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Outline of the thesis. In Chapter 1 an introduction on the subject is provided. Chapter 2 presents the results of an online questionnaire on the use of analgesia in the Netherlands. Chapter 3 outlines the study protocol of the RAVEL (Remifentanil patient controlled Analgesia Versus Epidural analgesia in Labour) trial as it was published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. Chapters 4-5 focus on efficacy and costs while chapters’ 6-8 focus on safety. In Chapter 4 the results of the efficacy analysis of the RAVEL trial are presented, this multicentre randomised controlled equivalence trial investigating remifentanil PCA and epidural analgesia was conducted in 15 centres in the Netherlands. Primary outcome measure was satisfaction with pain relief. In Chapter 5 the results of the economic analysis of the trial are presented. The economic analysis was done from a health care perspective and calculated costs from the start of labour until 10 days postpartum. We looked closer at respiratory complications in women receiving analgesia in the RAVEL cohort. The results of this analysis are described in Chapter 6. After the publication of the RAVEL and STER (Saturation and Temperature in Epidural and Remifentanil) studies a meta-analysis on side effects and maternal parameters was performed, the results are presented in Chapter 7. Because of indications that the use of remifentanil is associated with chronic pain we decided on a post hoc follow up study, the results of which are presented in Chapter 8. The general discussion can be found in Chapter 9.

Outline of the thesis. In this thesis, we will answer the following questions: Given an authentic, public channel, what is the optimal way to implement advantage distillation and information reconciliation? In Chapter 2, we will first introduce the protocols proposed up to now for advantage distillation and information reconciliation. Then a protocol that combines advantage distillation and information reconciliation is presented so that ▇▇▇ gets as little information as possible. When the public channel is non-authentic, the communications between ▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇ are vulnerable to ▇▇▇’s active attacks, i.e., ▇▇▇ may introduce fraud- ulent messages or modify ▇▇▇▇▇’s or Bob’s messages over the public channel. In the context of privacy amplification, ▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇ share common, though partially secret, strings. If a common string is used as an authentication key, what is the upper bound on ▇▇▇’s information about the common string so that authentication is possible? How do ▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇ use the common string to authenticate messages during the privacy amplification phase? These ques- tions will be answered in Chapter 3. Privacy amplification is a special case of secret key agreement. In the general context of secret key agreement, ▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇ only have access to some correlated strings. How do ▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇ in this case achieve authenticity to thwart ▇▇▇’s active attacks on their communications over the public channel? In Chapter 4, we will study how ▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇ use their correlated strings obtained during the initialization phase, for authentication. When there is some advantage between ▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇ over ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇ can use this advantage to accomplish authenticity. Just like in the satellite scenario, quantum key agreement can achieve un- conditional security. However, a quantum channel provides another scenario, namely the quantum transmission session. The information ▇▇▇ gets during a quantum transmission session is closely related to the length of the final secret key generated by ▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇. How much information does ▇▇▇ ob- tain during a quantum transmission session? In Chapter 5, we will study how to use some known information, such as the number of errors in Bob’s quan- tum bits, the density of the light pulses, and so on, to derive a probabilistic upper bound on the amount of information ▇▇▇ can learn from a quantum transmission session.

Outline of the thesis. In June 2002 the Leiden’s TTTS study (▇▇▇▇▇’ study) was started. The aim of this prospective study was to investigate the short-term and long-term outcome in TTTS treated with fetoscopic laser surgery. With an intense and ongoing collaboration between the obstetric and neonatology depart- ments of the LUMC, several other study projects associated with the patho- genesis, diagnosis and treatment of TTTS were also initiated. The aim of these studies can be summarized as follows:

Outline of the thesis. The thesis contains six chapters: the introduction, the literature review, the methodology, the findings, the discussion and the conclusion. The first chapter introduces the topic and its context, states the problem, explains the purpose of the study, presents the research questions and explains the significance of the study. The second chapter critically reviews the existing literature on the topic of collaboration at schools. The third chapter elaborates on the chosen method of research and discusses all the aspects associated with it, including ethics. The fourth chapter describes the findings in the order of the research questions. The fifth chapter discusses the research findings and corroborates them with relevant research and scholarly insights. Lastly, the sixth chapter concludes the thesis with answering the research questions, explaining the study’s limitations and giving recommendations to the potential beneficiaries.

