670 research outputs found
Characterization of long-range conduction in cable bacteria down to cryogenic temperatures
No full text<p>Dataset accompanying the manuscript "Characterization of long-range conduction in cable bacteria down to cryogenic temperatures reveals a multi-step hopping mechanism" by<br>Jasper R. van der Veen, Silvia Hidalgo Martinez, Albert Wieland, Matteo De Pellegrin, Rick Verweij,<br>Yaroslav M. Blanter, Herre S.J. van der Zant and Filip J.R. Meysman</p>
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Honeydew composition and its effect on life‐history parameters of hyperparasitoids
No full text1. Diets that maximise life span often differ from diets that maximise reproduction. Animals have therefore evolved advanced foraging strategies to acquire optimal nutrition and maximise their fitness. The free‐living adult females of parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera) need to balance their search for hosts to reproduce and for carbohydrate resources to feed.
2. Honeydew, excreted by phloem‐feeding insects, presents a widely available carbohydrate source in nature that can benefit natural enemies of honeydew‐producing insects. However, the effects of variation in honeydew on organisms in the fourth trophic level, such as hyperparasitoids, are not yet understood.
3. This study examined how five different honeydew types influence longevity and fecundity of four hyperparasitoid taxa. Asaphes spp. (Pteromalidae) and Dendrocerus spp. (Megaspilidae) are secondary parasitoids of aphid parasitoids and are thus associated with honeydew‐producing insects. Gelis agilis and Acrolyta nens (both Ichneumonidae) are secondary parasitoids of species that do not use honeydew‐producing hosts.
4. Most honeydew types had a positive or neutral effect on life span and fecundity of hyperparasitoids compared with controls without honeydew, although negative effects were also found for both aphid hyperparasitoids. Honeydew produced by aphids feeding on sweet pepper plants was most beneficial for all hyperparasitoid taxa, which can partially be explained by the high amount of honeydew, but also by the composition of dietary sugars in these honeydew types.
5. The findings of this study underline the value of aphid honeydew as a carbohydrate resource for fourth‐trophic‐level organisms, not only those associated with honeydew‐producing insects but also ‘interlopers’ without such a natural association.sponsorship: We greatly appreciate the help of Ciska Raaijmakers with the carbohydrate analyses, the assistance of Jasper Schinkel, Sven Felling, Wolf van Lier and Lex Aries with the experiments, and of Frank van Veen (University of Exeter, U.K.) in identifying aphid hyperparasitoids. Koppert Biological Systems is acknowledged for providing experimental material and Vitalis Biologische Zaden B.V. (Voorst, The Netherlands) for providing us with sweet pepper seeds. This work is part of the research programme Scents of Success (project no. 13848 granted to LEMV), which is financed by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), domain TTW. The authors declare there are no conflicts of interest. (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)|13848)status: Published onlin
Ioannis Calvini Epistolae, Volumen I (1530-sep. 1538), éd. par Cornelis Augustijn et Franz Pieter van Stam, avec la collaboration de Christoph Burger, Paul Estié, August den Hollander, Maarten Stolk, Mirjam van Veen et Jasper Vree, (Ioannis Calvini opera omnia denuo recognita, série VI : Epistolae) Genève, Droz, 2005
No full textArnold Matthieu. Ioannis Calvini Epistolae, Volumen I (1530-sep. 1538), éd. par Cornelis Augustijn et Franz Pieter van Stam, avec la collaboration de Christoph Burger, Paul Estié, August den Hollander, Maarten Stolk, Mirjam van Veen et Jasper Vree, (Ioannis Calvini opera omnia denuo recognita, série VI : Epistolae) Genève, Droz, 2005. In: Revue d'histoire et de philosophie religieuses, 86e année n°4, Octobre-Décembre 2006. pp. 549-550
Parallel session 3 : Transforming COVID-19 as an opportunity to innovate community-based experiential learning
No full textPresented Titles: Model of Transformative Service-Learning and Its Potentials [Author: Zoe Chong Xiao] Inter-University Collaboration and Innovative Teaching Methods under the New Normal [Author: Jasper Van Holsteijn] Addressing COVID-19 Related Community Needs through Service-Learning [Author: Albert Ko
Hjerre gjerrits van der Veen. Libbensgong fan in skoalmaster.
No full textYn de algemiene ynlieding ta syn proefskrift ontwikkelet Dr. J. Suys earnstige en fornimstige krityk op dat soarte fan biografy, dat de to bihanneljen figuer sjocht as it orgaen of yn de list fan syn tiid. Dr. Suys jowt hjir in theoretyske fordigening fan it ,,onmiddellijk en primair karakter van het individu als object van onderzoek", tsjinoer ,,theorieën en denkgewoonten die dit object slechts als iets afgeleids en secundairs ten opzichte van een onpersoonlijken historischen samenhang beschouwen". Hy is fan bitinken, dat tsjinoer de evolusionistysk-objektivearjende biografyske methoade (dy't de to biskriuwen persoan sjocht as untjowingsprodukt fan de histoarje en syn wearde yn de bitsjutting foar it hjoeddeiske) de yndividualisearjende persoanskarakteristyk dy't hy foarstiet, net allinne foar jitte libjende persoanen de iennichst-mooglike is, mar ek de iennichst-goede foar persoanen út it forline.
