Relationship of atmospheric pollution characterized by gas NO2 and particles (PM10) to microbial communities living in bryophytes at three differently... (Publications)
of bryophytes at three differently polluted sites in France (rural, urban, and industrial) over an 8-month period. The analysis of bryophytes showed an accumulation of Cr and Fe at the rural site; Cr,
Effect of fireworks events on urban background trace metal aerosol concentrations: is the cocktail worth the show? (Publications)
major firework event on urban background atmospheric PM(2.5) chemistry, using 24-h data collected over 8 weeks at two sites in Girona, Spain. The firework pollution episode (Sant Joan fiesta on 23rd June 2008)
Novel 3-nitro-1H-1,2,4-triazole-based aliphatic and aromatic amines as anti-chagasic agents (Publications)
cells), having selectivity indices (SI) 44 to 1320. Most (16) of these active compounds were up to 33.8-fold more potent than the reference drug benznidazole, tested in parallel. Five novel 3-nitro-1,2,4
Dynamics of anemia in relation to parasitic infections, micronutrient status, and growing age in south-central Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
designed a 14-month prospective longitudinal study in three cohorts (i.e., infants aged 6-23 months, 6-8 year-old children, and women aged 15-25 years), in the Taabo health demographic surveillance system
Associations of peak shifts in age-prevalence for human malarias with bednet coverage (Publications)
(C = 100%) years for Plasmodium falciparum, from 3.4 to 4.9 years for P. vivax and from 11.0 to 16.8 years for P. malariae. In small areas with no bednets the age distribution of P. falciparum parasitaemia
Inhibition of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> fatty acid biosynthesis: evaluation of FabG, FabZ, and FabI as drug targets for flavonoids (Publications)
microM), the more complex flavonoids (12-16) exhibited strong activity toward all three enzymes (IC50 0.5-8 microM). Isoflavonoids 26-28 showed moderate (IC50 7-30 microM) but selective activity against FabZ
Genomic distribution and functional characterisation of two distinct and conserved <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> var gene 5' flanking sequences (Publications)
Members of the var gene family are located in chromosome- internal positions on chromosomes 4, 7, 8 and 12, and in subtelomeric regions of all chromosomes. Here we show that there are two distinct and
Severe dengue virus infection in travelers: risk factors and laboratory indicators (Publications)
Serological analysis revealed a secondary immune response in 17%. Spontaneous bleeding was observed in 17 (8%) patients and was associated with increased serum alanine and aspartate aminotransferase levels and
PM10 source apportionment in a Swiss Alpine valley impacted by highway traffic (Publications)
traffic-related: traffic exhaust, road dust, tire and brake wear, and road salt contributing 16 %, 8 %, 1 %, and 2 % to annual PM10 concentrations, respectively. They showed a clear dependence with distance
Synthesis and antiprotozoal activities of benzyl phenyl ether diamidine derivatives (Publications)
analogue 49 (IC50 = 1.4 ?M) and two other compounds were more effective than pentamidine (IC50 = 1.8 ?M) against L. donovani. A prodrug, 3',4-bis(N?-methoxy)amidino-2-bromo derivative 38, was the most
