KAMEDO Report No. 82 Explosion at the Fireworks Warehouse in the Netherlands in 2000

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viveka Björnhagen ◽  
Torbjörn Messner ◽  
Helge Brändström
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Communication Networks ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Disaster Plan ◽  
Counselling Center

AbstractA fire and subsequent explosions occurred in a fireworks warehouse on 13 May 2000. A total of 947 persons were injured and 21 persons died, including four firefighters and one reporter. Communication networks became overloaded and impaired notification chains. The hospital disaster plan was followed, but was proved inadequate. Public information was a high priority. A counselling center was established early and was planned to continue operation for five years. The command function did not perform to expectations. Hospital triage was impaired as many responsible left the triage area. Short-term psychosocial support evolved to long-term programs. Liability issues were examined.

scholarly journals Pancreatic cancer surgery in elderly patients: Balancing between short-term harm and long-term benefit. A population-based study in the Netherlands

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 278-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lydia G. M. van der Geest ◽  
Marc G. H. Besselink ◽  
Yvette R. B. M. van Gestel ◽  
Olivier R. C. Busch ◽  
Ignace H. J. T. de Hingh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cancer Surgery ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Term Benefit ◽  
Surgery In Elderly

scholarly journals Differences in Investment Concepts between Chinese and Western Investors from the Cultural Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiming Gong
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Capital Market ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Short Term ◽  
The West ◽  
Independent Decision ◽  
Investment Portfolios ◽  
The Capital Market

The investment concept, reflecting the investor's investment purpose and willingness, is a value that embodies the investor's investment personality characteristics, prompts investors to carry out investment analysis, judgment, decision-making, and guides investor behaviors. Due to different maturity of the capital market in China and Western countries, there are many differences in the regulatory level, cultural and behavioral patterns of the supervision and management departments of the capital market between Chinese and Western investment philosophy. This article analyzes the differences in investment ideas between Chinese and Western investors from the culture perspective. This thesis studies on the basis of four cultural differences: "The Golden Mean" and "Interest Maximization"; the face-culture and individualism; rule of man and rule of law; and gambler psychology and adventure spirit. Based on these four aspects of cultural differences, four different investment concepts of Chinese and Western investors are analyzed: long-term investments and short-term speculation; "Herd Effect" and independent decision; grapevines and public information; and leveraged trading and allocation of funds. This thesis adopts several cases to analyze the differences between Chinese and Western investors in financial products such as stocks, gold, and futures, and in investment behavior such as the long-term investment, short-term speculation, leveraged trading, and investment portfolios. With cultural differences between China and the West probed into, the differences between Chinese and Western investors' investment concepts are justified. It is hoped that this effort will help investors deepen the understanding of the capital markets in China and the West, enable Chinese investors to learn the Western mature investment concepts, and facilitate the regulators to manage the capital market effectively.

Health behaviors and survivorship needs of short- versus long-term melanoma survivors.

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 9061-9061
Author(s):  
Susan M. Swetter ◽  
Arianna Aldridge Gerry ◽  
Kelly Bugos ◽  
Ralph Steven Greco ◽  
Katherine L. McGurk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skin Cancer ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Sun Protection ◽  
Long Term Results ◽  
Cancer Center ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Sun Protection Practices

9061 Background: Little is known about melanoma survivors and their long-term symptoms, sun protection practices and support needs from health professionals. Methods: Melanoma survivors previously treated at Stanford Cancer Center completed a quality improvement survey to explore the value of a melanoma survivorship clinic, as part of the Stanford Cancer Survivorship Program. The survey period ranged from July 2012 to September 2012, and 17% of the 893 invited survivors responded. We compared responses of melanoma survivors diagnosed between 2006-2011 (short-term) and 1995-2005 (long-term). Results: 153 cancer survivors (41% short- and 59% long-term) completed the survey. On average, they were 62 years of age (SD=15.1), 94% Caucasian, 47% female, and 68% underwent local excision alone. Long- vs. short-term survivors were less likely to receive routine skin screening every 3-6 months (38% vs. 83%, p<0.001) or follow-up for their melanoma in the last 6 months (54% vs. 76% p=0.045). Sun protection practices were similar between groups; however, long-term survivors decreased their use of tanning beds (33% vs. 18%, p=0.03) and time seeking a tan relative to short-term survivors (72% vs. 48%, p=0.002). Overall, survivors rated anxiety as the most prevalent symptom (33%), followed by numbness of the scar site (31%), forgetfulness (26%), sleep problems and depression (23%), pain and fatigue (17%). Sixty-eight percent of all survivors reported their symptoms were not addressed by their health provider, and of those stating their provider addressed their symptoms (32%), the survivor initiated the conversation 71% of the time. In general, survivors desired education about the long-term effects of melanoma (41%), family risk of skin cancer (28%), and protecting their skin from further damage (20%). Twenty percent of all survivors requested treatment for the long term effects of melanoma, and 12% wanted emotional support. Conclusions: Melanoma survivors experience continuing symptoms long after treatment, namely anxiety, and express a need for information about long-term melanoma effects, psychosocial support, and prevention of further skin cancer. Clinicians should routinely assess survivorship needs to improve quality of life.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Employment Programme on Young Unemployed People

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-69
Author(s):  
Laura Južnik Rotar
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Active Labour Market Policy ◽  
Unemployed People ◽  
Active Labour

