Factors associated with migration in individuals affected by leprosy, Maranhão, Brazil: an exploratory cross-sectional study (Publications)
In Brazil, leprosy is endemic and concentrated in high-risk clusters. Internal migration is common in the country and may influence leprosy transmission and hamper control efforts. We performed a cros
The policy of free healthcare for children under the age of 6 years in Vietnam: assessment of the uptake for children hospitalised with acute... (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To assess the proportion of, and reasons for, households not utilising the policy of free healthcare for children under 6 years of age (FCCU6) for hospitalisation with diarrhoea, and assess
Development of a glycoconjugate vaccine to prevent meningitis in Africa caused by meningococcal serogroup X (Publications)
Neisseria meningitidis is a major cause of bacterial meningitis worldwide, especially in the African meningitis belt, and has a high associated mortality. The meningococcal serogroups A, W, and X have
In vitro and in vivo characterization of the antimalarial lead compound SSJ-183 in <em>Plasmodium</em> models (Publications)
The objective of this work was to characterize the in vitro (Plasmodium falciparum) and in vivo (Plasmodium berghei) activity profile of the recently discovered lead compound SSJ-183. The molecule sho
<em>In silico</em> prediction and experimental evaluation of furanoheliangolide sesquiterpene lactones as potent agents against <em>Trypanosoma brucei... (Publications)
In continuation of our earlier study on the in vitro antiprotozoal activity of 40 natural sesquiterpene lactones (STLs), we extended the set of tested compounds from our laboratories to 59. On the bas
A molecular marker of artemisinin-resistant <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> malaria (Publications)
Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artemisinin derivatives in southeast Asia threatens malaria control and elimination activities worldwide. To monitor the spread of artemisinin resistance, a molecul
Men benefit more from midlife leisure-time physical activity than women regarding the development of late-life disability - results from the KORA-age... (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Encouraging physical activity is an important public health measure to reduce disability prevalence in the aged. The aims of this study were to determine the association between midlife phy
Structure and biosynthesis of xenoamicins from entomopathogenic <em>Xenorhabdus</em> (Publications)
During the search for novel natural products from entomopathogenic Xenorhabdus doucetiae DSM17909 and X. mauleonii DSM17908 novel peptides named xenoamicins were identified in addition to the already
Asthma during pregnancy and clinical outcomes in offspring: a national cohort study (Publications)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Maternal asthma is a common pregnancy complication, with adverse short-term effects for the offspring. The objective was to determine whether asthma during pregnancy is a ris
Random number generation during sleep deprivation: effects of caffeine on response maintenance and stereotypy (Publications)
Neurophysiological and functional imaging studies have demonstrated that frontal regions of the brain are particularly responsive to homeostatic sleep pressure. Previous neuropsychological studies ind
