FLOTAC: a new sensitive technique for the diagnosis of hookworm infections in humans (Publications)
of eggs per gram of stool (155.8 EPG) compared with the FLOTAC (37.7 EPG) and ether concentration (5.7 EPG) methods. The FLOTAC method shows promise as an important new tool for individual hookworm diagnosis
Anti-protozoal and plasmodial FabI enzyme inhibiting metabolites of <em>Scrophularia lepidota</em> roots (Publications)
(2), aucubin (3), 6-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-aucubin (sinuatol, 4), 6-O-beta-D-xylopyranosylaucubin (5), ajugol (6), ajugoside (7), an iridoid-related aglycone (10) and angoroside C (11). Nine isolates were
Associations between home- and family-related factors and fruit juice and soft drink intake among 10- to 12-year old children: the ENERGY project (Publications)
consumption). 7915 children (52% girls; mean age=11.7±0.8 years) and 6512 parents (83% women; mean age=41.4±5.3 years) completed the questionnaire. Multilevel regression analyses were used to examine the aforementioned
Prospective analysis of adrenal function in patients with acute exacerbations of COPD: the REDUCE* trial (*Reduction in the Use of Corticosteroids in... (Publications)
Patients presenting to the emergency department were randomized to receive 40 mg prednisone daily for 5 or 14 days in a placebo-controlled manner. The HPA axis was longitudinally assessed with the 1 mug
Sleep problems and work injury types: a study of 180 patients in a Swiss emergency department (Publications)
association was found for musculoskeletal injuries and falls with short sleep duration (odds ratio [OR] 5.41, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.81-16.22). The standardised scores of the Pittsburgh sleep quality
Sex differentials in the uptake of antiretroviral treatment in Zambia (Publications)
significantly larger proportion of men (32.7%) than women (25.6%) did not uptake ART (Pearson ?2 = 5.9135; p = 0.015). In the crude analysis, poor health status and low self-efficacy were common factors
Development of an RF-EMF exposure surrogate for epidemiologic research (Publications)
computer, laptop and tablet connected to WLAN (12.2%) and data traffic on the mobile phone via WLAN (6.5%). The exposure from mobile phone base stations contributed 1.8% to the whole-body dose, while uplink
Morbidity and nutrition patterns of three nomadic pastoralist communities of Chad (Publications)
complaint were rare. Pulmonary disorders (e.g. bronchitis) were most often diagnosed for children under 5 years of age. Of the adult participants, 4.6% were suspected of tuberculosis. Febrile diarrhoea occurred
Discovery of antischistosomal drug leads based on tetraazamacrocyclic derivatives and their metal complexes (Publications)
selected for further screening for IC50 determination against both NTS and adult worms. Against NTS, all 5 compounds showed IC50 values comparable to that of standard drug PZQ (0.87 to 9.65 muM vs 2.20 muM for
Respiratory hospital admission risk near large composting facilities (Publications)
non-statistically significant (p=0.054) association with total respiratory admissions corresponding to a 1.5% (95% CI: 0.0-2.9%) decrease in risk if moving from 251m to 501m. There were no significant associations