Publications by authors named "R M G E van de Goor"
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- Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are significant public health issues in Angola, prompting a study to evaluate their prevalence and risk factors in schoolchildren across the Huambo, Uige, and Zaire provinces.
- A comprehensive survey involved over 17,000 schoolchildren, utilizing rapid diagnostic tests and microscopy to measure infection rates, with prevalence for Schistosoma mansoni at 21.2%, S. haematobium at 13.6%, and a total of 31.4% for schistosomiasis.
- Results highlighted that 29.5% of schoolchildren were infected with STHs, including Ascaris lumbricoides and hookworm,
A validation study of a 28-item Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-28) among a Dutch sample was presented. A sample of 525 adolescents (16-20 years old) from the CYRM-28 in the Netherlands was analyzed. Descriptive statistics, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), construct validity analysis, and reliability tests were carried out on data collected to identify and present factor structure, construct validity, and reliability.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is increasing at an alarming rate particularly in low-income countries. This urges for research into noninvasive, user-friendly diagnostic tools that can be used in limited-resource settings. This study aims to test and validate the feasibility of e-nose technology for detecting OSCC in the limited-resource settings of the Sudanese population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNovel Method for Accurately Assessing Pull-up Artifacts in STR Analysis.
Forensic Sci Int Genet
March 2021
OSIRIS is a mathematically-based software tool for Short Tandem Repeat (STR) and DNA fragment analysis (https://www.ncbi.nlm.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Although studied in a few randomized controlled trials, the efficacy of medical cannabis (MC) for chronic pain remains controversial. Using an alternative approach, this multicentre, questionnaire-based prospective cohort was aimed to assess the long-term effects of MC on chronic pain of various aetiologies and to identify predictors for MC treatment success.
Methods: Patients with chronic pain, licensed to use MC in Israel, reported weekly average pain intensity (primary outcome) and related symptoms before and at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months following MC treatment initiation.