Résultats de la recherche - 107 results
A qualitative approach to experiential knowledge identified in focus groups aimed at co-designing a provocation test in the study of electrohypersensitivity
experimental protocol to study their condition. It presents the participatory approach with focus groups that was implemented and reflects on ways to take advantage of experiential knowledge. It also ...
In Silico Methods for Chromosome Damage.
results for coumarin are presented in more detail as a case study. Overall, it can be concluded that although they are in general less developed than those for mutagenicity, in silico tools for chromosome ...
Development, Validation and Application of a Targeted LC-MS Method for Quantification of Microcystins and Nodularin: Towards a Better Characterization of Drinking Water
meteorological factors and their prediction is still under study [9,10,11,12]. The presence of these blooms can have a detrimental effect on the water quality by producing compounds that lead to foul tastes and ...
A Summer of Cyanobacterial Blooms in Belgian Waterbodies: Microcystin Quantification and Molecular Characterizations
different protocols and is restricted to some selected recreational ponds and lakes. Therefore, a global assessment based on the comparison of existing datasets is not possible. For this study, 79 water ...
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
Environmental hazard exposure assessment health effects population-based Survival Analysis Abstract: Background Ambient air pollution exposure has been associated with higher mortality risk in numerous studies ...
Association between temperature and natural mortality in Belgium: Effect modification by individual characteristics and residential environment
mortality being associated to extreme temperatures but the extent to which individual or residential factors modulate this temperature vulnerability is less clear. Methods We conducted a multi-city study with ...
Air pollution in association with mental and self-rated health and the mediating effect of physical activity
Source: Environmental Health, Volume 21, Issue 1 (2022) Keywords: Ambient air pollution Belgium Depressive Disorder self-rated health vitality Abstract: Background Recent studies showed that air pollution ...
Higher buccal mtDNA content is associated with residential surrounding green in a panel study of primary school children
mitochondria DNA content (mtDNAc) in children. Methods In primary schoolchildren (COGNAC study), between 2012 and 2014, buccal mtDNAc was repeatedly (three times) assessed using qPCR. Surrounding low (<3m), ...
Residential Exposure to Urban Trees and Medication Sales for Mood Disorders and Cardiovascular Disease in Brussels, Belgium: An Ecological Study
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Dengkai, Chi; Raf Aerts; An Van Nieuwenhuyse; Mariska, Bauwelinck; Claire Demoury; Michelle, Plusquin; Tim S., Nawrot; Lidia, Casas; Ben, Somers Source: Environmental Health Perspectives, Volume ...
Impact of Short-Term Exposure to Extreme Temperatures on Mortality: A Multi-City Study in Belgium
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Claire Demoury; Raf Aerts; Bram Vandeninden; Bert Van Schaeybroeck; Eva M De Clercq Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 19, Issue 7 (2022) Health Top ...