Association between transportation noise and cardio-metabolic diseases: an update of the WHO meta-analysis (Publications)
For the development of the WHO Noise Guidelines for the European Region, meta-analyses for various cardio-metabolic outcomes were conducted to derive exposure-response associations for road traffic, a
Status of birth and pregnancy outcome capture in Health Demographic Surveillance Sites in 13 countries (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: We compared pregnancy identification methods and outcome capture across 31 Health Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) sites in 14 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. METHODS: From
Dietary magnesium, vitamin D, and animal protein intake and their association to the linear growth trajectory of children from birth to 24 months of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Evidence suggests lack of understanding of the association of specific nutrients with different time points of linear growth trajectory. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the role of dietary macr
Inequalities in early childhood care and development in low/middle-income countries: 2010-2018 (Publications)
background: Inequalities in early childhood development(ECD) tend to persist into adulthood and amplify across the life course. To date, little research on inequalities in early childhood care and dev
qRT-PCR versus IFA-based quantification of male and female gametocytes in low-density <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infections and their relevance... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Accurate quantification of female and male gametocytes and sex ratios in asymptomatic low-density malaria infections are important for assessing their transmission potential. Gametocytes o
Immune system development varies according to age, location, and anemia in African children (Publications)
Children from low- and middle-income countries, where there is a high incidence of infectious disease, have the greatest need for the protection afforded by vaccination, but vaccines often show reduce
Nutritional status and intestinal parasites among young children from pastoralist communities of the Ethiopian Somali region (Publications)
Pastoralist children in the Ethiopian Somali Regional State (ESRS) are at high risk for undernutrition and intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs). We assessed the nutritional status and its associatio
The impact of rehabilitation-oriented virtual reality device in patients with ischemic stroke in the early subacute recovery phase: study protocol for... (Publications)
Background and rationale: Stroke is considered the most common cause of adult disability. Intensive rehabilitation protocols outperform nonintensive counterparts. The subacute stroke phase represents
