Sex-specific gene expression in the mosquito <em>Culex pipiens</em> f. molestus in response to artificial light at night (Publications)
expression regardless of treatment, with 11,660 genes (51 % of annotated genes; 8694 with FC > 2; 48 % of annotated genes) differentially expressed between males and females, including 14 genes of the circadian [...] light at night (ALAN) is a typical feature of urban areas and most organisms living in urban or suburban habitats are exposed to low levels of ALAN. Light is one of the most important environmental cues that [...] organisms use to regulate their activities. Studies have begun to...
Sex-specific gene expression in the mosquito <em>Culex pipiens</em> f. molestus in response to artificial light at night (Publications)
expression regardless of treatment, with 11,660 genes (51 % of annotated genes; 8694 with FC > 2; 48 % of annotated genes) differentially expressed between males and females, including 14 genes of the circadian [...] light at night (ALAN) is a typical feature of urban areas and most organisms living in urban or suburban habitats are exposed to low levels of ALAN. Light is one of the most important environmental cues that [...] organisms use to regulate their activities. Studies have begun to...
Aceitabilidade da quimioprofilaxia em área endêmica para a hanseníase: projeto PEP-Hans Brasil (Publications)
new cases, and improved quality of life. Insecurity in taking the medication and the possibility of the disease manifesting itself had a negative influence on acceptance of PEP, while prior information on [...] wellbeing, prevention of the disease, sequelae, decrease in public expenditures, and expanded access. Participants acknowledged the relevance of the PEP strategy based on the possibility of interrupting the [...] analyze the acceptability of chemoprophylaxis with single-dose rifampicin...
Aceitabilidade da quimioprofilaxia em área endêmica para a hanseníase: projeto PEP-Hans Brasil (Publications)
new cases, and improved quality of life. Insecurity in taking the medication and the possibility of the disease manifesting itself had a negative influence on acceptance of PEP, while prior information on [...] wellbeing, prevention of the disease, sequelae, decrease in public expenditures, and expanded access. Participants acknowledged the relevance of the PEP strategy based on the possibility of interrupting the [...] analyze the acceptability of chemoprophylaxis with single-dose rifampicin...
Airborne particle exposure and extrinsic skin aging (Publications)
study, we have assessed the influence of air pollution on skin aging in 400 Caucasian women aged 70-80 years. Skin aging was clinically assessed by means of SCINEXA (score of intrinsic and extrinsic skin [...] at the place of residence was determined by traffic particle emissions and by estimation of soot in fine dust. Exposure to background particle concentration was determined by measurements of ambient particles [...] which was measured in low residential areas of the cities without busy...
Assessing the variability in experimental hut trials evaluating insecticide-treated nets against malaria vectors (Publications)
the number of mosquitoes entering the huts each night and the magnitude of included random effects can influence study power. A wide variation in behaviour is observed in both the mean number of mosquitoes [...] control interventions against malaria vectors in a controlled setting. The level of variability present in the assay will influence whether a given study is well powered to answer the research question being [...] analyses to prevent false precision of results. We utilise both...
Airborne particle exposure and extrinsic skin aging (Publications)
study, we have assessed the influence of air pollution on skin aging in 400 Caucasian women aged 70-80 years. Skin aging was clinically assessed by means of SCINEXA (score of intrinsic and extrinsic skin [...] at the place of residence was determined by traffic particle emissions and by estimation of soot in fine dust. Exposure to background particle concentration was determined by measurements of ambient particles [...] which was measured in low residential areas of the cities without busy...
Assessing the variability in experimental hut trials evaluating insecticide-treated nets against malaria vectors (Publications)
the number of mosquitoes entering the huts each night and the magnitude of included random effects can influence study power. A wide variation in behaviour is observed in both the mean number of mosquitoes [...] control interventions against malaria vectors in a controlled setting. The level of variability present in the assay will influence whether a given study is well powered to answer the research question being [...] analyses to prevent false precision of results. We utilise both...
Tick-borne diseases in Switzerland and climate change (Publications)
transmit a range of other diseases, such as Lyme Borreliosis. In the last decades, Switzerland has witnessed a marked increase of cases of TBE. Climate directly and indirectly influences ticks, ticks' habitat [...] es, has been linked to an expansion of the vector’s distribution to higher latitudes and altitudes in European regions. Longitudinal data on spatial distribution of ticks in high altitudes, however, are [...] exact influences that account for the observed increase and the spatial...
Tick-borne diseases in Switzerland and climate change (Publications)
transmit a range of other diseases, such as Lyme Borreliosis. In the last decades, Switzerland has witnessed a marked increase of cases of TBE. Climate directly and indirectly influences ticks, ticks' habitat [...] es, has been linked to an expansion of the vector’s distribution to higher latitudes and altitudes in European regions. Longitudinal data on spatial distribution of ticks in high altitudes, however, are [...] exact influences that account for the observed increase and the spatial...