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Pesticides, trace elements and pharmaceuticals in tea samples available in Belgian retail shops and the risk associated upon acute and chronic exposure

but the potential presence of chemical contaminants (e.g. pesticides, trace elements, synthetic drugs) may raise health concerns. This study analysed selected teas available in Belgian retail stores and ...

Methodological choices in brucellosis burden of disease assessments: A systematic review

A systematic search for brucellosis burden of disease calculations was conducted in pre-selected international and grey literature databases. Using a standardized reporting framework, we evaluated each estimate ...

Estimates of people who injected drugs within the last 12 months in Belgium- presentation

number of PWID in Belgium through a multiplier method using two existing treatment registers. After matching the three data sources, we identified 269 unique adult PWID in Brussels. Based on the selected ...

Evaluating methodological approaches to assess the severity of infection with SARS-CoV-2 variants: scoping review and applications on Belgian COVID-19 data.

categorization of patients based on time periods). Different potential selection biases (e.g., overcontrol bias, endogenous selection bias, sample truncation bias) and factors fluctuating over time (e.g., medical ...

Time trends in the use of field-substitution in the Belgian health interview survey

the cluster is evidently much higher in households at the first position of initial selected clusters. Over the survey-years, the share of participating household derived from substitute clusters in the ...

Novel prediction models for genotoxicity based on biomarker genes in human HepaRGTM cells

(NAM s) to identify molecular events underlying the genotoxic mode of action of chemicals. Previously, we developed the GENOMARK biomarker, consisting of 84 genes selected based on whole genomics DNA ...

Towards a Better Quantification of Cyanotoxins in Fruits and Vegetables: Validation and Application of an UHPLC-MS/MS-Based Method on Belgian Products

mass spectrometry (UHPLC- MS / MS) in three different matrices. Strawberries, carrots and lettuce are selected as model matrices to represent the fruits/berries, leafy and root vegetables, sequentially. ...

Advances in the physicochemical characterization of nanoparticles in a regulatory context.

a number-basis, electron microscopic measurement of (nano)particles is necessary in a regulatory context. Approaches, selected examples and new developments of transmission electron microscopic characterization are ...

Assessment of information as regards the toxicity of T‐2 and HT‐2 toxin for ruminants

selected, in the absence of data that they are more sensitive. Based on mean exposure estimates performed in the previous Opinion, the risk of adverse health effects of feeds containing T2 and HT2 was ...

Multidimensional Fingerprint Development for the Detection of Tribulus terrestris in Plant Food Supplements

fingerprinting at different wavelengths for identification of Tribulus terrestris in plant food supplements. A specific, selective and fast fingerprinting method for Tribulus (reference material obtained from the ...

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