Health Status, Disability and Retirement Incentives in Belgium Many Belgian retire well before the statutory retirement age. Numerous exit routes from the labor force can be identified: old-age pensions, conventional early retirement, disability insurance, and unemployment insurance are the most prominent ones. We analyze the retirement decision of Belgian workers adopting an option value frame...

Title: Correction of self-reported BMI based on objective measurements: a Belgian experience Authors: Sabine Drieskens ([email protected]) Stefaan Demarest ([email protected]) Sarah Bel ([email protected]) Karin De Ridder ([email protected]) Jean Tafforeau ([email protected]) Version: 1 Date: 23 Oct 2017 Author’s response to reviews: Comments N Chau (revie...

The mutation responsible for Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa (JEB) in Belgian draft horses in North America and other draft breeds in Europe has been identified. The mutation, a cytosine insertion (1368 insC) in the LAMC2 gene, results in absent expression of the laminin γ2 polypeptide chain of laminin 5. JEB is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test ...

We apply the framework of block-encodings, introduced by Low and Chuang (under the name standard-form), to the study of quantum machine learning algorithms using quantum accessible data structures. We develop several tools within the block-encoding framework, including quantum linear system solvers using block-encodings. Our results give new techniques for Hamiltonian simulation of non-sparse m...

OBJECTIVE To obtain accurate estimates of the prevalence of ECG abnormalities in the general population and to describe them in relation to age, sex, and some lifestyle related factors. DESIGN The results were obtained from the records of 47 358 men and women participating in four large Belgian epidemiological studies during the past 30 years. All tracings were read and coded by two trained c...