Human macrophage responses to clinical isolates from the <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> complex discriminate between ancient and modern lineages (Publications)
The aim of the present study was to determine whether there is a correlation between phylogenetic relationship and inflammatory response amongst a panel of clinical isolates representative of the glob
Malaria transmission after five years of vector control on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Malaria is endemic with year-round transmission on Bioko Island. The Bioko Island Malaria Control Project (BIMCP) started in 2004 with the aim to reduce malaria transmission and
The use of antenatal and postnatal care: perspectives and experiences of women and health care providers in rural southern Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Although antenatal care coverage in Tanzania is high, worrying gaps exist in terms of its quality and ability to prevent, diagnose or treat complications. Moreover, much less is known abou
Factors associated with the utilisation of primary care services: a cross-sectional study in public and private facilities in Albania (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To identify key factors influencing the utilisation of governmental and private primary healthcare services in Albania. DESIGN: A cross-sectional health facility survey using a 4-point Lik
Activities of quinoxaline, nitroquinoxaline and [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]quinoxaline analogs of MMV007204 against <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> (Publications)
The reliance on one drug, praziquantel, to treat the parasitic disease schistosomiasis in millions of people a year shows the need to further develop a pipeline of new drugs to treat this disease. Rec
Travellers returning from the island of Zanzibar colonized with MDR <em>Escherichia coli </em>strains: assessing the impact of local people and other... (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Many travellers to low-income countries return home colonized at the intestinal level with extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant (ESC-R) and/or colistin-resistant (CST-R) Escherichia c
An ensemble approach to short-term forecast of COVID-19 intensive care occupancy in Italian regions (Publications)
The availability of intensive care beds during the COVID-19 epidemic is crucial to guarantee the best possible treatment to severely affected patients. In this work we show a simple strategy for short
Estimation of urban PM10 concentration, based on MODIS and MERIS/AATSR synergistic observations (Publications)
Multiple linear and higher order equations were developed for the estimation of the PM10 spatial distribution over the broader area of Athens, Greece, based on satellite data. In situ PM10 measurement
Bayesian geostatistical modelling of high-resolution <em>NO</em>2 exposure in Europe combining data from monitors, satellites and chemical transport... (Publications)
Bayesian geostatistical regression (GR) models estimate air pollution exposure at high spatial resolution, quantify the prediction uncertainty and provide probabilistic inference on the exceedance of
