Meta-analysis: accuracy of rapid tests for malaria in travelers returning from endemic areas (Publications)
tests (34.7 vs. 98.5; P = 0.003). For P. vivax, negative likelihood ratios tended to be closer to 1.0 for HRP-2-based tests than for parasite LDH-based tests (0.24 vs. 0.13; P = 0.22), but analyses were based [...] tests were more accurate than parasite LDH-based tests: Negative likelihood ratios were 0.08 and 0.13, respectively (P = 0.019 for difference). Three-band HRP-2 tests had similar negative likelihood ratios [...] ovale were close to 1.0 for both types of tests. In febrile travelers...
Transportation noise impairs cardiovascular function without altering sleep: the importance of autonomic arousals (Publications)
(p = 0.002, noise effect: F4,83 = 4.0, p = 0.005), a result related to increased cumulative duration of autonomic arousals during the noise nights (F5,106 = 3.4, p < 0.001; correlation: rpearson = 0.64, [...] micro structure of sleep. Methods and results: Twenty-six young healthy participants (12 women, 24.6 ± 0.7 years, mean ± SE) spent five consecutive 24-h days and one last morning in the laboratory. The first [...] the quiet ambient scenario played back during the baseline and recovery...
Spatial variation and land use regression modeling of the oxidative potential of fine particles (Publications)
large-scale urbanity with explained variance (R2) of 0.60 for OP(DTT) and 0.67 for OP(ESR). OP(DTT) and OP(ESR) model predictions were moderately correlated (R2 = 0.44). OP model predictions were moderately to [...] from a previously published PM2.5 model (R2 = 0.37-0.52), and highly correlated with predictions from previously published models of traffic components (R2 > 0.50). CONCLUSION: LUR models explained a large [...] OP(DTT) and 1.4 for OP(ESR), whereas regional/urban background ratio was...
Water pipe smoking and its association with cigarette and cannabis use in young adults in Switzerland (Publications)
more common among current cannabis users (100 vs. 0%; p < 0.0001) and related to higher exhaled carbon monoxide values (6.0 ± 9.0 vs. 2.1 ± 4.6 ppm; p < 0.001). Conclusion: Water pipe smoking is common among [...] females: 2.8 sessions/year (interquartile range 1.1-8) versus 2 sessions/year (interquartile range 0-4; p = 0.022). The major risk factor for ever smoking water pipe was cigarette smoking (odds ratio 6.22 [...] age 21 ± 3.5 years, 113 males) met the inclusion criteria for the study. A...
Developmental impairments following severe falciparum malaria in children (Publications)
difference -1.63, 95% CI: -2.99 to -0.27), vocabulary (-0.02, 95% CI: -0.04 to -0.01), pragmatics (OR 2.81, 95% CI: 1.04-7.6) and non-verbal functioning (-0.33, 95% CI: -0.61 to -0.06). The areas of significantly [...] (OR 2.74, 95% CI: 1.26-5.95), pragmatics (OR 3.23, 95% CI: 1.2-8.71) and behaviour (OR 1.8, 95% CI: 1.0-3.23). The performance of the active epilepsy group was significantly poorer than that of the group
Obesity, weight change, and chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a longitudinal study in Taiwan (Publications)
significant relationship between weight gain (per 1%) and eGFR decline (-0.04 mL/min/1.73 m2 /year, 95%CI:-0.07 to -0.02, p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Diabetic patients with obese BMI and excessive central [...] RESULTS: During seven years of follow-up, obese BMI (RR:1.48, 1.08-2.04, p = 0.015) and excessive WC (RR:1.23, 1.00-1.52, p = 0.049) were associated with CKD after adjustment for covariates. Among CKD-free [...] participants, patients who gained weight > 10% (RR:1.43, 1.07-1.90, p = 0.015)...
Variability in mobility-based air pollution exposure assessment: effects of GPS tracking duration and temporal resolution of air pollution maps (Publications)
indicated excellent agreement (0.85-0.99) between exposure estimates based on short- and long-term GPS data from smartphones but ranged from moderate to excellent (0.57-0.99) when comparing exposure estimates [...] map-based estimates was poor to moderate without temporal adjustment (CCC: 0-0.63) but excellent after temporal adjustment (CCC: 0.92-1.0). The findings suggest that using short-term (i.e., 7 or 14 days) GPS
Hourly land-use regression modeling for NO2 and PM2.5 in the Netherlands (Publications)
performed overall well (5-fold cross validation R(2) = 0.50 - 0.78), while the PM(2.5) performed moderately (5-fold cross validation R(2) = 0.24 - 0.62). Both for NO(2) and PM(2.5) the warm season models [...] models performed overall worse than both modelling approaches (NO(2) hourly R(2) = 0.35 - 0.70; PM(2.5) hourly R(2) = 0.01 - 0.15). The difference in model performance and selection of variables across hours
Hourly land-use regression modeling for NO(2) and PM(2.5) in the Netherlands (Publications)
performed overall well (5-fold cross validation R(2) = 0.50 - 0.78), while the PM(2.5) performed moderately (5-fold cross validation R(2) = 0.24 - 0.62). Both for NO(2) and PM(2.5) the warm season models [...] models performed overall worse than both modelling approaches (NO(2) hourly R(2) = 0.35 - 0.70; PM(2.5) hourly R(2) = 0.01 - 0.15). The difference in model performance and selection of variables across hours
Spatial variation and land use regression modeling of the oxidative potential of fine particles (Publications)
large-scale urbanity with explained variance (R2) of 0.60 for OP(DTT) and 0.67 for OP(ESR). OP(DTT) and OP(ESR) model predictions were moderately correlated (R2 = 0.44). OP model predictions were moderately to [...] from a previously published PM2.5 model (R2 = 0.37-0.52), and highly correlated with predictions from previously published models of traffic components (R2 > 0.50). CONCLUSION: LUR models explained a large [...] OP(DTT) and 1.4 for OP(ESR), whereas regional/urban background ratio was...
