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Pollutant exposure and myocardial injury: Protocol and progress report for a toxicological systematic mapping review.
Donzelli, Gabriele; Ritskes-Hoitinga, Merel; Gehring, Ronette Source: ALTEX (2023) Abstract: An increasing body of evidence identifies pollutant exposure as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), ...
The phage-encoded PIT4 protein affects multiple two-component systems of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
studied that impacts key virulence factors of the pathogen via interaction with multiple histidine kinases of TCS s. The fundamental insights gained for this protein can therefore serve as inspiration for ...
Factors underlying COVID-19 booster vaccine uptake among adults in Belgium
study aimed to investigate factors influencing the uptake of first and second COVID-19 booster vaccines among adults in Belgium, particularly age, sex, region of residence and laboratory confirmed ...
The overweight epidemic increasingly hits children of lower educated parents in Belgium
include children aged 2-17 years. The highest educational level among parents is used as a proxy for SES and is dichotomized into lower (at most a higher secondary degree versus high (higher education). ...
Aetiological and prognostic roles of frailty, multimorbidity and socioeconomic characteristics in the development of SARS-CoV-2 health outcomes: protocol for systematic reviews of population-based studies
included 10 139 articles, 411 for full-text reading. Results will be summarised by risk factor, objective and outcome. The feasibility of meta-analysis will be determined by the findings and will aim to ...
Factors influencing SARS-CoV-2 infection rate in Belgian nursing homes’ residents during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic
was organised testing all NH residents and staff. We analysed data of Flemish NH to identify institutional factors associated with increased SARS-CoV-2 infection rates among NH residents. ...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of healthcare workers: study protocol for the COVID-19 HEalth caRe wOrkErS (HEROES) study
to working in healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as sociodemographic and clinical factors. Primary outcomes of interest include mental health variables such as psychological distress, ...
Assessing the benefits of hypothetical air pollution reduction interventions on stroke in Belgium
lifestyle factors. In the first and second scenario, the average annual exposure to PM2.5 was lowered to the WHO guideline (5 μg/m3) and reduced by 25%, respectively. In the third and fourth scenario, the ...
Pyrogen testing of phage therapeutic products
amoebocyte lysate (LAL) assay and the animal-friendly alternative, the recombinant factor C (rFC) test. However, other (non-endotoxin) pyrogenic substances including compounds of the gram-positive bacterial ...
Global and regional estimates of genital human papillomavirus prevalence among men: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
aim to provide updated global and regional pooled overall, type-specific, and age-specific prevalence estimates of genital HPV infection in men. METHODS: We conducted a systematic review and ...