Exposure to elemental composition of outdoor PM2.5 at birth and cognitive and psychomotor function in childhood in four European birth cohorts (Publications)
-2.45 to -0.06] per 100ng/m3 increase of iron). Association between the motorized traffic component, derived from principal component analysis, and fine motor function was not significant (-0.29 points [...] points [95% CI -0.64 to 0.06] per unit increase). None of the elements were associated with gross motor function or cognitive function, although the latter estimates were predominantly negative. CONCLUSION:
Exposure to night-time traffic noise, melatonin-regulating gene variants and change in glycemia in adults (Publications)
was associated with a 0.02% (0.003-0.04%) increase in mean DeltaHbA1c in 2142 non-movers. RTN-DeltaHbA1c association was modified by MGRS among diabetic participants (Pinteraction = 0.001). A similar trend
The impact of acute air pollution fluctuations on bronchiectasis pulmonary exacerbation: a case-crossover analysis (Publications)
by 4.5% (95%CI:0.9-8.3) and 3.2% (95%CI:0.7-5.8) respectively. The overall increase in risk of exacerbation for a 10 mug/m(3) increase in air pollutant concentration was 11.2% (95%CI:6.0-16.8) for PM10 [...] PM10 and 4.7% (95%CI:0.1-9.5) for NO2 Subanalysis showed significant higher relative risks during spring (PM10 1.198, 95%CI 1.102-1.303;NO2 1.146, 95%CI:1.035-1.268) and summer (PM10 2.142, 95%CI:1.785-2.570;NO2
Data integration for the assessment of population exposure to ambient air pollution for global burden of disease assessment (Publications)
Hierarchical Model was developed to estimate annual average fine particle (PM2.5) concentrations at 0.1 degrees x 0.1 degrees spatial resolution globally for 2010-2016. The model incorporated spatially-varying [...] compared to previous (Global Burden of Disease 2013) estimates (increased within-sample R2 from 0.64 to 0.91, reduced out-of-sample, global population-weighted Root Mean Squared Error from 23 mug/m3 to
Detection and monitoring of insecticide resistance mutations in <em>Anopheles gambiae</em>: individual vs pooled specimens (Publications)
values (Ct mutant - Ct wild type probe). Polynomial regression models showed r(2) values of > 0.99 (p < 0.05). The method was validated with populations of variable allelic frequencies, and found to be [...] pilot application in field-caught samples showed minimal differences from individual genotyping (0.36(-)4.0%). It allowed the first detection of the super-kdr mutation N1575Y in An. gambiae from Mali. Using
Single-dose tafenoquine to prevent relapse of <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> malaria (Publications)
9 to 69.0), 27.7% in the placebo group (95% CI, 19.6 to 36.6), and 69.6% in the primaquine group (95% CI, 60.2 to 77.1). The hazard ratio for the risk of recurrence was 0.30 (95% CI, 0.22 to 0.40) with
Seroprotection rates of vaccine-preventable diseases among newly arrived Eritrean asylum seekers in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
diphtheria (> 0.1 IU/ml), tetanus (> 0.1 IU/ml), measles (> 150 mIU/ml), rubella (only for women,> 11 IU/ml), varicella (> 50 mIU/ml), hepatitis B (HbsAg Index > 0.9, antiHBc Index > 0.9 and antiHBs >
Sanitation in urban areas may limit the spread of antimicrobial resistance via flies (Publications)
log10 reduction (95% confidence interval: -0.73, -2.3) in the concentration of the enteric 16S gene and a 31% reduction (adjusted prevalence ratio = 0.69, [0.52, 0.92]) in the mean number of ARGs per fly
Usability of pulse oximeters used by community health and primary care workers as screening tools for severe illness in children under five in low... (Publications)
Checklist completion rate was 78.3% [CI 72.6-83.0]. Choosing probes according to child age showed the lowest task completion rate of 68.7% [CI 60.3%-76.0%]. In 95.6% [CI 92.7%-97.4%] of assessments a reading [...] of successful assessments within three attempts. Standardized summated questionnaire scores (min = 0, max = 100) determined health worker's satisfaction. Influencing factors on effectiveness and satisfaction [...] reading was obtained within three attempts. The median satisfaction...
Lessons from a year of COVID-19 in Zambia: reported attendance and mask wearing at large gatherings in rural communities (Publications)
but individuals were 30% less likely to report wearing masks (odds ratio [OR] = 0.71, 95% confidence ratio [CI]: 0.6-0.8) than those attending a clinic visit. After controlling for other variables, the [...] to March 2021 (adjusted OR = 1.5, 95% CI: 1.3, 1.7) and July and September of 2021 (adjusted OR = 3.0, 95% CI: 2.5-3.5), timepoints that broadly overlay with two COVID-19 peaks observed in Zambia. Results
