Land use regression models for alkylbenzenes in a Middle Eastern megacity: Tehran Study of Exposure Prediction for Environmental Health Research... (Publications)
a megacity. About 83% of Tehran's surface had benzene concentrations above air quality standard of 5 microg/m3 set by European Union and Iranian Government. Toluene was the predominant alkylbenzene and
Factors associated with colostrum quality and effects on serum gamma globulin concentrations of calves in Swiss dairy herds (Publications)
factors were assessed by logistic regression of questionnaire data. RESULTS: Prevalence values of 15.5% (95% confidence interval [CI], 12.0-19.6%) for low-quality colostrum ( 6 hours between parturition
Tuberculosis transmission in public locations in Tanzania: a novel approach to studying airborne disease transmission (Publications)
in public transport. Lower transmission risks were found in central markets (4.8% for traders, but 0.5% for their customers), passengers on public transport (2.4%), public schools (4.0%), nightclubs (1.7%)
A controlled trial to reduce the risk of human Nipah virus exposure in Bangladesh (Publications)
consuming raw sap from a protected source than those with no exposure (25 vs. 15%, OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.5-2.6, P < 0.001). While the intervention increased knowledge in both intervention areas, the "only safe
Do bednets including piperonyl butoxide offer additional protection against populations of<em> Anopheles gambiae s.l. </em>that are highly resistant... (Publications)
resistance are very high. This study was conducted in two settings in southwest Burkina Faso, Vallee du Kou 5 and Tengrela, where Anopheles gambiae s.l. (Diptera: Culicidae) mortality rates in World Health Organization
Measuring early childhood development in Brazil: validation of the Caregiver Reported Early Development Instruments (CREDI) (Publications)
consistency/inter-item reliability (alpha> 0.80) for the CREDI within each of the six age groups (0-5, 6-11, 12-17, 18-23, 24-29 and 30-35 months of age). Multivariate analyses of construct validity showed
Proximity to overhead power lines and childhood leukaemia: an international pooled analysis (Publications)
leukaemia was 1.33 (95% CI: 0.92-1.93). The odds ratio was higher among children diagnosed before age 5 years. There was no association with calculated magnetic fields. Odds ratios remained unchanged with
Quantification of annual settlement growth in rural mining areas using machine learning (Publications)
and temporal consistency correction. Overall accuracy in the four studied scenes ranged between 58.5% and 95.1%. Arid conditions and limited availability of Google Earth imagery negatively affected cl
Marginal bone loss 1 year after implantation: a systematic review for fixed and removable restorations (Publications)
selected. Related to fixed restorations, the lowest MBL was 0.05+/-0.67 mm and the highest 1.37+/-0.5 mm. The MBL for removable restorations ranged from 0.13+/-0.35 mm to 1.03+/-0.65 mm. Three studies analyzed
Individual aircraft noise exposure assessment for a case-crossover study in Switzerland (Publications)
different nighttime windows. Average nighttime aircraft noise levels were 45.2 dB, 64.6 dB, and 18.5 for LAeq, LAmax, and NAT55 respectively. In this paper, we present a method to estimate individual aircraft