Reliability of trial information across registries for trials with multiple registrations: a systematic review (Publications)
IMPORTANCE: Clinical trial registries are important for gaining an overview of ongoing research efforts and for deterring and identifying publication bias and selective outcome reporting. The reliabil
Maternal drinking behaviour and co-exposure from smoking during and after pregnancy in relation to the neurocognitive function of school-children in... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Maternal substance use and its long-term effect on the neurocognitive functions of children is a global public health issue. Despite an increase in substance use in rural areas of low to m
Spatio-temporal modelling of COVID-19 incident cases using Richards’ curve: an application to the Italian regions (Publications)
We introduce an extended generalised logistic growth model for discrete outcomes, in which spatial and temporal dependence are dealt with the specification of a network structure within an Auto-Regres
Investigation of MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry for assessing the molecular diversity of C<em>ampylobacter jejuni</em> and comparison with MLST and... (Publications)
There is a need for active molecular surveillance of human and veterinary Campylobacter infections. However, sequencing of all isolates is associated with high costs and a considerable workload. Thus,
Radio-frequency exposure of the yellow fever mosquito (<em>A. aegypti</em>) from 2 to 240 GHz (Publications)
Fifth generation networks (5G) will be associated with a partial shift to higher carrier frequencies, including wavelengths of insects. This may lead to higher absorption of radio frequency (RF) elect
Update of transmission modelling and projections of <em>gambiense </em>human African trypanosomiasis in the Mandoul focus, Chad (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In recent years, a programme of vector control, screening and treatment of gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (gHAT) infections led to a rapid decline in cases in the Mandoul focus of
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, primary varicella zoster virus coinfection, and a polymicrobial ventilator-associated... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The spectrum of clinical manifestations and differential diagnosis associated with coronavirus disease 2019 is broad, ranging from fever and cutaneous eruptions to respiratory distress or
'The body is difficult': reproductive navigation through sociality and corporeality in rural Burundi (Publications)
The route from family planning intentions to practices is not linear, it is contingent on different social factors including the preferences of individuals and couples, their gendered positions and ba
Association between allergic sensitization and intestinal parasite infection in schoolchildren in Gqeberha, South Africa (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Inconsistent data exist regarding the influence of parasitic infection on the prevalence of allergic sensitization and disorders. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact of geohelminth and pr
