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Application of silver-based biocides in face masks intended for general use requires regulatory control

control SARS-CoV-2 infection needs to be balanced against possible toxicity due to inhalation exposure. Direct measurement of silver (particle) release to estimate exposure is problematic. Therefore, this ...

Daily allergy burden and heart rate characteristics in adults with allergic rhinitis based on a wearable telemonitoring system

rhinitis, based on real-world measurements with a wearable telemonitoring system. Methods Adults with a tree pollen allergy used a smartphone application to self-report daily allergy symptoms (score 0–44) and ...

An overview of programmatic indicators to monitor the roll-out of HIV preexposure prophylaxis.

PrEP programmes. Implementing proxy measures that track different aspects of PrEP use over time, and making synergies with research more explicit, could be used as strategies to obtain more granular ...

COVID-19 Clusters in Belgian Nursing Homes: Impact of Facility Characteristics and Vaccination on Cluster Occurrence, Duration and Severity

We recommend continued implementation of targeted interventions such as vaccination, large-scale screening and immediate implementation of additional infection prevention and control measures ...

Self-uniqueness beliefs and adherence to recommended precautions. A 5-wave longitudinal COVID-19 study

to precautions. METHOD: We measured self-reported intentions, optimism for self and others, perceived past adherence by self and others, and perceived impact of the measures and the disease on self and others in ...

Use and perception of information sources on COVID-19 measures by citizens of Belgium

Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Joris Van Loenhout; Aujoulat, Isabelle; Van den Broucke, Stephan Source: Frontiers in Communication, Volume 7 (2022) Health Topics:  Coronavirus Coronavirus Coronavirus Manuscript versions:  DOI: ...

Impact of COVID-19 on the Belgian HIV epidemic: slowdown of HIV transmission and testing and adaptation of care.

measures on the HIV epidemic and services, this study aims to describe HIV trends in 2020 and compare them with previous years. METHODS: Belgian national HIV surveillance data 2017-2020 were analysed for ...

Understanding sexual transmission dynamics and transmission contexts of monkeypox virus: a mixed-methods study of the early outbreak in Belgium (May-June 2022).

consistently and transparently state the predominant sexual transmission potential of MPX virus, and prevention and control measures must be adapted to reflect multilevel factors contributing to MPX ...

The Africa Food Environment Research Network (FERN): from concept to practice.

food environments. AIM AND APPROACH: This paper sets out the concept of the Africa Food Environment Research Network (FERN) initiative recently established by the Measurement, Evaluation, Accountability, and ...

Quality control and correction method for air temperature data from a citizen science weather station network in Leuven, Belgium

on these intra-urban weather patterns, dense high-quality atmospheric measurements are needed. Crowdsourced weather stations (CWS s) could be a promising solution to realise such monitoring networks in ...

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