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Religion and Prejudice Across Cultures: A Test of the Threat-Constraint Model
No full textsponsorship: The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research and/or authorship of this article: This research was partially supported by a postdoctoral research grant from the Research Foundation -Flanders (FWO) awarded to Jasper Van Assche (FWO.3E0.2018.0049.01) under supervision of Arne Roets. (Research Foundation -Flanders (FWO)|FWO.3E0.2018.0049.01)status: Publishe
Het water moet terug
No full textDroog veen zorgt per hectare per jaar voor net zoveel CO2-uitstoot als 135.000 kilometer autorijden. Nat, levend veen slaat juist koolstof op. Onder de vlag van Regio Groningen-Assen werken tientallen organisaties samen om in het veengebied Groningen weer het superbiodiverse moeras te creëren dat er vroeger was. Jasper van Belle, landschapsecoloog aan hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein geeft een toelichting
Lyk-predicatie op de begravenisse van Hare Hoogheit, mevrouwe de Princesse Douariere d'Orange, geschiet by avont, met solemnele stacy, den 21. van winter-maand, 1675 : na haar salig overlyden op den 8. van herfst-maant, in 't 74. jaar des ouderdoms : gedaan daags daar aan, op de groote zaal van haar hof in 's Gravenhage, op ordre en in 't bywesen Harer Hoogheden de doorlugtige nakomelingen en erven /
No full textWoodcut title ornament, tail-piece, initial.Includes two large folding plates depicting the funeral procession and the catafalque. The plates are in the style or by Romeyn de Hooghe (see Landwehr).Final 8 p. are a description of the funeral cortege: De lyck-statie forme en maniere der begraeffenisse van Haer Hoogheyt Mevrouwe de Princesse Douariere d'Orange.With a poem in honor of the Dowager Princess by Joannes Vollenhove.Signatures: a⁴ A-E⁴ ²A⁴.Landwehr, J. Splendid ceremonies,Mode of access: Internet.Binding: sprinkled calf; spine and edges of boards gilt tooled; two gilt labels with author and titleon spine; edges sprinkled red; armorial bookplate with initials JM centered on front pastedown and bookplate of Paul and Marianne Gourary below; housed in cloth-covered clamshell box
Improving the daily ICU experience from a critically ill patient's perspective
No full textThe intensive care unit (ICU) is a dehumanizing technical environment causing complications that are all captured in the term post-intensive-care syndrome (PICS). The patient’s well-being could be improved by moving away from this hostile environment toward more patient-centred care. Therefore this report explores how to improve the daily ICU experience from a critically ill patient’s perspective.Environmental influences in the ICU, like noise exposure, are important contributors to PICS (Abuatiq, 2015). Hearing is the most prominent sense of ICU patients. Thus, the Erasmus ICU is designed to keep sound out. It has been shown that there is no clear relationship between reduced volume levels and physiological improvement (Drahota et al., 2012), and the absence of sound does not necessarily create a positive environment (Truax, 1984). Therefore, this project aims to consider sound in a positive manner since sound is only perceived as noise when it does not fit the patient’s state of being.After many former patients were interviewed and an Erasmus MC ICU nurse was observed, it turned out that it is hard for patients not to focus on their feelings of frustration, loneliness, discomfort, shame, panic, confusion etcetera and still keep a positive mindset. Thus, the design aimed to redirect the patient’s focus by connecting the patient to the environment. The Thirteen Fundamental Needs for Human-Centered Design typology was utilized as a source to design a positive experience for the ICU environment. Six fundamental needs (Stimulation, Recognition, Relatedness, Autonomy, Security, and Comfort) were uncovered. Strengthening these needs could improve the patients’ experience. Mapping a patient’s daily routine showed that need fulfilment changes according to the eventfulness, the presence, or absence of people or sound inside the ICU. A patient’s journey revealed that the absence of people right after leaving causes the most harm to the patient. Thus, the decision was made to focus on this transition moment. Eventfulness can be determined by measuring sound pressure levels (SPL) in dB in the ICU. So the transition moment from an eventful (high SPL) to an uneventful (low SPL) environment can be detected and vice versa. New visual/auditory stimuli were developed. These can be introduced to benefit patients’ recovery (Arbabi et al., 2018). The stimuli consist of sounds of nature in combination with a nature-based projection. The audio and the visual stimuli change according to the SPL in the room. This design intervention helps guide the patient into the new environment. It is a subtle way to notify the patient that something is happening. Furthermore, it can distract the patient (when bored or during treatment) and decrease the difference between higher and lower sound pressure levels.The design was developed, embodied, and finally tested in a simulated ICU environment. The evaluation of the design intervention showed that all participants appreciated the design intervention, mainly because they were distracted from boredom, stress/anxiety, negative thoughts (loneliness) or discomfort. It made the experience more comfortable or relaxed. Finally, three use cases were presented, redirecting the focus from anxiety, boredom, and loneliness. Additionally, recommendations were made.Integrated Product Design | Medisig
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