J. Brandt

Rheumatic manifestations of lymphoproliferative disorders (2007)

The association between musculoskeletal features and lymphoproliferative disorders as well as the association of rheumatic diseases with an increased risk of malignancies is well-known.

Comparing atmospheric transport models for future regional inversions over Europe Part~1: mapping the atmospheric CO2 signals (2007)

The association between musculoskeletal features and lymphoproliferative disorders as well as the association of rheumatic diseases with an increased risk of malignancies is well-known.

Geels, C., Gloor, M., Ciais, P., Bousquet, P., Peylin, P., Vermeulen, A. T., ...

The CO2 source and sink distribution across Europe can be estimated in principle through inverse methods by combining CO2 observations and atmospheric transport models. Uncertainties of such...

Comparing atmospheric transport models for future regional inversions over Europe – Part~1: mapping the atmospheric CO2 signals (2007)

Geels, C., Gloor, M., Ciais, P., Bousquet, P., Peylin, P., Vermeulen, A. T., ...

The CO2 source and sink distribution across Europe can be estimated in principle through inverse methods by combining CO2 observations and atmospheric transport models. Uncertainties of such...

Rheumatic manifestations of lymphoproliferative disorders (2007)

Rheumatic manifestations of lymphoproliferative disorders (2007)

Evaluation of long-term ozone simulations from seven regional air quality models and their ensemble (2007)

Vautard, R., Schaap, M., Bergström, R., Bessagnet, B., Brandt, J., ...

Long-term ozone simulations from seven regional air quality models, the Unified EMEP model, LOTOS-EUROS, CHIMERE, RCG, MATCH, DEHM and TM5, are intercompared and compared to ozone measurements within...

Validation of meat inspection results for Taenia saginata cysticercosis by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (2007)

GEYSEN, D, KANOBANA, K, VICTOR, B, RODRIGUEZ-HIDALGO, R, DE BORCHGRAVE, J, BRANDT, J, ...

First reported case of bovine babesiosis in Flanders (2007)

EVERAERT, D, GEYSEN, D, BRANDT, J, WITTERS, J, Deprez, Piet, Claerebout, Edwin

International spondyloarthritis interobserver reliability exercise - The INSPIRE study: I. Assessment of spinal measures (2007)

Gladman, D. D., Inman, R. D., Cook, R. J., Landewe, R. B. M., Braun, J., ...

Objective. To determine whether the axial measures used in primary ankylosing spondylitis (AS) were reproducible for both AS and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) with axial disease. Methods. A group of 20...

International spondyloarthritis interobserver reliability exercise - The INSPIRE study: II. Assessment of peripheral joints, enthesitis, and dactylitis (2007)

Gladman, D. D., Inman, R. D., Cook, R. J., Maksymowych, W. P., Braun, J., Davis, J. C., ...

Objective. To determine whether the assessments of peripheral joints and enthesitis were reproducible for both AS and PsA with axial disease, and whether dactylitis assessment is reproducible in...

A standardized procedure for surveillance and monitoring European habitats and provision of spatial data (2007)

Bunce, R.G.H., Metzger, M.J., Jongman, R.H.G., Brandt, J., De Blust, G., Roche, P.

Both science and policy require a practical, transmissible, and reproducible procedure for surveillance and monitoring of European habitats, which can produce statistics integrated at the landscape...

Comparing atmospheric transport models for future regional inversions over Europe ─ Part 1: mapping the atmospheric CO2 signals (2007)

C. Geels, M. Gloor, P. Ciais, P. Bousquet, P. Peylin, A. T. Vermeulen, ...

The CO2 source and sink distribution across Europe can be estimated in principle through inverse methods by combining CO2 observations and atmospheric transport models. Uncertainties of such...

Rheumatic manifestations of lymphoproliferative disorders (2007)

An outbreak of East Coast Fever on the Comoros; a consequence of the import of immunised cattle from Tanzania? (2007)

The association between musculoskeletal features and lymphoproliferative disorders as well as the association of rheumatic diseases with an increased risk of malignancies is well-known.

De Deken, R., Martin, V., Saido, A., Madder, M., Brandt, J., Geysen, D.

In 2003 and 2004, a severe epidemic decimated the cattle population on Grand Comore, the largest island of the Union of Comoros. Fatalities started soon after the import of cattle from Tanzania....

Babesiose bij runderen: eerste klinische uitbraak in Vlaanderen (2007)

Everaert, D., Geysen, D., Brandt, J., Witters, J., Deprez, P., Claerebout, E.

Validation of meat inspection results for Taenia saginata cysticercosis by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (2007)

Geysen, D., Kanobana, K., Victor, B., Rodríguez-Hidalgo, R., De Borchgrave, J., Brandt, J., ...

Bovine cysticercosis is a zoonosis caused by the larval stage (cysticercus) of the human tapeworm Taenia saginata. Infected cattle is an important food safety issue besides an economic concern....

Aspergillosis in King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonica) in Antwerp zoo (2007)

Vercammen, F., Bauwens, L., De Deken, R., Brandt, J.

Entomophthoromycosis in an Eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla graueri) (2007)

Vercammen, F., Bauwens, L., De Deken, R., Brandt, J.

Taeniasis-cysticercosis in Southern Ecuador: assessment of infection status using multiple laboratory diagnostic tools (2006)

R Rodriguez-Hidalgo, W Benitez-Ortiz, N Praet, LR Saa, J Vercruysse, J Brandt, ...

Taenia solium-taeniasis and cysticercosis were studied in the human and porcine populations of a rural community in the Southern Ecuadorian Andes. From the 1059 inhabitants, 800 serum samples and 958...

Taeniasis-cysticercosis in Southern Ecuador: assessment of infection status using multiple laboratory diagnostic tools (2006)

Rodriguez-Hidalgo,R, Benitez-Ortiz,W, Praet,N, Saa,LR, Vercruysse,J, Brandt,J, ...

Taenia solium-taeniasis and cysticercosis were studied in the human and porcine populations of a rural community in the Southern Ecuadorian Andes. From the 1059 inhabitants, 800 serum samples and 958...

Regulation of mesenchymal stem cell and chondrocyte differentiation by MIA (2006)

Tscheudschilsuren, G., Bosserhoff, A. K., Schlegel, J., Vollmer, D., Anton, A., Alt, V., ...

Melanoma inhibitory activity (MIA), also referred to as cartilage-derived retinoic acid-sensitive protein (CD-RAP), an 11-kDa secreted protein, is mainly expressed in cartilaginous tissue during...

Is regional air quality model diversity representative of uncertainty for ozone simulation? (2006)

Vautard, R., Schaap, M., Bergstrom, R., Bessagnet, B., Brandt, J., ...

We examine whether seven state-of-the-art European regional air quality models provide daily ensembles of predicted ozone maxima that encompass observations. Using tools borrowed from the evaluation...

Comparing atmospheric transport models for future regional inversions over Europe. Part 1: Mapping the CO2 atmospheric signals (2006)

Geels, C., Gloor, M., Ciais, P., Bousquet, P., Peylin, P., Vermeulen, A. T., ...

The CO2 source and sink distribution across Europe can be estimated in principle through inverse methods by combining CO2 observations and atmospheric transport models. Uncertainties of such...

Comparing atmospheric transport models for future regional inversions over Europe. Part 1: Mapping the CO2 atmospheric signals (2006)

Geels, C., Gloor, M., Ciais, P., Bousquet, P., Peylin, P., Vermeulen, A. T., ...

The CO2 source and sink distribution across Europe can be estimated in principle through inverse methods by combining CO2 observations and atmospheric transport models. Uncertainties of such...

Efficacy of sulfasalazine in patients with inflammatory back pain due to undifferentiated spondyloarthritis and early ankylosing spondylitis: a multicentre randomised controlled trial (2006)

Braun, J, Zochling, J, Baraliakos, X, Alten, R, Burmester, G, Grasedyck, K, ...

