An approach to the asthma-protective farm effect by geocoding: good farms and better farms (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The highly consistent association of growing up on a farm with a reduced asthma risk has so far been attributed to direct farm exposure. In contrast, geographical determinants of the large
Evaluating the sustainability, scalability, and replicability of an STH transmission interruption intervention: the DeWorm3 implementation science... (Publications)
Hybrid trials that include both clinical and implementation science outcomes are increasingly relevant for public health researchers that aim to rapidly translate study findings into evidence-based pr
Chronic airflow obstruction in Tanzania - a cross-sectional study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a global problem and available data from sub-Saharan Africa is very limited. METHODS: A cross-sectional facility-based pilot study among patients a
A multi-band body-worn distributed radio-frequency exposure meter: design, on-body calibration and study of body morphology (Publications)
A multi-band Body-Worn Distributed exposure Meter (BWDM) calibrated for simultaneous measurement of the incident power density in 11 telecommunication frequency bands, is proposed. The BDWM consists o
Evaluation of two DNA extraction methods on the detection of <em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em> infection (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Strongyloides stercoralis is present worldwide, but its prevalence is still uncertain, mainly due to the lack of sensitivity of diagnostic methods. Molecular techniques are under develop