Comparison of traditional cox regression and causal modeling to investigate the association between long-term air pollution exposure and natural-cause... (Publications)
European countries. Annual mean PM(2.5) and NO(2) from Europe-wide models were assigned to baseline residential addresses and dichotomized at selected cut-off values (PM(2.5): 10, 12, 15 mug/m(3); NO(2): 20 [...] compared the associations between natural-cause mortality and exposure to fine particulate matter (PM(2.5)) and nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)) using traditional Cox and causal models in a large multicenter cohort [...] pooled and administrative cohorts, 47,131 and 3,580,264 died from natural...
Evaluating putative repellent 'push' and attractive 'pull' components for manipulating the odour orientation of host-seeking malaria vectors in the... (Publications)
was detectable in the air space but with a strong linear reduction in concentrations over 5 m from release. The MB5 constituent chemicals were only irregularly detected, potentially suggesting insufficient [...] positioned in house eave gaps as push components for preventing bites; (ii) understand the efficacy of MB5-baited Suna-traps in attracting vectors in the presence of a human being; (iii) assess 2-butanone as [...] was associated with low nighttime temperatures likely affecting the...
Prevalence and risk factors of schistosomiasis and hookworm infection in seasonal transmission settings in northern Côte d'Ivoire: a cross-sectional... (Publications)
two departments; Ferkessédougou (5.4%, 95% CI: 2.5-9.9%) and Ouangolodougou (2.7%, 95% CI: 0.9-6.3%). Hookworm was the only STH species observed with a prevalence of 1.5% (95% CI: 0.8-2.8%). A higher risk [...] females, but the difference was not statistically significant (2.3% versus 1.3%, odds ratio [OR]: 1.5, 95% CI: 0.8-2.7). Participants aged 16-20 years showed the highest prevalence of S. haematobium. A
Farmers' valuation and willingness to pay for vaccines to protect livestock resources against priority infectious diseases in Ghana (Publications)
Mean WTP for PPR vaccination was USD 1.17 or GHC 7.02 (95% CI: GHC 5.99-GHC 8.05) per sheep, and USD 1.1 or GHC 6.66 (95% CI: GHC 5.89-GHC 7.44) per goat. WTP was positively associated with resilience [...] covariates. To attain 70% vaccination coverage in Ghana, vaccination costs should be no larger than GHC 5.30 (USD 0.88) for CBPP per cattle and GHC 3.89 (USD 0.65) and GHC 3.67 (USD 0.61), respectively, for [...] willing to pay vaccination costs that exceed the prevailing market prices (GHC...
Chest X-ray analysis with deep learning-based software as a triage test for pulmonary tuberculosis: an individual patient data meta-analysis of... (Publications)
2% [-3.6, +6.3]; qXRv2: -13.4% [-21.5, -6.6]); between smear-negative and smear-positive tuberculosis was: CAD4TBv6, -12.3% [-19.5, -6.1]; Lunit, -17.2% [-24.6, -10.5]; qXRv2, -16.6% [-24.4, -9.9]. Accuracy [...] pooled specificities were: CAD4TBv6, 56.9% [95%CI:51.7-61.9]; Lunit, 54.1% [44.6-63.3]; qXRv2, 60.5% [51.7-68.6]). Adjusted absolute differences in pooled sensitivity between PLWH and HIV-uninfected
Design, implementation and evaluation of a national campaign to distribute nine million free LLINs to children under five years of age in Tanzania (Publications)
infants with highly subsidized insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), use among children under five years (U5s) in mainland Tanzania increased from 16% in 2004 to 26.2% in 2007. In 2008, the Ministry of Health [...] facilitated local government officials to supervise village-level volunteers on a registration of all U5s and the distribution and issuing of LLINs. The registration results formed the basis for the LLIN order [...] on coupons to village issuing posts during a three-day period where they...
Chest X-ray analysis with deep learning-based software as a triage test for pulmonary tuberculosis: an individual patient data meta-analysis of... (Publications)
2% [-3.6, +6.3]; qXRv2: -13.4% [-21.5, -6.6]); between smear-negative and smear-positive tuberculosis was: CAD4TBv6, -12.3% [-19.5, -6.1]; Lunit, -17.2% [-24.6, -10.5]; qXRv2, -16.6% [-24.4, -9.9]. Accuracy [...] pooled specificities were: CAD4TBv6, 56.9% [95%CI:51.7-61.9]; Lunit, 54.1% [44.6-63.3]; qXRv2, 60.5% [51.7-68.6]). Adjusted absolute differences in pooled sensitivity between PLWH and HIV-uninfected
Comparison of traditional cox regression and causal modeling to investigate the association between long-term air pollution exposure and natural-cause... (Publications)
European countries. Annual mean PM(2.5) and NO(2) from Europe-wide models were assigned to baseline residential addresses and dichotomized at selected cut-off values (PM(2.5): 10, 12, 15 mug/m(3); NO(2): 20 [...] compared the associations between natural-cause mortality and exposure to fine particulate matter (PM(2.5)) and nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)) using traditional Cox and causal models in a large multicenter cohort [...] pooled and administrative cohorts, 47,131 and 3,580,264 died from natural...
Performance of antigen detection for HRP2-based malaria rapid diagnostic tests in community surveys: Tanzania, July-November 2017 (Publications)
lower LOD at the 95% probability of positive RDT (4.3 ng/mL; 95% CI 3.4-5.4) when compared to pLDH/HRP2 dual target tests (5.4 ng/mL; 4.5-6.3), though this difference was not significant. With the exception [...] all other 14 villages (93.3%) showed RDT LOD estimates at 90% probability of positive RDT between 0.5 and 12.0 ng/mL. CONCLUSIONS: Both HRP2-only and pLDH/HRP2 combo RDTs utilized in a 2017 Tanzania cr
The production and antiprotozoal activity of abietane diterpenes in <em>Salvia austriaca</em> hairy roots grown in shake-flasks and bioreactor (Publications)
Schenk and Hildebrandt (SH), Gamborg (B5) and woody plant (WPM) media, with both full and half-strength macro- and micro-nutrient concentrations ((1/2) SH, (1/2) B5 and (1/2) WPM). Among the tested media [...] (1.15 mg g-1 DW; equivalent to 17.4 mg L-1), 15-deoxy-fuerstione (2.15 mg g-1 DW; equivalent to 32.5 mg L-1) and 7-(2'-oxohexyl)-taxodione (0.076 mg g-1 DW; equivalent to 1.1 mg L-1). Three diterpenes [...] (IC50 values ranging from 0.62 to 194.7 microM) and lower selectivity (SI value...