Myeloperoxidase, but not oxidized LDL, is associated with leisure-time physical activity: results from the MONICA/KORA Augsburg Studies 1984-1995 (Publications)
high leisure-time PA (124.2 mug/ml; 95%-CI, 116.8-132.0) compared to the inactive reference group (133.5 mug/ml; 95%-CI, 127.6-139.6) (P(trend) across PA levels: 0.007). No significant association between
Imported schistosomiasis in Europe: sentinel surveillance data from TropNetEurop (Publications)
features. RESULTS: Male patients accounted for 64% of all cases. The average age of all patients was 29.5 years. The majority of patients were of European origin (53%). Europeans traveled predominantly for
Quasi-absence de réinfestation par les strongles du bétail gambien en saison sèche (Publications)
Five Ndama bulls aged between 1.5 and 2 years and 20 Djallonke rams aged between 6 to 18 months were dewormed as follows: the bulls were dewormed in November (beginning of the dry season), the sheep were
EPD in its twentieth year: towards complete promoter coverage of selected model organisms (Publications)
from release 73, from mass genome annotation projects. Subsets of promoter sequences with customized 5' and 3' extensions can be downloaded from the EPD website. The focus of current development efforts
Quantitative evaluation of a handheld light microscope for field diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth infection (Publications)
gram of stool (EPG). Mean egg counts were significantly higher with the conventional light microscope (5,190.0 EPG versus 2,385.8 EPG for Ascaris lumbricoides; 826.3 versus 455.7 for Trichuris trichiura; both
Elimination of tropical disease through surveillance and response [Editorial] (Publications)
essential database/dataset, 4) implementation of mobile health (m-health) and sensitive diagnostics, 5) design of effective response packages tailored to different transmission settings and levels, and 6)
Personal exposure to nitrogen dioxide in Switzerland (Publications)
Gas-cooking and smoking were important factors for elevated indoor and personal NO2 levels (contribution: 5 micrograms m-3, 2 micrograms m-3, respectively). Personal exposure to NO2 correlated best with the indoor
Stray dog population demographics in Jodhpur, India following a population control/rabies vaccination program (Publications)
declined (p 0.05) in 1 area, and remained stable in 1 area between 2005 and 2007. By 2007, 61.8-86.5% of the free-roaming dog population was surgically sterilized and vaccinated for rabies in the areas
Indole and benzimidazole bichalcophenes: synthesis, DNA binding and antiparasitic activity (Publications)
rhodesiense, a model that mimics the acute stage of African sleeping sickness, at a low dose of 4 x 5 mg/kg i.p. and hence 7c is more potent in vivo than pentamidine.
Sesquiterpene lactones from <em>Vernonia cinerascens </em>sch. bip. and their <em>in vitro</em> antitrypanosomal activity (Publications)
isolation of vernodalin (2), 11beta,13-dihydrovernodalin (3), 11beta,13-dihydrovernolide (4), vernolide (5), 11beta,13-dihydrohydroxyvernolide (6), hydroxyvernolide (7), and a new germacrolide type sesquiterpene