A school-based physical activity program to improve health and fitness in children aged 6-13 years (Kinder-Sportstudie KISS): study design of a... (Publications)
(n=9) or the control (n=6) group, stratified by geographic region (urban vs. rural) and by age (1st and 5th grade). Participation was given for all children in the intervention group since in this group the [...] physical education teachers adding up to a total of five PA classes per week, 2. short PA breaks (2-5 min each) during academic lessons, 3. PA home work, and 4. adaptation of recreational areas around the
Abundance of <em>Opisthorchis felineus </em>metacercariae in cyprinid fish in the middle Ob river basin (Tomsk region, Russia) (Publications)
ide is the main infection source in the Ob River (prevalence of infection, 100%, and intensity, 50.5 metacercariae per fish) and the common dace in the Tom River (91.1% and 12.7 metacercariae). Although [...] fish harvested in the Tomsk region. According to epidemiological survey, among 600 participants, 87.5% (n = 525) of respondents consumed river fish, with the most popular fish being cyprinids including
A school-based physical activity program to improve health and fitness in children aged 6-13 years (Kinder-Sportstudie KISS): study design of a... (Publications)
(n=9) or the control (n=6) group, stratified by geographic region (urban vs. rural) and by age (1st and 5th grade). Participation was given for all children in the intervention group since in this group the [...] physical education teachers adding up to a total of five PA classes per week, 2. short PA breaks (2-5 min each) during academic lessons, 3. PA home work, and 4. adaptation of recreational areas around the
The effect of dosing strategies on the therapeutic efficacy of artesunate-amodiaquine for uncomplicated malaria: a meta-analysis of individual patient... (Publications)
co-blistered NFDC (97.9% [95% confidence interval (CI): 97.0-98.8%]) and FDC (98.1% [95% CI: 97.6%-98.5%]; P = 0.799), but significantly lower for the loose NFDC-25 (93.4% [95% CI: 91.9%-94.9%]), and loose [...] age, AQ dose, baseline parasitemia and region; treatment with loose NFDC-25 was associated with a 3.5-fold greater risk of recrudescence by day 28 (adjusted hazard ratio, AHR = 3.51 [95% CI: 2.02-6.12]
Comparative functional survival and equivalent annual cost of 3 long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) products in Tanzania: a randomised trial with... (Publications)
significantly different between the 3 net products (p = 0.001): 2.0 years (95% CI 1.7-2.3) for Olyset, 2.5 years (95% CI 2.2-2.8) for PermaNet 2.0 (hazard ratio [HR] 0.73 [95% CI 0.64-0.85], p = 0.001), and [...] between products as they aged. Equivalent annual cost varied between US$1.2 (95% CI $1.1-$1.4) and US$1.5 (95% CI $1.3-$1.7), assuming that each net was priced identically at US$3. The 2 longer-lived nets (PermaNet
Seroprevalence and herd-level risk factors for seroprevalence of <em>Leptospira</em> spp. in sheep, beef cattle and deer in New Zealand (Publications)
Pomona; for beef cattle(n=1,886), it was 45.6 (95% CI=43.3-47.9)% for Hardjo and 19.6 (95% CI=17.9-21.5)% for Pomona; and for deer (n=1,870), it was 26.3 (95% CI=24.3-28.4)% for Hardjo, 8.8 (95% CI=7.6-10 [...] animals were seropositive. In beef herds (n=95), herd-level prevalence for Hardjo varied from 79.0-90.5%, and for Pomona from 42.1-68.4%. In deer herds (n=93), herd-level prevalence for Hardjo varied from
Haematological consequences of acute uncomplicated <em>falciparum </em>malaria: a WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network pooled analysis of... (Publications)
America. The median haemoglobin concentration at presentation was 9.9 g/dL (range 5.0-19.7 g/dL) in Africa, 11.6 g/dL (range 5.0-20.0 g/dL) in Asia and 12.3 g/dL (range 6.9-17.9 g/dL) in South America. Moderately
Assessment of radio frequency electromagnetic field exposure induced by base stations in several micro-environments in France (Publications)
urban and rural areas, are selected in France under on the one hand the French Beyond5G project and on the other hand the 5G expOsure, causaL effects and rIsk perception through citizen engagement (GOLIAT)
The age profile of respiratory syncytial virus burden in preschool children of low- and middle-income countries: a semi-parametric, meta-regression... (Publications)
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections are among the primary causes of death for children under 5 years of age worldwide. A notable challenge with many of the upcoming prophylactic interventions against [...] death have a younger age profile. Children under 6 months of age constitute 10% of the population under 5 years of age but bear 20% to 29% of cases, 28% to 39% of hospitalizations, and 38% to 50% of deaths
Global burden of chronic respiratory diseases and risk factors, 1990-2019: an update from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (Publications)
million cases (417.4-499.1) globally. While the total deaths and prevalence of CRDs have increased by 28.5% and 39.8%, the age-standardised rates have dropped by 41.7% and 16.9% from 1990 to 2019, respectively [...] cause of deaths from CRDs, accounting for 3.3 million (2.9-3.6) deaths. With 262.4 million (224.1-309.5) prevalent cases, asthma had the highest prevalence among CRDs. The age-standardised rates of all burden