Preliminary observations on Mycobacterium spp. in dairy cattle in Ecuador (2006)

PROANO-PEREZ, F, RIGOUTS, L, BRANDT, J, Dorny, Pierre, RON, J, CHAVEZ, MA, ...

Taeniasis-cysticercosis in Southern Ecuador: assessment of infection status using multiple laboratory diagnostic tools (2006)

RODRIGUEZ-HIDALGO, R, BENITEZ-ORTIZ, W, PRAET, N, SAA, LR, Vercruysse, Jozef, BRANDT, J, ...

Infectivity of Theileria parva sporozoites following cryopreservation in four suspension media and multiple refreezing: Evaluation by in vitro titration (2006)

Mbao, Victor, Berkvens, Dirk, DOLAN, T, SPEYBROECK, N, BRANDT, J, Dorny, Pierre, ...

International spondyloarthritis inter-observer reliability exercise - The inspire study (2006)

Gladman, D. D., Inman, R. D., Cook, R. R., Maksymowych, W., Landewe, R., ...

Evaluating Enthesitis in Patients with Pondyloarthritis (SpA) (2006)

Gladman, DD, Inman, R, Cook, R, Maksymowych, W, Landewe, R, ...

Inspire lateral flexion: A new method to measure lateral spinal mobility in patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA) (2006)

Braun, J., Cook, R., Landewe, R., Gladman, D. D., Inman, R. D., Maksymowych, W., ...

Comparing atmospheric transport models for future regional inversions over Europe. Part 1: Mapping the CO2 atmospheric signals (2006)

C. Geels, M. Gloor, P. Ciais, P. Bousquet, P. Peylin, A. T. Vermeulen, ...

The CO2 source and sink distribution across Europe can be estimated in principle through inverse methods by combining CO2 observations and atmospheric...

Comparing atmospheric transport models for future regional inversions over Europe. Part 1: Mapping the CO2 atmospheric signals (2006)

C. Geels, M. Gloor, P. Ciais, P. Bousquet, P. Peylin, A. T. Vermeulen, ...

The CO2 source and sink distribution across Europe can be estimated in principle through inverse methods by combining CO2 observations and atmospheric transport models. Uncertainties of such...

Infectivity of Theileria parva sporozoites following cryopreservation in four suspension media and multiple refreezing: evaluation by in vitro titration (2006)

Mbao, V., Berkvens, D., Dolan, T., Speybroeck, N., Brandt, J., Dorny, P., ...

Theileria parva sporozoite stabilates are used for immunizing cattle against East Coast fever and in in vitro sporozoite neutralization assays. In this study, we attempted to identify a cheaper...

Taeniasis-cysticercosis in southern Ecuador: assessment of infection status using multiple laboratory diagnostic tools (2006)

Rodríguez-Hidalgo, R., Benitez-Ortiz, W., Praet, N., Saa, L. R., Vercruysse, J., Brandt, J., ...

Taenia solium-taeniasis and cysticercosis were studied in the human and porcine populations of a rural community in the Southern Ecuadorian Andes. From the 1059 inhabitants, 800 serum samples and 958...

Preliminary observations on Mycobacterium spp. in dairy cattle in Ecuador (2006)

Proaño-Pérez, F., Rigouts, L., Brandt, J., Dorny, P., Ron, J., Chavez, M. A., ...

The chemical weather (2005)

Lawrence, M. G., Hov, Ø., Beekmann, M., Brandt, J., Elbern, H., Eskes, H., ...

The chemical weather (2005)

Lawrence, M. G., Hov, Ø., Beekmann, M., Brandt, J., Elbern, H., Eskes, H., ...

The current concept of spondyloarthritis with special emphasis on undifferentiated spondyloarthritis (2005)

Zochling, JM, Brandt, J, Braun, J

Macrophage galactose-type C-type lectins as novel markers for alternatively activated macrophages elicited by parasitic infections and allergic airway inflammation (2005)

RAES, G, BRYS, L, DAHAL, BK, BRANDT, J, Grooten, Johan, BROMBACHER, F, ...

Comparison of manual and homogenizer methods for preparation of tick-derived stabilates of Theileria parva: equivalence testing using an in vitro titration model (2005)

MBAO, V, SPEYBROECK, N, Berkvens, Dirk, DOLAN, T, Dorny, Pierre, MADDER, M, ...

Survey on porcine trichinellosis in Ecuador (2005)

CHAVEZ-LARREA, MA, Dorny, Pierre, MOELLER, L, BENITEZ-ORTIZ, W, BARRIONUEVO-SAMANIEGO, M, RODRIGUEZ-HIDALGO, R, ...

Evaluation of the indirect fluorescent antibody test as a diagnostic tool for East Coast fever in eastern Zambia (2005)

Billiouw, Michel, BRANDT, J, Vercruysse, Jozef, SPEYBROECK, N, MARCOTTY, T, MULUMBA, M, ...

Parameters contributing to inflammatory back pain (IBP) according to experts (2005)

RUDWALEIT, M, LANDEWE, R, BRANDT, J, BURGOS-VARGAS, R, COLLANTES-ESTEVEZ, E, DIJKMANS, B, ...

Assessment of agreement of expert opinion on clinical features in axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) (2005)

RUDWALEIT, M, LANDEWE, R, BRANDT, J, BURGOS-VARGAS, R, COLLANTES-ESTEVEZ, E, DIJKMANS, B, ...

Detection and diagnosis. In: Murrell KD, editor. WHO/FAO/OIE guidelines for the surveillance, prevention and control of taeniosis/cysticercosis (2005)

Dorny, Pierre, BRANDT, J, GEERTS, S

Detection and diagnosis (2005)

Dorny, Pierre, BRANDT, J, GEERTS, S

Development of a direct immunofluorescence test (DIFAT) for parasitological diagnosis of African trypanosomosis (2005)

Lejon, V., Ameel, V., Brandt, J., Büscher, P.

Evaluation of the indirect fluorescent antibody test as a diagnostic tool for East Coast fever in eastern Zambia (2005)

Billiouw, M., Brandt, J., Vercruysse, J., Speybroeck, N., Marcotty, T., Mulumba, M., ...

Serological surveys using the schizont indirect fluorescence antibody test (IFAt) are routinely carried out to monitor the Theileria parva infection prevalence. The present study evaluates the...

Reactive oxygen species and 12/15-lipoxygenase contribute to the antiproliferative capacity of alternatively activated myeloid cells elicited during helminth infection (2005)

Brys, L., Beschin, A., Raes, G., Ghassabeh, G. H., Noël, W., Brandt, J., ...

Understanding the role of CD11b(+)GR-1(+) myeloid suppressor cells in the immune suppression and immunoregulation associated with a variety of diseases may provide therapeutic opportunities. In this...

Survey on porcine trichinellosis in Ecuador (2005)

Chávez-Larrea, M. A., Dorny, P., Moeller, L., Benítez-Ortiz, W., Barrionuevo-Samaniego, M., Rodríguez-Hidalgo, R., ...

A survey on porcine trichinellosis was organised in Ecuador between 2000 and 2003. Blood samples were taken in slaughterhouses (study 1, n=2000; study 2, n=331) and in a remote village where pigs are...

Comparison of manual and homogenizer methods for preparation of tick-derived stabilates of Theileria parva: equivalence testing using an in vitro titration model (2005)

Mbao, V., Speybroeck, N., Berkvens, D., Dolan, T., Dorny, P., Madder, M., ...

Theileria parva sporozoite stabilates are used in the infection and treatment method of immunization, a widely accepted control option for East Coast fever in cattle. T. parva sporozoites are...

Macrophage galactose-type C-type lectins as novel markers for alternatively activated macrophages elicited by parasitic infections and allergic airway inflammation (2005)

Raes, G., Brys, L., Dahal, B. K., Brandt, J., Grooten, J., Brombacher, F., ...

