Sequence data and association statistics from 12,940 type 2 diabetes cases and controls (Publications)
structural variants were identified, including 99% of low-frequency (minor allele frequency [MAF] 0.1-5%) non-coding variants in the whole-genome sequenced individuals and 99.7% of low-frequency coding variants
Detailed characterization and profiles of crankcase and diesel particulate matter exhaust emissions using speciated organics (Publications)
school bus self-pollution. As part of this monitoring campaign, a detailed characterization of PM2.5 diesel engine emissions from the tailpipe and crankcase emissions from the road draft tubes was performed
Efficacy of DB289 in Thai patients with <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> or acute, uncomplicated <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infections (Publications)
falciparum infections were admitted and treated with 100 mg of DB289 given orally twice a day for 5 days and were followed for 28 days. Patients with P. vivax infections were also treated with primaquine
Anemia in tuberculosis cases and household controls from Tanzania: contribution of disease, coinfections, and the role of hepcidin (Publications)
was associated with more severe TB symptom scoring (coefficient 0.8, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.5-1.2) and higher mycobacterial load (0.7, 95% CI 0.4-1.0). Hepcidin was higher in TB cases and controls
Air quality in Tehran, Iran: evaluating acute health effects and modeling the long-term spatial variability (Publications)
polluted area. Even so, more than 80% of Tehran had benzene concentrations above air quality standard of 5 µg/m3 set by European Union and Iranian Government. The thesis also included a systematic review of
Concurrently measured concentrations of atmospheric mercury in indoor (household) and outdoor air of Basel, Switzerland (Publications)
Basel, Switzerland. Average Hg concentrations ranged from 2.0 to 10.8 ng m–3 indoors and from 1.8 to 2.5 ng m–3 outdoors. These results reveal that households are a net source of Hg to the urban atmosphere
Drug-induced differential culturability in diverse strains of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (Publications)
Mtb-positive cultures in liquid as opposed to solid medium, with this liquid culture bias extending up to 5 months post diagnosis. Experimentally, there was a disparity between bacterial time to positivity (TTP)
Western European land use regression incorporating satellite- and ground-based measurements of NO2 and PM10 (Publications)
10km, altitude, and distance to sea. We explore models with and without satellite-based NO2 and PM2.5 as predictor variables and we compare two available land cover datasets (global; European). Model p
Socio-demographic determinants of low birth weight: evidence from the Kassena-Nankana districts of the Upper East Region of Ghana (Publications)
prevalence of low birth weight was 13.8% 95%CI [13.10, 14.6] and more in female babies than in males (15.5% vs 12.2%; p
The burden of gastroenteritis in Switzerland (BUGS) study: a research proposal for a 1-year, prospective cohort study (Publications)
usually self-limiting, but common disease worldwide. In Europe, incidence estimates range from 0.3-1.5 AG episodes/person-year. For Switzerland, available information on AG is restricted to notifiable foodborne