Quality of life as predictor for the development of cardiac ischemia in high-risk asymptomatic diabetic patients (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Ischemia induced by psychological stress and depression is a common phenomenon in stable coronary artery disease (CAD). We evaluated the quality of life (QoL) of diabetic patients screened
Attitudes of orthopedic specialists toward effects of medical device purchasing (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess viewpoints of end-users concerning the purchasing process of high-risk medical devices and to discuss the relevance of health technology assessments (HT
Phenotypes of atopic dermatitis depending on the timing of onset and progression in childhood (Publications)
Importance: Atopic dermatitis is an inflammatory, pruritic skin disease that often occurs in early infancy with a chronic course. However, a specific description of subtypes of atopic dermatitis depen
Epidemiological analysis of ozone and nitrogen impacts on vegetation - critical evaluation and recommendations (Publications)
For human health studies, epidemiology has been established as important tool to examine factors that affect the frequency and distribution of disease, injury, and other health-related events in a def
Estimating particulate exposure from modern municipal waste incinerators in Great Britain (Publications)
Municipal Waste Incineration (MWI) is regulated through the European Union Directive on Industrial Emissions (IED), but there is ongoing public concern regarding potential hazards to health. Using dis
A large-scale behavior change intervention to prevent Nipah transmission in Bangladesh: components and costs (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Nipah virus infection (NiV) is a bat-borne zoonosis transmitted to humans through consumption of NiV-contaminated raw date palm sap in Bangladesh. The objective of this analysis was to mea
Controlled human malaria infection leads to long-lasting changes in innate and innate-like lymphocyte populations (Publications)
Animal model studies highlight the role of innate-like lymphocyte populations in the early inflammatory response and subsequent parasite control following Plasmodium infection. IFN-gamma production by