Molecular markers, especially surface markers associated with type II, cytokine-dependent, alternatively activated macrophages (aaMF), remain scarce. Besides the earlier documented markers,...

Transmissibility of Trypanosoma brucei during its development in cattle (2005)

Ky-Zerbo, A., Brandt, J., Marcotty, T., Geerts, S., De Deken, R.

The definitive version is available at www3.interscience.wiley.com

Detection and diagnosis (2005)

Dorny, P., Brandt, J., Geerts, S.

The development of single and mixed T. brucei infections in cattle (2005)

Ky-Zerbo, A., De Deken, R., Brandt, J., Seibou, B., Geysen, D., ...

Clostridial enterotoxaemia in Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus) (2005)

Vercammen, F., De Deken, R., Brandt, J.

Long-term efficacy and safety of etanercept after readministration in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (2005)

Brandt, J., Listing, J., Haibel, H., Sörensen, H., Schwebig, A., Rudwaleit, M., ...

Objectives. Treatment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) with the tumour necrosis factor α (TNF-α) receptor fusion protein etanercept has shown efficacy in patients with active disease in randomized...

11. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Different Issues: 11.2 Left Ventricular Latency Indicates Reduced LV Function and Affects the AV Delay (2005)

Ismer, B., Körber, T., Von Knorre, G.H., Voss, W., Weber, F., Melzer, C., ...

Optimal AV delay (AVD) is the net effect of pacemaker related interatrial conduction time (IACT), duration of left atrial electromechanical action (LA-EAClong) and duration of left ventricular...

Persistent clinical response to the anti-TNF-{alpha} antibody infliximab in patients with ankylosing spondylitis over 3 years (2005)

Braun, J., Baraliakos, X., Brandt, J., Listing, J., Zink, A., Alten, R., ...

Objective. Infliximab, a monoclonal antibody against tumour necrosis factor α (TNF-α), is approved in Europe for the treatment of patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who have responded...

Persistent clinical response to the anti-TNF-{alpha} antibody infliximab in patients with ankylosing spondylitis over 3 years (2005)

Braun, J., Baraliakos, X., Brandt, J., Listing, J., Zink, A., Alten, R., ...

Objective. Infliximab, a monoclonal antibody against tumour necrosis factor α (TNF-α), is approved in Europe for the treatment of patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who have responded...

Persistent clinical response to the anti-TNF-{alpha} antibody infliximab in patients with ankylosing spondylitis over 3 years (2005)

Braun, J., Baraliakos, X., Brandt, J., Listing, J., Zink, A., Alten, R., ...

Objective. Infliximab, a monoclonal antibody against tumour necrosis factor α (TNF-α), is approved in Europe for the treatment of patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who have responded...

Persistent reduction of spinal inflammation as assessed by magnetic resonance imaging in patients with ankylosing spondylitis after 2 yrs of treatment with the anti-tumour necrosis factor agent infliximab (2005)

Sieper, J., Baraliakos, X., Listing, J., Brandt, J., Haibel, H., Rudwaleit, M., ...

Objectives. Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) benefit from anti-TNF therapy both on a clinical basis and as depicted by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It is not known whether spinal...

The current concept of spondyloarthritis with special emphasis on undifferentiated spondyloarthritis (2005)

Zochling, J., Brandt, J., Braun, J.

The current concept of spondyloarthritis with special emphasis on undifferentiated spondyloarthritis (2005)

Zochling, J., Brandt, J., Braun, J.

Persistent reduction of spinal inflammation as assessed by magnetic resonance imaging in patients with ankylosing spondylitis after 2 yrs of treatment with the anti-tumour necrosis factor agent infliximab (2005)

Sieper, J., Baraliakos, X., Listing, J., Brandt, J., Haibel, H., Rudwaleit, M., ...

Objectives. Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) benefit from anti-TNF therapy both on a clinical basis and as depicted by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It is not known whether spinal...

Wind dispersal of genetically modified pollen from oilseed rape and rye fields (2004)

Geels, C., Løfstrøm, P., Frohn, L.M., Brandt, J., Kjellsson, G.

The increasing use of genetically modified plants (GMP) has opened up for a discussion about the problems related to the co-existence of GM and non-GM crops and especially the consequences for...

Modelling atmospheric transport of persistent organic pollutants in the Northern Hemisphere with a 3-D dynamical model: DEHM-POP (2004)

Hansen, K. M., Christensen, J. H., Brandt, J., Frohn, L. M., Geels, C.

The Danish Eulerian Hemispheric Model (DEHM) is a 3-D dynamical atmospheric transport model originally developed to describe the atmospheric transport of sulphur into the Arctic. A new version of the...

Modelling of Mercury in the Arctic with the Danish Eulerian Hemispheric Model (2004)

Christensen, J. H., Brandt, J., Frohn, L. M., Skov, H.

A new 3-D mercury model has been developed within the Danish Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP). The model is based on the Danish Eulerian Hemispheric Model, which in the original...

Modelling atmospheric transport of ?-hexachlorocyclohexane in the Northern Hemispherewith a 3-D dynamical model: DEHM-POP (2004)

Hansen, K. M., Christensen, J. H., Brandt, J., Frohn, L. M., Geels, C.

The Danish Eulerian Hemispheric Model (DEHM) is a 3-D dynamical atmospheric transport model originally developed to describe the atmospheric transport of sulphur into the Arctic. A new version of the...

Modelling atmospheric transport of persistent organic pollutants in the Northern Hemisphere with a 3-D dynamical model: DEHM-POP (2004)

Hansen, K. M., Christensen, J. H., Brandt, J., Frohn, L. M., Geels, C.

The Danish Eulerian Hemispheric Model (DEHM) is a 3-D dynamical atmospheric transport model originally developed to describe the atmospheric transport of sulphur into the Arctic. A new version of the...

Modelling of Mercury in the Arctic with the Danish Eulerian Hemispheric Model (2004)

Christensen, J. H., Brandt, J., Frohn, L. M., Skov, H.

A new 3-D mercury model has been developed within the Danish Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP). The model is based on the Danish Eulerian Hemispheric Model, which in the original...

Modelling atmospheric transport of ?-hexachlorocyclohexane in the Northern Hemispherewith a 3-D dynamical model: DEHM-POP (2004)

Hansen, K. M., Christensen, J. H., Brandt, J., Frohn, L. M., Geels, C.

The Danish Eulerian Hemispheric Model (DEHM) is a 3-D dynamical atmospheric transport model originally developed to describe the atmospheric transport of sulphur into the Arctic. A new version of the...

A Bayesian approach for estimating values for prevalence and diagnostic test characteristics of porcine cysticercosis (2004)

Dorny, Pierre, PHIRI, IK, Vercruysse, Jozef, Gabriël, Sarah, WILLINGHAM, AL, BRANDT, J, ...

Immunodiagnostic approaches for detecting Taenia solium (2004)

Dorny, Pierre, BRANDT, J, GEERTS, S

Assessing the burden of Taenia solium cysticercosis and echinococcosis (2004)

WILLINGHAM, AL, SCHANTZ, PM, CARABIN, H, TORGERSON, PR, BUDKE, C, COWAN, LD, ...

The Taeniasis-cysticercosis complex in West and Central Africa (2004)

ZOLI, A, NGUEKAM, J, BRANDT, J, Dorny, Pierre, GEERTS, S

Immunodiagnostic approaches for detecting Taenia solium [letter] (2004)

Dorny, P., Brandt, J., Geerts, S.

A Bayesian approach for estimating values for prevalence and diagnostic test characteristics of porcine cysticercosis (2004)

Dorny, P., Phiri, I. K., Vercruysse, J., Gabriel, S., Willingham, A. L., Brandt, J., ...

Several diagnostic techniques are used to estimate the prevalence of the zoonotic tapeworm Taenia solium in pigs, but none of these tests are perfect, making interpretation of results difficult. A...

