Search results - 28 results
Associations between school and neighbourhood ethnic density and physical activity in adolescents: Evidence from the Olympic Regeneration in East London (ORiEL) study
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Nicolas Berger; Daniel Lewis; Matteo Quartagno; Edmund Njeru Njagi; Steven Cummins Source: Social Science & Medicine, Volume 237 (2019) Health Topics: Health and environment Santé et environ ...
Combining primary care surveillance and a meta-analysis to estimate the incidence of the clinical manifestations of Lyme borreliosis in Belgium, 2015–2017
(LB) is an important tick-borne disease which can cause a broad range of symptoms mainly affecting the skin, the nervous system and the joints. This study aims to estimate the incidence of the different ...
Neonatal factors predictive for respiratory and gastro-intestinal morbidity after esophageal atresia repair.
objective of this study is to identify possible neonatal predictive factors contributing to a long-term complicated clinical course in patients after repair of esophageal atresia. METHODS: A total of 93 ...
Comparison of SNP-based subtyping workflows for bacterial isolates using WGS data, applied to Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium and serotype 1,4,[5],12:i:.
presented in this study illustrate the importance of using correct data analysis strategies and to define benchmark and fine-tune parameters applied within routine data analysis pipelines to obtain ...
Taxonomic annotation of public fungal ITS sequences from the built environment- A report from an April 10-11, 2017 workshop (Aberdeen, UK)
sequence annotation systematics Taxonomy Abstract: Recent DNA-based studies have shown that the built environment is surprisingly rich in fungi. These indoor fungi – whether transient visitors or more ...
Genotoxicity studies on plant growth promoting smoke-water and smoke-derived compounds using Vicia faba and Persea americana S10 metabolic activation
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Partoens, M.; Kulkarni, M.G.; M.E. Light; J.C. Chukwujekwu; Luc Verschaeve; Van Staden, J. Source: South African Journal of Botany, Volume 115, Number 275 (2018) Health Topics: Health and enviro ...
Health risks in the cleaning industry: a Belgian census-linked mortality study (1991–2011)
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Laura Van den Borre; Deboosere, Patrick Source: International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, Volume 91, Issue 1 (2018) Health Topics: Gezondheid en milieu Health and environm ...
Childhood leukaemia near nuclear sites in Belgium, 2002–2008
reactors radioactive pollutants Statistical analysis Abstract: This paper describes an ecological study investigating whether there is an excess incidence of acute leukaemia among children aged 0-14 years ...
Spatial and temporal variations in airborne pollen in Europe.
Europe and for monitoring its efficiency and cost-effectiveness. The goal of the present study is to provide a baseline for spatial and temporal variations in airborne pollen in Europe that can be used for ...
Does air pollution trigger suicide? A case-crossover analysis of suicide deaths over the life span.
Abstract: In addition to underlying health disorders and socio-economic or community factors, air pollution may trigger suicide mortality. This study evaluates the association between short-term variation in ...