Cell penetration, herbicidal activity, and <em>in-vivo</em>-toxicity of oligo-arginine derivatives and of novel guanidinium-rich compounds derived... (Publications)
Oligo-arginines are thoroughly studied cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs, Figures 1 and 2). Previous in-vitro investigations with the octaarginine salt of the phosphonate fosmidomycin (herbicide and ant
Estimation of disability weight for paragonimiasis: a systematic analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Paragonimiasis, caused by helminths of the genus Paragonimus spp., is a neglected tropical disease. Human suffering from paragonimiasis is often misunderstood and its quantification by the
Association of riverine prawns and intermediate host snails and correlation with human schistosomiasis in two river systems in south-eastern Côte... (Publications)
The current emphasis of schistosomiasis control is placed on preventive chemotherapy using praziquantel. However, reinfection may occur rapidly in the absence of complementary interventions. Recent st
Compensatory evolution drives multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Central Asia (Publications)
Bacterial factors favoring the unprecedented multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) epidemic in the former Soviet Union remain unclear. We utilized whole genome sequencing and Bayesian statistics t
The epidemiology of chronic kidney disease and the association with non-communicable and communicable disorders in a population of sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), epidemiological data for chronic kidney disease (CKD) are scarce. We conducted a prospective cross-sectional study including 952 patients in an outpatient clinic in Tanzan
Comprehensive evaluation of stool-based diagnostic methods and benzimidazole resistance markers to assess drug efficacy and detect the emergence of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: To work towards reaching the WHO goal of eliminating soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections as a public health problem, the total number of children receiving anthelmintic drugs has st
Population-based linkage of big data in dental research (Publications)
Population-based linkage of patient-level information opens new strategies for dental research to identify unknown correlations of diseases, prognostic factors, novel treatment concepts and evaluate h
Outdoor malaria transmission risks and social life: a qualitative study in South-Eastern Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Behaviour changes in mosquitoes from indoor to outdoor biting result in continuing risk of malaria from outdoor activities, including routine household activities and occasional social and
The protective effect of cheese consumption at 18 months on allergic diseases in the first 6 years (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The effect of exposure to micro-organisms on allergic diseases has been well studied. The protective effect of early food diversity against allergic diseases was previously shown in the PA
