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Development of a Droplet Digital PCR to Monitor SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant BA.2 in Wastewater Samples
used as a complementary method to other SARS-CoV-2 surveillance systems. It allows the emergence and spread of infections and SARS-CoV-2 variants to be monitored in time and place. This study presents an ...
Sex differences in diabetic foot ulcer severity and outcome in Belgium
with systemic infection as women. Men demonstrated a higher prevalence of previous lower limb revascularization, while women presented more frequently with renal insufficiency. Smoking was more common in ...
Predicting the severity of the grass pollen season and the effect of climate change in Northwest Europe
Allergic rhinitis is an inflammation in the nose caused by overreaction of the immune system to allergens in the air. Managing allergic rhinitis symptoms is challenging and requires timely intervention. The ...
Multicenter interlaboratory study of routine systems for the susceptibility testing of temocillin using a challenge panel of multidrug-resistant strains
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Deckers, Corentin; Bélik, Florian; Denis, Olivier; Montesinos, Isabel; Bogaerts, Pierre; Van den Abeele, Anne Marie; Ceyssens, Pieter-Jan; Huang, Te-Din; on behalf of the Belgian National Antibio ...
Estimating Years of Life Lost due to COVID-19 over the first two years of the pandemic in Cyprus: comparisons across areas, age, and sex
Amalia Hatziyianni; Elena Pallari Source: Discover Health Systems, Volume 2, Issue 1 (2023) Keywords: burden of disease COVID-19 Cyprus European burden of disease network Abstract: Knowledge about the ...
The effectiveness of food system policies to improve nutrition, nutrition-related inequalities and environmental sustainability: a scoping review
diets Sustainable food systems Abstract: A global transformation of food systems is needed, given their impact on the three interconnected pandemics of undernutrition, obesity and climate change. ...
Measuring small-area level deprivation in Belgium: The Belgian Index of Multiple Deprivation
a new tool for researches and policy makers for analyzing patterns of deprivation and identifying areas that would benefit from special initiatives and programs. Health Topics: Health Information System ...
NextGEM: Next-Generation Integrated Sensing and Analytical System for Monitoring and Assessing Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field Exposure and Health
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Nikolaos Petroulakis; Mats-Olof Mattsson; Panos Chatziadam; Myrtill Simko; Andreas Gavrielides; Andrianos M. Yiorkas; Olga Zeni; Maria Rosaria Scarfi; Eduardo Soudah; Ruben Otin; Schettino, Fulvi ...
Attributing long-term changes in airborne birch and grass pollen concentrations to climate change and vegetation dynamics
allergenic pollen amounts in the air, causing a rise in respiratory allergies and affecting public health more than previously thought. Here we have used a well-established pollen transport model SILAM (System ...
Daily allergy burden and heart rate characteristics in adults with allergic rhinitis based on a wearable telemonitoring system
rhinitis, based on real-world measurements with a wearable telemonitoring system. Methods Adults with a tree pollen allergy used a smartphone application to self-report daily allergy symptoms (score 0–44) and ...