Impact of a communication skills training program on residents' bad news disclosure in a simulated consultation : a randomized study

in Psycho-oncology (2009, June), 18 (Suppl. 2)

Optimizing team members communication skills in radiation therapy : content and feasibility of a Belgian Interuniversity Curriculum

in Psycho-oncology (2009, June), 18 (Suppl. 2)

The clinical and economic burden of nonadherence with oral bisphosphonates in osteoporotic patients

in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (2009, June), 68(S3), 667

Evidence for a role of sleep in forgetting of irrelevant information

in NeuroImage (2009, June), 47(Suppl 1), 328-

Is there an interest to determine the gait’s profile of MCI subjects to predict the risk of Alzheimer disease?

in Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging (The) (2009, June), 13(Supp 1),

A new diagnostic tool for in vitro allergy

in Allergy (2009, June), 64

VALIDATION AND ACCURACY PROFILES OF THE LIAISON BAP_OSTASE (DIASORIN), A NEW METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF BONE ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE

in Clinical Chemistry & Laboratory Medicine (2009, June), 47(51),

Treatment influence on herbicide resistance level of Belgian Alopecurus myosuroides populations (black-grass)

in Communications in Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences (2009, May 19), 74(2), 505-514

Black-grass is a common grass weed, widely spread in Northern Europe and also in Belgium. For ages, it has been an increasing problem in industrial crops, especially winter cereals. Therefore, farmers ... [more ▼]

Black-grass is a common grass weed, widely spread in Northern Europe and also in Belgium. For ages, it has been an increasing problem in industrial crops, especially winter cereals. Therefore, farmers started to spray herbicide intensively and soon cases of failure occurred for different molecules and different modes of action. Black-grass populations have been tested in greenhouses to assess the influence of an herbicide treatment as to the resistance level regarding three different herbicides: chlortoluron, fenoxaprop-P and mesosulfuron+iodosulfuron. Black-grass seeds were collected in field trials in six locations in Belgium, on individuals which have survived the herbicide treatment. Each population comes from trial plots, measuring 2 meters wide by 5 meters long and characterized by a single or a combination of products. Herbicides sprayed were isoproturon, flufenacet+diflufenican, ACCase inhibitors and ALS inhibitors. Seeds were also collected in the untreated plots. The population present in these last ones corresponds to the former population, before the herbicide selection pressure was applied. In the glasshouse assay, this population was used as the standard population to compare with other populations issued from the same field. The 'R' rating system was set up with this population to assess the evolution of resistance level, year in, year out. Rothamsted and Peldon populations were also included as cross-reference. Each field population presented different behaviours towards herbicide applied in greenhouses and some cases of resistance can be highlighted. Generally, a reduction of treatment efficiency between field and greenhouse results was clearly visible for the whole of studied active ingredients. Indeed, a distribution shift of the populations towards higher resistance classes could be observed. This is particularly remarkable for active ingredients sharing the same mode of action. For example, it has been found that populations already sprayed with fenoxaprop-P on the field showed a higher resistance level to fenoxaprop-P than to mesosulfuron in the greenhouse test. [less ▲]

A MLPA-oligochromatographic multiplex assay for identification of the toxin genotype and the hypervirulent ribotype O27 of Clostridium difficile

in Clinical Microbiology & Infection (2009, May), 15(s4),

Sports injuries and risk factors in youth soccer [Abstract].

in Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine (2009, May), 19(3), 247

Effect of single annual infusion of zoledronic acid on bone turnover markers versus daily oral risedronate in patients with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis

in Osteoporosis International (2009, April), 20(Suppl.1), 128-129

On the TEC short-term forecast with corrections based on the average ionospheric response to background and storm-time geomagnetic conditions

in Geophysical Research Abstracts (2009, April), 11(Abs. No EGU2009-13283),

Paleolimnological and Sedimentological Traces of the 1943 (Ms=7.3) Earthquake in the sediments of Ladik Lake, Samsun/Turkey

in Geophysical Research Abstracts (2009, April), 11(EGU2009-12641-1),

Paleo-earthquake timing on the North Anatolian Fault: Where, when, and how sure are we?

