A hybrid air pollution / land use regression model for predicting air pollution concentrations in Durban, South Africa (Publications)
The objective of this paper was to incorporate source-meteorological interaction information from two commonly employed atmospheric dispersion models into the land use regression technique for predict
Parallel trends in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and retail/recreation and public transport mobility during non-lockdown periods (Publications)
Recent literature strongly supports the idea that mobility reduction and social distancing play a crucial role in transmission of SARS-Cov-2 infections. It was shown during the first wave that mobilit
Associations between neighborhood violence during pregnancy and birth outcomes: evidence from Sao Paulo's Western Region Birth Cohort (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Low birth weight and prematurity remain leading causes of infant mortality and morbidity globally. Although extensive literature has highlighted the importance of socioenvironmental charac
Nowcasting COVID-19 incidence indicators during the Italian first outbreak (Publications)
A novel parametric regression model is proposed to fit incidence data typically collected during epidemics. The proposal is motivated by real-time monitoring and short-term forecasting of the main epi
Perceived built environment, health-related quality of life and health care utilization (Publications)
Previous research has shown that the built environment plays a crucial role for health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and health care utilization. But, there is limited evidence on the independence o
Elektromagnetische Felder des Mobilfunks im Zuge des aktuellen 5G-Netzausbaus Technische Aspekte und biologische Wirkungen im unteren Frequenzbereich... (Publications)
Als eine Weiterentwicklung der bisherigen Mobilfunksysteme 2G, 3G und 4G wurde in Deutschland im Jahr 2019 mit der Einführung des Mobilfunks der fünften Generation (5G) begonnen. Der 5G-Mobilkommunika
Multi-country evaluation of the durability of pyrethroid plus piperonyl-butoxide insecticide-treated nets: study protocol (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Mass distributions of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) have contributed to large reductions in the malaria burden. However, this success is in jeopardy due in part to the increasing
Female genital mutilation and contraceptive use: findings from the 2014 Egypt demographic health survey (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Female genital mutilation (FGM) includes procedures that remove partial or total external female genitalia, or causes other injury to female genital organs with no medical reason. Physical
