Determinants of patients' adherence to malaria treatment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Publications)
(1) Background: Malaria heavily affects the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) despite the use of effective drugs. Poor adherence to malaria treatment may contribute to this problem. (2) Methods:
Cystic fibrosis related diabetes is not associated with maximal aerobic exercise capacity in cystic fibrosis: a cross-sectional analysis of an... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have reported differences in aerobic exercise capacity, expressed as peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak), between people with and without cystic fibrosis (CF) related diabetes (C
Residential exposure to greenspace and life satisfaction in times of COVID-19: a cross-sectional analysis of 9444 participants from a population-based... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Subjective well-being is an important target in the COVID-19 pandemic. Residential greenness may help cope with stress and hence influence subjective well-being during this mentally and ph
Lung allograft microbiome association with gastroesophageal reflux, inflammation, and allograft dysfunction (Publications)
RATIONALE: It remains unclear how gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) affects allograft microbial community composition in lung transplant recipients, and its impact on lung allograft inflammation
Assessment of pesticide safety knowledge and practices in Vietnam: a cross-sectional study of smallholder farmers in the Mekong delta (Publications)
Over the past three decades, the Vietnamese Mekong Delta experienced a significant increase in agricultural productivity, partly achieved through increased agrochemical use. To abate negative effects
Gender moderates results of a randomized clinical trial for the Khanya intervention for substance use and ART adherence in HIV care in South Africa (Publications)
Little is known about gender effects of alcohol and drug use (AOD) among people living with HIV (PLWH) in resource-limited settings. Using multilevel models, we tested whether gender moderated the eff
Prevalence and force of <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> blood-stage infection and associated clinical malaria burden in the Brazilian Amazon (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Understanding the epidemiology of malaria through the molecular force of the blood-stage infection of Plasmodium vivax (molFOB) may provide a detailed assessment of malaria transmission. O
Acceptability of pre-referral rectal artesunate for severe malaria in children under 5 years by health workers and caregivers in the Democratic... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: For children below 6 years with suspected severe malaria attending a health care provider unable to provide parenteral malaria treatment, pre-referral rectal artesunate (RAS) is recommende
Acute exposure to simulated nocturnal train noise leads to impaired sleep quality and endothelial dysfunction in young healthy men and women: a... (Publications)
A series of human field studies demonstrated that simulated nocturnal traffic noise exposure impaired sleep quality and endothelial function, which could be significantly improved after intake of vita
Specialised Paediatric PAlliativE CaRe: assessing family, healthcare professionals and health system outcomes in a multi-site context of various care... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The number of children and adolescents living with life-limiting conditions and potentially in need for specialised paediatric palliative care (SPPC) is rising. Ideally, a specialised mult
