Publications by authors named "B Wit"
Shiga toxin-producing (STEC) is a zoonotic pathogen associated with illness ranging from mild diarrhoea to haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) or even death. Cross-sectoral data sharing provides an opportunity to gain insight in reservoirs and sources of human infections and starting points for pro-active measures. Nevertheless, phylogenetic clustering of STEC strains from animals, food and human cases is low in the Dutch surveillance system.
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- Young tropical secondary forests are important for carbon cycles, quickly accumulating biomass and covering large areas.
- This study analyzed 36 forest stands in Ghana, focusing on factors like climate and soil nutrients to understand how they influence biomass and productivity.
- Findings revealed that wet forests stored more biomass than dry ones, with soil being the main storage component, and that factors like tree density and species diversity positively affect forest functioning while certain traits can influence productivity.
The Stroop interference effect-the slower response to color in an incongruent Stroop stimulus (e.g., ) relative to a neutral Stroop stimulus (e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: is a leading cause of infectious diarrhea in both humans and livestock. In particular, strains belonging to sequence type (ST) 11 are common enteropathogens. The aim of this study was to determine the presence and genetic relatedness of types in dairy cattle and calves.
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- - The study investigated how bilingual Turkish-English speakers transfer morphological knowledge between their two languages using a translation priming approach with noncognate words that have similar meanings.
- - In Experiment 1, English words were successfully primed by Turkish nonwords with affixes and without affixes, showing stronger effects from affixed nonwords, particularly in bilinguals who learned English at a younger age.
- - Experiment 2 confirmed that English word priming was most effective when using direct translations of Turkish nonwords rather than semantically related or unrelated words, highlighting the role of translation in cross-language morphological transfer.