selenium is a non metallic chemical element that affects plant growth and development and but it can due to the presence of antioxidant defense system as a matter of basic human and animal health has been identified. an experiment was conducted to study the effect of se on physiological characteristics and yield of brussels sprouts (brassica oleracea var. gemmifera) with six levels of se (0, 2,...

This paper addresses the somewhat paradoxical situation whereby on the one hand, the concept of a “Europe of the Regions” has largely been discredited and has generally fallen out of favour, whilst at the same time, the level of regional engagement in Europe continues to grow at an exponential rate. Regions themselves continue to operate actively in Europe. The number of offices in Brussels rep...

BACKGROUND Newborn hearing screening programs aim to lower the ages at audiological intervention among hearing-impaired children. In Wallonia and Brussels (Belgium), audiological intervention data are not collected in the screening program, and the ages at initiating audiological care have never been assessed. This study aimed to assess the evolution in the ages at initiating audiological inter...

U.N.E.S.C.O. W.H.O. W.F.M.H. or what you will, are a way of evading currency regulations and arranging for a good time to be had by all. In some ways I was inclined to agree with this view but after attending the European Mental Health League in Switzerland last year, and the Annual Meeting of the World Federation of Mental Health in Brussels this year, I am sure the value in good human relatio...