Annoyance due to air pollution in Europe (Publications)
annoyance scores were moderately associated with sulphur urban levels (slope 1.43 mgm3, standard error 0.40, r¼0.61). Conclusions: Annoyance due to air pollution is frequent in Europe. Individuals’ annoyance may
Activity of antiandrogens against juvenile and adult <em>Schistosoma mansoni </em>in mice (Publications)
total and female worm burden reductions (0%-47%) were observed with bicalutamide. The highest total and female worm burden reductions (85% and 71%, respectively) (P < 0.001) were documented following a single
Re-evaluating the burden of rabies in Africa and Asia (Publications)
Deaths due to rabies are responsible for 1.74 million DALYs lost each year (90% CI = 0.75-2.93). An additional 0.04 million DALYs are lost through morbidity and mortality following side-effects of ne
Smoke-free cafe in an unregulated European city: highly welcomed and economically successful (Publications)
differences. RESULTS: The two customer groups (n = 177) differed only with regard to smoking status (p < 0.01). The smoking regulation was the most often cited selection criterion (83%). In the non-smoking cafe [...] were more likely to call for clear policies. Whereas sales showed no differences, tips were 22% (p < 0.001) higher in the non-smoking cafe. CONCLUSION: In a generation raised in smoking friendly environments
Ozone exposure assessment in a southern California community (Publications)
with the regression model for spring cohorts exhibiting two times the R2 of the fall cohorts (R2 = 0.21 vs. 0.09). When distance from the stationary monitoring site, elevation, and traffic are taken into account
Respiratory symptoms following wildfire smoke exposure: airway size as a susceptibility factor (Publications)
prevalence ratio: 3.8; 95% confidence interval (CI = 2.0-7.2), compared with the remaining quartiles (fire smoke 6+ days: prevalence ratio = 2.0; 1.2-3.2). Analysis of individual symptoms suggests that
High temperature and hospitalizations for cardiovascular and respiratory causes in 12 European cities (Publications)
time series analysis was used to model the relationship between maximum apparent temperature (lag 0-3 days) and daily hospital admissions for cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and respiratory causes by [...] admissions increased by +4.5% (95% confidence interval, 1.9-7.3) and +3.1% (95% confidence interval, 0.8-5.5) in the 75+ age group in Mediterranean and North-Continental cities, respectively. In contrast
Lung function decline in relation to mould and dampness in the home: the longitudinal European Community Respiratory Health Survey ECRHS II (Publications)
(FEV(1)) of -2.25 ml/year (95% CI -4.25 to -0.25), with a significant trend in increased lung function decline in relation to the dampness score (p=0.03). The association in women was significant when
Coarse particles from Saharan dust and daily mortality (Publications)
8.4% (95% confidence interval = 1.5%-15.8%) compared with 1.4% (-0.8% to 3.4%) during non-Saharan dust days (P value for interaction = 0.05). In contrast, there was no increased risk of daily mortality
Increased and expedited case detection by Xpert MTB/RIF assay in childhood tuberculosis: a prospective cohort study (Publications)
confirmed tuberculosis. Xpert detected 100% (95% confidence interval [CI], 59.0%-100%) of smear-positive cases and 66.6% (95% CI, 43.0%-85.4%) of culture-positive but smear-negative cases. In the per-sample
