Determination of methoxyphenols in ambient atmospheric particulate matter: tracers for wood combustion (Publications)
analyte recoveries in each sample. Analytical figures of merit for the assay, as applied to ambient PM2.5 and PM10 samples are as follows: recovery = 63-100%; precision = 2-6%; analytical limit of detection
Abklärung und Antibiotikatherapie von Infektionen in der Hausarztpraxis : Eine Befragung von Allgemeinpraktikern und Internisten mit Praxistätigkeit... (Publications)
indications for antimicrobial therapy were cystitis (19.9%), acute sinusitis (14.1%), acute bronchitis (11.5%), and tonsillopharyngitis (9.2%). Macrolides (24.0%), aminopenicillins (22.6%), and fluoroquinolones
Inhibition of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> fatty acid biosynthesis: evaluation of FabG, FabZ, and FabI as drug targets for flavonoids (Publications)
microM), the more complex flavonoids (12-16) exhibited strong activity toward all three enzymes (IC50 0.5-8 microM). Isoflavonoids 26-28 showed moderate (IC50 7-30 microM) but selective activity against FabZ
Quantitative assessment of eosinophiluria in <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> infections: a new marker of infection and bladder morbidity (Publications)
resolution of pathology. The overall diagnostic efficiency of the ECP test (cut-off value for the ECP > or =5 ng/ml) in relation to infection was comparable with that of egg count and microhematuria, but with a
Synthesis and antiprotozoal activities of benzyl phenyl ether diamidine derivatives (Publications)
in four daily 25 mg/kg oral doses, and the 2-chloro-4,4'-diamidine 18 cured 3/4 mice in four daily 5 mg/kg intraperitoneal doses.
Potential impact of climate change on schistosomiasis transmission in China (Publications)
Schistosoma japonicum within the intermediate host snail (i.e., Oncomelania hupensis), and a temperature of 5.8 degrees C at which half the snail sample investigated was in hibernation. Historical data suggest
<em>Plasmodium vivax </em>molecular diagnostics in community surveys: pitfalls and solutions (Publications)
area in Brazil, application of a mitochondrial DNA-based assay increased prevalence from 4.9 to 6.5%. The usefulness of molecular tests in malaria epidemiological studies is widely recognized, especially
Biological and epidemiological consequences of MTBC diversity (Publications)
factors. Different MTBC strains display different cellular and clinical phenotypes. Strains from Lineage 5 and Lineage 6 are metabolically different, grow slower, and are less virulent. Also, at least certain
Sequence data and association statistics from 12,940 type 2 diabetes cases and controls (Publications)
structural variants were identified, including 99% of low-frequency (minor allele frequency [MAF] 0.1-5%) non-coding variants in the whole-genome sequenced individuals and 99.7% of low-frequency coding variants
Artificial light at night influences clock-gene expression, activity, and fecundity in the mosquito <em>Culex pipiens </em>f.<em> Molestus</em> (Publications)
Populations were kept under 16hours (h):8h light:dark cycles or were subjected to an additional 3.5 h of light (100–300 lx) in the evenings. ALAN induced significant changes in expression in all genes