in Geophysical Research Abstracts (2009, April), 11

A relict sedimentary record of 7 earthquakes between 600AD and 2000BC on the central North Anatolian Fault at Elmacik, near Osmancik, Turkey

in Geophysical Research Abstracts (2009, April)

Glucosamine sulfate in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: impact on health utility.

in Osteoporosis International (2009, March), 20(Suppl.1), 149

Can the Borg scale for perceived exertion be used in patients with chronic low back pain?

in Pain Practice (2009, March), 9(Supp 1), 120

The antifracture efficacy of ibandronate: a compendium of evidence.

in Osteoporosis International (2009, March), 20(Suppl.1), 182-183

Prevention of falls, bone loss and fractures : D-hormone analogs or native vitamin D? a meta-perspective

in Osteoporosis International (2009, March), 20(Suppl.1), 90

FRAX(r) and the assessment of fracture probability in men and women from Belgium.

in Osteoporosis International (2009, March), 20(Suppl.1), 38-39

BEATRIS - Better adherence to treatment with ibandronate in osteoporosis: bone markers feedback study.

in Osteoporosis International (2009, March), 20(Suppl.1), 23

Fracture risk in women ≥ 65 years with once-monthly oral bisphosphonate compared with weekly bisphosphonates: subanalysis from the evaluation of ibandronate efficacy (VIBE) database study.

in Osteoporosis International (2009, March), 20(Suppl.1), 153

Déficit de mémoire autobiographique chez des patients Etat-limite

in Revue Francophone de Clinique Comportementale et Cognitive (2009, March)

Cost-effectiveness of strontium ranelate versus intravenous ibandronate in the treatment of postmenopausal women

in Osteoporosis International (2009, March), 20(S1), 130

Clinical en economic implications of non-adherence with osteoporosis medications

in Osteoporosis International (2009, March), 20(S1), 16

Association between changes in bone mineral density and fracture incidence in postmenopausal women receiving calcium and vitamin D : A 3-year study.

in Osteoporosis International (2009, March), 20(Suppl.1), 87-88

Treatment of osteoarthritis with glucosamine sulftate: from clinical to economic data.

in Osteoporosis International (2009, March), 20(Suppl.1), 182

Impact of the presence of a clinical pharmacist in university hospital wards on the elderly or polymedicated patients care

in Pharmakon (2009, February), 41(1), 21

Effects of delayed introduction of calcineurin inhibitor on GFR in liver transplant: 12 month data from a multi-centre randomised controlled study

in Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica (2009, January), 72(1), 30

Liver transplantation from donation after cardiac death (DCD) donors: Belgian experience 2002-2007

in Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica (2009, January), 72(1), 21

Mitochondrial DNA haplogroups influence response to Riboflavin in Migraineurs

in Cephalalgia : An International Journal of Headache (2009, January), 29(1),

Tentative determination of the acidity level in room temperature ionic liquids by electrochemical methods

in ECS Transactions (2009), 16(49), 3

In our attempt to evaluate the acidity levels reached by acidified ionic liquids (BMImBF4, BMImNTf2 and BMImOTf + HOTf or HNTf2), the uncertainty on the pKas of the indicators needed for the Hammett ... [more ▼]

In our attempt to evaluate the acidity levels reached by acidified ionic liquids (BMImBF4, BMImNTf2 and BMImOTf + HOTf or HNTf2), the uncertainty on the pKas of the indicators needed for the Hammett spectrophotometric procedure was pointed out. As consequence another method is proposed, based on the H+/H2 couple potential measurement. In this purpose, if dynamic methods failed mainly for lack of sufficient reversibility, potentiometry with a hydrogen electrode gave meaningful results. The R0(H+) Strehlow function, could be calculated, using the Fc+-Fc couple as reference assumed as solvent independent. The obtained results show that i) the acidities are much higher than those in water; ii) the acidities measured by the hydrogen electrode are higher than those measured by the Hammett method; iii) the sequence of acidities for solutions of similar content of added acid is still BF4 > NTf2 > OTf as previously measured with the Hammett method. [less ▲]

