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A Benchmark Dose-based strategy for evaluating the combined effects of genotoxic compounds

Publication Type: Scientific poster, presentation or proceeding Authors: Julie Sanders; Roel Anthonissen; George Johnson; Tamara Vanhaecke; Birgit Mertens Source: BelTox Annual Meeting, Brussels, Belgium (2023) Keywords: benchmark dose modelling genotoxic ...

Integrating VEGA QSAR models in an automated tool to support the risk assessment of non-evaluated food contact material substances

Publication Type: Scientific poster, presentation or proceeding Authors: Ilse Van Overmeire; Streel, Camille; Selvestrel, G; Roncaglioni, Alessandra; Benfenati, Emilio; A Sommovigo; A Manganaro; Els Van Hoeck; Mertens, Birgit Source: QSAR2023 (0) Health T ...

Forecasting Birch Pollen Levels in Belgium: First Analysis of the 2021 Season

four days ahead. We have evaluated the model performance by comparing the forecasted airborne birch pollen levels time series with four offline birch pollen monitoring stations in Belgium and with the ...

Assessment of the impact of the Belgian and French food industry on obesity and population nutrition

commitments and practices, as well as the correlation between both, of major food companies in Belgium and France. The ‘Business Impact Assessment’ (BIA-Obesity) was applied to evaluate nutrition-related ...

ESCAIDE 2022: Translating the COVID-19 epidemiological situation into policies and measures: the Belgian experience

recommended measures.   Methods A comprehensive evaluation of the epidemiological situation was performed on a weekly basis using basic (cases, hospitalisations, testing, positivity rates, …) and supporting (waste water, ...

Evaluating genetic similarity between foodborne and household Bacillus cereus isolates

Publication Type: Scientific poster, presentation or proceeding Authors: Bram Jacobs; Tom Van Nieuwenhuysen; Koenraad Van Hoorde Source: BSFM, Brussels, Belgium (2022) Keywords: Bacillus cereus Foodborne pathogens kitchen sponge whole genome sequencing Se ...

Characterization and risk identification of falsified medicines and adulterated dietary supplements

Research Council (2016-2020), focused on the identification of the risks associated with the use of Illegal antibiotics. In this project, more than fifty seized samples were evaluated for their chemical, ...

Development of a multiplex immunoassay for simultaneous detection of antigens in DTaP vaccines

Virtual (2021) Keywords: 3R Vaccine Potency Abstract: Routine batch quality testing before vaccine release, notably for potency evaluation, still relies on animal use for several animal and human vaccines. ...

Brief assessment of (in)direct questions on domestic/partner violence in the Belgian HIS 2013-2018

Abstract: Background Domestic and partner violence have considerable physical and mental consequences for the victims. The Belgian Health Interview Survey (HIS) 2013 previously evaluated a combination of two ...

Characterization of Nanoparticles: Measurement Processes for Nanoparticles: Characterization of nanomaterials by transmission electron microscopy: Measurement procedures

(including potential pitfalls), with measurement procedures described in detail. In addition, the book explores data reduction, including the quantitative evaluation of the final result and its uncertainty of ...

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