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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 ...
Novel prediction models for genotoxicity based on biomarker genes in human HepaRG™ cells.
forest (RF), was evaluated. More specifically, the predictive accuracy was compared, the sensitivity to outliers for one or more biomarker genes was assessed, and the prediction performance for 10 ...
Comparison of 6 DNA extraction methods for isolation of high yield of high molecular weight DNA suitable for shotgun metagenomics Nanopore sequencing to detect bacteriaAbstractBackgroundResultsConclusion
level, were specifically designed for this application and need to be assessed. Results: In this study, with different bacterial cocktail mixes, analyzed as pure or spiked in a synthetic fecal matrix, we ...
Quality control and correction method for air temperature data from a citizen science weather station network in Leuven, Belgium
station-specific temperature quality control (QC) and correction procedure. The procedure consists of three levels that remove implausible measurements while also correcting for inter-station (between-station) and ...
Importance of anti-SARS-CoV-2 assay antigenic composition as revealed by the results of the Belgian external quality assessment (EQA) scheme.
Immunoglobulin A Immunoglobulin G Immunoglobulin M Male Phosphoproteins SARS-CoV-2 Sensitivity and Specificity Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus Abstract: We report on sample IS /17575 since it generated highly ...
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
Vandenheede, Hadewijch; Charlotte Vanpoucke; An Van Nieuwenhuyse; Danielle Vienneau; Bert Brunekreef; Gerard Hoek Source: Science of The Total Environment, Volume 804 (2022) Keywords: cause-specific mortality ...
Association between temperature and natural mortality in Belgium: Effect modification by individual characteristics and residential environment
a time-stratified case-crossover design and used conditional logistic regression to examine the association between extreme temperatures and overall natural and cause-specific mortality. City-specific estimates were ...
The purity of tattoo inks, screening substances of high concern
implementing compound-specific restrictions. Methodology: A screening method based on LC-QqQ- MS was developed and validated for screening 40 substances of high concern in tattoo inks. An additional ...
Short-term exposure to temperature and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a study in nine Belgian cities, 2010-2015
Publication Type: Scientific poster, presentation or proceeding Authors: Claire Demoury; Eva M De Clercq Source: Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (2021) Health Topics: Health and environment Santé et environnement Ge ...
Association between urban environment and mental health in Brussels, Belgium
Brussels Capital Region older than 15 years. The epidemiological study was carried out based on the linkage of data from the national health interview surveys (2008 and 2013) and specifically developed ...