Youth unemployment is of paramount concern for the European Union. Young people are facing potentially slow and difficult transitions into stable jobs. What optimally supports young people on the labour market poses a challenging question for economic policy makers. Active labour market policies can be beneficial to young unemployed people. The aim of active labour market policy is to improve employability of the unemployed. The consequences of an overly generous welfare state can be a reduction in motivation to work. The effectiveness of employment programmes is therefore a crucial step in the process. This paper aims to estimate the treatment effect of subsidized employment programmes on young Dutch unemployed people using difference in differences propensity score matching. We test whether the effects of subsidized employment programmes for young Dutch unemployed people are positive and strong in both the short and long term on the probability of re-employment and on the probability of participation in the regular educational system in comparison with the outcome produced in the event that an individual would continue seeking employment as an unemployed person. The probability of re-employment in short-term circumstances is positive, but small. Whereas with long-term examples (two years after the programme start) the probability is negative. Alternatively, the probability of participation in regular educational systems is positive in the short-term as well as in the long-term, but evidently decreases in the long-term. Welfare reforms undertaken in the Netherlands are directed towards enhancing efficiency. The role of social partners in social security administrations is reduced and the reforms are intended to promote reintegration of people who are out of work. There is a general agreement that the Netherlands is going in the right direction by giving priority to work and study over benefits, as it has become evident that generous social benefits make employment policies inefficient.

scholarly journals A Survey on Traffic Prediction Techniques Using Artificial Intelligence for Communication Networks

Telecom ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 518-535
Author(s):  
Aaron Chen ◽  
Jeffrey Law ◽  
Michal Aibin
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Communication Networks ◽  
Network Performance ◽  
Research Effort ◽  
Cognitive Networks ◽  
Wide Area Networks ◽  
Traffic Prediction ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Prediction Techniques

Much research effort has been conducted to introduce intelligence into communication networks in order to enhance network performance. Communication networks, both wired and wireless, are ever-expanding as more devices are increasingly connected to the Internet. This survey introduces machine learning and the motivations behind it for creating cognitive networks. We then discuss machine learning and statistical techniques to predict future traffic and classify each into short-term or long-term applications. Furthermore, techniques are sub-categorized into their usability in Local or Wide Area Networks. This paper aims to consolidate and present an overview of existing techniques to stimulate further applications in real-world networks.

scholarly journals Updating great expectations: The effect of peer salary information on own-earnings forecasts

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam Jones ◽  
Ricardo Santos
Keyword(s):  
Job Search ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Earnings Forecasts ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Great Expectations ◽  
Earnings Expectations ◽  
Salary Information ◽  
The Impact

How jobseekers set their earnings expectations is central to job search models. To study this process, we track the evolution of own-earnings forecasts over 18 months for a representative panel of university-leavers in Mozambique and estimate the impact of a wage information intervention. We sent participants differentiated messages about the average earnings of their peers, obtained from prior survey rounds. Demonstrating the stickiness of (initially optimistic) beliefs, we find an elasticity of own-wage expectations to this news of around 7 per cent in the short term and 16 per cent over the long term, which compares to a 22 per cent elasticity in response to unanticipated actual wage offers. We further find evidence of heterogeneous updating heuristics, where factors such as the initial level of optimism, cognitive skills, perceived reliability of the information, and valence of the news shape how wage expectations are updated. We recommend institutionalizing public information about earnings.

scholarly journals Short-term and long-term stability in electronic communication networks

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 (1) ◽  
pp. 11457
Author(s):  
Eric Quintane ◽  
Philippa E. Pattison ◽  
Garry L. Robins ◽  
Joeri M. Mol
Keyword(s):  
Communication Networks ◽  
Electronic Communication ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Term Stability ◽  
Long Term Stability

scholarly journals Short-Term and Long-Term Outcomes of a Vocational Rehabilitation Program for Patients with Acquired Brain Injury in The Netherlands

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 523-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline H. van Dongen ◽  
Paulien H. Goossens ◽  
Inge E. van Zee ◽  
Kirsten N. Verpoort ◽  
Thea P. M. Vliet Vlieland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Injury ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Acquired Brain Injury ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Long Term Outcomes ◽  
Short Term

Immune effects and exposure to ethylenebisdithiocarbamate pesticides in re-entry workers in the Netherlands

2008 ◽  
Vol 27 (9) ◽  
pp. 693-699 ◽  
Author(s):  
LGPM van Amelsvoort ◽  
DCL Mohren ◽  
JJ Slangen ◽  
G Swaen ◽  
E Corsini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Low Doses ◽  
Response Relationship ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Immune Parameters ◽  
Exposure Response ◽  
Exposed Workers ◽  
Exposure Levels ◽  
Low Exposure

Ethylenebisdithiocarbamates are widely used as fungicides in agriculture. Although EBDC’s have a low acute toxicity, they are suspected to have immune effects at low doses. However, little human studies on these effects have been published. In the Netherlands, a study was conducted among pesticide exposed workers aimed at evaluating the short-term and long-term immune effects of exposure and the relation between ethylenebisdithiocarbamate and immune effects. Forty-one re-entry workers and 40 nonexposed controls were medically examined; furthermore, immune parameters were determined in blood, and all participants filled in a questionnaire regarding exposure and outcome parameters. The level of ethylenethiourea in urine was determined as indicator of exposure. No relevant adverse immune effects were found in the pesticide exposed workers compared with the nonexposed controls. Also no exposure response relationship between immune effects and ethylenebisdithiocarbamate in urine was found. This finding might be due to very low exposure levels of the re-entry work but might also be due to a lack of immunotoxicity of ethylenebisdithiocarbamate at normal exposure levels.

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