<em>Plasmodium falciparum</em>: cloned and expressed CIDR domains of PfEMP1 bind to chondroitin sulfate A (Publications)
binding using soluble CSA inhibited binding to CHO cells by up to 100% at 2 mg/ml and by 62.4% at 0.5 mg/ml, whereas 1 mg/ml heparan sulfate had only a little effect (18.1%). In contrast, a recombinant
Development and validation of a liquid chromatography and ion spray tandem mass spectrometry method for the quantification of artesunate, artemether... (Publications)
reaction monitoring (SRM) with electrospray ionisation in the positive mode (transition m/z 267.4 --> 163.0). The analytical range for dihydroartemisinin, dihydroartemisinin-glucuronide and artesunate was 10-1000
Field issues related to effectiveness of insecticide-treated nets in Tanzania (Publications)
the environment. Finally, bioassays were carried out with Anopheles gambiae on polyester netting with 0.5, 2, 5, 10 and 30 mg/m(2) of deltamethrin, alphacypermethrin and lambdacyhalothrin to assess the e
Local determinants of road traffic noise levels versus determinants of air pollution levels in a Mediterranean city (Publications)
were fitted both for NO(2) and noise. RESULTS: The correlation between NO(2) and noise (L(24h)) was 0.62. However, the correlation differed across the urban space, with lower correlations at sites with
Polymorphisms of the SLC11A1 gene and resistance to bovine tuberculosis in African Zebu cattle (Publications)
on copy number of SLC11A1 alleles revealed statistically significant effects of SLC11A1 alleles (P < 0.001) on most BTB traits. Polymorphisms (alleles 211, 215 and 217) are significantly related to lower
Heteronuclear 19F-1H statistical total correlation spectroscopy as a tool in drug metabolism: study of flucloxacillin biotransformation (Publications)
STOCSY, and 19F-edited 1H-1H STOCSY (X-STOCSY) spectroscopic maps, with a resolution of approximately 0.8 Hz/pt for both nuclei. The efficient statistical editing provided by these methods readily allowed
Air pollution during pregnancy and lung function in newborns: a birth cohort study (Publications)
per microg x m(-3) PM(10)). The eNO was increased in infants with higher pre-natal NO(2) exposure (0.98 ppb per microg x m(-3) NO(2)). Post-natal exposure to air pollution did not modify these findings
Chlamydia control activities in Europe: cross-sectional survey (Publications)
per capita gross domestic product of a country and the intensity of chlamydia control activities (P = 0.816). CONCLUSION: A newly developed classification system allowed the breadth of ongoing national chlamydia
Paragonimiasis and its intermediate hosts in a transmission focus in Lao People's Democratic Republic (Publications)
subsequently retrieved adult parasites were identified. 12.7% (15 cases) of all chronic cough patients (0.6% of the total population) suffered from paragonimiasis. Samples of five species of freshwater snails
Validity of annoyance scores for estimation of long term air pollution exposure in epidemiologic studies: the Swiss Study on Air Pollution and Lung... (Publications)
(measured in 1993 and 1991, respectively) across areas showed a linear relation and strong correlations (r> 0.85). Analysis within areas yielded consistent results. The observed associations between subjective