New multi-station and multi-decadal trend data on precipitable water. Recipe to match FTIR retrievals from NDACC long-time records to radio sondes within 1mm accuracy/precision

in Geophysical Research Abstracts (2009), 11

We present an original optimum strategy for retrieval of precipitable water from routine ground-based midinfrared FTS measurements performed at a number globally distributed stations within the NDACC ... [more ▼]

We present an original optimum strategy for retrieval of precipitable water from routine ground-based midinfrared FTS measurements performed at a number globally distributed stations within the NDACC network. The strategy utilizes FTIR retrievals which are set in a way to match standard radio sonde operations. Thereby, an unprecedented accuracy and precision for measurements of precipitable water can be demonstrated: the correlation between Zugspitze FTIR water vapor columns from a 3 months measurement campaign with total columns derived from coincident radio sondes shows a regression coefficient of R = 0.988, a bias of 0.05 mm, a standard deviation of 0.28 mm, an intercept of 0.01 mm, and a slope of 1.01. This appears to be even better than what can be achieved with state-of-the-art micro wave techniques, see e.g., Morland et al. (2006, Fig. 9 therein). Our approach is based upon a careful selection of spectral micro windows, comprising a set of both weak and strong water vapor absorption lines between 839.4 – 840.6 cm-1, 849.0 – 850.2 cm-1, and 852.0 – 853.1 cm-1, which is not contaminated by interfering absorptions of any other trace gases. From existing spectroscopic line lists, a careful selection of the best available parameter set was performed, leading to nearly perfect spectral fits without significant forward model parameter errors. To set up the FTIR water vapor profile inversion, a set of FTIR measurements and coincident radio sondes has been utilized. To eliminate/minimize mismatch in time and space, the Tobin best estimate of the state of the atmosphere principle has been applied to the radio sondes. This concept uses pairs of radio sondes launched with a 1-hour separation, and derives the gradient from the two radio sonde measurements, in order to construct a virtual PTU profile for a certain time and location. Coincident FTIR measurements of water vapor columns (two hour mean values) have then been matched to the water columns obtained by integrating the best-estimate radio sonde profiles. This match was achieved via investigating the quality of the correlation plots between the columns derived from the radio sondes and the FTIR retrievals, and iteratively tuning the regularization strength of the FTIR retrieval. The FTIR regularization matrix is based on a Tikhonov operator which allows for empirical tuning of the regularization strength via one parameter. The figures of merit for the iterative tuning have been the slope, the intercept, and the regression coefficient of the correlation. By this way an optimum retrieval setting could be found, guaranteeing a response of the FTIR retrievals to true water vapor changes, which is matched to the radio sonde operation. As first examples for utilizing this approach to derive long-term trends of precipitable water from NDACC type long-term FTIR measurements, we present trends from two time series. I.e., one retrieved from continuous FTIR measurements at the NDACC Primary Station Zugspitze, Germany (47.42 °N, 10.98 °E, 2964 m a.s.l.), which covers the time span 1995-2009, and one from the International Scientific Station of the Jungfraujoch (ISSJ, 46.5°N, 8.0°E, 3580m a.s.l., Swiss Alps), covering the time span 1984 – 2009. A detailed trend analysis of both series via the bootstrap method will be presented. In ongoing work we apply this optimum retrieval approach to historical long-time measurement series of further selected FTIR stations of the NDACC network. Thereby we will obtain unprecedented new climate data via long term trends of precipitable water at a set of globally distributed locations. [less ▲]

Structural and electrochemical characterization of mesoporous thin films of Nb2xV2-2xO5 upon lithium intercalation

in Solid State Ionics (2009), 180(11-13), 848-852

Nb2xV2 - 2xO5 (0 <= x <= 1) powders were prepared by a synthetic route based on the inorganic polymerization of alkoxy-choride precursors and characterized by a combination of X-ray diffraction V-51 and ... [more ▼]

Nb2xV2 - 2xO5 (0 <= x <= 1) powders were prepared by a synthetic route based on the inorganic polymerization of alkoxy-choride precursors and characterized by a combination of X-ray diffraction V-51 and Nb-93 NMR and Raman spectroscopy. Amorphous mesoporous thin films of similar compositions were successfully prepared by a modified Evaporation Induced Self Assembly method using polystyrene-b-polyethyleneoxide diblock copolymer as structuring agent. The electrochemical properties of the mesoporous films upon lithium insertion-deinsertion are investigated by cyclic voltammetry. This study highlights the advantages of such nanoarchitecture in terms of increased capacity to insert lithium. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. [less ▲]

