, a revised version of his 1992 Oxford D. Phil. the? sis, examines the changing social and economic makeup of the eastern Medi- terranean countryside from the third to the seventh century a.d. Combining numismatic, papyrological, literary, and archaeological material with an im? pressive command of comparative evidence, the author presents a compelling vision of late antique agriculture that differs dramatically from conventional treatments. Scholars typically describe the late-Roman economy as in decline, afflicted by excessive taxation, debased coinage, rampant inflation, and a shortage of labor. Faced with these difficulties, they argue, Roman landowners reverted to more self-sufficient practices and, consequently, levels of monetization fell substantially. Banaji, however, believes that this view owes more to the persistence of Max Weber's flawed sociological theories than to the evidence. He suggests that, on the contrary, there was a "general economic revival" (3) beginning in the fourth century.This book review is published as Hollander, D.B., Agrarian Change in Late Antiquity: Gold, Labour, and Aristocratic Dominance. By Jairus Banaji. Agricultural History. 2003; 77(4); 616-617. Posted with permission. </p
An enquiry into the effects produced on the national currency and rates of exchange, by the Bank restriction bill : explaining the cause of the high price of bullion ; with plans for maintaining the national coins in a state of uniformity and perfection ... /
No full textHollander 2543: Several uncut pages.Hollander 2543: Unread inscription at top of title-page.Hollander 2542: "J.H. Hollander" inscribed at top of title-page.Price from imprint: "Price 4s"Edition statement appears before author information on title-page.Includes bibliographical references.Mode of access: Internet
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