High rates of undiagnosed target organ damage among adults with elevated blood pressure or diabetes mellitus in a community-based survey in Lesotho (Publications)
survey, a sub-sample of adults with elevated BP (≥ 140/90 mmHg) and/or DM (glycosylated hemoglobin ≥ 6.5%), as well as comparators (BP
Meta-analysis of exome array data identifies six novel genetic loci for lung function (Publications)
749 individuals of European ancestry from 23 studies, and 7,721 individuals of African Ancestry from 5 studies in the discovery stage, with follow-up in up to 111,556 independent individuals. Results: We
Bridged 1,2,4-trioxolanes: SnCl4-catalyzed synthesis and an <em>in vitro</em> study against <em>S. mansoni</em> (Publications)
A synthesis of bridged 1,2,4-trioxolanes (bridged ozonides) from 1,5-diketones and hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by SnCl(4) was developed. It was shown that the ratio of target ozonides can be affected by
RF exposure survey of children and adults: first results from Slovenia (Publications)
never been conducted. Within the FP-7 funded project Geronimo a personal RF exposure measurements in 5 European countries are conducted following a common measurement protocol. First measurements from 49
Air pollution, lung function and COPD: results from the population-based UK Biobank study (Publications)
l analyses examined associations of Land Use Regression-based estimates of particulate matter (PM2.5, PM10 and PMcoarse) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations with forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1)
Poor and rational: decision-making under scarcity (Publications)
exchange randomly assigned household items for alternative items of similar value. Analyzing a total of 5,842 trading decisions and leveraging multiple sources of variation in financial constraints, we show
Leucopenia and abnormal liver function in travellers on malaria chemoprophylaxis (Publications)
than non-users. Amodiaquine was associated with a 3.1-times increased risk (95% confidence limits 1.8-5.4) of abnormal SGPT values. We consider toxic products, including metabolites of amodiaquine, the most
Isoneocryptolepine, a synthetic indoloquinoline alkaloid, as an antiplasmodial lead compound (Publications)
ne isomer, isoneocryptolepine (4), and a quaternary derivative, N-methyl-isocryptolepinium iodide (5). The latter compounds showed a high antiplasmodial activity against the chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium
Artemether, artesunate, praziquantel and tribendimidine administered singly at different dosages against <em>Clonorchis sinensis</em>: acomparative in... (Publications)
d to rats infected with adult C. sinensis, resulted in mean worm burden reductions of 100, 100, 89.5 and 80.7%, respectively (all P
Cinnamoylphenethyl amides from <em>Polygonum hyrcanicum</em> possess anti-trypanosomal activity (Publications)
but less active compounds, such as cannabisin B (2), tyrosol (3), p-coumaric acid (4), ferulic acid (5), and N-cis-feruloyltyramine (6) were also identified, along with N-trans-3,4-dimethoxycinnamoyldopamine