Structural basis of malaria RIFIN binding by LILRB1-containing antibodies (Publications)
another inhibitory receptor that binds to β2 microglobulin and RIFINs through their apical domains4,5. By screening plasma from a cohort of donors from Mali, we identified individuals with LILRB1-containing
Childhood cancer and traffic-related air pollution in Switzerland: a nationwide census-based cohort study (Publications)
leukemia (ALL) and 1.31 (95%-CI 1.00-1.71) for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Using exposure lagged by 1 to 5 years instead of current exposure attenuated the effect for AML. The adjusted HR for exposure to benzene
Identifying the sources of intestinal colonization with extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing <em>Escherichia coli </em>in healthy infants in the... (Publications)
ESBL-Ec isolates from child-mother dyads of 24 and 11 households, respectively, from child-water dyads of 5 and 4 households, respectively, and from child-mother-water triads of 3 and 4 households, respectively
Productivity loss and cost of bovine tuberculosis for the dairy livestock sector in Ethiopia (Publications)
Net present value (NPV) of livestock production in terms of milk, meat and hides was estimated at 154.5 million USD for model 1 and 1.7 billion USD for model 2. Loss of NPV over 10 years was estimated at
Supporting Treatment for Anti-Retroviral Therapy (START) together: protocol for a pilot, randomized, couple-based intervention to promote women's ART... (Publications)
(referrals to the local clinic to support ART adherence or any other HIV-related care). START Together is a 5-session intervention based in cognitive-behavioral couple therapy, which is a skill-based intervention
Hand hygiene and face mask wearing practices for COVID-19 prevention: a non-intrusive observation of patrons of community convenience shops in Accra,... (Publications)
males. Of these, 653 (81.6%) wore face covering and 98 (12.3%) performed hand hygiene; with 92 (11.5%) adhering to both measures. Patrons who wore face mask appropriately were 578; comprising 299 (92.3%)
Parental cohabitation and breastfeeding outcomes among United States adolescent mothers (Publications)
increased odds of breastfeeding initiation compared to noncohabiting adolescent mothers (odds ratio [OR]: 1.5, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.08-2.16). After stratifying by race/ethnicity, both Hispanic and n
Genomic analyses of human adenoviruses unravel novel recombinant genotypes associated with severe infections in pediatric patients (Publications)
in causing severe infections in this study included HAdV species C genotypes (HAdV1, HAdV2, and HAdV5). Clustering of the HAdV whole-genome sequences of the severe and mild cases did not show any differences
Risk factors for brucellosis and knowledge-attitude practice among pastoralists in Afar and Somali regions of Ethiopia (Publications)
a quarter of the households (22.8 %), recalled abortions in goats in the last 12 months, whereas 52.5 % and 50.3 % recalled stillborn in all species and membrane retentions respectively. All respondents
Estimated all-day and evening whole-brain radiofrequency electromagnetic fields doses, and sleep in preadolescents (Publications)
preadolescents with zero evening whole-brain RF-EMF dose from phone calls [-11.9min (95%CI -21.2; -2.5)]. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest the evening as a potentially relevant window of RF-EMF exposure