Determinants of indoor benzene in Europe (Publications)
method, were used to assess the city effects and the determinants of home indoor benzene (adjusted R-2 = 0.57, n = 412). Outdoor benzene concentrations, outdoor temperature, wind speed, the use of anti-moth
Identification and validation of a gene causing cross-resistance between insecticide classes in <em>Anopheles gambiae</em> from Ghana (Publications)
resistance. One of the most significantly overexpressed probe groups (false-discovery rate-adjusted P < 0.0001) belonged to the cytochrome P450 gene CYP6M2. This gene is associated with pyrethroid resistance
Contribution of physical education to overall physical activity (Publications)
children. All children were more active on days with PE than on days without PE (differences: 16.1 +/- 29.0 min of MVPA(DAY) ; P
La démographie canine et son importance pour la transmission de la rage humaine à N'Djaména (Publications)
concerning the risk of rabies. Dog-population density as estimated by negative binomial modelling was 0.03 dogs per person. The dog population estimated taking into account the extrapolated human population
Activity and structure relationship of acridine derivatives against African trypanosomes (Publications)
side chain did not markedly change the activity, however the IC50 values are generally low between 0.13 and 1.2 micrograms/ml
Deoxyuridine triphosphate nucleotidohydrolase as a potential antiparasitic drug target (Publications)
identified. The best inhibitors included the compounds 5'-tritylamino-2',5'-dideoxyuridine (2j) (Ki = 0.2 microM) and 5'-O-triphenylsilyl-2',3'-didehydro-2',3'-dideoxyuridine (5h) (Ki = 1.3 microM), with
Effect of a single dry season anthelmintic treatment of N'Dama cattle on communal pastures in the Gambia (Publications)
necropsied. The difference in the weight gains (4.6 kg) of the two groups was highly significant (p < 0.0001). The difference in the weight gains and the epg between the treated and control groups was influenced
Symptoms of ill health ascribed to electromagnetic field exposure--a questionnaire survey (Publications)
s were returned of which 394 persons reported symptoms. The average age of the complainants was 51.0 years and 57 percent were female. The complainants were older, had a higher educational level and were
A point mutation in codon 76 of <em>pfcrt </em>of <em>P. falciparum </em>is positively selected for by chloroquine treatment in Tanzania (Publications)
amounted to a parasitological failure rate of 22.4% using PCR. The mean multiplicity of infection at day 0 was 3.2 (n=71). The allelic frequencies of the mutated pfcrt(76) and pfmdr1(86) were estimated to be
Decentralizing EPI services and prospects for increasing coverage: the case of Tanzania (Publications)
using willingness to pay (WTP) for kerosene (to keep vaccines cool) was low. It was significantly (p < 0.05) associated with whether providers in the nearest health facility properly attended the target population