Taeniasis-cysticercosis in man and pigs in Ecuador (2004)

Rodríguez-Hidalgo, R., Benitez-Ortiz, W., Geerts, S., Geysen, D., Ron-Román, J., Proaño-Pérez, F., ...

The taeniasis-cysticercosis complex in West and Central Africa (2004)

Geerts, S., Zoli, A., Nguekam, J. P., Brandt, J., Dorny, P.

An unusual mosaic structure of the PIM gene of Theileria parva and its relationship to allelic diversity (2004)

Geysen, D., Bazarusanga, T., Brandt, J., Dolan, T. T.

Genetic diversity and structural organisation of the polymorphic immunodominant molecule (PIM) gene of the protozoan parasite Theileria parva was studied in isolates from sympatric and allopatric...

In vitro titration of Theileria parva tick derived stabilates (2004)

Marcotty, T., Speybroeck, N., Berkvens, D., Chaka, G., Besa, R., Madder, M., ...

Immunization against the protozoan Theileria parva by infection and treatment has proved to be very efficient for the control of East Coast fever, an acute and often-fatal lymphoproliferative...

Diagnosis of Taenia saginata cysticercosis by immunohistochemical test on formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded bovine lesions (2004)

Ogunremi, O., MacDonald, G., Geerts, S., Brandt, J.

A new method of diagnosing cysticercus or larval stage of the human tapeworm, Taenia saginata, also known as Cysticercus bovis, in formalin-fixed bovine tissue was developed using a monoclonal...

Bovine cysticercosis: preliminary observations on the immunohistochemical detection of Taenia saginata antigens in lymph nodes of an experimentally infected calf (2004)

Ogunremi, O., MacDonald, G., Scandrett, B., Geerts, S., Brandt, J.

A newly developed immunohistochemical test was used for the first time to demonstrate the presence of Taenia saginata (Cysticercus bovis) antigens in the lymph nodes of a heifer calf experimentally...

Trypanocidal drug resistance in eastern province of Zambia (2004)

Sinyangwe, L., Delespaux, V., Brandt, J., Geerts, S., Mubanga, J., Machila, N., ...

A survey to investigate resistance to drugs used in the treatment of bovine trypanosomosis was conducted in the eastern province of Zambia between 1996 and 1998. A cross-sectional study was conducted...

The transmission of mixed Trypanosoma brucei brucei/T. congolense infections by tsetse (Glossina morsitans morsitans) (2004)

De Deken, R., Brandt, J., Geerts, S., Geysen, D., Berkvens, D.

Laboratory experiments and field observations clearly show that tsetse flies can be carriers of mixed trypanosome infections. Question remains how easy it is for the tsetse fly to acquire such a...

Recirculation of Trypanosoma brucei brucei in cattle after T. congolense challenge by tsetse flies (2004)

De Deken, R., Brandt, J., Seibou, B., Geerts, S.

The effect of challenging cattle, chronically infected with Trypanosoma brucei brucei, with T. congolense on the development of the T. b. brucei infection was investigated. For this purpose, nine...

Bovine babesiosis (2004)

Brandt, J., Geysen, D., Vercammen, F.

Long-term efficacy and safety of etanercept after readministration in patients with active ankylosing pondylitis (2004)

Brandt, J., Listing, J., Haibel, H., Sörensen, H., Schwebig, A., Rudwaleit, M., ...

Objective. Treatment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) with the tumour necrosis factor α (TNF-α) receptor fusion protein etanercept has shown efficacy in patients with active disease in randomized...

Long-term efficacy and safety of etanercept after readministration in patients with active ankylosing pondylitis (2004)

Brandt, J., Listing, J., Haibel, H., Sörensen, H., Schwebig, A., Rudwaleit, M., ...

Objective. Treatment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) with the tumour necrosis factor α (TNF-α) receptor fusion protein etanercept has shown efficacy in patients with active disease in randomized...

Lyophilisation and resuscitation of sporozoites of Theileria parva: preliminary experiments (2003)

Marcotty, T, Berkvens, D, Besa, RK, Losson, Bertrand, Dolan, TT, Madder, M, ...

Lyophilisation of Theileria parva sporozoite stabilates used for immunisation of cattle against East Coast fever would greatly improve vaccine storage and delivery. We report three attempts to...

Taeniosis-cysticercosis in man and animals in the Sierra of Northern Ecuador (2003)

Rodriguez-Hidalgo, R, Benitez-Ortiz, W, Dorny, P, Geerts, S, Geysen, D, Ron-Ronan, J, ...

Taenia solium is endemic in the Andean region of Ecuador. The recent rediscovery of Taenia saginata in humans urges to reconsider some assumptions in relation to the epidemiology of the...

Echinococcus multilocularis (Cestoda, Taeniidae) in Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in northern Belgium (2003)

Vervaeke, M, Dorny, P, Vercammen, F, Geerts, S, Brandt, J, ...

The first record of the tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis (Cestoda, Taeniidae) in Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in northern Belgium is described. Between 1996 and 1999, 237 dead foxes were examined...

Monitoring multifunctional terrestrial landscapes (2003)

Brandt, J., Wascher, D.M.

De relatie tussen tevredenheid, betrokkenheid, werkgerelateerd verzuim en de verloopintentie bij Alcontrol Laboratories (2003)

Brandt, J.

Validation of a 3-D hemispheric nested air pollution model (2003)

Frohn, L. M., Christensen, J. H., Brandt, J., Geels, C., Hansen, K. M.

Several air pollution transport models have been developed at the National Environmental Research Institute in Denmark over the last decade (DREAM, DEHM, ACDEP and DEOM). A new 3-D nested Eulerian...

Modelling of mercury with the Danish Eulerian Hemispheric Model (2003)

Christensen, J. H., Brandt, J., Frohn, L. M., Skov, H.

A new 3-D mercury model has been developed within the Danish Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP). The model is based on the Danish Eulerian Hemispheric Model, which in the original...

Operational mapping of atmospheric nitrogen deposition to the Baltic Sea (2003)

Hertel, O., Ambelas Skjøth, C., Brandt, J., Christensen, J. H., Frohn, L. M., Frydendall, J.

A new model system for mapping and forecasting nitrogen deposition to the Baltic Sea has been developed. The system is based on the Lagrangian variable scale transport-chemistry model ACDEP...

Operational mapping of atmospheric nitrogen deposition to the Baltic Sea (2003)

Hertel, O., Ambelas Skjøth, C., Brandt, J., Christensen, J. H., Frohn, L. M., Frydendall, J.

A new model system for mapping and forecasting nitrogen deposition to the Baltic Sea has been developed. The system is based on the Lagrangian variable scale transport-chemistry model ACDEP...

Validation of a 3-D hemispheric nested air pollution model (2003)

Frohn, L. M., Christensen, J. H., Brandt, J., Geels, C., Hansen, K. M.

Several air pollution transport models have been developed at the National Environmental Research Institute in Denmark over the last decade (DREAM, DEHM, ACDEP and DEOM). A new 3-D nested Eulerian...

Modelling of mercury with the Danish Eulerian Hemispheric Model (2003)

Christensen, J. H., Brandt, J., Frohn, L. M., Skov, H.

A new 3-D mercury model has been developed within the Danish Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP). The model is based on the Danish Eulerian Hemispheric Model, which in the original...

Operational mapping of atmospheric nitrogen deposition to the Baltic Sea (2003)

Hertel, O., Ambelas Skjøth, C., Brandt, J., Christensen, J. H., Frohn, L. M., Frydendall, J.

A new model system for mapping and forecasting nitrogen deposition to the Baltic Sea has been developed. The system is based on the Lagrangian variable scale transport-chemistry model ACDEP...

Operational mapping of atmospheric nitrogen deposition to the Baltic Sea (2003)

Hertel, O., Ambelas Skjøth, C., Brandt, J., Christensen, J. H., Frohn, L. M., Frydendall, J.

