The role of humidity in associations of high temperature with mortality: a multicountry, multicity study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There is strong experimental evidence that physiologic stress from high temperatures is greater if humidity is higher. However, heat indices developed to allow for this have not consistent
"We treat humans, not herds!": a qualitative study of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) providers' individualized approaches to vaccination... (Publications)
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) providers' roles in parents' decision-making about vaccinations for their children have only recently begun receiving research attention, despite studies s
Exploring mechanochemical parameters using a DoE approach: crystal structure solution from Synchrotron XRPD and characterization of a new praziquantel... (Publications)
A rotated Doehlert matrix was utilized to explore the experimental design space around the milling parameters of Praziquantel (PZQ) polymorph B formation in terms of frequency and milling time. Three
Flexible 3D cell-based platforms for the discovery and profiling of novel drugs targeting <em>Plasmodium</em> hepatic infection (Publications)
The restricted pipeline of drugs targeting the liver stage of Plasmodium infection reflects the scarcity of cell models that mimic the human hepatic phenotype and drug metabolism, as well as Plasmodiu
Ealamines A-H, a series of naphthylisoquinolines with the rare 7,8'-coupling site, from the Congolese liana <em>Ancistrocladus ealaensis</em>,... (Publications)
From the twigs and leaves of the Central African liana Ancistrocladus ealaensis (Ancistrocladaceae), a series of ten 7,8'-coupled naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids were isolated, comprising eight new com
Policy and socio-cultural differences between cantons in Switzerland with high and low adolescent vaccination coverage for hepatitis B and HPV (Publications)
Vaccination recommendations in Switzerland are national, but vaccine coverage varies greatly from one canton to another, particularly for vaccinations recommended in adolescence. To explain these diff
Multi-center screening of the Pathogen Box collection for schistosomiasis drug discovery (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Over the past five years, as a public service to encourage and accelerate drug discovery for diseases of poverty, the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) has released box sets of 400 compo