Residential proximity to major roads and term low birth weight: the roles of air pollution, heat, noise, and road-adjacent trees (Publications)
term low birth weight (LBW), while exploring possible mediating roles of air pollution (PM2.5, PM2.5-10, PM10, PM2.5 absorbance, nitrogen dioxide, and nitrogen oxides), heat, and noise and buffering effect [...] interquartile range increase in heat exposure with an 18% increase; and third-trimester exposure to PM2.5, PM2.5-10, and PM10 with 24%, 25%, and 26% increases, respectively. Air pollution and heat exposures together
Particulate matter air pollution components and risk for lung cancer (Publications)
residence during follow-up, statistically significant associations were found for PM2.5 Cu (HR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.01-1.53 per 5ng/m3), PM10 Zn (1.28; 1.02-1.59 per 20ng/m3), PM10 S (1.58; 1.03-2.44 per 200ng/m3) [...] 33 per 100ng/m3). In two-pollutant models, associations between PM10 and PM2.5 and lung cancer were largely explained by PM2.5 S. CONCLUSIONS: This study indicates that the association between PM in air [...] land-use regression models for eight elements (Cu, Fe, K, Ni, S, Si, V and...
Comparison of two different semiquantitative urinary dipstick tests with albumin-to-creatinine ratio for screening and classification of albuminuria... (Publications)
Sensitivity was 82.9% (95% CI 75.1-89.1%) and 91.9% (95% CI 88.7-96.9%) and specificity 71.5% (95% CI 68.4-74.6%) and 17.5% (95% CI 15.0-20.2%) for the Combur9-Test((R)) and Micral-Test((R)), respectively. Correct [...] cut-offs of 30, 100, and > /=300 mg/dL, and with the Micral-Test((R)) it was 1.8%, 10.5%, and 53.6% at cut-offs of 2, 5, and 10 mg/dL, respectively. Overall, disagreement to KDIGO albuminuria was seen in [...] and 73% with the Combur9-Test((R)) and Micral-Test((R)), respectively....
The WHO ultrasonography protocol for assessing morbidity due to <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em>: acceptance and evolution over 14 years: systematic... (Publications)
between 55.56 % (5/9) in the period from 2001 to 2004, to 87.50 % (7/8) from 2005 to 2008, to 62.50 % (5/8) from 2009 to 2011 and 75.00 % (6/8) from 2012 through 2014 (all studies: 50 % [5/10], 88.89 % [8/9] [...] [8/9], 62.50 % [5/8], 63.64 % [7/11], respectively). The Niamey protocol was applied also in 2/5 hospital studies in 282/544 (51.84 %) patients.The usefulness of the WHO protocol for S. haematobium infections
Mutual effects of fine particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, and fireworks on cause-specific acute cardiovascular mortality: a case-crossover study in... (Publications)
mortality of traffic-related air pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) are still debated. We conducted a time-stratified case-crossover study for a population located around [...] We estimated the risk of cause-specific cardiovascular mortality associated with daily NO2 and PM2.5 concentrations at home using distributed lag models up to 7 days preceding death, adjusted for daily [...] , and holidays. Cardiovascular mortality was associated with NO2,...
Influence of exposure assessment methods on associations between long-term exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter and risk of cancer in the... (Publications)
(1.19-1.73) for one IQR increase of cumulative PM2.5 exposure for the LUR and the Gazel-Air models respectively, followed by a plateau at around 1.5 for both exposure assessments. For lung cancer (349 [...] BACKGROUND: Many studies investigated the relationship between outdoor fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and cancer. While they generally indicated positive associations, results have not been fully consistent [...] the diversity of methods used to assess exposure. OBJECTIVES: To investigate...
Effect of supervised training on FEV1 in cystic fibrosis: a randomised controlled trial (Publications)
RESULTS: FEV1 increased significantly in both training groups compared with CONCH (AT:+5.8±0.95, ST:+7.4±2.5, CONCH:-11.5±2.7% predicted, p
Effect of supervised training on FEV1 in cystic fibrosis: a randomised controlled trial (Publications)
RESULTS: FEV1 increased significantly in both training groups compared with CONCH (AT:+5.8±0.95, ST:+7.4±2.5, CONCH:-11.5±2.7% predicted, p
Efficacy and safety of albendazole plus ivermectin, albendazole plus mebendazole, albendazole plus oxantel pamoate, and mebendazole alone against... (Publications)
(74 of 108 children cured [68.5%, 95% CI 59.6-77.4]; egg reduction 99.2%, 98.7-99.6) and albendazole plus ivermectin (30 of 109 cured [27.5%, 19.0-36.0]; egg reduction 94.5%, 91.7-96.3) were significantly [...] for albendazole plus oxantel pamoate, and 16 (14.5%) for mebendazole; headaches were reported by 5 (4.6%) children for albendazole plus ivermectin, 6 (5.6%) for albendazole plus mebendazole, 12 (10.9%) [...] effective against T trichiura than mebendazole alone (nine of 107 cured [8.4%,...
Efficacy and safety of albendazole plus ivermectin, albendazole plus mebendazole, albendazole plus oxantel pamoate, and mebendazole alone against... (Publications)
(74 of 108 children cured [68.5%, 95% CI 59.6-77.4]; egg reduction 99.2%, 98.7-99.6) and albendazole plus ivermectin (30 of 109 cured [27.5%, 19.0-36.0]; egg reduction 94.5%, 91.7-96.3) were significantly [...] for albendazole plus oxantel pamoate, and 16 (14.5%) for mebendazole; headaches were reported by 5 (4.6%) children for albendazole plus ivermectin, 6 (5.6%) for albendazole plus mebendazole, 12 (10.9%) [...] effective against T trichiura than mebendazole alone (nine of 107 cured [8.4%,...