Epidemiological analysis of ozone and nitrogen impacts on vegetation - critical evaluation and recommendations (Publications)
model and conditions to be satisfied by the data; (4) selection of the relevant explanatory variables; (5) treatment of interactions and confounding factors; and (6) assessment of model validity.
Care-seeking dynamics among patients with diabetes mellitus and hypertension in selected rural settings in Kenya (Publications)
hypertension through face-to-face interviews. Of the 1100 participants, 69.9% had hypertension, 15.5% diabetes while 14.7% had both. The mean age of the respondents was 64 years. The majority of the r
Short course amphotericin B in addition to sertraline and fluconazole for treatment of HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis in rural Tanzania (Publications)
sertraline 400 mg/day and fluconazole 1200 mg/day (n=28) vs. sertraline, fluconazole and additional 5-days of amphotericin B deoxycholate 0.7-1 mg/kg (n=18) for cryptococcal meningitis. RESULTS: 2-week
Marginal bone loss one year after implantation: a systematic review of different loading protocols (Publications)
loaded implants (0.05+/-0.67mm) and the highest for immediate non-occlusally loaded implants (1.37+/-0.5mm). The results of the meta-analysis showed an estimated mean MBL of 0.457mm (95% confidence interval
Quantitative microbial risk assessment related to urban wastewater and lagoon water reuse in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
water by G. lamblia and E. coli (12.8 CFU/100 mL to 2.97 x 10(4)CFU/100 mL and from 0 cyst/L to 18.5 cysts/L, respectively). Estimates of yearly average infection risks for E. coli (90.07-99.90%, assuming
Novel genotyping tools for investigating transmission dynamics of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
alleles. When assays were performed in parallel on RNA and DNA, 85.7% of all pfs230 samples and 59.5% of all pfg377 samples contained at least one matching genotype in DNA and RNA.Conclusion. The imperfect
The effect of workplace smoking bans on heart rate variability and pulse wave velocity of non-smoking hospitality workers (Publications)
with a 2.3 % (95 % CI 0.2-4.4; p = 0.031) higher root mean square of successive differences (RMSSD), a 5.7 % (95 % CI 0.9-10.2; p = 0.02) higher high-frequency component and a 0.72 % (95 % CI 0.40-1.05; p
Estimating healthcare costs of acute gastroenteritis and human campylobacteriosis in Switzerland (Publications)
positive for Campylobacter spp. for euro1.8 million and hospitalized campylobacteriosis patients for euro6.5 million/year. Healthcare costs of campylobacteriosis are high and most likely increasing in Switzerland
Land use regression modeling of outdoor noise exposure in informal settlements in Western Cape, South Africa (Publications)
dB(A)), during night (22:00-6:00) 52.9 dB(A) (49.3-55.8 dB(A)) and average Lden was 63.0 dB(A) (60.1-66.5 dB(A)). Main predictors of the LUR model were related to road traffic and household density. Model
Patient-identified priorities leading to attempted suicide (Publications)
conflict was identified as the trigger of the suicide attempt by more than half of the patients (54.5%). LIMITATIONS: The study included German-speaking patients only. CONCLUSION: According to patients