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The use of nitrous oxide whippets as a recreational drug: Hidden health risks.

lead were found. STEM- EDX analysis confirmed the presence of nano-sized particles containing iron and zinc. When simulating inhalation, using the multiple path particle dosimetry model, it was confirmed ...

Interim analysis of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against hospitalisation and death using electronic health records in six European countries

2022 onwards in most participating countries except for Belgium and Portugal, where it started earlier in spring 2022 in those aged ≥80 followed by 50–79year olds in autumn 2022. In these two countries, ...

BSFM 2023- L. monocytogenes in Plant-Based Foods: insights from of a recent foodborne outbreak linked to vegan alternative to cheese

indicating it as the source of contamination. A third isolate was obtained by analysing a different product of vegan alternative to cheese from the same brand, suggesting a potential contamination in the ...

Multidimensional chromatographic fingerprinting combined with chemometrics for the identification of regulated plants in suspicious plant food supplements

multiclass models could be made. Furthermore, it can be concluded that the combination of chemometrics and multi-wavelength chromatographic fingerprinting is a promising approach for identifying plants using ...

Epidemiology of COVID-19 mortality in Belgium from wave 1 to wave 7 (March 2020 – 11 September 2022)

first two waves of the epidemic. In absolute numbers, most deaths took place in wave 2 due to its length, but the highest peak of weekly COVID-19 deaths was observed during wave 1 (1,985 deaths during ...

Introduction of WGS in food microbiology: advantages and challenges

the field of bacterial food safety investigation, due to its high discriminatory power and the general use at the international level. Therefore, the Scientific Committee advises the FASFC to gradually ...

Monitoring HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis programmes in the EU/EEA

order to make evidence-based evaluations of the performance of PrEP programmes, it is imperative to monitor their success in terms of reaching and supporting those who can benefit most from PrEP. This ...

In silico methods for chromosome damage

detail as a case study. Overall, it can be concluded that, although they are in general less developed than those for mutagenicity, in silic o tools for chromosome damage can provide valuable information, ...

Surveillance of COVID-19 mortality in Belgium, epidemiology and methodology during 1st and 2nd wave (March 2020- 14 February 2021)

risk factors for mortality. Additionally, the estimated COVID-19 case fatality in Belgium confirmed that it was higher for the elderly and male population. In the second wave, more deaths occurred in ...

Excess mortality during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 epidemic in Belgium

Epidemiologic surveillance of COVID-19 deaths was accurately conducted during the epidemic and it is even likely that COVID-19 deaths were underreported during the ascending phases of excess mortality by 1,193 ...

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