Investigating mosquito net durability for malaria control in Tanzania - attrition, bioefficacy, chemistry, degradation and insecticide resistance... (Publications)
Those households will receive one of three leading LLIN products at random (Olyset(R), PermaNet(R)2.0 or Netprotect(R)) and will be followed up for three years in a prospective study to compare their p
Evaluation of farm-level parameters derived from animal movements for use in risk-based surveillance programmes of cattle in Switzerland (Publications)
parameters. Different cut offs; 50, 90, 95 and 99 %, were explored. The final scores ranged between 0 and 5. Validation of the scores against results from the BVD surveillance programme 2013 gave promising
Acute effects of ambient ozone on respiratory function of Swiss schoolchildren after a 10-minute heavy exercise (Publications)
adjusted regression coefficient for delta-peak flow on ozone was -2.28 mL/s/micrograms/m3 (95% CI, -0.57 -3.99). It is noteworthy that the observed relationships occurred at ozone concentrations below 160
Carotid artery intima-media thickness in college students: race/ethnicity matters (Publications)
Race/ethnicity was also strongly associated with CIMT. African Americans had 17.3mum greater CIMT (95%CI -0.3, 34.8) compared to non Hispanic Whites, whereas Asians and Hispanic Whites had 14.3 (95%CI -24.3,
Differences in heart rate variability associated with long-term exposure to NO2 (Publications)
intervals (SDNN), -6% (95% CI, -11 to -1) for nighttime low frequency (LF), and -5% (95% CI, -9 to 0) for nighttime LF/high-frequency (HF) ratio. We saw no significant effect for 24-hr total power (TP)
Allergic disease and sensitization in Steiner school children (Publications)
reduced risks for rhinoconjunctivitis, atopic eczema, and atopic sensitization (allergen-specific IgE > /=0.35 kU/L), with some heterogeneity between the countries. Focusing on doctor-diagnosed disease, use of
Characterization of source-specific air pollution exposure for a large population-based Swiss cohort (SAPALDIA) (Publications)
respectively. Traffic-specific pollution estimates correlated with the NO(x) measurements (R(2) > or=0.77) for background sites but not for traffic sites. Regional background PM(10) accounted for most PM(10)
Farm exposure and time trends in early childhood may influence DNA methylation in genes related to asthma and allergy (Publications)
nonfarmers' children, while regions in RAD50 and IL13 were hypermethylated (lowest P-value (STAT6) = 0.001). Changes in methylation over time occurred in 15 gene regions (lowest P-value (IL13) = 1.57*10(-8)
Dog ownership enhances symptomatic responses to air pollution in children with asthma (Publications)
examined. Odds ratios ranged from 1.30 per 4.2 microg/m3 for PM10-2.5 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.91-1.87) to 1.91 per 1.2 microg/m3 for organic carbon (95% CI, 1.34-2.71). Effects were somewhat larger
Cost-effectiveness of B-type natriuretic peptide testing in patients with acute dyspnea (Publications)
higher mortality and lower cost in 19.3%, and in higher or lower mortality and higher cost in less than 0.1% each. Results were robust to changes in most variables but sensitive to changes in rehospitalization
