Effects of balance training on postural sway, leg extensor strength, and jumping height in adolescents (Publications)
Deficits in strength of the lower extremities and postural control have been associated with a high risk of sustaining sport-related injuries. Such injuries often occur during physical education (PE)
Geospatial (s)tools: integration of advanced epidemiological sampling and novel diagnostics (Publications)
Large-scale control and progressive elimination of a wide variety of parasitic diseases is moving to the fore. Indeed, there is good pace and broad political commitment. Yet, there are some worrying s
Cord blood cytokines are modulated by maternal farming activities and consumption of farm dairy products during pregnancy: the PASTURE Study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Traditional farming represents a unique model situation to investigate the relationship of early-life farm-related exposure and allergy protection. OBJECTIVES: To investigate associations
Effect of school based physical activity programme (KISS) on fitness and adiposity in primary schoolchildren: cluster randomised controlled trial (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of a school based physical activity programme during one school year on physical and psychological health in young schoolchildren. DESIGN: Cluster randomised con
Elemental composition and oxidative properties of PM2.5 in Estonia in relation to origin of air masses - results from the ECRHS II in Tartu (Publications)
Fine particulate matter (PM(2.5)) was sampled at an urban background site in Tartu, Estonia over one-year period during the ECRHS II study. The elemental composition of 71PM(2.5) samples was analyzed
Health risk assessment along the wastewater and faecal sludge management and reuse chain in Kampala, Uganda: a visualization (Publications)
Reuse of wastewater in agriculture is a common feature in the developing world. While this strategy might contribute to the livelihood of farming communities, there are health risks associated with th
Patient and physician acceptance of a campaign approach to promoting physical activity: The move for health project (Publications)
A campaign approach consisting of systematic screening and brief counselling of insufficiently active patients in general practice is feasible. Participating practices considered the amount of work as
A question module for assessing community stigma towards HIV in rural India (Publications)
Summary This paper describes a simple question module to assess community stigma in rural India. Fear of stigma is known to prevent people from seeking HIV testing and to contribute to further disease
Modelling the ecological niche of hookworm in Brazil based on climate (Publications)
The distribution of hookworm in schistosomiasis-endemic areas in Brazil was mapped based on climate suitability. Known biological requirements of hookworm were fitted to data in a monthly long-term no
