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Daily heart rate characteristics, allergy symptom severity and mood in adults with allergic rhinitis
entropy) and allergy symptom severity and mood in adults with allergic rhinitis. Methods: Adults with a tree pollen allergy (n=82) self-reported daily symptom severity (score: 0-44) and mood (score: 0-4) in ...
Quality control and correction method for air temperature data from a citizen science weather station network in Leuven, Belgium
intra-station (station-specific) temperature biases by means of a random forest approach. The QC method is evaluated using data from four WH2600 stations installed next to official weather stations belonging to ...
Validity of self-reported data to assess the prevalence of overweight, hypertension and cholesterol
the agreement between SR and measured overweight, hypertension and high cholesterol and to provide information to do a valid correction for measurement error. Methods The BHIS / BHES 2018 database was ...
In Silico Methods for Chromosome Damage.
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Baderna, Diego; Ilse Van Overmeire; Lavado, Giovanna J; Gadaleta, Domenico; Birgit Mertens * Source: Methods Mol Biol, Volume 2425 (2022) ...
Validated alternative methods available for human Health and Safety assessment of cosmetic products and their ingredients in the European Union
Publication Type: Scientific book or chapter Authors: Rogiers, Vera; Anouck Thienpont; Mona Delagrange; Birgit Mertens; Vanhaecke, Tamara Source: Validated alternative methods available for human ...
Validity of air pollution annoyance to assess long-term exposure to air pollution in Belgium
pollution annoyance and individual air pollution exposure. Methods Analyses were carried out based on a linkage of data from the Belgian Health Interview Survey (HIS 2009 and 2013; >15 years ; n = 9347) ...
Development, Validation and Application of a Targeted LC-MS Method for Quantification of Microcystins and Nodularin: Towards a Better Characterization of Drinking Water
Keywords: liquid chromatography Mass Spectrometry matrix effect Method validation microcystin WATER Abstract: Water availability and quality are two crucial factors contributing to a healthy and ...
A Summer of Cyanobacterial Blooms in Belgian Waterbodies: Microcystin Quantification and Molecular Characterizations
method allowed to detect and quantify eight microcystin congeners. The mcyE gene was detected using PCR, while dominant cyanobacterial species were identified using 16S RNA amplification and direct ...
Variability in the association between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and mortality by exposure assessment method and covariate adjustment: A census-based country-wide cohort study
by exposure assessment method and by adjustment for geographic subdivisions. Methods We used the Belgian 2001 census linked to population and mortality register including nearly 5.5 million adults aged ...
Association between temperature and natural mortality in Belgium: Effect modification by individual characteristics and residential environment
mortality being associated to extreme temperatures but the extent to which individual or residential factors modulate this temperature vulnerability is less clear. Methods We conducted a multi-city study with ...