Sex-specific associations of cardiovascular risk factors with carotid stiffness - results from the SAPALDIA cohort study (Publications)
significant protective determinant of reduced CS for both sexes (ranges of CS parameters: -3.7; -0.8% of changes in geometric mean per 1SD of the risk factor on an inverted scale) and significant adverse
Physical activity and health-related quality of life among schoolchildren from disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (Publications)
South African schoolchildren from disadvantaged neighbourhoods. METHODS: Overall, 832 children aged 8-12 years participated in this cross-sectional study. HRQoL was assessed through five dimensions of the
Identification of potent and reversible piperidine carboxamides that are species-selective orally active proteasome inhibitors to treat malaria (Publications)
10(9)) and was synergistic with dihydroartemisinin. Pf_proteasome purification was facilitated by His(8)-tag introduction onto β7. Inhibition of Pfβ5 correlated with parasite killing, without inhibiting human
Identification of potent and reversible piperidine carboxamides that are species-selective orally active proteasome inhibitors to treat malaria (Publications)
10(9)) and was synergistic with dihydroartemisinin. Pf_proteasome purification was facilitated by His(8)-tag introduction onto β7. Inhibition of Pfβ5 correlated with parasite killing, without inhibiting human
Repurposing of tuberculosis drug candidates for the treatment of <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> disease (Publications)
ulcerans. Historically, the disease was treated by surgical excision of the skin lesions, until an 8-week combination therapy of rifampicin and streptomycin was introduced in 2004. This treatment modality
The burden of surgical site infections and related antibiotic resistance in two geographic regions of Sierra Leone: a prospective study (Publications)
5%). The incidence rate of SSI was 5.5 per 1000 patient-days, and the cumulative incidence of SSI was 8.2%. Common bacteria isolated in MH were Escherichia coli (6,33.3%) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (3,16
Effects of structurally different HDAC inhibitors against <em>Trypanosoma cruzi</em>, <em>Leishmania</em>, and <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> (Publications)
parasites, but it was too toxic against host cells, hampering further studies. The retinoic 2'-aminoanilide 8 was less potent than 4 in all parasitic assays, but as its toxicity is considerably lower, it could
Anthelmintic activity and cytotoxic effects of compounds isolated from the fruits of <em>Ozoroa insignis</em> del. (Anacardiaceae) (Publications)
s elegans and identified by NMR spectroscopic analysis and mass spectrometric studies. Isolated 6-[8(Z)-pentadecenyl] anacardic (1), 6-[10(Z)-heptadecenyl] anacardic acid (2), and 3-[7(Z)-pentadecenyl]
Distribution of bovine <em>Fasciola gigantica</em> (Cobbold, 1885) in the district des Savanes, northern Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
of the district des Savanes. Among the unsuspected livers, five were positive for F. gigantica (9.8%). The distribution of fascioliasis showed considerable spatial heterogeneity, both at regional (ranging
Access to water and sanitation infrastructures for primary schoolchildren in the south-central part of Côte d’Ivoire (Publications)
access to drinking water. The survey was comprised of a questionnaire directed at schoolchildren aged 8–17 years, an assessment of the WASH infrastructure, and the testing of drinking water samples for E
