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Mental Distress and Its Contributing Factors Among Young People During the First Wave of COVID-19: A Belgian Survey Study
levels of mental distress in the general population. Previous research indicated that young people are especially vulnerable for a wide range of mental health problems during the pandemic, but little is ...
Targeted Chromosomal Barcoding Establishes Direct Genotype-Phenotype Associations for Antibiotic Resistance in Mycobacterium abscessus.
analysis performed in independent M. abscessus strains and by independent researchers. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threatens the effective prevention and treatment of an ever-increasing range of ...
EBoD-FL. Guidelines for mapping the environmental burden of disease in Flanders
p.28 (2023) Accession Number: D/2023.14.440/19 Keywords: air pollution burden of disease environmental risks extreme temperatures noise Abstract: The environment poses a diverse range of health risks. ...
Challenges in Drug Surveillance: Strengthening the Analysis of New Psychoactive Substances by Harmonizing Drug Checking Services in Proficiency Testing.
chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC- MS) and liquid chromatography with diode array detector (LC- DAD). RESULTS: The proficiency test scores range from 80 to 97.5% accuracy. The most common issues and errors are ...
Effects of long-term exposure to 50 Hz magnetic fields on cell viability, genetic damage, and sensitivity to mutagen-induced damage.
different exposure periods ranging from 96h up to 6 weeks. Cell viability following MF exposure was assessed using the ATP-based cell viability assay. Effects of MF exposure on cell genetic damage and cell ...
Towards clinical breakpoints for non-tuberculous mycobacteria- Determination of epidemiological cut off values for the Mycobacterium avium complex and Mycobacterium abscessus using broth microdilution.
linezolid (8 mg/L) divided the corresponding WT distributions. For QC M. avium and M. peregrinum, ≥95% of MIC values were well within recommended QC ranges. CONCLUSION: As a first step towards clinical ...
Risk assessment of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in free‐ranging wild animals in Belgium
Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Myriam Logeot; Mauroy, Axel; Thiry, Etienne; Nick De Regge; Vervaeke, Muriel; Olivier Beck; Valérie De Waele; Thierry van den Berg Source: Transboundary and Emerging Diseases (2021) Health Topics ...
Global estimates of incidence and mortality of cervical cancer in 2020: a baseline analysis of the WHO Global Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative.
a corresponding age-standardised incidence of 13·3 cases per 100 000 women-years (95% CI 13·3-13·3) and mortality rate of 7·2 deaths per 100 000 women-years (95% CI 7·2-7·3). Cervical cancer incidence ranged from ...
Application of silver-based biocides in face masks intended for general use requires regulatory control
type(s) and localization of silver-based biocides using electron microscopy based methods. Thirteen of 20 selected masks intended for general use contained detectable amounts of silver ranging from 3 μg to ...
Attributing long-term changes in airborne birch and grass pollen concentrations to climate change and vegetation dynamics
transport model is applied for Belgium and is driven by ECMWF ERA5 meteorological data (European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, fifth generation of ECMWF atmospheric reanalysis of the global ...