The role of the print media in earthquake risk communication: information available between 1996 and 2014 in Turkish newspapers (Publications)
Although individual preparedness plays a critical role in overall preparedness for earthquakes, people are not usually keen to adopt mitigation and preparedness measures. One of the reasons for this i
"His mind will work better with both of us": a qualitative study on fathers' roles and coparenting of young children in rural Pakistan (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Parents are the primary providers of nurturing care for young children's healthy early development. However, the literature on parenting in early childhood, especially in low- and middle-i
Complementary quantitative structure(-)activity relationship models for the antitrypanosomal activity of sesquiterpene lactones (Publications)
Three complementary quantitative structure(-)activity relationship (QSAR) methodologies, namely, regression modeling based on (i) "classical" molecular descriptors, (ii) 3D pharmacophore features, and
How does membership in local savings groups influence the determinants of national health insurance demand? A cross-sectional study in Kisumu, Kenya (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Rotating savings and credit associations (ROSCAs) are highly active in many sub-Saharan African countries, serving as an important gateway for coping with financial risk. In light of the K
Inter-sectoral approaches for the prevention and control of malaria among the mobile and migrant populations: a scoping review (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malaria cases among mobile and migrant populations (MMPs) represent a large and important reservoir for transmission, if undetected or untreated. The objectives of this review were to iden
How does anonymous online peer communication affect prevention behavior? Evidence from a laboratory experiment (Publications)
While the importance of social networks for health behaviors is well-recognized, relatively little is known regarding the accuracy of anonymous online communication and its impact on health behavior.
Efficacy and safety of ascending dosages of tribendimidine against hookworm infections in children: a randomized controlled trial (Publications)
Background: The global strategy to control soil-transmitted helminthiasis is mainly focused on preventive chemotherapy based on albendazole and mebendazole. We assessed the efficacy and safety of asce
A multiplex assay for the sensitive detection and quantification of male and female <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> gametocytes (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The transmission of malaria to mosquitoes depends on the presence of gametocytes that circulate in the peripheral blood of infected human hosts. Sensitive estimates of the densities of fem
Spatio-temporal population genetic structure, relative to demographic and ecological characteristics, in the freshwater snail <em>Biomphalaria... (Publications)
Combining the analysis of spatial and temporal variation when investigating population structure enhances our capacity for unravelling the biotic and abiotic factors responsible for microevolutionary