Interest of Locometrix compared with others clinical tests to assess gait’s profile in some specific old populations

in Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging (The) (2009), 13(Supp 1),

Exclusive central production of dijets at hadronic colliders

in AIP Conference Proceedings (2009), 1105

Estimates of genetic parameters among body condition score and fertility traits in first-parity Canadian cows

in Journal of Dairy Science (2009), 92 - E-Suppl 1

N-REM sleep slow oscillations amplitude and density in the young and middle-aged men and women

in Sleep (2009), 32(Suppl. 1),

A Generalization of Semenov's Theorem to Automata over Real Numbers

in Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (2009), 5663

Estimation du debit de filtration glomérulaire chez le patient obese: performances des équations basées sur la créatinine et la cystatine C

in Néphrologie & Thérapeutique (2009), 5(5), 003

Network organisation : the impact of dominant paradigms ?

in Archives of Public Health (2009), 67(Supplement 2), 66-67

Importance of steroid receptor coregulators for neuronal phenotype determination: Modulation of steroid action

in Trabajos del Instituto Cajal (2009), LXXXII

Steroid receptors such as estrogen receptors alpha and beta and androgen receptors are transcription factors involved in the transcriptional regulation of a large number of target genes. Steroid-dependent ... [more ▼]

Steroid receptors such as estrogen receptors alpha and beta and androgen receptors are transcription factors involved in the transcriptional regulation of a large number of target genes. Steroid-dependent expression in the brain controls a large array of biological processes including spatial cognition, copulatory behavior and neuroprotection. The discovery of a competition, or squelching, between two different nuclear receptors introduced the notion that common cofactors might be involved in the modulation of transcriptional activity of nuclear receptors. These cofactors, which are now known as coactivators, are involved in chromatin remodeling and stabilization of the general transcription machinery. Since the characterization of the steroid receptor coactivator 1 or SRC-1, more than 100 different cofactors have been identified. Although an increasingly large amount of information has been collected about the in vitro function of these coregulatory proteins, relatively little is known regarding their physiological role in vivo, particularly in the brain. Our laboratory and others have demonstrated the importance of SRC-1 in the differentiation and activation of steroid-dependent sexual behaviors and the related neural genes. In Japanese quail, the inhibition of SRC-1 expression by intracerebroventricular antisense injections blocked the activating effects of exogenous testosterone on male sexual behaviors and the steroid-dependent vasotocine expression and increase of the median preoptic area volume defined by Nissl staining as well as by aromatase immunoreactivity. These data therefore strongly suggested that SRC-1 is required to modulate estrogen receptor dependent gene-expression. It is however interesting to note that steroid receptors and SRC-1 are not always colocalized. For example, both glial cells and neurons in the hippocampus express estrogen receptor alpha but SRC-1 is rarely observed in glia. It is therefore possible that estrogen receptor alpha in glial cell require another coactivator or set of coactivators to induce estrogen-dependent gene transcription. It has been suggested very recently that SRC-1 is associated with neuronal differentiation of neural stem cell derived from the ganglionic eminence of mouse embryos. These stem cells differentiating into glial cell (GFAP-positive) did not express SRC-1. The presence of a specific coactivator could therefore determine a specific cell phenotype (neuronal vs glial). Another coactivator, the coactivator-associated arginine methyl transferase 1 or CARM-1 seems to be important to keep progenitor cells in a dividing state. The inhibition of CARM-1 expression leads to neuronal differentiation. Neurogenesis can therefore offers an excellent model to define the spatio-temporal role of different coactivators. It is indeed possible to study a subset of coactivators associated to various stages phenotype determination (proliferation vs. differentiation). The study of neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus in female adult rats shows that around 40 % of proliferative cells express SRC-1 or CARM-1. Interestingly, 70% of proliferative cells express SRC-1 but only a very few cells (<5%) express CARM-1. We are currently investigating the temporal pattern of expression of these two coactivators during the neurogenesis in the hilus and dentate gyrus. The expression of the coactivators CARM-1 and SRC-1 is analyzed in proliferating and differentiating cells. We expect that proliferating and differentiating cells will differentially express the two coactivators. It seems that the presence of a precise subset of coactivators could help defining the phenotype of the cell by modulating a specific downstream pathway after steroid receptor activation. The very large number of coactivators and their association into preformed complexes potentially allows the determination of hundreds of different phenotypes. The study of the expression of the coactivator and their function in vivo is required to fully understand steroid action and specificity in the brain. [less ▲]

