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1. Do instructional videos on sputum submission result in increased tuberculosis case detection? A randomized controlled trial (Publications)

   Do instructional videos on sputum submission result in increased tuberculosis case detection? A randomized controlled trial

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   OBJECTIVE: We examined the effect of an instructional video about the production of diagnostic sputum on case detection of tuberculosis (TB), and evaluated the acceptance of the video. TRIAL DESIGN: R

2. Financial and economic costs of the elimination and eradication of onchocerciasis (river blindness) in Africa (Publications)

   Financial and economic costs of the elimination and eradication of onchocerciasis (river blindness) in Africa

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   BACKGROUND: Onchocerciasis (river blindness) is a parasitic disease transmitted by blackflies. Symptoms include severe itching, skin lesions, and vision impairment including blindness. More than 99% o

3. Can health workforce management actions positively influence retention and attrition of health workers? A study on human resources for health in the... (Publications)

   Can health workforce management actions positively influence retention and attrition of health workers? A study on human resources for health in the eastern region of Ghana

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4. Functional analysis and transcriptional output of the Göttingen minipig genome (Publications)

   Functional analysis and transcriptional output of the Göttingen minipig genome

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   BACKGROUND: In the past decade the Göttingen minipig has gained increasing recognition as animal model in pharmaceutical and safety research because it recapitulates many aspects of human physiology a

5. Spatial and temporal variation of malaria entomological parameters at the onset of a hydro-agricultural development in central Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)

   Spatial and temporal variation of malaria entomological parameters at the onset of a hydro-agricultural development in central Côte d'Ivoire

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   BACKGROUND: A deeper understanding of the ecology and small-scale heterogeneity of malaria transmission is essential for the design of effective prevention, control and elimination interventions. The

6. Spatial variation and land use regression modeling of the oxidative potential of fine particles (Publications)

   Spatial variation and land use regression modeling of the oxidative potential of fine particles

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   BACKGROUND: Oxidative potential (OP) has been suggested to be a more health-relevant metric than particulate matter (PM) mass. Land use regression (LUR) models can estimate long-term exposure to air p

7. Artemether-lumefantrine treatment of uncomplicated <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> malaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis of day 7 lumefantrine... (Publications)

   Artemether-lumefantrine treatment of uncomplicated <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> malaria: a systematic review and meta-analysis of day 7 lumefantrine concentrations and therapeutic response using individual patient data

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   BACKGROUND: Achieving adequate antimalarial drug exposure is essential for curing malaria. Day 7 blood or plasma lumefantrine concentrations provide a simple measure of drug exposure that correlates w

8. Praziquantel coverage in schools and communities targeted for the elimination of urogenital schistosomiasis in Zanzibar: a cross-sectional survey (Publications)

   Praziquantel coverage in schools and communities targeted for the elimination of urogenital schistosomiasis in Zanzibar: a cross-sectional survey

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   BACKGROUND: Biannual mass drug administration (MDA) with praziquantel and additional interventions to eliminate urogenital schistosomiasis has been implemented on the Zanzibar islands, United Republic

9. Surveillance and control of <em>Aedes albopictus</em> in the Swiss-Italian border region: differences in egg densities between intervention and... (Publications)

   Surveillance and control of <em>Aedes albopictus</em> in the Swiss-Italian border region: differences in egg densities between intervention and non-intervention areas

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   BACKGROUND: Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito, originates from the tropical and subtropical regions of Southeast Asia. Over the recent decades it has been passively spread across the globe, p

10. Building-related health impacts in European and Chinese cities: a scalable assessment method (Publications)

    Building-related health impacts in European and Chinese cities: a scalable assessment method

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    BACKGROUND: Public health is often affected by societal decisions that are not primarily about health. Climate change mitigation requires intensive actions to minimise greenhouse gas emissions in the