Increasing role of <em>Anopheles funestus</em> and <em>Anopheles arabiensis</em> in malaria transmission in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania (Publications)
funestus s.s., 2% were Anopheles rivorulum and 1% Anopheles leesoni. Whereas for An. gambiae s.l. (n = 8,117), 93% were An. arabiensis and 7% were Anopheles gambiae s.s. The proportion of An. gambiae s.s.
Use of insecticide quantification kits to investigate the quality of spraying and decay rate of bendiocarb on different wall surfaces in Kagera... (Publications)
Muleba (96.3%) (p < 0.001). Assessment of quality of spraying at house level revealed that Muleba (84.8%) had a significantly higher proportion of households that met the expected target dosage (100-400 mg/m2)
Praziquantel coverage in schools and communities targeted for the elimination of urogenital schistosomiasis in Zanzibar: a cross-sectional survey (Publications)
which was less than the 59.0 % and 67.7 %, respectively, indicated by MoH reports. Moreover, only 43.8 % and 54.0 % of adults in Pemba and Unguja, respectively, had taken all the tablets as recommended.
Safety and immunogenicity of RTS,S/AS02D malaria vaccine in infants (Publications)
340 infants to receive three doses of either the RTS,S/AS02D vaccine or the hepatitis B vaccine at 8, 12, and 16 weeks of age. All infants also received a vaccine containing diphtheria and tetanus toxoids
PM2.5 and NO2 assessment in 21 European study centres of ECRHS II: annual means and seasonal differences (Publications)
Italy. Annual mean concentrations ranged from 3.7 to 44.9 mgm_3, winter mean concentrations from 4.8 to 69.2 mgm_3, and summer mean concentrations from 3.3 to 23.1 mgm_3. Seasonal variability occurred
Confounding and effect modification in the short-term effects of ambient particles on total mortality: results from 29 European cities within the... (Publications)
increase in daily PM10 or black smoke concentrations was 0.6% [95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.4-0.8%], whereas for the elderly it was slightly higher. We found important effect modification for several
Impact of a single exercise bout on energy expenditure and spontaneous physical activity of obese boys (Publications)
exercise (534.2 versus 564.3 kJ/h, p < 0.05). It increased after the medium-intensity exercise (561.8 versus 526.7 kJ/h, p = 0.052) and was not affected after the placebo visit (589.4 versus 574.3 kJ/h)
Development and evaluation of a personal particulate organic and mass sampler (Publications)
organic carbon (OC) measurements from single quartz filters, the apparent indoor OC averaged 7.7 +/- 0.8 microg of C m(-3), which was close to the indoor PM2.5 mass from collocated Teflon filters (7.3 +/-
Physical activity intensity and surrogate markers for cardiovascular health in adolescents (Publications)
6 vs. 38.1 +/- 11.7 ms, P = 0.006) and a lower systolic blood pressure (107.3 +/- 9.9 vs. 112.9 +/- 8.1 mmHg, P = 0.046). In model 2, the high VPA group had higher maximum power output values (3.9 +/- 0
Opposite effect of negative and positive affect on stress procoagulant reactivity (Publications)
anxiety, worrying, vigor, and social support were assessed in 27 apparently healthy men (mean age 47 +/- 8 years) who underwent the 13-min Trier Social Stress Test combining preparation, speech, and mental
