Publications
Effect of disease severity in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on inhaler-specific inhalation profiles through the ELLIPTA (R) dry powder inhaler University of Antwerp
Mask-Associated Dry Eye During COVID-19 Pandemic-How Face Masks Contribute to Dry Eye Disease Symptoms Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BACKGROUND: In the year 2020 we observe the world adapting to "new normal" due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ways of which include physical distancing, hand hygiene, and wearing a face mask. There is no conclusive evidence about ocular manifestations of the new coronavirus infection, but cases of conjunctivitis, keratitis, and episcleritis have been reported in infected individuals.
OBJECTIVE: Determining if wearing a face mask during ...
Dry Ice Self-Pressurised Rapid Freezing (DryIce SPRF): all you need to cool for cryofixation of nematodes is dry ice Ghent University
Effects of previous experience with dry needling therapy on blinding effectiveness and pain outcomes in people with neck pain: A preliminary sham-controlled study Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Participants’ previous experience with an intervention may be an important variable when conducting sham-controlled trials.
Objective
This study explored if previous experience with dry needling (DN) influenced blinding effectiveness and pain outcomes, after the application of DN in patients with neck pain.
Design
A preliminary randomized, sham-controlled study.
Methods
Participants ...
Effect of sodium ascorbate and sodium nitrite on protein and lipid oxidation in dry fermented sausages Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven Ghent University
of dry fermented sausages. Samples were taken at day 0, 2, 8, 14, 21 and 28 of ripening to assess lipid
(malondialdehyde) and protein (carbonyls and sulfhydryl groups) oxidation. Sodium ascorbate and nitrite
were separately able to reduce the formation of malondialdehyde. Their combined addition resulted in ...
Dry gas vents ("mazuku") in Goma region (North-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The word " mazuku" in Swahili means " evil wind" It corresponds to lowland (depressions) where carbon dioxide is released and, being heavier than air, accumulates at high - often lethal - concentrations (10vol.% of CO2 in atmosphere can be considered as the deadly threshold, even for a short time exposure). Mazuku are abundant in Goma and surrounding areas and particularly in the area south of the large volcanic edifices of Nyiragongo and ...
Colonization and local host response following intramammary Staphylococcus chromogenes challenge in dry cows Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Ghent University
Radiologic Evaluation of the Fossa Navicularis on Dry Skull Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Fossa navicularis (FN) is defined as bony depression that is not always present and is located anterior to the foramen magnum and pharyngeal tubercle on the inferior aspect of the basilar part of the occipital bone. It has been reported that FN can create an infection spread path from the pharynx to the intracranial structures. Therefore, the diagnosis of this variation is important. Although cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) diagnostic ...