A new model system for mapping and forecasting nitrogen deposition to the Baltic Sea has been developed. The system is based on the Lagrangian variable scale transport-chemistry model ACDEP...

Taeniosis-cysticercosis in man and animals in the Sierra of Northern Ecuador (2003)

RODRIGUEZ-HIDALGO, R, BENITEZ-ORTIZ, W, Dorny, Pierre, GEERTS, S, GEYSEN, D, RON-RONAN, J, ...

Porcine cysticercosis in village pigs of North-West Cameroon (2003)

SHEY-NJILA, O, ZOLI, PA, AWAH-NDUKUM, J, ASSANA, E, BYAMBAS, P, ...

Echinococcus multilocularis (Cestoda, Taeniidae) in Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in northern Belgium (2003)

VERVAEKE, M, Dorny, Pierre, VERCAMMEN, F, GEERTS, S, BRANDT, J, ...

Regional status, epidemiology and impact of Taenia solium cysticercosis in Western and Central Africa (2003)

ZOLI, A, SHEY-NJILA, O, ASSANA, E, NGUEKAM, JP, Dorny, Pierre, BRANDT, J, ...

Immunodiagnostic tools for human and porcine cysticercosis (2003)

Dorny, Pierre, BRANDT, J, ZOLI, A, GEERTS, S

Follow-up of neurocysticercosis patients after treatment using an antigen detection ELISA (2003)

ZOLI, AP, ONGOLO-ZOGO, P, Dorny, Pierre, BRANDT, J, GEERTS, S

A seroepidemiological study of human cysticercosis in West Cameroon (2003)

NGUEKAM, JP, ZOLI, AP, ZOGO, PO, KAMGA, ACT, SPEYBROECK, N, Dorny, Pierre, ...

Operational mapping of atmospheric nitrogen deposition to the Baltic Sea (2003)

O. Hertel, C. Ambelas Skjøth, J. Brandt, J. H. Christensen, L. M. Frohn, J. Frydendall

A new model system for mapping and forecasting nitrogen deposition to the Baltic Sea has been developed. The system is based on the Lagrangian variable scale transport-chemistry model ACDEP...

Modelling of mercury with the Danish Eulerian Hemispheric Model (2003)

J. H. Christensen, J. Brandt, L. M. Frohn, H. Skov

A new 3-D mercury model has been developed within the Danish Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP). The model is based on the Danish Eulerian Hemispheric Model, which in the original...

Validation of a 3-D hemispheric nested air pollution model (2003)

L. M. Frohn, J. H. Christensen, J. Brandt, C. Geels, K. M. Hansen

Several air pollution transport models have been developed at the National Environmental Research Institute in Denmark over the last decade (DREAM, DEHM, ACDEP and DEOM). A new 3-D nested Eulerian...

Immunodiagnostic tools for human and porcine cysticercosis (2003)

Dorny, P., Brandt, J., Zoli, A., Geerts, S.

The development of improved immunodiagnostic tools has contributed to our knowledge on the importance of taeniosis/cysticercosis by enabling sero-epidemiological surveys and community-based studies...

Merogony in in vitro cultures of Theileria parva (2003)

Madder, M., Speybroeck, N., Berkvens, D., Baudoux, V., Marcotty, T., Pita Bah, I., ...

In vitro studies were focussed on the duration and cessation of merogony in Theileria parva infected blood lymphocyte cell cultures. The cultures were infected using purified tick stabilates as an...

Lyophilisation and resuscitation of sporozoites of Theileria parva: preliminary experiments (2003)

Marcotty, T., Berkvens, D., Besa, R. K., Losson, B., Dolan, T. T., Madder, M., ...

Lyophilisation of Theileria parva sporozoite stabilates used for immunisation of cattle against East Coast fever would greatly improve vaccine storage and delivery. We report three attempts to...

Kinetics of circulating antigens in pigs experimentally infected with Taenia solium eggs (2003)

Nguekam, A., Zoli, A. P., Vondou, L., Pouedet, S. M. R., Assana, E., Dorny, P., ...

Three groups of four piglets were experimentally infected with different doses (10(3), 10(4) and 10(5)) of Taenia solium eggs whereas a fourth group of two pigs received gravid proglottids. At...

A seroepidemiological study of human cysticercosis in West Cameroon (2003)

Nguekam, J. P., Zoli, A. P., Zogo, P. O., Kamga, A. C. T., Speybroeck, N., Dorny, P., ...

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Follow-up of neurocysticercosis patients after treatment using an antigen detection ELISA (2003)

Nguekam, J. P., Zoli, A. P., Ongolo-Zogo, P., Dorny, P., Brandt, J., Geerts, S.

Seven patients with active neurocysticercosis (NCC) received an eight days treatment with albendazole and were followed up using computed tomography (CT-scan) and a monoclonal antibody based ELISA...

Taeniosis-cysticercosis in man and animals in the Sierra of Northern Ecuador (2003)

Rodríguez-Hidalgo, R., Ben¡tez-Ortiz, W., Dorny, P., Geerts, S., Geysen, D., Ron-Román, J. W., ...

Taenia solium is endemic in the Andean region of Ecuador. The recent rediscovery of Taenia saginata in humans urges to reconsider some assumptions in relation to the epidemiology of the...

Porcine cysticercosis in village pigs of North-West Cameroon (2003)

Shey-Njila, O., Zoli, P. A., Awah-Ndukum, J., Assana, E., Byambas, P., ...

A study was carried out in two villages and one marketplace of the Batibo sub-division in North-West Cameroon to determine the prevalence of porcine cysticercosis. The results showed that 4.44% of...

Questing activity of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs: a random process? (2003)

Speybroeck, N., Madder, M., Brandt, J., Chungu, H., Mbao, V., ...

Trypanosoma brucei and mixed T. brucei/T. congolense infections in cattle: their development and transmission (2003)

De Deken, R., Brandt, J., Geysen, D., Berkvens, D., Speybroeck, N., ...

Echinococcus multilocularis (Cestoda, Taeniidae) in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in northern Belgium (2003)

Vervaeke, M., Dorny, P., Vercammen, F., Geerts, S., Brandt, J., ...

The first record of the tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis (Cestoda, Taeniidae) in Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in northern Belgium is described. Between 1996 and 1999, 237 dead foxes were examined...

Neurocysticercosis and epilepsy in Cameroon (2003)

Zoli, A. P., Shey-Njila, O., Nforninwe, D. N., Speybroeck, N., Ito, A., ...

During January 2002 the frequency of Taenia solium cysticercosis was studied in a series of 504 epileptic patients from 3 rural localities in the West and North-West provinces of Cameroon using an...

Regional status, epidemiology and impact of Taenia solium cysticercosis in Western and Central Africa (2003)

Zoli, A., Shey-Njila, O., Assana, E., Nguekam, J. P., Dorny, P., Brandt, J., ...

In West Africa, Taenia solium cysticercosis in both pigs and man has been reported in Benin, Burkina-Faso, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Senegal and Togo, and although official data are lacking, T. solium is...

Treatment of active ankylosing spondylitis with pamidronate (2003)

Haibel, H., Brandt, J., Rudwaleit, M., Soerensen, H., Sieper, J., Braun, J.

COMPARISON OF CONVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN TAENIA SOLIUM AND TAENIA SAGINATA AND AN IMPROVED POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION-RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM ASSAY USING A MITOCHONDRIAL 12S rDNA FRAGMENT (2002)

R. Rodriguez-Hidalgo, D. Geysen, W. Benítez-Ortiz, S. Geerts, J. Brandt

Given the constraints of classical diagnostic methods, i.e., morphological and isoenzymatic studies of proglottids, a polymerase chain reaction test complemented with restriction enzyme analysis has...

