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Monitoring of human coronaviruses in Belgian primary care and hospitals, 2015-20: a surveillance study.
and 6494 hospital samples were included in the study. 161 (6·3%) of 2573 patients in primary care and 371 (5·7%) of 6494 patients admitted to hospital were infected with a seasonal hCoV. OC43 was the ...
A detailed mapping of the food industry in the European single market: similarities and differences in market structure across countries and sectors
countries the same leading quick-service restaurants were identified, while this was not the case for supermarkets. Conclusions: This study forms an important basis to understand key aspects of market ...
Exposure to green space and pollen allergy symptom severity: A case-crossover study in Belgium
pollen allergy patients are complex and best studied in spatio-temporal detail. Methods: We tracked 144 adults sensitized to Betulaceae pollen during the tree pollen season (January-May) of 2017 and 2018 ...
Consumer and food product determinants of food wasting: A case study on chicken meat
worldwide, particularly regarding households. This study aims to identify household food wasting segments and to assess the relationship between both consumer and food product determinants and the identified ...
A shotgun metagenomics approach to detect and characterize unauthorized genetically modified microorganisms in microbial fermentation products
study, this approach was performed on a case with a previously isolated and sequenced GMM, an unresolved case for which no isolate was obtained, and a non‐ GMM ‐contaminated sample, all repre- sentative ...
Selection and use of reference panels: a case study highlighting current gaps in the materials available for foot and mouth disease
Revue Scientifique et Technique de l'OIE, Volume 40, Issue 1 (2021) Keywords: Assay validation Case study Diagnostic testing Foot and mouth disease Foot and mouth disease vaccine Gaps ...
Assessment of hazards and risks associated with dietary exposure to mineral oil for the Belgian population
Belgian population. For MOSH, the no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) value of 19 mg kg−1 bw day−1 based on the hepatic inflammation-associated granulomas found in a 90-day oral study in F-344 rats was ...
Identifying nanodescriptors to predict the toxicity of nanomaterials: a case study on titanium dioxide
experimental variations determine the outcome of modelling using three case studies. We used TiO2in vitro data from our previously published study as case study 1 and two other external case studies (case study ...
Dietary exposure assessment and risk characterization of citrinin and ochratoxin A in Belgium
problem. To ensure public health, it is imperative to characterize the risks related to these toxins. The present study aims to conduct a dietary exposure assessment of citrinin (CIT) and ochratoxin A (OTA) ...
Does arsenic pose a health concern after consumption of clay products?
arsenic (As) toxicity, because — certainly in case of pure clay- all arsenic in these supplements is expected to be present in the most toxic inorganic form (As). In terms of risk, the most important ...