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Knowledge, perceptions and practices related to mosquitoes and mosquito-borne viruses: survey in Belgium, 2022

pictures of insects. Participants perceived the severity of MBV s as high (mean score 6.0/7.0), but their susceptibility to MBV s and mosquitoes lower (4.3/7.0). Participants were most motivated to take ...

Urine concentrations of Arsenic and its species in adolescents from Wallonia (Belgium).

source, the most significant partitioning criteria for urine AsT is typically the recent consumption of fish/seafood. This was also the case for AB, the organic specie of As that is mostly present in fish ...

Development of novel analytical methods to trace small micro- and nanoplastics in food matrices

human health. Most of the produced plastics are used for packaging items, from cosmetic to food applications. Up to now, the most common plastics used for packaging have been petroleum-derived, such as ...

Dietary exposure of Sorbates (E 200 – 202) and Benzoates (E 210 – 213) for the Belgian population

adolescents and adults). The occurrence data from the chemical analyses were combined with consumption data from the most recent Belgian food consumption survey reflecting the consumer’s consumption patterns ...

Pyrogen testing of phage therapeutic products

contamination (e.g. cell wall debris) is a major safety concern as these pro-inflammatory agents can cause unwanted clinical reactions with potential detrimental outcome. The most common and potent pyrogens are ...

Validation of an animal-free analytical method for the detection of bacterial endotoxins in human vaccines

assays are suitable for all vaccines tested, although the most appropriate technique of endotoxins quantification depends on the type of vaccine. Health Topics:  Effectiveness and safety of vaccines, ...

Validation of the Flemish-Dutch diabetic foot ulcer scale short form (DFS-SF) questionnaire for diabetic foot ulcers

present in 31.7% of the patients, neuropathy in 88.5%. Most DFU were deep (93.2%) and showed signs of infection (60,6%). ICC of the different DFS- SF subscales ranged from 0.36 to 0.84. Cronbach’s alpha was ...

Validation of the Flemish-Dutch Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) questionnaire for diabetic foot ulcers

and mean diabetes duration of 20.1±12.5 years. 81 patients (83.5%) had type 2 diabetes. Ischemia was present in 31.7% of the patients, neuropathy in 88.5%. Most DFU were deep (93.2%) and showed signs of ...

Spectroscopic approaches for conformity analysis of e-liquids

issue is the presence of  additives, illegal according to the European Directive. Some of the most important are caffeine, taurine and vitamin E. Cannabidiol (CBD), which is in the gray zone of the ...

Applying and implementing future-oriented methods on a national level; towards enhanced policy and service preparedness to threats in the drugs domain

Meanwhile, most drug policies and services are still grounded in response approaches that address issues of the past decades (e.g. problematic heroin and cocaine use). The current rise of prevalence and use of ...

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