Farm exposure and time trends in early childhood may influence DNA methylation in genes related to asthma and allergy (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Genetic susceptibility and environmental influences are important contributors to the development of asthma and atopic diseases. Epigenetic mechanisms may facilitate gene by environment in
High temperature and hospitalizations for cardiovascular and respiratory causes in 12 European cities (Publications)
RATIONALE: Episode analyses of heat waves have documented a comparatively higher impact on mortality than on morbidity (hospital admissions) in European cities. The evidence from daily time series stu
National intestinal helminth survey among schoolchildren in Tajikistan: prevalences, risk factors and perceptions (Publications)
Solid evidence regarding the epidemiology of intestinal helminth infections in Tajikistan is currently lacking. As such information is essential for the evidence-based design, implementation and evalu
Determination of methoxyphenols in ambient atmospheric particulate matter: tracers for wood combustion (Publications)
Combustion of wood and other biomass fuels produces source-specific organic compounds arising from pyrolysis of lignin, including substantial amounts of 4-substituted methoxylated phenolic compounds (
Estimation of infection and recovery rates for highly polymorphic parasites when detectability is imperfect, using hidden Markov models (Publications)
A Bayesian hierarchical model is proposed for estimating parasitic infection dynamics for highly polymorphic parasites when detectability of the parasite using standard tests is imperfect. The parasit
