Occupational exposure to magnetic fields and the risk of somatic and psychological symptoms among sewing machine operators (Publications)
1.00, 2.85) were observed. The tailors occupationally were exposed to 1.78 μT ELF-MF and less than 0.1 mT SMF on average. The tailors were more likely to have somatic and psychological disorders. Long
Estimation of urban PM10 concentration, based on MODIS and MERIS/AATSR synergistic observations (Publications)
stability, can be used as a proxy of the vertical aerosol mixing. Coefficients of determination around 0.7 were achieved. Seasonal mean PM10 distributions were also computed, revealing an intra-annual variation
Parameters associated with <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> infection before and after chemotherapy in school children from two villages in the coast... (Publications)
following a cohort of infected children from schools located 12 km apart in the Coast province of Kenya, at 0, 2, 4, 6, 12 and 18 months after treatment. Within this period, measurements of infection parameters
6-Arylpyrazine-2-carboxamides: a new core for <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> inhibitors (Publications)
carboxamides. Attracted by the low molecular weight (270 g.mol-1) of our starting hit (9) and its potency (0.49 muM), the SAR around the core was explored, leading to compounds having an EC50 as low as 20 nM against
Multiplicity and diversity of <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> infections in a highly endemic region in Papua New Guinea (Publications)
multiplicity of 2.7 (IQR = 1-3). The multiplicity of P. vivax infection increased slightly with age (P = 0.02), with the strongest increase in very young children. Intensified efforts to control malaria can
Field comparison of circulating antibody assays <em>versus</em> circulating antigen assays for the detection of <em>Schistosomiasis japonica</em> in... (Publications)
method (three slides from a single stool specimen). Samples of good serum quality and a volume above 0.5 ml were selected for further testing with two immunodiagnostic antibody (DDIA and ELISA) and two antigen
Reproducibility of functional connectivity and graph measures based on the Phase Lag Index (PLI) and weighted Phase Lag Index (wPLI) derived from high... (Publications)
beta-frequency bands. Inter-subject variability of global PLI was low to moderate over frequency bands (0.12
Epidemiological aspects of snake bites on a Liberian rubber plantation (Publications)
year. The incidence of symptomatic bites was 1.7 per thousand in the group of non-field employees and 0.4 per thousand per year in the group of non-employees. The temporary disability was between 3 and 5
Clinical aspects of 2541 patients with second stage human African trypanosomiasis (Publications)
for all stages of the disease. Lymphadenopathy tends to be highest in the advanced second stage (59.0%). The neurological and psychiatric symptoms increase significantly with the number of WBC in the CSF
A prospective study of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> multiplicity of infection and morbidity in Tanzanian children (Publications)
cross-protection tracks the acquisition of clinical immunity in general, 610 Tanzanian children aged 0-6 years were enrolled in a nine-month prospective study of the risk of morbidity in relation to par
