Epidemiology of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> gametocytemia in India: prevalence, age structure, risk factors and the role of a predictive score for... (Publications)
The area under the receiver operator characteristic curve was 0.76 (95%CI:0.73,0.78), and a cut-off of 14 or more on a risk score ranging from 0 to 46 provided 91% (95%CI:88,95) sensitivity and 33% (95%CI:31
<em>In silico</em> prediction and experimental evaluation of furanoheliangolide sesquiterpene lactones as potent agents against <em>Trypanosoma brucei... (Publications)
and 4,15-isoatriplicolide tiglate, were therefore tested. They displayed IC50 values of 0.07, 0.20 and 0.07 and 0.015 muM, respectively, so that the in silico-prediction was experimentally confirmed. 4
Antitrypanosomal isoflavan quinones from <em>Abrus precatorius</em> (Publications)
ECD data. Compounds 2 to 5 showed high in vitro activity against T. b. rhodesiense (IC50 of 0.01, 0.02, 0.02 and 0.01muM, respectively), and remarkable SIs of 508, 374, 1379, and 668, respectively
Predicted temperature-increase-induced global health burden and its regional variability (Publications)
C/100ppm) and Finland (1.14 degrees C/100ppm), while it is smallest in Ireland (0.62 degrees C/100ppm) and Argentina (0.63 degrees C/100ppm). In addition, for each 1 degrees C temperature increase, the [...] degrees C) and the Philippines (8.18%p/ degrees C), while it is decreased in Ireland (-0.92%p/ degrees C) and Australia (-0.32%p/ degrees C). To understand the regional variability in temperature increase and
Pregnancy outcomes and risk of placental malaria after artemisinin-based and quinine-based treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in... (Publications)
conducted. The risks of stillbirth (pregnancy loss at > /= 28.0 weeks of gestation), moderate to late preterm birth (PTB, live birth between 32.0 and < 37.0 weeks), small for gestational age (SGA, birthweight of [...] confidence interval [CI] 1.03 to 1.26, p = 0.009) and deposition of malaria pigment in the placenta (aOR 1.67 per 10-fold increase, 95% CI 1.42 to 1.96, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The risks of stillbirth [...] 3. RESULTS: Of the 22 eligible studies (n = 5015), IPD from16 studies were...
The consequences of declining population access to insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) on net use patterns and physical degradation of nets after 22... (Publications)
if: [Formula: see text] 3 people slept under them (OR 0.50 (95% CI 0.40-0.63)), or if nets were used by school-age children (OR 0.72 (95% CI 0.56-0.93)), or if the net product was Olyset(R). One month after [...] campaign (URC) nets arrived in study households in Musoma District, was also assessed. RESULTS: Some 57.0% (95% CI 53.9-60.1%) of households had sufficient ITNs for every household member, while 84.4% (95%
Diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminths using the Kato-Katz technique: what is the influence of stirring, storage time and storage temperature on... (Publications)
21). The time x storage interaction effect was statistically significant (coefficient 0.26, 95% CI: 0.17 to 0.35, p < 0.0001). After 24 hours mean hookworm FECs dropped close to zero, irrespective of the [...] room temperature for one day resulted in a mean hookworm FEC decrease of 23% (p < 0.0001), compared to a 13% reduction (p < 0.0001) if samples were stored in the refrigerator. Fecal egg counts of A. lumbricoides [...] hours. From each part one Kato-Katz slide was prepared and analyzed at...
Association of FEV1 in asthmatic children with personal and microenvironmental exposure to airborne particulate matter (Publications)
PM, -6.0% (-10.5 to -1.4); 30 microg/m3 24-hr average personal PM, -5.9% (-10.8 to -1.0); 6.7 microg/m3 indoor home PM2.5, -1.6% (-2.8 to -0.4); 16 microg/m3 indoor home PM10, -2.1% (-3.7 to -0.4); 7.1 [...] 1 microg/m3 outdoor home PM2.5, -1.1% (-2.4 to 0.1); and 7.5 microg/m3 central-site PM2.5, -0.7% (-1.9 to 0.4). Stronger associations were found for multiday moving averages of PM for both personal and
The consequences of declining population access to insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) on net use patterns and physical degradation of nets after 22... (Publications)
if: [Formula: see text] 3 people slept under them (OR 0.50 (95% CI 0.40-0.63)), or if nets were used by school-age children (OR 0.72 (95% CI 0.56-0.93)), or if the net product was Olyset(R). One month after [...] campaign (URC) nets arrived in study households in Musoma District, was also assessed. RESULTS: Some 57.0% (95% CI 53.9-60.1%) of households had sufficient ITNs for every household member, while 84.4% (95%
Diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminths using the Kato-Katz technique: what is the influence of stirring, storage time and storage temperature on... (Publications)
21). The time x storage interaction effect was statistically significant (coefficient 0.26, 95% CI: 0.17 to 0.35, p < 0.0001). After 24 hours mean hookworm FECs dropped close to zero, irrespective of the [...] room temperature for one day resulted in a mean hookworm FEC decrease of 23% (p < 0.0001), compared to a 13% reduction (p < 0.0001) if samples were stored in the refrigerator. Fecal egg counts of A. lumbricoides [...] hours. From each part one Kato-Katz slide was prepared and analyzed at...