Nondestructive three-dimensional evaluation of biocompatible materials by microtomography using synchrotron radiation (2002)

Müller, Bert, Thurner, Philipp, Beckmann, Felix, Weitkamp, Timm, Rau, Christoph, Bernhardt, Ricardo, ...

Microtomography based on synchrotron radiation sources is a unique technique for the 3D characterization of different materials with a spatial resolution down to about 1 micrometers . The interface...

Modelling transport and deposition of caesium and iodine from the Chernobyl accident using the DREAM model (2002)

Modelling transport and deposition of caesium and iodine from the Chernobyl accident using the DREAM model (2002)

A tracer model, DREAM (the Danish Rimpuff and Eulerian Accidental release Model), has been developed for modelling transport, dispersion and deposition (wet and dry) of radioactive material from...

Modelling transport and deposition of caesium and iodine from the Chernobyl accident using the DREAM model (2002)

A tracer model, DREAM (the Danish Rimpuff and Eulerian Accidental release Model), has been developed for modelling transport, dispersion and deposition (wet and dry) of radioactive material from...

Modelling transport and deposition of caesium and iodine from the Chernobyl accident using the DREAM model (2002)

A tracer model, DREAM (the Danish Rimpuff and Eulerian Accidental release Model), has been developed for modelling transport, dispersion and deposition (wet and dry) of radioactive material from...

Taenia solium cysticercosis in a village in northern Viet Nam: seroprevalence study using an ELISA for detecting circulating antigen. (2002)

A tracer model, DREAM (the Danish Rimpuff and Eulerian Accidental release Model), has been developed for modelling transport, dispersion and deposition (wet and dry) of radioactive material from...

ERHART, A, Dorny, Pierre, VAN DE, N, VIEN, HV, THACH, DC, TOAN, ND, ...

La Taeniose/Cysticercose à Taenia solium dans la Menoua (Ouest-Cameroun). (2002)

VONDOU, L, ZOLI, A, NGUEKAM POUEDET, S, ASSANA, E, KAMGA TOKAM, A, Dorny, Pierre, ...

Distribution and phenology of ixodid ticks in southern Zambia. (2002)

SPEYBROECK, N, MADDER, M, MTAMBO, J, BERKVENS, N, CHAKA, G, ...

Geographic variation in diapause response of adult Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks. (2002)

MADDER, M, SPEYBROECK, N, BRANDT, J, Tirry, Luc, HODEK, I, Berkvens, Dirk

Modelling transport and deposition of caesium and iodine from the Chernobyl accident using the DREAM model (2002)

J. Brandt, J. H. Christensen, L. M. Frohn

A tracer model, DREAM (the Danish Rimpuff and Eulerian Accidental release Model), has been developed for modelling transport, dispersion and deposition (wet and dry) of radioactive material from...

Taenia solium cysticercosis in a village in northern Viet Nam: seroprevalence study using an ELISA for detecting circulating antigen (2002)

Erhart, A., Dorny, P., Nguyen Van De, Ha Viet Vien, Dang Cam Thach, Nguyen Duy Toan, ...

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detecting circulating Taenia solium antigen was evaluated in Viet Nam; 12 of 210 people gave a positive result, including 5 persons with epilepsy....

Monitoring the correct use of isometamidium by farmers and veterinary assistants in Eastern Province of Zambia using the isometamidium-ELISA (2002)

Delespaux, V., Geerts, S., Brandt, J., Elyn, R., Eisler, M.

A survey to monitor the use of trypanocidal drugs by cattle breeders was conducted in Zambia. Use was made of a questionnaire and of the isometamidium-ELISA technique. One hundred and twenty-two...

Trichinellosis: old facts and new developments (2002)

Geerts, S., De Borchgrave, J., Dorny, P., Brandt, J.

Trichinellosis is a helminth zoonosis, which is known since long, but which is emerging or re-emerging in several regions of the world. During the last years the number of cases of trichinellosis in...

Geographic variation in diapause response of adult Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks (2002)

Madder, M., Speybroeck, N., Brandt, J., Tirry, L., Hodek, I., Berkvens, D.

Diapause in adults of the African brown ear tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus is dependent on latitude and stock origin. Lower latitude populations, that is, those nearer the equator, show no...

Immunisation against Theileria parva in eastern Zambia: influence of material antibodies and demonstration of the carrier status (2002)

Marcotty, T., Brandt, J., Billiouw, M., Chaka, G., Losson, B., Berkvens, D.

Immunisation of calves by the infection and treatment method (I & T) has been extensively used in the eastern province of Zambia to control East Coast fever (ECF), a protozoan tick-borne disease....

Epidemiological survey of swine cysticercosis in two rural communities of West-Cameroon (2002)

Pouedet, M. S. R., Zoli, A., Vondou, L., Assana, E., Speybroeck, N., ...

To determine the prevalence of porcine cysticercosis, a survey was carried out in 27 villages belonging to two rural communities of West-Cameroon (Bafou and Bamendou). Between January and August,...

Comparison of conventional techniques to differentiate between Taenia solium and Taenia saginata and an improved polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism assay using a mitochondrial 12S rDNA fragment (2002)

Rodríguez-Hidalgo, R., Geysen, D., Benítez-Ortiz, W., Geerts, S., Brandt, J.

Given the constraints of classical diagnostic methods, i.e., morphological and isoenzymatic studies of proglottids, a polymerase chain reaction test complemented with restriction enzyme analysis has...

Distribution and phenology of ixodid ticks in southern Zambia (2002)

Speybroeck, N., Madder, M., Mtambo, J., Berkvens, N., Chaka, G., ...

Distribution data for epidemiologically important ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Southern Province of Zambia, one of the main cattle areas of the country, are presented. Boophilus microplus...

Two cases of lymphoid leucosis in snakes (2002)

Vercammen, F., De Deken, R., Brandt, J.

Survey for Trichinella spp. in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Belgium (2002)

Vercammen, F., Vervaeke, M., Dorny, P., Brandt, J., Brochier, B., Geerts, S., ...

Concurrently with a survey for Echinococcus multilocularis in the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Flanders, northern Belgium, serological and parasitological analyses for Trichinella spp. were carried out...

La taeniose/cysticercose Taenia solium dans la Menoua (Ouest-Cameroun) (2002)

Vondou, L., Zoli, A. P., Pouedet, S., Assana, E., Kamga Tokam, A. C., ...

The present study was carried out between August 1999 and April 2000 with the objective of determining the prevalence of Taenia solium taeniasis in two village communities of Bafou and Bamendou in...

Taenia solium cysticercosis in Africa: an under-recognised problem (2002)

Geerts, S., Zoli, A., Willingham, L., Brandt, J., Dorny, P., Preux, P. M.

Improved cardiac function and quality of life following upgrade to dual chamber pacing after long-term ventricular stimulation (2002)

Höijer, C.J, Brandt, J, Willenheimer, R, Juul-Möller, S, Boström, P.-Å

Aims Many patients with sinus node disease or atrioventricular block have previously received pacemakers with only ventricular stimulation (VVI or VVIR). This study aimed to investigate whether...

The MEDALUS III metadata list (2001)

Brandt, J., Cammeraat, L.H.

The integration of data from interdisciplinary research related to European desertification and land use change (2001)

Brandt, J., Cammeraat, L.H.

New treatment options in spondyloarthropathies: increasing evidence for significant efficacy of anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy. (2001)

BRAUN, J, De Keyser, Filip, BRANDT, J, Mielants, Herman, SIEPER, J, Veys, Eric

Prévalence de la cysticercose porcine dans le Mayo-Danay (nord Cameroun) et le Mayo-Kebbi (sud-ouest du Tchad) (2001)

Assana, E., Zoli, P. A., Sadou, H. A., Vondou, L., Pouedet, M. S. R., ...

Standardised tests in mice and cattle for the detection of drug resistance in tsetse-transmitted trypanosomes of African domestic cattle (2001)

Eisler, M., Brandt, J., Bauer, B., Clausen, P. H., Delespaux, V., Holmes, P. H., ...

