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Urban environment and mental health: the NAMED project, protocol for a mixed-method study
residential environment. Methods and analysis Following a mixed-method approach, this project combines quantitative and qualitative research. In the quantitative part, we analyse among the Brussels urban population ...
Particle size analysis of pristine food-grade titanium dioxide and E 171 in confectionery products: Interlaboratory testing of a SP-ICP-MS screening method and confirmation with transmission electron microscopy.
particle diameter was, in all cases, higher when using spICP- MS. The main reason for this was the higher size detection limit for spICP- MS plus the fact that some of the analysed particles remained ...
Making the case for strong health information systems during a pandemic and beyond.
between February and June 2020. Emerging themes were clustered and analysed around a WHO framework for health information systems (HIS). We analyse strengths of HIS at two levels: (i) dealing with health ...
Psychological distress associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and suppression measures during the first wave in Belgium
Health Interview Survey of 2018. Bootstrapping was performed and analyses were reweighted to match the Belgian population in order to control for survey selection bias. Results Half of the respondents ...
Estimating the direct Covid-19 disability-adjusted life years impact on the Malta population for the first full year
was considered. Sensitivity analyses for different morbidity scenarios, including post-acute consequences were presented. Results An estimated 70,421 people were infected (with and without symptoms) by ...
In utero exposure to parabens and early childhood BMI z-scores – Associations between placental ethyl paraben, longitudinal BMI trajectories and cord blood metabolic biomarkers
detection (LOD) were 4.42, 1.32, 1.51, and 0.35 ng/g respectively, with only EtP showing sufficient (88%) measurements above LOD for further analyses. An interquartile ratio (IQR) increase in placental EtP ...
Concentrations and distribution of chlorinated paraffins in Belgian foods
chlorinated paraffins (SCCP s and MCCP s, respectively) in a wide range of food samples (n = 211) purchased in Belgium during 2020. Samples were analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC- MS) and ...
The nature of food promotions over one year in circulars from leading Belgian supermarket chains
addition, promotional characters (i.e. cartoons, licensed characters, celebrities) and premium offers within the promotions were analysed. Results: In total, 15,271 food promotions were analyzed. The most ...
A detailed mapping of the food industry in the European single market: similarities and differences in market structure across countries and sectors
received limited attention from the public health community. The aim of this study was to analyse similarities and differences in market structure across countries and industries in the European ...
Cervical cancer screening using HPV tests on self-samples: attitudes and preferences of women participating in the VALHUDES study
were analysed. RESULTS Of the 515 participants, nearly all women confirmed that self-sampling may help in reaching under-screened women (93%). Nevertheless, 44% of the participants stated before starting ...