Investigation of the effect of structure modification of furamidine on the DNA minor groove binding and antiprotozoal activity (Publications)
New analogs of the antiprotozoal agent Furamidine were prepared utilizing Stille coupling reactions and amidation of the bisnitrile intermediate using lithium bis-trimethylsilylamide. Both the phenyl
Effect of residential relocation on environmental exposures in European cohorts: an exposome-wide approach (Publications)
Residential relocation is increasingly used as a natural experiment in epidemiological studies to assess the health impact of changes in environmental exposures. Since the likelihood of relocation can
Heat-related cardiorespiratory mortality: effect modification by air pollution across 482 cities from 24 countries (Publications)
Background Evidence on the potential interactive effects of heat and ambient air pollution on cause-specific mortality is inconclusive and limited to selected locations. Objectives We investigated the
ePOCT+ and the medAL-<em>suite</em>: development of an electronic clinical decision support algorithm and digital platform for pediatric outpatients... (Publications)
Electronic clinical decision support algorithms (CDSAs) have been developed to address high childhood mortality and inappropriate antibiotic prescription by helping clinicians adhere to guidelines. Pr
Health worker compliance with severe malaria treatment guidelines in the context of implementing pre-referral rectal artesunate in the Democratic... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: For a full treatment course of severe malaria, community-administered pre-referral rectal artesunate (RAS) should be completed by post-referral treatment consisting of an injectable antima
Associations between exposure to blue spaces and natural and cause-specific mortality in Greece: an ecological study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A growing body of evidence suggests that exposure to natural environments, such as green space, may have a beneficial role in health. However, there is limited evidence regarding the effec
Ivermectin and moxidectin against soil-transmitted helminth infections (Publications)
Ivermectin and moxidectin, two macrocyclic lactones, are potent antiparasitic drugs currently registered and mainly used against filarial diseases; however, their potential value for improved soil-tra
Confidence in the health system and health insurance enrollment among the informal sector population in Lusaka, Zambia (Publications)
BACKGROUND: To improve equitable access to quality essential services and reduce financial hardship, low-and-middle-income countries are increasingly relying on prepayment strategies such as health in
Detection of mostly viral pathogens and high proportion of antibiotic treatment initiation in hospitalised children with community-acquired pneumonia... (Publications)
AIMS OF THE STUDY: Globally, since the introduction of conjugate-vaccines against encapsulated bacteria, respiratory viruses have caused most hospitalisations for community-acquired pneumonia. The aim