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Chemical Characterization of Feminine Intimate Products an Extractables & Leachables Investigation
products (tampons (n=9), sanitary napkins (n=6)), adult novelties (n=15), menstrual cups (n=15), Kegel devices (n=14), and menstrual sea sponges (n=5), sourced from the EU, US, and China.Extractables ...
The economic burden of type 2 diabetes on the public healthcare system in Kenya: a cost of illness study
cost changes. RESULTS: The total cost of managing T2D for the healthcare system in Kenya was estimated to be US $ 635 million (KES 74,521 million) in 2021. This was an increase of US $ 2 million (KES 197 million) ...
Estimated number of lives directly saved by COVID-19 vaccination programmes in the WHO European Region from December, 2020, to March, 2023: a retrospective surveillance study.
importance of up-to-date vaccination among the most at-risk individuals. Further modelling work should evaluate indirect effects of vaccination and public health and social measures. FUNDING: US Centers for ...
Estimated number of lives directly saved by COVID-19 vaccination programmes in the WHO European Region from December, 2020, to March, 2023: a retrospective surveillance study.
most at-risk individuals. Further modelling work should evaluate indirect effects of vaccination and public health and social measures. FUNDING: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health ...
Modelling grass pollen load in temperate and Mediterranean European areas based on source spatial distribution
contribution of the most abundant grass species and grassland habitats to airborne grass pollen at a local spatial scale using in situ phenological samplings and remote sensing data. This background allowed us ...
Challenges in Chlamydial Serology: Insights from a Belgian and a Dutch Population Cohort.
differ between the two groups (2.27% in BE and 1.92% in NL; p = 0.633), even though a higher prevalence was expected for the Belgian cohort. This prompts us to question whether the Belgian cohort truly ...
How to Deal with Uninformed and Poorly Informed Opinions of Citizens? A Critical Approach to Online Public Engagement
Our experience with uninformed and poorly informed (UPI) opinions in an online public engagement initiative (the DNA Debate) has taught us to think differently. First, UPI opinions might be ethically ...
Method Development and Validation of an Aerosol Sampling Technique for the Analysis of Nicotine in Electronic Cigarette Aerosols
literature led us to develop and validate a method using the total error approach for the determination of nicotine in e-cigarette aerosols. A commercial vaping device was used to generate aerosols, which were ...
HPV testing in Polish population-based cervical cancer screening programme (HIPPO project)-study protocol of a randomised healthcare policy trial.
30-59 years to cytology or hrHPV testing (ratio: 1:1) with age stratification. In the cytology arm women with repeated Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance (ASC- US) or ≥ Low-Grade Squamous ...
The Sciensano biobanks before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: challenges and opportunities
COVID-19 pandemic broke loose, imposing several challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic forced us to develop at a fast pace. This implied (1) giving advice to researchers throughout the entire biobanking ...