Performance and impact of GeneXpert MTB/RIF® and Loopamp MTBC Detection Kit® assays on tuberculosis case detection in Madagascar (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis rapid molecular assays, including GeneXpert MTB/RIF(R) and Loopamp MTBC Detection Kit(R), are highly sensitive and specific. Such performance does not automatically translate
Machine learning techniques for personalized breast cancer risk prediction: comparison with the BCRAT and BOADICEA models (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Comprehensive breast cancer risk prediction models enable identifying and targeting women at high-risk, while reducing interventions in those at low-risk. Breast cancer risk prediction mod
Cross-country comparison of dietary patterns and obesity among women of reproductive age in urban sub-Saharan Africa (P10-069-19) (Publications)
Objectives: Obesity is an increasing problem among women of reproductive age (WRA) in urban sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), yet population-specific information on dietary risk factors is limited. The object
Genetic landscape of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identifies heterogeneous cell-type and phenotype associations (Publications)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the leading cause of respiratory mortality worldwide. Genetic risk loci provide new insights into disease pathogenesis. We performed a genome-wide assoc
Influence of acute physical activity on stress reactivity in obese and normal weight children: a randomized controlled trial (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Physical activity (PA) may influence acute stress reactivity in children differently depending on their weight. This randomized controlled trial investigated the impact of acute PA and of B
Subspecies typing of <em>Streptococcus agalactiae</em> based on ribosomal subunit protein mass variation by MADLI-TOF MS (Publications)
Background: A ribosomal subunit protein (rsp)-based matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) method was developed for fast subspecies-level typing of
Determinants of bed net use conditional on access in population surveys in Ghana (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are one of the most effective and widely available methods for preventing malaria, and there is interest in understanding the complexities of behavioural dr