Risk stratification for 1-year mortality in acute heart failure: classification and regression tree analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Simple tools for risk stratification of patients with acute heart failure (AHF) are an unmet clinical need, particularly regarding long-term mortality. METHODS: We prospectively enrolled 6
Comparative genomics reveals multiple genetic backgrounds of human pathogenicity in the <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> complex (Publications)
The Trypanosoma brucei complex contains a number of subspecies with exceptionally variable life histories, including zoonotic subspecies, which are causative agents of human African trypanosomiasis (H
Inhibitory activity of marine sponge-derived natural products against parasitic protozoa (Publications)
In this study, thirteen sponge-derived terpenoids, including five linear furanoterpenes: furospinulosin-1 (1), furospinulosin-2 (2), furospongin-1 (3), furospongin-4 (4), and demethylfurospongin-4 (5)
The use of mobile phones for demographic surveillance of mobile pastoralists and their animals in Chad: proof of principle (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Demographic information is foundational for the planning and management of social programmes, in particular health services. The existing INDEPTH network surveillance sites are limited to
Uptake of guidelines on prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in rural Tanzania: time for change (Publications)
Guidelines on prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are inconsistently implemented in low-income countries. Strategies are needed to improve the upta
Antiprotozoal activity of (e)-cinnamic N-acylhydrazone derivatives (Publications)
A series of 14 (E)-cinnamic N-acylhydrazone derivatives, designed through molecular hybridization between the (E)-1-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-3-(4-bromophenyl)prop-2-en-1-one and (E)-3-hydroxy-N'-((2
1,2-substituted 4-(1H)-quinolones: synthesis, antimalarial and antitrypanosomal activities in vitro (Publications)
A diverse array of 4-(1H)-quinolone derivatives bearing substituents at positions 1 and 2 were synthesized and evaluated for antiprotozoal activities against Plasmodium falciparum and Trypanosoma bruc
Two trypanocidal dipeptides from the roots of <em>Zapoteca portoricensis</em> (Fabaceae) (Publications)
Zapoteca portoricensis (Jacq) HM Hernandez is used with remarkable efficacy in ethnomedicinal management of tonsillitis in the Eastern part of Nigeria. Previous pharmacological studies have validated
Socioeconomic, cultural and behavioural features of prior and anticipated influenza vaccine uptake in urban and rural Pune district, India: a... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Ensuring production capacity of efficacious vaccines for pandemic preparedness alone may not be sufficient for effective influenza control. Community willingness to accept the vaccine is
