Non-uptake of HIV testing in children at risk in two urban and rural settings in Zambia: a mixed-methods study (Publications)
This article investigates reasons why children who were considered at risk of HIV were not taken for HIV testing by their caregivers. Qualitative and quantitative data collected in Zambia from 2010-11
Synthesis and potent antiprotozoal activity of mono/di amidino 2-anilinobenz-imidazoles versus <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> and <em>Trypanosoma... (Publications)
A series of mono and dicationic new 2-anilinobenzimidazole carboxamidines were prepared in a four step process starting from 4-amino-3-nitrobenzonitrile and corresponding o-phenylenediamines. Their an
Land use regression models for alkylbenzenes in a Middle Eastern megacity: Tehran Study of Exposure Prediction for Environmental Health Research... (Publications)
Land use regression (LUR) has not been applied thus far to ambient alkylbenzenes in highly polluted megacities. We advanced LUR models for benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, p-xylene, m-xylene, o-xylene
Medical use of cannabis in Switzerland: analysis of approved exceptional licences (Publications)
AIMS OF THE STUDY: In recent years, the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) granted exceptional licenses for the medical use of cannabinoids, typically for 6 months with possible extensions.
Transcriptional profiling defines dynamics of parasite tissue sequestration during malaria infection (Publications)
BACKGROUND: During intra-erythrocytic development, late asexually replicating Plasmodium falciparum parasites sequester from peripheral circulation. This facilitates chronic infection and is linked to
Associations of novel and traditional vascular biomarkers of arterial stiffness: results of the SAPALDIA 3 cohort study (Publications)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There is a lack of evidence concerning associations between novel parameters of arterial stiffness as cardiovascular risk markers and traditional structural and functional v
