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1. Modelling the health and economic impacts of the elimination of river blindness (onchocerciasis) in Africa (Publications)

   Modelling the health and economic impacts of the elimination of river blindness (onchocerciasis) in Africa

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   BACKGROUND: Onchocerciasis (river blindness) is endemic mostly in remote and rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa. The treatment goal for onchocerciasis has shifted from control to elimination in Africa.

2. Tuberculosis treatment outcomes among HIV/TB-coinfected children in the International Epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) network (Publications)

   Tuberculosis treatment outcomes among HIV/TB-coinfected children in the International Epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) network

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   INTRODUCTION: Management of tuberculosis (TB) is challenging in HIV/TB-coinfected children. The World Health Organization recommends nucleic acid amplification tests for TB diagnosis, a 4-drug regimen

3. Hit-to-lead optimization of a novel class of potent, broad-spectrum trypanosomacides (Publications)

   Hit-to-lead optimization of a novel class of potent, broad-spectrum trypanosomacides

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   The parasitic trypanosomes Trypanosoma brucei and T. cruzi are responsible for significant human suffering in the form of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) and Chagas disease. Drugs currently availa

4. Sex, forced expiratory volume in 1 s decline, body weight change and C-reactive protein in COPD patients (Publications)

   Sex, forced expiratory volume in 1 s decline, body weight change and C-reactive protein in COPD patients

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5. Using the COMMVAC taxonomy to map vaccination communication interventions in Mozambique (Publications)

   Using the COMMVAC taxonomy to map vaccination communication interventions in Mozambique

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   BACKGROUND: Improved communication about childhood vaccination is fundamental to increasing vaccine uptake in low-income countries. Mozambique, with 64% of children fully vaccinated, uses a range of c

6. Healthy lifestyle and heart rate variability in young adults (Publications)

   Healthy lifestyle and heart rate variability in young adults

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   BACKGROUND: We aimed to determine the association of a comprehensive healthy lifestyle with heart rate variability (HRV), a validated measure of autonomic function. DESIGN: This was a prospective coho

7. Association of air pollution with cognitive functions and its modification by APOE gene variants in elderly women (Publications)

   Association of air pollution with cognitive functions and its modification by APOE gene variants in elderly women

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8. Socioeconomic status and childhood leukemia incidence in Switzerland (Publications)

   Socioeconomic status and childhood leukemia incidence in Switzerland

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   Socioeconomic status (SES) discrepancies exist for child and adult cancer morbidity and are a major public health concern. In this Swiss population-based matched case-control study on the etiology of

9. Effects of passive smoking on heart rate variability, heart rate and blood pressure: an observational study (Publications)

   Effects of passive smoking on heart rate variability, heart rate and blood pressure: an observational study

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   Background Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has been shown to increase the risk for cardiovascular diseases and death, and autonomic dysfunction (specifically, reduced heart rate variabil

10. Effectiveness and equity of the Tanzania National Voucher Scheme for mosquito nets over 10 years of implementation (Publications)

    Effectiveness and equity of the Tanzania National Voucher Scheme for mosquito nets over 10 years of implementation

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    BACKGROUND: The Tanzania National Voucher Scheme (TNVS) was a public private partnership managed by the Ministry of Health that provided pregnant women and infants with highly subsidized (long-lasting