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Estimating the contribution of mothers of foreign origin to total fertility: The recent recovery of period fertility in the Belgian region of Flanders

Demographic Research, 2014
Background: Since the early 21st century, period total fertility has been recovering from (very) low levels in many European countries. This trend is partly attributable to the end of the postponement of childbearing.
Lisa Van Landschoot, Jan Van Bavel, Helga de Valk   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of Physical Connectivity Particle Tracking Models in the Flemish Cap Region

Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 2019
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. This project was supported by Fisheries and Oceans, Canada's International Governance Strategy (IGS) Research Fund, with funding to EK. Also, this research has been performed as a contribution to the SponGES project, which received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No.
Shuangqiang, Wang, Zeliang Wang, Lirette, Camille, Davies, Andrew J., Kenchington, Ellen L.   +4 more
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Six years of measuring patient experiences in Belgium: Limited improvement and lack of association with improvement strategies.

PLoS ONE, 2020
ObjectiveTo examine trends in patient experiences in the period 2014-2019, describe improvement strategies implemented by hospitals in the same period, and study associations between patient experiences and implemented strategies.DesignMulti-center ...
Astrid Van Wilder, Kris Vanhaecht, Dirk De Ridder, Bianca Cox, Jonas Brouwers, Fien Claessens, Dirk De Wachter, Svin Deneckere, Dirk Ramaekers, Else Tambuyzer, Ilse Weeghmans, Luk Bruyneel   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Mechanochemical Kolbe–Schmitt Reaction: Catechol Carboxylation Provides Building Blocks for Renewable Plasticizers

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
A mechanochemical Kolbe–Schmitt reaction of disodium catecholate enables the synthesis of mono‐ and dicarboxylated catechols at low temperature and CO2 pressure. Directly derivatizing the resulting carboxylic acid and phenolic moieties in the obtained mixture provides plasticizer blends with efficiencies competitive to commercial benchmarks.
Dries De Vos, Victoria S. Pfennig, Arno Goddé, Robby Vroemans, Tobias Krückel, Nicole Marcinkowska, Ettore Bartalucci, Thomas Wiegand, Carsten Bolm, Bert U. W. Maes   +9 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Paradigm change in regional policy : towards smart specialisation ? Lessons from Flanders (Belgium)

Belgeo, 2012
Due to the changing role of “the region” in economic development, it appears that policies targeted towards regions underwent significant changes in objectives, geographical scope, governance and policy instruments.
Ties Vanthillo, Ann Verhetsel
doaj   +1 more source

Methylation biomarkers can distinguish pleural mesothelioma from healthy pleura and other pleural pathologies

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
We developed and validated a DNA methylation–based biomarker panel to distinguish pleural mesothelioma from other pleural conditions. Using the IMPRESS technology, we translated this panel into a clinically applicable assay. The resulting two classifier models demonstrated excellent performance, achieving high AUC values and strong diagnostic accuracy.
Janah Vandenhoeck, Nele De Meulenaere, Thomas Vanpoucke, Joe Ibrahim, Dieter Peeters, Suresh Krishan Yogeswaran, Wen Wen, Paul Van Schil, Jeroen M. H. Hendriks, Jo Raskin, Jan van Meerbeeck, Guy Van Camp, Ken Op de Beeck   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of exposure to acrylamide in European children and adults based on urinary biomarkers: results from the “European Human Biomonitoring Initiative” HBM4EU participating studies

Scientific Reports, 2023
Little is known about exposure determinants of acrylamide (AA), a genotoxic food-processing contaminant, in Europe. We assessed determinants of AA exposure, measured by urinary mercapturic acids of AA (AAMA) and glycidamide (GAMA), its main metabolite ...
Sandra F. Fernández, Michael Poteser, Eva Govarts, Olga Pardo, Clara Coscollà, Thomas Schettgen, Nina Vogel, Till Weber, Aline Murawski, Marike Kolossa-Gehring, Maria Rüther, Phillipp Schmidt, Sónia Namorado, An Van Nieuwenhuyse, Brice Appenzeller, Kristín Ólafsdóttir, Thorhallur I. Halldorsson, Line S. Haug, Cathrine Thomsen, Fabio Barbone, Marika Mariuz, Valentina Rosolen, Loïc Rambaud, Margaux Riou, Thomas Göen, Stefanie Nübler, Moritz Schäfer, Karin H. A. Zarrabi, Ovnair Sepai, Laura Rodriguez Martin, Greet Schoeters, Liese Gilles, Karin Leander, Hanns Moshammer, Agneta Akesson, Federica Laguzzi   +35 more
doaj   +1 more source

Peroxidasin enables melanoma immune escape by inhibiting natural killer cell cytotoxicity

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Peroxidasin (PXDN) is secreted by melanoma cells and binds the NK cell receptor NKG2D, thereby suppressing NK cell activation and cytotoxicity. PXDN depletion restores NKG2D signaling and enables effective NK cell–mediated melanoma killing. These findings identify PXDN as a previously unrecognized immune evasion factor and a potential target to improve
Hsu‐Min Sung, David Bickel, Lena C. M. Krause, Daria Ezeriņa, Christian Ickes, Julian Wojtachnia, Christine S. Gibhardt, Magdalena Shumanska, Khadija Wahni, Andrea Paluschkiwitz, Julia Malo Pueyo, Ekaterina Baranova, Wim Vranken, Hedwig Stanisz, Ioana Stejerean‐Todoran, Michael P. Schön, Joris Messens, Ivan Bogeski   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Belgian federalism after the sixth state reform [PDF]

, 2015
This paper highlights the most important institutional evolutions of Belgian federalism stemming from the implementation of the sixth state reform (2012-2014).
Cannoot, Pieter, Goossens, Jurgen
core   +1 more source

Crucial parameters for precise copy number variation detection in formalin‐fixed paraffin‐embedded solid cancer samples

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study shows that copy number variations (CNVs) can be reliably detected in formalin‐fixed paraffin‐embedded (FFPE) solid cancer samples using ultra‐low‐pass whole‐genome sequencing, provided that key (pre)‐analytical parameters are optimized.
Hanne Goris, Vasiliki Siozopoulou, Léon C van Kempen, Anne Sieben, Ella Roelant, Stig Hellemans, Elyne Backx, Laure Sorber, Koen De Winne, Senada Koljenović, Karen Zwaenepoel   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source