Resistance to the drugs used to control African animal trypanosomosis is increasingly recognised as a constraint to livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa. The most commonly used tests for...

Immunisation against East Coast fever by the infection and treatment method: evaluation of the use of ice baths for field delivery and appraisal of an acid formulation of long-acting tetracycline (2001)

Marcotty, T., Billiouw, M., Chaka, G., Berkvens, D., Losson, B., Brandt, J.

Immunisation by the infection and treatment method using the Katete strain is currently the most efficient prophylactic technique to control East Coast fever (ECF) in the endemic areas of the Eastern...

Desarollo de la prueba ELISA para la detección de antigenos en circulación de la cisticercosis en base a dos anticuerpos monoclonales (2001)

Brandt, J., Geerts, S., Dorny, P.

A simplified method for area-wide testing of trypanocidal drug sensitivity of T. congolense in mice (2001)

Geerts, S., Ndung'u, J. M., Murilla, G. A., Mbwambo, H., Sinyangwe, L., Machila, N., ...

Trypanocidal drug resistance in the Eastern Province of Zambia (2001)

Sinyangwe, L. N., Machila, N., Mubanga, J., Delespaux, V., Brandt, J., Geerts, S., ...

Chemotherapy (2001)

Vercammen, F., De Meurichy, W., De Deken, R., Brandt, J., Kumar, V., Geerts, S.

Tuning Dimensionality by Nanowire Adsorption on Layered Materials (2001)

Adelung, R., Brandt, J., Kipp, L., Ramírez, C., Rossnagel, K., Seifarth, O., ...

Sero-epidemiological study of Taenia saginata cysticercosis in Belgian cattle. (2000)

Dorny, Pierre, VERCAMMEN, F, BRANDT, J, VANSTEENKISTE, W, Berkvens, Dirk, GEERTS, S

Comparative in vitro isolation of Trypanosoma theileri from cattle in Belgium (2000)

Verloo, D., Brandt, J., Van Meirvenne, N., Büscher, P.

Ten blood samples randomly collected from cows on a farm nearby Antwerp, Belgium, were inoculated into KIVI culture medium (Kit for In Vitro Isolation of trypanosomes) and RPMI 10%+feeder medium....

Sero-epidemiological study of Taenia saginata cysticercosis in Belgian cattle (2000)

Dorny, P., Vercammen, F., Brandt, J., Vansteenkiste, W., Berkvens, D., Geerts, S.

A sero-epidemiological survey of Taenia saginata cysticercosis was carried out to determine the prevalence of the infection in cattle presented for slaughter in Belgium. Between November 1997 and...

Area-wide appraisal of drug resistance in trypanosomes infecting cattle in East and Southern Africa (2000)

Eisler, M. C., Ndung'u, J. M., Murilla, G. A., Mdachi, R. M., Mbwambo, H., Sinyangwe, L., ...

In vivo tests for the detection of resistance to trypanocidal drugs: tests in mice and in ruminants (2000)

Geerts, S., Ndung'u, J. M., Murilla, G. A., Mbwambo, H., Sinyangwe, L., Machila, N., ...

Extension of the prophylactic effect of isometamidium against trypanosome infections in cattle using a biodegradable copolymer. (1999)

GEERTS, S, DIARRA, B, EISLER, MC, BRANDT, J, LEMMOUCHI, Y, KAGERUKA, P, ...

Studying patients with inflammatory back pain and arthritis of the lower limbs clinically and by magnetic resonance imaging: many, but not all patients with sacroiliitis have spondyloarthropathy (1999)

Brandt, J., Bollow, M., Häberle, J., Rudwaleit, M., Eggens, U., Distler, A., ...

Objective. Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data of 170 consecutive patients with inflammatory back pain (IBP) and/or oligoarthritis of the lower limbs were evaluated in a retrospective...

Upgrade to dual chamber pacing after long-term ventricular stimulation: Feasibility and intermediate term follow-up (1999)

Brandt, J., Höijer, C.J., Wierup, P., Juul-Möller, S., Boström, P.-Å

Aims To evaluate the feasibility and follow-up results of atrial lead implantation and a change to dual chamber pacing following long-term treatment with single chamber ventricular stimulation....

Right atrial free wall conduction velocity and degree of anisotropy in patients with stable sinus rhythm studied during open heart surgery (1998)

Hansson, A., Holm, M., Blomström, P., Johansson, R., Lührs, C., Brandt, J., ...

Aims Although the perpetuation of several supraventricular arrhythmias is critically dependent upon intra-atrial conduction, the literature lacks detailed information on normal values of conduction...

Epicardial right atrial free wall mapping in chronic atrial fibrillation: Documentation of repetitive activation with a focal spread--a hitherto unrecognised phenomenon in man (1997)

Holm, M., Johansson, R., Brandt, J., Lührs, C., Olsson, S. B.

Background Previous studies have shown that atrial fibrillation of recent onset in man is based on a varying number of simultaneously present activation waves re-entering either themselves or each...

An Overview of an Intelligent Decision Support System for Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (1995)

An Overview of an Intelligent Decision Support System for Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (1995)

In this paper the main systems features are described of a proposed Multimedia INtelligent Oncology Workstation (MINOW) for use in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. The MINOW tool is...

An Overview of an Intelligent Decision Support System for Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (1995)

In this paper the main systems features are described of a proposed Multimedia INtelligent Oncology Workstation (MINOW) for use in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. The MINOW tool is...

Multimedia Learning Through an Interactive Diagnostic and Treatment System in Breast Cancer (1995)

In this paper the main systems features are described of a proposed Multimedia INtelligent Oncology Workstation (MINOW) for use in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. The MINOW tool is...

Brandt, J., Bridgett, N.A., Wilcox, Y., Harris, C.J.

This paper provides a concise description of one aspect of research into a Multimedia INtelligent Oncology Workstation (MINOW) for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer with emphasis on the...

Artificial Neural Networks for use in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer (1995)

Multimedia Learning Through an Interactive Diagnostic and Treatment System in Breast Cancer (1995)

In this paper an outline is given of a modelling approach, using Associative Memory Neural Networks (AMNNs), to be used in an intelligent oncology workstation for the improved treatment and diagnosis...

Brandt, J., Bridgett, N.A., Wilcox, Y., Harris, C.J.

This paper provides a concise description of one aspect of research into a Multimedia INtelligent Oncology Workstation (MINOW) for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer with emphasis on the...

Artificial Neural Networks for use in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer (1995)

Multimedia Learning Through an Interactive Diagnostic and Treatment System in Breast Cancer (1995)

In this paper an outline is given of a modelling approach, using Associative Memory Neural Networks (AMNNs), to be used in an intelligent oncology workstation for the improved treatment and diagnosis...

Brandt, J., Bridgett, N.A., Wilcox, Y., Harris, C.J.

This paper provides a concise description of one aspect of research into a Multimedia INtelligent Oncology Workstation (MINOW) for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer with emphasis on the...

Artificial Neural Networks for use in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer (1995)

Neurofuzzy Modelling as Part of an Intelligent Oncology Workstation in Breast Cancer Treatment (1995)

In this paper an outline is given of a modelling approach, using Associative Memory Neural Networks (AMNNs), to be used in an intelligent oncology workstation for the improved treatment and diagnosis...

Neurofuzzy Modelling as Part of an Intelligent Oncology Workstation in Breast Cancer Treatment (1995)

In this paper an outline is presented of a neurofuzzy modelling approach as part of an Multimedia Intelligent Oncology Workstation (MINOW) for the improved treatment and diagnosis of breast cancer....

Neurofuzzy Modelling as Part of an Intelligent Oncology Workstation in Breast Cancer Treatment (1995)

In this paper an outline is presented of a neurofuzzy modelling approach as part of an Multimedia Intelligent Oncology Workstation (MINOW) for the improved treatment and diagnosis of breast cancer....

