Publicaties

Introduction: To promote consensus on implant dentistry university education in Europe, a workshop amongst university teachers and opinion leaders was organised in 2008. This study aims to investigate the current status in the university teaching of implant dentistry and the impact of the recommendations for teaching and assessment, 5 years after the first consensus. Finally this report attempts to identify future directions in education ...

This paper describes the status of the pre-conceptual design activities in Europe to advance the technical basis of the design of a DEMOnstration Fusion Power Plant (DEMO) to come in operation around the middle of this century with the main aims of demonstrating the production of few hundred MWs of net electricity, the feasibility of operation with a closed- tritium fuel cycle, and maintenance systems capable of achieving adequate plant ...

To advance our restricted knowledge on mosquito biodiversity and distribution in Belgium, a national inventory started in 2007 (MODIRISK) based on a random selection of 936 collection points in three main environmental types: urban, rural and natural areas. Additionally, 64 sites were selected because of the risk of importing a vector or pathogen in these sites. Each site was sampled once between May and October 2007 and once in 2008 using ...

The European Society of Toxicology in Vitro (ESTIV) and the American Society for Cellular and Computational Toxicology (ASCCT) held a combined session to compare and contrast the challenges of developing and implementing new alternative (non-animal) methods in Europe and the United States (US) from both an industrial and academic point of view. The present paper summarises the main discussions and overall conclusions of this session

Malignant pleural mesothelioma, a highly invasive tumour, has been epidemiologically linked to an occupational or environmental exposure to asbestos. Although asbestos has been widely used in diverse industrial applications and in construction, some industrial sectors have been affected much more than others. The objective of this review was to describe the existence of clusters of malignant pleural mesothelioma in Western European countries, ...

This study uses Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe data and event history analysis to determine the effect of sector of employment on retirement timing of older workers aged 50+ in 11 European countries. The findings suggest that older workers in the industrial and financial sectors retire earlier than those in the service sector.

The European Society of Toxicology In Vitro (ESTIV) and the American Society for Cellular and Computational Toxicology (ASCCT) held a combined session at the 8th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences to compare and contrast the challenges of developing and implementing new alternative (non-animal) methods in Europe and the United States (US) from both an industrial and academic point of view. The present paper ...

Social networks represent one possible trade union response to cross-border industrial restructuring. The aim is to bring together independent actors so as to generate interaction, cooperation and coordination of cross-national practices and integration of policies. This article draws on empirical evidence from four sectors. It first examineswhether unions make effective use of the Internet when developing networking and coordination activities ...