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The WHO grades of hearing loss Vrije Universiteit Brussel

I Holube, O Dziemba, T Fedtke, S Hoth, O. Michel, K Neumann, T Rahne, D Veraguth, P von Gablenz, T Wesarg, et al.
Volume 72, pages 561–564, (2024)

Reform of the Appellate Mechanism of the World Trade Organization - Also on the Reform Proposal of the World Trade Organization Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Kailun Zheng
The World Trade Organization dispute settlement mechanism is facing a real systemic crisis, so reform has become a growing consensus among members, with reform of the Appellate Body being the focus. The proposal issued jointly by several members provides a comprehensive solution in terms of the appointment of judges, the duration of hearings and the content of reports.

Diminishing benefits of urban living for children and adolescents’ growth and development Ghent University KU Leuven

[missing] NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), Anu Mishra, Bin Zhou, Andrea Rodriguez-Martinez, Honor Bixby, Rosie K. Singleton, Rodrigo M. Carrillo-Larco, Kate E. Sheffer, Christopher J. Paciorek, James E. Bennett, et al.
Optimal growth and development in childhood and adolescence is crucial for lifelong health and well-being(1-6). Here we used data from 2,325 population-based studies, with measurements of height and weight from 71million participants, to report the height and body-mass index (BMI) of children and adolescents aged 5-19years on the basis of rural and urban place of residence in 200 countries and territories from 1990 to 2020. In 1990, children and ...

State of the Climate in 2016 KU Leuven Ghent University

DS Arndt, J Blunden, RJH Dunn, Arlene P Aaron-Morrison, A Abdallah, Steven A Ackerman, Robert Adler, Eric J Alfaro, Richard P Allan, Rob Allan, et al.
In 2016, the dominant greenhouse gases released into Earth's atmosphere-carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide-continued to increase and reach new record highs. The 3.5 ± 0.1 ppm rise in global annual mean carbon dioxide from 2015 to 2016 was the largest annual increase observed in the 58-year measurement record. The annual global average carbon dioxide concentration at Earth's surface surpassed 400 ppm (402.9 ± 0.1 ppm) for the first time ...

Investigating the role of intrinsic disorder in the structure-function relationship of the circumsporozoite protein from the malaria parasite Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Rob Geens
Malaria is a vector-borne disease that poses a global health threat to almost half of the world’s population. Annually, about 250 million cases and over 600 thousand deaths are reported worldwide. The most afflicted region is Sub-Saharan Africa, which accounts for 95% of the malaria cases, and children under the age of five form the most vulnerable group of the population, with 76% of the deceased. This devastating disease is caused by parasites ...