Outline of the thesis. ‌ The main body of this thesis consists of three chapters, dedicated to the fol- lowing three different published works. [13] ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, and G. Z´emor. Squares of Random Linear Codes. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, 61(3):1159– 1173, March 2015. [53] ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and G. Z´emor. Critical Pairs for the Product ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Bound. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, 61(9):4928–4937, Sept. 2015. [12] ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇. Padr´o, and C. Xing. On se- cret sharing with nonlinear product reconstruction. SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics, 29(2):1114–1131, 2015. This is preceded by a preliminary chapter where all the mathematical back- ground necessary to read and understand the discussed topics is introduced. The purpose of Chapter 3, which is based on [13], is to answer the following question: does the square of a code “typically” fill the whole space? We give a positive answer, for codes of dimension k and length roughly k2/2 or smaller. Moreover, the convergence speed is exponential if the difference k(k + 1)/2 n is at least linear in k. The proof uses random coding and combinatorial arguments, together with algebraic tools involving the precise computation of the number of quadratic forms of a given rank, and the number of their zeros. As a consequence of this work, it is impossible to rely on random codes in situations where properties of the code square are required, as it will be the full space, hence trivial, with high probability. This impacts for instance secret sharing: it is known [20] that linear, non-multiplicative secret sharing schemes with optimal privacy and reconstruction parameters can be constructed using random codes; however, due to the results of Chapter 3, such schemes will most likely not be arithmetic14. In Chapter 4, based on [53], we characterize Product-MDS pairs of linear codes, i.e. pairs of codes C, D whose product under coordinatewise multiplication has maximum possible minimum distance as a function of the code length and the dimensions dim C, dim D. We prove in particular, for C = D, that if the square of the code C has minimum distance at least 2, and (C, C) is a Product-MDS pair, then either C is a generalized ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ code, or C is a direct sum of self-dual codes. The proof is based on new coding-theory analogues of classical theorems of additive combinatorics, namely Kneser’s and ▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Theorems. More recently [1], these techniques have been used to prove that, ...

Outline of the thesis. The organisation of this study is as follows. Section 2 reviews the theoretical background of agreement and word order phenomenon and then typological linguistic assumptions but also important terminology. It also includes a literature review on agreement and the focus particle waxaa as well as Somali word order. Section 3 presents the methodology used in this thesis.

Outline of the thesis. Chapter 1. In this chapter, the statement of the problem is stated and the purpose of the study is discussed. The research questions are also outlined, the terms are defined and the significance of the study clearly presented. Chapter 2. Gives details on literature review revolving around knowledge of school principals and their attitude towards IE is provided. The theoretical framework is also provided; theory if self-efficacy and transformational leadership theory is discussed. Chapter 3. This chapter focuses on the research methodology used during the study, research design applied and the justification. It also discusses the tools used during data collection and the roles of the researcher during the study. Chapter 4. Main research findings arising from the interview data analysis are covered in this chapter. This is in connection to the research questions. The findings are coded to provide main themes obtained from the study. Chapter 5. This chapter focuses on the discussion that support or oppose the research findings in relation to the relevant literature review. It finally provides a conclusion, limitations and recommendations from the researcher.

Outline of the thesis. Part A of this thesis includes a study of the duties and responsibilities of the State regarding genetic screening, particularly towards screening initiatives, that emerge outside the healthcare sector as well as national population screening programmes. In this part I address the question to what extent the State is obliged to curtail this ‘unregulated’ access to genetic screening to protect individuals against serious health threats and to protect the rights and freedoms of others. The legislation in seven European countries and the laws from the EU and the Council of Europe regarding DTC genetic tests are the main subject of part B. In this part I formulate the normative criteria which should, from a constitutional and European law perspective, apply to genetic screening. The last chapter contains the most important findings of part A and part B and concluding remarks with respect to revising or drafting legislation at a National level.

Outline of the thesis. In order to answer the research question on faculty’s understanding and practice of research this thesis paper has been organized in the following way: Chapter 1 introduces the reader with the research topic by providing background information on the context of research and identifying the problem statement followed by the purpose of the study, the research question, significance, and benefits of the study. Chapter 2 provides an extensive literature review from three dimensions such as policy, institutional and individual. Policy level comprises the Kazakhstani context, research universities, differences between basic and applied research, and common challenges faced by Kazakhstani researchers. Institutional level covers the influence of the Soviet legacy and international cooperation, while the individual level is focused on the idea of research, different roles faculty perform at university and their motivation to do research.