Influence of testing modality on bioefficacy for the evaluation of Interceptor® G2 mosquito nets to combat malaria mosquitoes in Tanzania (Publications)
impact of bioassay modality, mosquito exposures of the alphacypermethrin ITN Interceptor((R)) and dual adulticide Interceptor((R)) G2 were investigated. METHODS: This study evaluated the performance of In [...] )) G2 compared to Interceptor((R)) against local strains of mosquitoes in Tanzania. Unwashed and 20x times washed nets were tested. Efficacy of ITNs was measured by four bioassay types: (1) World Health [...] resistant strains, superiority of Interceptor((R)) G2 over Interceptor((R)) was...
Influence of exposure assessment methods on associations between long-term exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter and risk of cancer in the... (Publications)
consistent, possibly because of the diversity of methods used to assess exposure. OBJECTIVES: To investigate how using different PM2.5 exposure assessment methods influences risk estimates in the large [...] associations for all-sites cancer (3711 cases), with a first slope of HRs of 1.53 (1.24-1.88) and 1.43 (1.19-1.73) for one IQR increase of cumulative PM2.5 exposure for the LUR and the Gazel-Air models r [...] series > /=20-years annual concentrations. Spearman correlation coefficient...
Influence of sugar availability and indoor microclimate on survival of <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> (Diptera: Culicidae) under semifield conditions in... (Publications)
The potential influence of seemingly minor heterogeneities of indoor microclimate upon vector longevity and vectorial capacity may merit further investigation. Also, the availability of sugar was shown [...] The influence of indoor microclimate on survival of female Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto Giles (Diptera: culicidae) mosquitoes fed on different nutrition sources was evaluated in a semifield experimental [...] or a combination of the two diets over three experiments so that each cage...
Influence of parenteral administration routes and additional factors on vaccine safety and immunogenicity: a review of recent literature (Publications)
factors potentially impacting on the 'performance' of a given route of administration, as reported in recent literature, are outlined and discussed in view of their importance. These factors need to be accounted [...] addition, there are factors, such as body site, needle length, injection technique, depth of injection, type of antigen, vaccine formulation, adjuvants, age, sex, race/ethnicity, body mass, and pre-existing [...] immunity, which can have an impact on the reactogenicity and...
Influence of a lifestyle intervention in preschool children on physiological and psychological parameters (Ballabeina): study design of a cluster... (Publications)
increasing dramatically worldwide. Children of low socioeconomic status and/or children of migrant background are especially at risk. In general, the overall effectiveness of school-based programs on health-related [...] performed the majority of the intervention and were supported by a local health promoter. The intervention included physical activity lessons, adaptation of the built infrastructure; promotion of regional extr [...] quality of life and signs of hyperactivity (questionnaires),...
The influence of physiological status on age prediction of <em>Anopheles arabiensis</em> using near infra-red spectroscopy (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Determining the age of malaria vectors is essential for evaluating the impact of interventions that reduce the survival of wild mosquito populations and for estimating changes in vectorial [...] senescence and also the life history of the mosquito, i.e., mating, blood feeding and egg-laying events. METHODS: To better understand these changes, we evaluated the influence of mosquito physiological status [...] different physiological statuses of An. arabiensis influences the...