Microsatellite DNA polymorphism and heterozygosity in the malaria vector mosquito <em>Anopheles funestus</em> (Diptera: Culicidae) in east and... (Publications)
presence of null alleles. High levels of genetic diversity were observed (mean alleles per locus = 6.5-10; unbiased H=0.23-0.89). Low differentiation was observed between Kenya and Uganda (average F(ST)=0
Prevalence of clinically significant functional fatigue or weakness in specialty outpatient clinics of Pune, India (Publications)
sexes, and to compute rates adjusted for age, sex, and the clinic attended. Overall prevalence was 5.02% with higher rates in the dermatology and ayurved clinics than in psychiatry and medicine clinics
<em>Trypanosoma congolense</em> procyclins: unmasking cryptic major surface glycoproteins in procyclic forms (Publications)
The protein is densely N glycosylated, with up to 13 high-mannose oligosaccharides ranging from Man(5)GlcNAc(2) to Man(9)GlcNAc(2) linked to the peptide repeats. The lipid moiety of the glycosylphospha
Statistical modeling of the spatial variability of environmental noise levels in Montreal, Canada, using noise measurements and land use... (Publications)
variables. Twenty-minute non-rush hour measurements corresponded well with LAeq24h levels computed over 5 days at road-traffic sites (bias: -0.7 dB(A)), but not at rail (-2.1 dB(A)) nor at air (-2.2 dB(A))
Risk of<em> vibrio</em> transmission linked to the consumption of crustaceans in coastal towns of Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
crustaceans, confirming the high probability of exposure of human population to Vibrio spp., and 7.5% reported symptoms of food poisoning after consumption of crustaceans. The absence of genes encoding
Prevalence of epilepsy in a rural district of central Lao PDR (Publications)
subjects. An overall prevalence of 7.7 cases of epilepsy per thousand inhabitants was calculated (95% CI 5.3-10.7). Generalized epilepsy (21 cases, 63.6%) was commoner than partial epilepsy (9 cases, 27.3%)
Comparison of adult physical activity levels in three Swiss alpine communities with varying access to motorized transportation (Publications)
the other two communities (community 2: 35.9%, 95% CI: 30.6%-41.6%, community 3: 32.7%, 95% CI: 27.5%-38.3%). The differences were due to higher levels of moderate physical activities. Vigorous physical
Inhaled glucocorticoids during pregnancy and offspring pediatric diseases: a national cohort study (Publications)
glucocorticoids for asthma treatment during pregnancy (n=1231; 79.9% budesonide, 17.6% fluticasone, 5.4% beclomethasone, and 0.9% other/unspecified glucocorticoids) and offspring diseases (ICD-10 diagnoses)
Prognostic significance of epithelial-mesenchymal and mesenchymal-epithelial transition protein expression in non-small cell lung cancer (Publications)
microarrays. RESULTS: Of the 533 patients, 48% had squamous cell carcinoma, 47% adenocarcinoma, and 5% adenosquamous carcinoma. High expression of periostin in either stroma or tumor epithelia, independently
Bayesian geostatistical modeling of Malaria Indicator Survey data in Angola (Publications)
of the key malaria control interventions and measuring malaria-related burden among children under 5 years of age. In this paper, the Angolan MIS data were analyzed to produce the first smooth map of