Sub-lethal exposure to chlorfenapyr reduces the probability of developing <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> parasites in surviving Anopheles mosquitoes (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Pyrethroid resistance in the key malaria vectors threatens the success of pyrethroid-treated nets. To overcome pyrethroid resistance, Interceptor(®) G2 (IG2), a 'first-in-class' dual insec
Multiple myeloma risk in relation to long-term air pollution exposure: a pooled analysis of four European cohorts (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Air pollution is a growing concern worldwide, with significant impacts on human health. Multiple myeloma is a type of blood cancer with increasing incidence. Studies have linked air pollut
Interplay of digital proximity app use and SARS-CoV-2 vaccine uptake in Switzerland: analysis of two population-based cohort studies (Publications)
Objectives: Our study aims to evaluate developments in vaccine uptake and digital proximity tracing app use in a localized context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Methods: We report findings from two popu
Machine learning prediction models for clinical management of blood-borne viral infections: a systematic review of current applications and future... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Machine learning (ML) prediction models to support clinical management of blood-borne viral infections are becoming increasingly abundant in medical literature, with a number of competing
Interwoven landscapes: gender and land in the Kafue Flats, Zambia (Publications)
This paper examines changes in formal and informal land access rules for women in the Kafue Flats of southern Zambia and identifies alternatives to land privatization. In rural African communities dep
Treatment outcome in an <em>S</em>I model with evolutionary resistance: a Darwinian model for the evolution of resistance (Publications)
We consider a Darwinian (evolutionary game theoretic) version of a standard susceptible-infectious SI model in which the resistance of the disease causing pathogen to a treatment that prevents death t
Food security from the forest: the case of the commodification of baobab fruit (<em>Adansonia digitata </em>L.) in Boundou Region, Senegal (Publications)
Wild edible fruits from the forest have often been regarded as poverty food; however, there has been a notable shift in recent years as these wild edible fruits have gained increasing recognition for