A review of the literature on the use of ultrasonography in schistosomiasis with special reference to its use in field studies. 3. <em>Schistosoma... (Publications)
This paper gives a brief description of the pathology resulting from Schistosoma japonicum infection, and ways in which it can be investigated. It then reviews reports of the application of ultrasound
Association between long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and subclinical atherosclerosis: the REGICOR study (Publications)
Background: Epidemiological evidence of the effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on the chronic processes of atherogenesis is limited.Objective: We investigated the association of long-term
Sequence diversity in the <em>pe_pgrs</em> genes of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> is independent of human T cell recognition (Publications)
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome includes the large family of pe_pgrs genes, whose functions are unknown. Because of precedents in other pathogens in which gene families showing high sequence var
In silico ionomics segregates parasitic from free-living eukaryotes (Publications)
Ion transporters are fundamental to life. Due to their ancient origin and conservation in sequence, ion transporters are also particularly well suited for comparative genomics of distantly related spe
Impact of geocoding methods on associations between long-term exposure to urban air pollution and lung function (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Errors in address geocodes may impact estimates of the effects of air pollution on health. OBJECTIVE: We investigated the impact of four geocoding techniques on the association between urb