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Microbiological hygiene and food safety assessment of urban aquaponic farming.

basil leaves. The soilless substrate and irrigation water were identified as major risk factors for introducing and spreading foodborne pathogenic bacteria within the aquaponic environment. Overall, E. ...

Local approach to attributable disease burden: a case study on air pollution and mortality in Belgium

air pollution burden of disease health impact assessment Local approach methodology mortality Abstract: Background Burden of disease estimation and the attribution to risk factors are commonly done on ...

Food consumption Survey 2022-2023- Estimation of food and supplement consumption and nutrient intake in the Belgian population

specific weighting factors were recalculated. These are described in the first chapter. The report further outlines the methodology used to estimate usual food and nutrient intake, which requires advanced ...

Belgian National Burden of Disease Study. Guidelines for the calculation of risk factor attributable burden

Devleesschauwer Source: Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium, p.50 (2025) Accession Number: D/2024.14.440/80 Keywords: Alcohol use Attributable burden Burden of disease methodology Comparative risk assessment Risk factor ...

Comparing the applicability of de facto population markers for spatiotemporal trend analysis in wastewater-based epidemiology

potential as population markers. However, their applicability is influenced by sociodemographic factors and thus site-specific. Overall, their value lies in providing complementary information for ...

Impact of substance type and patient characteristics on the choice of treatment setting for substance use disorder in Belgium

to inefficiencies, particularly in the treatment of individuals with dual diagnoses. Despite the recognized challenges, there is limited understanding of the factors that influence whether patients ...

COVID-19 vaccine responses are influenced by distinct risk factors in naive and SARS-CoV-2 experienced hemodialysis recipients

Vaccines Female Humans Immunity, Cellular Male middle aged Renal Dialysis Risk Factors SARS-CoV-2 T-Lymphocytes Vaccination Abstract: BACKGROUND: Clinical risk factors of deficient immune responses to ...

COVID-19 mortality statistics: a comparative study of epidemiological surveillance data and death certificates in 2020 in Belgium

probabilistically to explore overall coverages and discrepancies. Factors such as region and place of death, case classification, epidemic wave, age group, sex, and number of conditions, were analysed using logistic ...

Urban green space, human heat perception and sleep quality: A repeated cross-sectional study.

sleep quality, while controlling for risk and vulnerability factors. The outcomes revealed that during heat events, enhanced tree cover was associated with reduced heat stress (B = -0.484, 95% CI ...

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