Pulmonary effects of indoor- and outdoor-generated particles in children with asthma (Publications)
Most particulate matter (PM) health effects studies use outdoor (ambient) PM as a surrogate for personal exposure. However, people spend most of their time indoors exposed to a combination of indoor-g
Crying babies, tired mothers: What do we know? A systematic review (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: to synthesise the evidence on the interconnectedness of infant crying and maternal tiredness in the postpartum period, both from quantitative as well as from qualitative studies. METHODS: a
Temperature-related overestimation of energy expenditure, based on heart-rate monitoring in obese boys (Publications)
An equation has been developed to reduce the error in predicting energy expenditure (EE) from heart rate (HR) monitoring, by correcting for climate-related HR increases. To evaluate the effects of suc
Children at high altitude have less nocturnal periodic breathing than adults (Publications)
Although children commonly travel to high altitudes, their respiratory adaptation to hypoxia remains elusive. Therefore, in the present study respiratory inductive plethysmography, pulse oximetry (S(p
Biologically meaningful coverage indicators for eliminating malaria transmission (Publications)
Mosquitoes, which evade contact with long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual sprays, by feeding outdoors or upon animals, are primary malaria vectors in many tropical countries. They can al
Wirkungen von Stickstoffdioxid auf die menschliche Gesundheit - Ableitung eines gesundheitsbezogenen Kurz - und Langzeitgrenzwertes (Publications)
Effects of nitrogen dioxide on human health - Derivation of a health related short- and long-term value. The presented overview concerning health relevant effects caused by nitrogen dioxide resumes th
