Effect of physical activity on heart rate variability in normal weight, overweight and obese subjects: results from the SAPALDIA study (Publications)
Many studies have demonstrated an association of both a sedentary lifestyle and a high body mass index (BMI) with greater risk for cardiovascular disease. Within the prospective SAPALDIA cohort (Swiss
<em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> transmission in a country with low tuberculosis incidence: role of immigration and HIV infection (Publications)
Immigrants from high-burden countries and HIV-coinfected individuals are risk groups for tuberculosis (TB) in countries with low TB incidence. Therefore, we studied their role in transmission of Mycob
Analysis of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> var genes expressed in children from Papua New Guinea (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The variable antigen P. falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein-1 (PfEMP1) is a major virulence factor in malaria. A large number of var genes encode PfEMP1, and we hypothesized that a res
Electron microscopical study to assess the in vitro effects of the synthetic trioxolane OZ78 against the liver fluke, Fasciola hepatica (Publications)
Adult Fasciola hepatica were incubated for 48 h in vitro in the synthetic peroxide, OZ78 at a concentration of 100 microg/ml and then prepared for scanning and transmission electron microscopy. There
Treatment of acute uncomplicated <em>Falciparum</em> malaria with artemether-lumefantrine in nonimmune populations: a safety, efficacy, and... (Publications)
The efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of malaria in nonimmune populations are not well defined. In this study, 165 nonimmune patients from Europe and non-malarious areas
Differences in weight status and energy-balance related behaviors among schoolchildren in German-speaking Switzerland compared to seven countries in... (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Overweight in children and adolescents have increased significantly and are a major public health problem. To allow international comparisons, Switzerland joined the European stu
Antiplasmodial and antitrypanosomal activity of pyrethrins and pyrethroids (Publications)
In a screen of 1800 plant and fungal extracts for antiplasmodial, antitrypanosomal, and leishmanicidal activity, the n-hexane extract of Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium (Trevir.) Vis. flowers showed str
We are Zambians -Don't tell us how to fish! Institutional Change, Power Relations and Conflicts in the Kafue Flats Fisheries in Zambia (Publications)
Many scholars claim that open access due to the effective absence of state control is the major reason for the overuse of common-pool resources such as fisheries. Based on data from the Kafue Flats fi
