Particulate matter composition and respiratory health: the PIAMA birth cohort study (Publications)
[-2.0, -0.0%]) and FEF75-50 with copper in PM10 at the current address (-2.3% [-4.3, -0.3%]). CONCLUSION:: PM constituents, in particular iron, copper, and zinc, reflecting poorly regulated non-tailpipe [...] nickel, sulfur, silicon, vanadium, and zinc in particles with diameters of less than 2.5 and 10 mum (PM2.5 and PM10) at birth addresses and current addresses from land-use regression models. Exposure-health [...] positively associated with copper in PM10 at the current address (1.06 [1.00,...
Particulate matter composition and respiratory health: the PIAMA birth cohort study (Publications)
[-2.0, -0.0%]) and FEF75-50 with copper in PM10 at the current address (-2.3% [-4.3, -0.3%]). CONCLUSION:: PM constituents, in particular iron, copper, and zinc, reflecting poorly regulated non-tailpipe [...] nickel, sulfur, silicon, vanadium, and zinc in particles with diameters of less than 2.5 and 10 mum (PM2.5 and PM10) at birth addresses and current addresses from land-use regression models. Exposure-health [...] positively associated with copper in PM10 at the current address (1.06 [1.00,...
Implementation of a non-communicable disease clinic in rural Sierra Leone: early experiences and lessons learned (Publications)
average, all groups experienced reductions in blood pressure and/or blood glucose of approximately 10% and 20%, respectively. The proportions of patients with their condition controlled also increased. As [...] enrollment of the last patient, 53% were still active in care, 43% had been lost to follow-up (LTFU) and 4% had defaulted. Of the LTFU patients, 47% only came for the initial enrollment visit and never returned
Implementation of a non-communicable disease clinic in rural Sierra Leone: early experiences and lessons learned (Publications)
average, all groups experienced reductions in blood pressure and/or blood glucose of approximately 10% and 20%, respectively. The proportions of patients with their condition controlled also increased. As [...] enrollment of the last patient, 53% were still active in care, 43% had been lost to follow-up (LTFU) and 4% had defaulted. Of the LTFU patients, 47% only came for the initial enrollment visit and never returned
Global investment targets for malaria control and elimination between 2016 and 2030 (Publications)
informant interviews. Results: Annual investments of $6.4 billion (95% uncertainty interval (UI $4.5-$9.0 billion)) by 2020, $7.7 billion (95% UI $5.4-$10.9 billion) by 2025 and $8.7 billion (95% UI $6.0-$12 [...] risk of malaria of US$3.90 by 2020, US$4.30 by 2025 and US$4.40 by 2030, compared with US$2.30 if interventions were sustained at current coverage levels. The 20 countries with the highest burden in 2015
Global investment targets for malaria control and elimination between 2016 and 2030 (Publications)
informant interviews. Results: Annual investments of $6.4 billion (95% uncertainty interval (UI $4.5-$9.0 billion)) by 2020, $7.7 billion (95% UI $5.4-$10.9 billion) by 2025 and $8.7 billion (95% UI $6.0-$12 [...] risk of malaria of US$3.90 by 2020, US$4.30 by 2025 and US$4.40 by 2030, compared with US$2.30 if interventions were sustained at current coverage levels. The 20 countries with the highest burden in 2015
2025 - 02.10.2025 14th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH) Location: CCH Congress Center, Messeplatz 1, Hamburg, Germany Event category: External Event 14.10.2025 18:00 [...] Conference 2025 12-13 June 2025: Malaria in Focus: From Research to Global Action 20 November 2024: Women and Gender in Global Health 20 September 2024: Defining the Noma Research Agenda 8 February 2024: Improving [...] Information Session Location: Zoom Event category: Swiss TPH Event,...
Competitive co-adsorption of bacteriophage MS2 and natural organic matter onto multiwalled carbon nanotubes (Publications)
MWCNT for MS2 was low, since after 3 h of equilibration only 4 log10 reduction value (LRV) of MS2 (20 mL at an initial concentration of 10(6) PFU MS2/mL) were reached. Single solute experiments with Suwannee [...] ly-relevant concentrations showed MWCNT surface saturation at initial SRNOM concentrations between 10 and 15 mgC/L, for water pH between 5.2 and 8.7. These results suggested that at NOM:virus ratios found [...] interestingly, we showed that pre-equilibrating MWCNT with a SRNOM solution...
Competitive co-adsorption of bacteriophage MS2 and natural organic matter onto multiwalled carbon nanotubes (Publications)
MWCNT for MS2 was low, since after 3 h of equilibration only 4 log10 reduction value (LRV) of MS2 (20 mL at an initial concentration of 10(6) PFU MS2/mL) were reached. Single solute experiments with Suwannee [...] ly-relevant concentrations showed MWCNT surface saturation at initial SRNOM concentrations between 10 and 15 mgC/L, for water pH between 5.2 and 8.7. These results suggested that at NOM:virus ratios found [...] interestingly, we showed that pre-equilibrating MWCNT with a SRNOM solution...
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma incidence in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study before and after highly active antiretroviral therapy (Publications)
05-0.25) 7 to10 years afterwards. CONCLUSIONS: HAART greatly reduced the incidence of NHL in PHIV, and the influence of CD4 cell count on NHL risk. The beneficial effect remained strong up to 10 years after [...] HAART use was associated with a decline in NHL incidence [HR = 0.26; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.20-0.33], and this decline was greater for primary brain lymphomas than other NHL. Among non-HAART users [...] users, being a man having sex with men, being 35 years of age or older, or,...
