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Quality control and correction method for air temperature data from a citizen science weather station network in Leuven, Belgium

Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Eva Beele; Maarten Reyniers; Raf Aerts; Ben Somers Source: Earth System Science Data, Volume 14, Issue 10 (2022) Abstract: The growing ...

Association between urban environment and mental health in Brussels, Belgium

residence and processed using Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Mental health status was approached through several validated indicators: the Symptom Checklist-90-R subscales for depressive, anxiety and ...

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 ...

Short-term effect of pollen and spore exposure on allergy morbidity in the Brussels-Capital Region.

years. Based on aeroallergen counts and health insurance datasets, the relationship between daily changes in pollen, fungal spore concentrations and daily changes in reimbursable systemic antihistamine ...

A molecular approach for the rapid, selective and sensitive detection of Exophiala jeanselmei in environmental samples: development and performance assessment of a real-time PCR assay

air-conditioning systems. Because this fungal contaminant could be vaporized into the air and subsequently cause health problems, its monitoring is recommended. Currently, this monitoring is based on culture and ...

Concomitant microbial generation of palladium nanoparticles and hydrogen to immobilize chromate.

introducing preformed catalytic nanoparticles into groundwater treatment zones and the costly addition of molecular hydrogen to above ground pump and treat systems. Health Topics:  Health and environment Santé ...

Cadmium exposure in the population: from health risks to strategies of prevention.

maintaining agricultural and garden soils pH close to neutral (pH-H(2)O of 7.5; pH- KCL of 6.5). Reducing the systemic bioavailability of intestinal Cd can be best achieved by preserving a balanced iron status. ...

Biodiversity and human health: mechanisms and evidence of the positive health effects of diversity in nature and green spaces.

for positive associations between species diversity and well-being (psychological and physical) and between ecosystem diversity and immune system regulation. Areas of concern: There is a very limited ...

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