Ultraviolet emission spectra of sunbeds (Publications)
sunbeds. This corresponds to a UV index of 13, which is significantly higher than the UV index of 8.5 of the high summer sun at noon at intermediate latitudes. The measurements were spread over the whole
<em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> centromeres display a unique epigenetic makeup and cluster prior to and during schizogony (Publications)
composition remained undefined. Here, we reveal that the centromeric histone variant PfCENH3 occupies a 4-4.5kb region on each P. falciparum chromosome, which is devoid of pericentric heterochromatin but harbors
Outcome of radioiodine therapy without, on or 3 days off carbimazole: a prospective interventional three-group comparison (Publications)
completed follow-up (toxic nodular goitre, n=117; Graves' disease, n=90). The overall success rate was 71.5%. Patients without and 3 days off carbimazole had similar biochemical (81.4% and 83.3%, respectively;
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
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
Bovine tuberculosis in Ethiopian wildlife (Publications)
animals (23%) were positive for BTB by RT; acid-fast bacilli were cultured from 29 of 89 animals (32.5%). None of the positive cultures yielded mycobacteria from the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex but
Testing for <em>Chlamydia trachomatis</em>: time trends in positivity rates in the canton of Basel-Stadt, Switzerland (Publications)
SUMMARY National health statistics report a 2·5-fold increase in laboratory-confirmed Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) cases over the last decade in Switzerland where no CT screening programme exists. We obtained
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
The dental safety profile of high-dose radioiodine therapy for thyroid cancer: long-term results of a longitudinal cohort study (Publications)
16-2.16], P = 0.004). The caries risk increased by postradioiodine xerostomia (% increase: 98.8 [26.5-212], P = 0.003). The long-term risk for postradioiodine tooth extractions increased with increasing
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