A Neurofuzzy Route to Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (1995)

In this paper an outline is presented of a neurofuzzy modelling approach as part of an Multimedia Intelligent Oncology Workstation (MINOW) for the improved treatment and diagnosis of breast cancer....

A Neurofuzzy Route to Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (1995)

In this paper an outline is given of a modelling approach, using neurofuzzy networks, to be used in an intelligent oncology workstation for the improved treatment and diagnosis of breast cancer. This...

A Neurofuzzy Route to Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (1995)

In this paper an outline is given of a modelling approach, using neurofuzzy networks, to be used in an intelligent oncology workstation for the improved treatment and diagnosis of breast cancer. This...

Quantitative evaluation of heavy metal decoration on protein molecules - contrast, specificity and resolution (1995)

In this paper an outline is given of a modelling approach, using neurofuzzy networks, to be used in an intelligent oncology workstation for the improved treatment and diagnosis of breast cancer. This...

Rübenkamm, E., Braun, N., Bachmann, L., Bacher, A., Brandt, J., Baumeister, W., ...

Replication by heavy metal decoration is a technique capable of portraying topochemical properties of biological surfaces. The technique has already been applied to study molecular symmetries and...

Integrity Primitives for Secure Information systems. Final Report of RACE Integrity Primitives Evaluation (RIPE-RACE 1040) (1995)

Berendschot, A., Boly, Jean-Paul, Brandt, J., Chaum, David, Damgård, Ivan, ...

Esophageal ECG recording--a valuable diagnostic tool in dual chamber pacing (1985)

BRANDT, J., PAHLM, O., SCHÜLLER, H.

The interpretation of the ECG of a dual chamber pacemaker necessitates the identification of atrial activity. This is a prerequisite for the evaluation of pacemaker function and for the correct...

Impacts of Alternative Programs Indicated by the FAPRI Analysis

Meyers, William H., Womack, A. W., Johnson, S. R., Brandt, J., Young, R. E.

Examines the impacts of alternative programs for commodity programs in the U.S. Difference between the Food Security Act of 1985 and the 1981 farm bill; Suggested changes in the commodity program...

Hydrocortisone-induced inhibition of protein synthesis and uridine incorporation in isolated bone cells in vitro.

Peck, W A, Brandt, J, Miller, I

Cloning and sequencing of the immunoglobulin A1 protease gene (iga) of Haemophilus influenzae serotype b.

Poulsen, K, Brandt, J, Hjorth, J P, Thøgersen, H C, Kilian, M

Secretion of immunoglobulin A1 (IgA1) proteases is a characteristic of Haemophilus influenzae and several other bacterial pathogens causing infectious diseases, including meningitis. Indirect...

Cytokine-dependent long-term culture of highly enriched precursors of hematopoietic progenitor cells from human bone marrow.

Brandt, J, Srour, E F, Van Besien, K, Briddell, R A, Hoffman, R

Human marrow cells positive for the CD34 antigen but not expressing HLA-DR, CD15, or CD71 antigens were isolated. In a liquid culture system supplemented with 48-hourly additions of recombinant...

Characterization of a human hematopoietic progenitor cell capable of forming blast cell containing colonies in vitro.

Brandt, J, Baird, N, Lu, L, Srour, E, Hoffman, R

A hematopoietic cell (CFU-B1) capable of producing blast cell containing colonies in vitro was detected using a semisolid culture system. The CFU-B1 has the capacity for self-renewal and commitment...

Tissue-specific expression in the salivary glands of transgenic mice.

Mikkelsen, T R, Brandt, J, Larsen, H J, Larsen, B B, Poulsen, K, Ingerslev, J, ...

Using a DNA construct, named Lama, derived from the murine parotid secretory protein (PSP) gene, we have obtained salivary gland specific gene expression in transgenic mice. Lama is a PSP minigene...

Oxytocin regulates the plasma membrane Ca2+ transport in rat myometrium.

Enyedi, A, Brandt, J, Minami, J, Penniston, J T

Development of myometrium in young female rats was stimulated by administration of diethylstilboestrol. Plasma membrane and sarcoplasmic reticulum from rat myometrium were separated by a new and...

Identification and characterization of Saccharomyces cerevisiae yapsin 3, a new member of the yapsin family of aspartic proteases encoded by the YPS3 gene.

Olsen, V, Cawley, N X, Brandt, J, Egel-Mitani, M, Loh, Y P

A new aspartic protease from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, with a high degree of similarity with yapsin 1 and yapsin 2 and a specificity for basic residue cleavage sites of prohormones, has been cloned....

Extended myectomy-myotomy. A therapeutic alternative for total intestinal aganglionosis.

Ziegler, M M, Royal, R E, Brandt, J, Drasnin, J, Martin, L W

OBJECTIVE: That total intestinal aganglionosis (extended Hirschsprung's disease) is uniformly incompatible with life as reported in 1985, is challenged by this series of patients treated over the...

Anatomy and biochemistry of entheses

BENJAMIN, M., BOLLOW, M., BRAUN, J., BRANDT, J., BRAUN, J., BRAUN, J., ...

Up regulation of the production of tumour necrosis factor α and interferon γ by T cells in ankylosing spondylitis during treatment with etanercept

Zou, J, Rudwaleit, M, Brandt, J, Thiel, A, Braun, J, Sieper, J

Objective: To assess the change in the cytokine secreting ability of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and macrophages during etanercept treatment.

Treatment of spondyloarthropathies with antibodies against tumour necrosis factor α: first clinical and laboratory experiences

Braun, J., Xiang, J., Brandt, J., Maetzel, H., Haibel, H., Wu, P., ...

Conventional treatments for ankylosing spondylitis

Dougados, M, Dijkmans, B, Khan, M, Maksymowych, W, Brandt, J

Management of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is challenged by the progressive nature of the disease. To date, no intervention is available that alters the underlying mechanism of inflammation in AS....

Prediction of a major clinical response (BASDAI 50) to tumour necrosis factor α blockers in ankylosing spondylitis

Rudwaleit, M, Listing, J, Brandt, J, Braun, J, Sieper, J

Background: TNFα blockers have been shown to be highly efficacious in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

The p53 status in juvenile chronic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis

Taubert, H, Thamm, B, Meye, A, Bartel, F, Rost, A-K, Heidenreich, D, ...

The aim of this study was to investigate the p53 status in two autoimmune diseases; juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In a PCR-sequencing analysis of exons 4–9 of the...

Analysing chronic spinal changes in ankylosing spondylitis: a systematic comparison of conventional x rays with magnetic resonance imaging using established and new scoring systems

Braun, J, Baraliakos, X, Golder, W, Hermann, K, Listing, J, Brandt, J, ...

Objectives: To compare conventional radiography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for detection of chronic changes in the spine of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

Development and preselection of criteria for short term improvement after anti-TNFα treatment in ankylosing spondylitis

Brandt, J, Listing, J, Sieper, J, Rudwaleit, M, Braun, J

Objective: To develop and compare candidate improvement criteria for anti-TNFα treatment in ankylosing spondylitis with optimal discriminating capacity between treatment and placebo.

Impact of anti-tumour necrosis factor α treatment on admissions to hospital and days of sick leave in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Listing, J, Brandt, J, Rudwaleit, M, Zink, A, Sieper, J, Braun, J

Methods: The data of a 2 year open extension study of a 12 week, double blind, randomised, placebo controlled trial, in which all patients with AS were treated with 5 mg/kg infliximab, were used to...

Two year maintenance of efficacy and safety of infliximab in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis

Braun, J, Brandt, J, Listing, J, Zink, A, Alten, R, Burmester, G, ...

Objective: To obtain results of the second year extension of an original 3 month randomised, placebo controlled trial (and the 1 year extension study) assessing the use of infliximab, a monoclonal...

Rheumatic manifestations of lymphoproliferative disorders