University of Antwerp

About: University of Antwerp is a education organization based out in Antwerp, Belgium. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Context (language use). The organization has 16682 authors who have published 48837 publications receiving 1689748 citations. The organization is also known as: Universiteit Antwerpen & UAntwerp.

The molecular identification of organic compounds in the atmosphere : state of the art and challenges

Abstract: Atmosphere: State of the Art and Challenges Barbara Nozier̀e,*,† Markus Kalberer,*,‡ Magda Claeys,* James Allan, Barbara D’Anna,† Stefano Decesari, Emanuela Finessi, Marianne Glasius, Irena Grgic,́ Jacqueline F. Hamilton, Thorsten Hoffmann, Yoshiteru Iinuma, Mohammed Jaoui, Ariane Kahnt, Christopher J. Kampf, Ivan Kourtchev,‡ Willy Maenhaut, Nicholas Marsden, Sanna Saarikoski, Jürgen Schnelle-Kreis, Jason D. Surratt, Sönke Szidat, Rafal Szmigielski, and Armin Wisthaler †Ircelyon/CNRS and Universite ́ Lyon 1, 69626 Villeurbanne Cedex, France ‡University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom University of Antwerp, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium The University of Manchester & National Centre for Atmospheric Science, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom Istituto ISAC C.N.R., I-40129 Bologna, Italy University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdom University of Aarhus, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark National Institute of Chemistry, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaẗ, 55122 Mainz, Germany Leibniz-Institut für Troposphar̈enforschung, 04318 Leipzig, Germany Alion Science & Technology, McLean, Virginia 22102, United States Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany Ghent University, 9000 Gent, Belgium Finnish Meteorological Institute, FI-00101 Helsinki, Finland Helmholtz Zentrum München, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS, Warsaw 01-224, Poland University of Oslo, 0316 Oslo, Norway

Genome-wide association study identifies two susceptibility loci for nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate

Abstract: We conducted a genome-wide association study for nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCL/P) in 401 affected individuals and 1,323 controls, with replication in an independent sample of 793 NSCL/P triads. We report two new loci associated with NSCL/P at 17q22 (rs227731, combined P = 1.07 x 10(-8), relative risk in homozygotes = 1.84, 95% CI 1.34-2.53) and 10q25.3 (rs7078160, combined P = 1.92 x 10(-8), relative risk in homozygotes = 2.17, 95% CI 1.32-3.56).

Molecular genetics of early-onset Alzheimer's disease revisited.

Abstract: As the discovery of the Alzheimer's disease (AD) genes, APP, PSEN1, and PSEN2, in families with autosomal dominant early-onset AD (EOAD), gene discovery in familial EOAD came more or less to a standstill. Only 5% of EOAD patients are carrying a pathogenic mutation in one of the AD genes or a apolipoprotein E (APOE) risk allele e4, most of EOAD patients remain unexplained. Here, we aimed at summarizing the current knowledge of EOAD genetics and its role in ongoing approaches to understand the biology of AD and disease symptomatology as well as developing new therapeutics. Next, we explored the possible molecular mechanisms that might underlie the missing genetic etiology of EOAD and discussed how the use of massive parallel sequencing technologies triggered novel gene discoveries. To conclude, we commented on the relevance of reinvestigating EOAD patients as a means to explore potential new avenues for translational research and therapeutic discoveries.

Critical Role and Screening Practices of European Business Incubators

Abstract: Business incubators guide starting enterprises through their growth process and as such constitute a strong instrument to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. In this article we sketch the European business incubator landscape. Then we describe screening practices by European business incubators in 2003 and compare these results with the American incubators in the eighties. In the last phase a cautious link between screening practices and performance, measured in terms of tenant failure, is established. Most incubators do not screen potential tenants on a balanced set of factors, but concentrate either on the characteristics of the tenant's market or on the characteristics of the tenant's management team. However, we found that the tenant survival rate is positively related to a more balanced screening profile. Based on our study results, we propose some recommendations for the main stakeholders in the field: authorities, incubators and innovative entrepreneurs.