Non-Markovian modelling highlights the importance of age structure on Covid-19 epidemiological dynamics (Publications)
assumes that the time spent in each compartment does not depend on the time already spent in it, which is at odds with the clinical data. To overcome this “memoryless” issue, a widely used solution is to increase [...] analyse and determine the major components that contributed to the Covid-19 hospital admissions. The results indicate that the observed vaccination rate alone is not enough to control the epidemic, and a global [...] a memory structure for each compartment thereby allowing us to...
Investigating the effect of recall period on estimates of inpatient out-of-pocket expenditure from household surveys in Vietnam (Publications)
of a survey is for the recall of the timing of events, in which case the 6 month period may be better, or the amounts of OOPs, where there was no significant difference and the provider records are not [...] Respondents for the 6-month recall period had a significantly lower risk of failing to report the event (RR 0.8 (0.7, 1.0)). The results suggest the best recall period may depend on whether the purpose of [...] purchased outside the hospital. We estimated the effect of recall period on the...
Investigating the effect of recall period on estimates of inpatient out-of-pocket expenditure from household surveys in Vietnam (Publications)
of a survey is for the recall of the timing of events, in which case the 6 month period may be better, or the amounts of OOPs, where there was no significant difference and the provider records are not [...] Respondents for the 6-month recall period had a significantly lower risk of failing to report the event (RR 0.8 (0.7, 1.0)). The results suggest the best recall period may depend on whether the purpose of [...] purchased outside the hospital. We estimated the effect of recall period on the...
What makes health systems resilient? A qualitative analysis of the perspectives of Swiss NGOs (Publications)
governments, the role of the NGOs, and practical future steps for building health system resilience. RESULTS: The following four key 'foundations of resilience' were found to be dominant for unleashing greater [...] stics of resilience expected of the national governments from the NGOs, which points to the heightened role of governance. Meanwhile, as a key stakeholder group that is becoming inevitably more powerful [...] before with the advent of increasing and intensifying shocks on t...
What makes health systems resilient? A qualitative analysis of the perspectives of Swiss NGOs (Publications)
governments, the role of the NGOs, and practical future steps for building health system resilience. RESULTS: The following four key 'foundations of resilience' were found to be dominant for unleashing greater [...] stics of resilience expected of the national governments from the NGOs, which points to the heightened role of governance. Meanwhile, as a key stakeholder group that is becoming inevitably more powerful [...] before with the advent of increasing and intensifying shocks on t...
Improving the accuracy of personal RF measurements and characterisation of exposure levels in different environments across different countries (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/improving-the-accuracy-of-personal-rf-measurements-and-characterisation-of-exposure-levels-in-different-environments-across-different-countries
Belgium, The Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland). The novel device is expected to achieve considerably higher sensitivity levels than the already existing personal exposure assessment methods with which it will [...] typical examples of sources of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields. The aim of this study is to gain better knowledge of the exposure of the general population to such radiofrequency electromagnetic fields [...] suburban and rural areas, for example residential areas, town...
Concept to explore the epidemiology of legionellosis in Switzerland (Projects)
https://www.swisstph.ch/fr/projects/project-detail/project/concept-to-explore-the-epidemiology-of-legionellosis-in-switzerland
help to judge whether the increase, which is observed in the notification data, represents a real increase in the incidence of Legionnaires’ disease in Switzerland or whether it is a consequence of changes [...] 2014. Reasons for this increase could include changes in diagnostic methods, disease awareness, risk factors and climate. The aim of this project is to identify knowledge gaps with regard to the Swiss surveillance [...] clustered cases of Legionnaires’ disease and the source of clustered...
Mapping and functional analysis of heterochromatin protein 1 phosphorylation in the malaria parasite <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
protein 1 (HP1) is important for dynamically regulating its various functions. However, in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum both the function of HP1 phosphorylation and the identity of the protein kinases [...] substrate for PfCK2. Furthermore, LC-MS/MS analysis showed that PfCK2 phosphorylates three clustered serine residues in an acidic motif within the central hinge region of PfHP1. To study the role of PfHP1 [...] PfHP1's ability to localize to heterochromatin, and that PfHP1...
Mapping and functional analysis of heterochromatin protein 1 phosphorylation in the malaria parasite <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
protein 1 (HP1) is important for dynamically regulating its various functions. However, in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum both the function of HP1 phosphorylation and the identity of the protein kinases [...] substrate for PfCK2. Furthermore, LC-MS/MS analysis showed that PfCK2 phosphorylates three clustered serine residues in an acidic motif within the central hinge region of PfHP1. To study the role of PfHP1 [...] PfHP1's ability to localize to heterochromatin, and that PfHP1...
Louse-borne relapsing fever-a systematic review and analysis of the literature: part 2-mortality, jarisch-herxheimer reaction, impact on pregnancy (Publications)
fever (LBRF) is a classical epidemic disease, which in the past was associated with war, famine, poverty, forced migration, and crowding under poor hygienic conditions around the world. The disease's causative [...] to judge the certainty of the diagnosis of reported cases. The high mortality rates often found in literature are confined to extreme scenarios. The case fatality rate (CFR) of untreated cases is on average [...] causative pathogen, the spirochete bacterium Borrelia recurrentis,...
