Determination of methoxyphenols in ambient atmospheric particulate matter: tracers for wood combustion (Publications)
recovery = 63-100%; precision = 2-6%; analytical limit of detection (S/N 2) = 0.002 microg/mL; limit of quantitation = 0.07-0.45 ng/m3 (assuming a 14 m3 sample). The improved method was applied to ambient
Noise estimation model development using high-resolution transportation and land use regression (Publications)
good fits for our model, with rush hour "out of sample" ten folds cross-validated R(2) of 0.79 (Tel Aviv) and 0.52 (Beer Sheva). The Tel Aviv model performance was also tested with independent monitoring [...] monitoring data in an adjacent city (Bat Yam), presenting a good performance as well (R(2) of 0.93). The findings demonstrate the viability of using a LUR approach for applying high-resolution spatial data to
Evaluation of standard field and laboratory methods to compare protection times of the topical repellents PMD and DEET (Publications)
DEET in the AIC test were 0.5, 2 and 2 hours against Ae. aegypti, An. stephensi and Cx. quinquefasciatus, respectively, and the corresponding median CPTs for PMD were 0.5, 1 and 0.5 hours. In conclusion,
Using open street map data in environmental exposure assessment studies: Eastern Massachusetts, Bern region, and South Israel as a case study (Publications)
all regions were robust, with Massachusetts showing the best fits (R(2) 0.93). Results in Bern (R(2) 0.78) and Beer-Sheva (R(2) 0.77) were only slightly lower. We conclude by suggesting that OSM data can
Highly heterogeneous residual malaria risk in western Thailand (Publications)
vivax and 0 to 1.3% for P. falciparum. Ninety percent of infections were asymptomatic. The annual molecular force of blood-stage infection (molFOB) was estimated by microsatellite genotyping to be 0.24 new [...] new infections per person-year for P. vivax and 0.02 new infections per person-year for P. falciparum. The distribution of infections was heterogenous, that is, the vast majority of infections (> 80%) were
Changes in healthcare utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic and potential causes : a cohort study from Switzerland (Publications)
to report changes [Incidence Rate Ratio (IRR) = 2.15, p = 0.002]. Those with hypertension were least likely to report changes [IRR = 0.35, p = 0.019].Conclusion: Few of those requiring regular treatment
Gendered determinants of food insecurity in ongoing regional conflicts, North and South Kivu, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Publications)
decision-making about resource allocation decreased the risk for household food insecurity (OR = 0.68, 95% CI 0.57–0.87), while higher tolerance to gender-based violence increased the risk of food insecurity
Association of soybean-based food with the prevalence of anemia among reproductive aged men and women in rural Central Java, Indonesia (Publications)
association between soybean consumption and anemia was statistically significant (AOR = 0.53, 95% CI = 0.30-0.95, p
Randomised trial of SPf66 vaccine against <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> malaria in children in southern Tanzania (Publications)
in each child was 0.86 of which 0,35 can be attributed to Plasmodium falciparum malaria. The best estimate of the SPf66 vaccine protective efficacy in the Kilombero was 31% (95% CI : 0.52)
Gammaglobulin and selenium status in healthy neonatal dairy calves in Switzerland (Publications)
(p < 0.004). The median Se concentration was 26.8 and 36.5 µg/L for the calves and dams, respectively. A high correlation was observed between the Se concentration of the dam and her calf (r = 0.72, p [...] p < 0.001). The calves' Se and gammaG concentrations were not significantly correlated. These results demonstrate that further efforts toward better information of farmers regarding colostrum management
