Publicaties
Covid-19 and tracing methodologies: A lesson for the future society KU Leuven
An evidence review of face masks against COVID-19 Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The science around the use of masks by the public to impede COVID-19 transmission is advancing rapidly. In this narrative review, we develop an analytical framework to examine mask usage, synthesizing the relevant literature to inform multiple areas: population impact, transmission characteristics, source control, wearer protection, sociological considerations, and implementation considerations. A primary route of transmission of COVID-19 is ...
Towards the sustainability of traditional agroforestry systems Kichwa : Sumaco Biosphere Reserve case, Amazonia Universiteit Gent
The burden of malnutrition and fatal COVID-19: a global burden of disease analysis Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Background: Although reasonable to assume, it is not yet clear whether malnourished countries are at higher risk for severe or fatal coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study aims to identify the countries where prevalent malnutrition may be a driving factor for fatal disease after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Methods: Using estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2019, country-level burden ...
European Society for Neurogastroenterology and Motility recommendations for conducting gastrointestinal motility and function testing in the recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic KU Leuven
State obligations to counter Islamophobia: Comparing fault lines in the supervisory practice of the HRC/ICCPR, the ECtHR and the AC/FCNM Vrije Universiteit Brussel
ingrained discrimination against a particular group, whose
effective enjoyment of fundamental rights is impaired. This
in turn triggers the human rights obligations of liberal democratic states, more particularly states’ positive obligations
(informed by reasonability considerations) to ensure that
fundamental rights are effectively enjoyed, and thus also ...
Statistical approach for human electromagnetic exposure assessment in future wireless ATTO-cell networks Universiteit Gent
Capital Punishment: An Analysis in the Light of International Human Rights Law and Pakistani Domestic Laws Vrije Universiteit Brussel
2nd optional protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (ICCPR). The study explores Pakistani laws to find out the number
and nature of crimes which are punishable with death. The paper also aims
to comprehend the grounds why Pakistan does not abolish death penalty
and the realities which prevent Pakistan from ...
Post-stroke treatment with 17β-estradiol exerts neuroprotective effects in both normotensive and hypertensive rats Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Although ischemic stroke is a major cause of death worldwide and the predominant cause of acquired disability, the only effective drug therapy that has been developed thus far is reperfusion by tissue plasminogen activator. Since most patients do not qualify for this treatment, new methods have to be developed. It is well known that estradiol (E2) exerts neuroprotective effects in different models of cerebral ischemia, but post-stroke ...