Résultats de la recherche - 21 results
EBoD-FL. Guidelines for mapping the environmental burden of disease in Flanders, 2023
a summary measure that combines both mortality and morbidity. Given the extensive list of potential risk factor-health outcome pairs, a set of priorities was defined in terms of environmental stressors and ...
Development of novel analytical methods to trace small micro- and nanoplastics in food matrices
a diameter smaller 1 µm, called nanoplastics (NP s) that could be found in food matrices and environmental samples, by means of specific measurement techniques. Therefore, the aim of this work is to develop ...
EBoD-FL. Guidelines for mapping the environmental burden of disease in Flanders
a summary measure that combines both mortality and morbidity. Given the extensive list of potential stressor-health outcome pairs, a set of priorities was defined in terms of environmental stressors and ...
Daily heart rate characteristics, allergy symptom severity and mood in adults with allergic rhinitis
a mobile health application during two pollen seasons of hazel, alder and birch trees. Heart rate characteristics were extracted from daytime heart rate measurements (Mio Alpha 2 wristwatch; 1 Hz; >6 ...
Validity of self-reported data to assess the prevalence of overweight, hypertension and cholesterol
evidence-based prevention programs. In Belgium, this is assessed through self-reported (SR) data from the Belgian health interview surveys (BHIS) in a wide population sample or through objective measures from ...
Evaluation of the types, efficient use and health risks of application of silver-based biocides to provide antimicrobial properties to face masks applied during the Covid-19 crisis
biocides in face masks using electron microscopy and EDX, combined with total silver measurement using ICP- MS or ICP- OES demonstrated the presence of varying amounts and different types of silver-based ...
Validity of air pollution annoyance to assess long-term exposure to air pollution in Belgium
To avoid the risk of exposure misclassification, one possibility is to interpolate air pollution measures at the residence through a Geographical Information Systems. However, this might imply ...
IDENTIFICATION, PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISATION AND PRELIMINARY RISK ANALYSIS OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE PARTICLES IN FACE MASKS Intermediate report TiO2-Mask COVID-19 project September 2021
fibre-grade TiO2 particles. Because there are no methods available for measuring exposure directly, the methodology that ANSES applied to determine the professional exposure limits to titanium dioxide in its ...
Excess mortality during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 epidemic in Belgium
a 17.5% excess mortality with 18,765 additional deaths, eight times the average excess mortality of the past five years. In the absence of the implementation of restrictive measures (e.g., social ...
Prevalence and incidence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in children measured for one year in Belgium: a sero-epidemiological prospective cohort study- questionnaire
Publication Type: Sci. report, recommendat°, guidance doc., directive, monograph Authors: Joanna Merckx; Melissa Vermeulen; Vandermeulen, Corinne; Mathieu Roelants; I Desombere; Els Duysburgh Source: Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium (2020) Keywords: Belgium C ...