Opportunities and limiting factors of intensive vegetable farming in malaria endemic Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
10 months, farmers were classified as sick, on average, for 14-15 days, with malaria accounting for 8-9 days (58%), confirming that malaria is the most important disease in this setting. There was a large
Correlation of plasma copeptin and vasopressin concentrations in hypo-, iso-, and hyperosmolar states (Publications)
close correlation of vasopressin and copeptin concentrations (Spearman's rank correlation coefficient 0.8). Conclusion: Plasma vasopressin and copeptin correlate strongly over a wide range of osmolalities in
Effect of short-wave (6-22 MHz) magnetic fields on sleep quality and melatonin cycle in humans: the Schwarzenburg shut-down study (Publications)
analyses showed an exposure effect on melatonin excretion in poor sleepers (26% increase; 95% CI: 8-47%) but not in good sleepers. Change in sleep quality and melatonin excretion was related to the extent
Parasitic infections, anemia and malnutrition among rural settled and mobile pastoralist mothers and their children in Chad (Publications)
while Entamoeba histolytica/dispar was the most common protozoan. The hookworm prevalence was 14% (CI 8-20) in women and 18% (CI 13-23) in children. Malaria prevalence was low among women (1%, CI 0.5-2) and
Incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a cohort of young adults according to the presence of chronic cough and phlegm (Publications)
having had a doctor diagnose asthma during the follow-up. MAIN RESULTS: The incidence rate of COPD was 2.8 cases/1,000/yr (95% confidence interval [CI], 2.3-3.3). Chronic cough/phlegm was an independent and
Withholding antimalarials in febrile children who have a negative result for a rapid diagnostic test (Publications)
negative RDTm result. Five hundred seventy-three (97%) of these children were cured on day 7. Forty-nine (8%) of the children with negative RDTm results spontaneously visited the dispensary before day 7, compared
An estimation of the entomological inoculation rate for Ifakara: a semi-urban area in a region of intense malaria transmission in Tanzania (Publications)
CI: 69, 170) in the wet season and from 54 (95% CI: 30, 97) in the east of the town to 15 (95% CI: 8, 30) in the town centre. These estimates show large variations over short distances in time and space
Eating habits of preschool children with high migrant status in Switzerland according to a new food frequency questionnaire (Publications)
first and the second FFQ for the 39 items of the food questions were as follows: low (r < 0.50) for 8 (7 P < .05 and 1 nonsignificant), moderate (0.50 or= 0.70) for 9 (all P < .01). In addition, 28 of 39
Effect of physical activity on heart rate variability in normal weight, overweight and obese subjects: results from the SAPALDIA study (Publications)
Compared to sedentary obese subjects, SDNN (standard deviation of all RR intervals) was 14% (95% CI: 8-20%) higher in sedentary normal weight subjects; 19% (CI: 12-27%) higher in normal weight subjects
Feeding and survival of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae on plants growing in Kenya (Publications)
17 days, respectively), comparable to mosquitoes given 6% glucose (mean and median survival time of 8.70 +/- 0.23 and 6.67 +/- 0.33 days, respectively). Survival rates of An. gambiae were low on the other
