Whole genome sequencing of<em> Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em>: current standards and open issues (Publications)
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has rapidly progressed from a research tool to a clinical application for the diagnosis and management of tuberculosis and in public health
Health risks for sanitation service workers along a container-based urine collection system and resource recovery value chain (Publications)
Container-based sanitation (CBS) within a comprehensive service system value chain offers a low-cost sanitation option with potential for revenue generation but may increase microbial health risks to
A comparison of linear regression, regularization, and machine learning algorithms to develop Europe-wide spatial models of fine particles and... (Publications)
Empirical spatial air pollution models have been applied extensively to assess exposure in epidemiological studies with increasingly sophisticated and complex statistical algorithms beyond ordinary li
Sleepless night, the moon is bright: longitudinal study of lunar phase and sleep (Publications)
Popular belief holds that the lunar cycle affects human physiology, behaviour and health. We examined the influence of moon phase on sleep duration in a secondary analysis of a feasibility study of mo
Monepantel allosterically activates DEG-3/DES-2 channels of the gastrointestinal nematode <em>Haemonchus contortus</em> (Publications)
Monepantel is the first drug of a new family of anthelmintics, the amino acetonitrile derivatives (AAD), presently used to treat ruminants infected with gastrointestinal nematodes such as Haemonchus c
Exposure to moulds and actinomycetes in Alpine farms: a nested environmental study of the PASTURE cohort (Publications)
Several studies have suggested that children exposed to a farm environment are protected against allergies and asthma. The present work is an environmental study nested within the PASTURE cohort and i
Early infant growth monitoring - time well spent? (Publications)
Summary Background In sub-Saharan Africa, growth monitoring for every infant consumes time and resources with no evidence of any benefits. We consider an alternative pragmatic approach which provides