The Sons of al-Nāṣir Muḥammad and the Politics of Puppets: Where Did It All Start?

in Mamlūk Studies Review (2009), XIII(1), 53-81

Pour une nouvelle politique des études littéraires francophones

in Carnets. Revista electrónica de estudos franceses (2009), (automne), 365-378

Electrochromic TiO2, ZrO2 and TiO2-ZrO2 thin films by dip-coating method

in Materials Science & Engineering : B (2009), 165(3), 212-216

Sol-gel processing of TiO2, ZrO2 and mixed Ti/Zr oxide thin films has been studied as application of these coatings in electrochromic devices. Their structural transformations as a function of annealing ... [more ▼]

Sol-gel processing of TiO2, ZrO2 and mixed Ti/Zr oxide thin films has been studied as application of these coatings in electrochromic devices. Their structural transformations as a function of annealing temperatures were analyzed by XRD and FTIR techniques. Electrochromic behavior of the three kind materials was investigated by cyclic voltammetry and the basic electrochromic characteristics were determined. (c) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. [less ▲]

Etude du dysfonctionnement relationnel chez les couples ayant un enfant souffrant d'un trouble envahissant du développment

in Revue Francophone de Clinique Comportementale et Cognitive (2009)

Energising an exchange network between trainers in health promotion in the long term

in Archives of Public Health (2009), 67(Supplement 2), 27-28

In vitro evaluation of the fermentation characteristics in the pig intestines of hulless barleys differing in β-glucan content

in Journal of Animal Science (2009), 87(E-Suppl. 3), 103

Non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) in isolated form, especially β-glucans, are reported to have prebiotic effects in pigs. However, little information is available on the possible functional properties of ... [more ▼]

Non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) in isolated form, especially β-glucans, are reported to have prebiotic effects in pigs. However, little information is available on the possible functional properties of these NSP when the latter are still present in the fibrous matrix of whole cereals. Hulless barleys (HB) are good sources of β-glucans and the content is quite variable among varieties. In order to evaluate the potential of HB as functional feeds, an in vitro experiment was carried out to study the fermentation characteristics of 6 HB varieties varying in their β-glucan contents (36-99 g/kg DM) in comparison to 3 hulled barleys and 5 oats. After a pepsin-pancreatin hydrolysis, the ingredients were incubated in a buffer solution containing minerals and pig feces as inoculum. The accumulated gas production, proportional to the amount of fiber fermented, was measured for 48 h and modeled. Short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) and ammonia concentration were measured in the fermented solutions. A cereal type effect (P < 0.05) was observed on the fermentation kinetics parameters. Rates of degradation and total gas productions were higher in HB than in oats (P < 0.05) but no difference was observed between HB varieties. On the contrary, differences were found between HB for lag time and rate of degradation. The production of SCFA was also higher with HB (6.1 mMol/g DM incubated; P < 0.05) than with hulled barleys and oats (4.9 and 2.9 mMol/g DM incubated respectively). In contrast, oats generated higher ammonia (P <0.05) production (1.4 mMol/g DM incubated, on average) than barley (1.0 mMol/g). In conclusion, HB are better fermented in vitro, produce more beneficial (SCFA) and less harmful (ammonia) metabolites and have a better potential than other cereal species to modulate gut microbiota and improve gut health. [less ▲]

Levels of dioxin in serum of pregnant women living nearby a paper mill industry, in the province of Valdivia, Chile

in Organohalogen Compounds (2009), 71

Germinal centre innervation of bovine and human tonsils related to prion diseases.

in Brain, Behavior & Immunity (2009), 23(1), 10