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Is aggregated synthetic amorphous silica toxicologically relevant?
different sizes, it appeared that aggregates > 100 nm were not necessarily less cytotoxic than their nano-sized counterparts. This study suggests that aggregates of SAS are toxicologically relevant for the ...
Selection of a Noninvasive Source of Human DNA Envisaging Genotyping Assays in Epidemiological Studies: Urine or Saliva?
purity and a significantly less degraded state compared to urinary DNA. Consequently, the salivary DNA gave better genotyping results than urinary DNA. Therefore, if the choice exists, saliva is the ...
Mixing mixed-mode designs in a national health interview survey: a pilot study to assess the impact on the self-administered questionnaire non-response.
to complete the web SAQ. Yet among those, only 78.5% (84/107) actually did. At the end, the overall (web and P&P) SAQ unit response rate reached 73.5%. In this study older people were less likely ...
Is the European Health Interview Survey online yet? Response and net sample composition of a web-based data collection.
response rate was obtained after sending one reminder. Elderly, Brussels Capital inhabitants, people living without a partner and those with a non-Belgian nationality were less responding. By design, there ...
A strategy based on fingerprinting and chemometrics for the detection of regulated plants in plant food supplements from the Belgian market: two case studies
ingredients, though also herbal adulteration occurs and is given less attention. In this paper a two-step approach is presented based on fingerprints recorded by both infrared spectroscopy as liquid ...
Impact of the revised European Tobacco Product Directive on the quality of e-cigarette refill liquids in Belgium
decreased over time. Before the revised TPD came into force, almost half of the samples was not conform in contrast to less than 15% non-conformities observed in the period 2017-2018. Moreover, also the ...
Development of a real-time PCR method for the genoserotyping of Salmonella Paratyphi B variant Java.
fermenting isolates (also called variant Java) of the same serotype trigger the less dangerous gastroenteritis. The determination of S. Paratyphi B variants requires a time-consuming process and complex ...
The obesity transition: stages of the global epidemic.
Majid Ezzati Source: Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol, Volume 7, Issue 3 (2019) Abstract: The global prevalence of obesity has increased substantially over the past 40 years, from less than 1% in 1975, to 6-8% ...
Meta-analysis of the accuracy of p16 or p16/Ki-67 immunocytochemistry versus HPV testing for the detection of CIN2+/CIN3+ in triage of women with minor abnormal cytology.
CONCLUSIONS: This meta-analysis confirms that p16 staining and p16/Ki-67 staining are more specific for CIN2 +/ CIN3 + than hrHPV DNA testing. Although p16 staining is less sensitive for CIN3 + than hrHPV DNA ...
Combining primary care surveillance and a meta-analysis to estimate the incidence of the clinical manifestations of Lyme borreliosis in Belgium, 2015–2017
inhabitants (95% UI 1.5–3.7) for Lyme neuroborreliosis, 2.1/100,000 (95% UI 1.7–2.6) for Lyme arthritis and 1.4/100,000 (95% UI 1.1–1.7) for other less frequent manifestations. Some of these LB manifestations, ...