Growth losses in Swiss forests caused by ozone: epidemiological data analysis of stem increment of <em>Fagus sylvatica L.</em> and <em>Picea... (Publications)
The estimate of growth losses by ozone exposure of forest trees is a significant part in current C sequestration calculations and will also be important in future modeling. It is therefore important t
Measles in Papua New Guinea: an age-specific serological survey (Publications)
We aimed to determine the proportion of the population in Madang (Papua New Guinea) immune to measles infection by age groups, with respect to immunization status and study location, using dried blood
Development of a simple microarray for genotyping HIV-1 drug resistance mutations in the reverse transcriptase gene in rural Tanzania (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Aiming at a simple, inexpensive and robust tool for HIV-1 drug resistance genotyping during antiretroviral therapy (ART) we developed and validated a microarray-based detection of 25 drug r
Synthesis and antimalarial testing of neocryptolepine analogues: addition of ester function in SAR study of 2,11-disubstituted indolo[2,3-b]quinolines (Publications)
This report describes the synthesis, and in vitro and in vivo antimalarial evaluations of certain ester-modified neocryptolepine (5-methyl-5H-indolo[2,3-b]quinoline) derivatives. The modifications wer
Hydroxyurea: effect on growth, structure, and [3H]thymidine uptake of <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> procyclic culture forms (Publications)
Hydroxyurea (HU) in concentrations above 50 micrograms/ml reversibly inhibited cell division of Trypanosoma brucei brucei stock STIB 336 procyclic culture forms, but not growth of individual cells. Th
Asymptomatic malaria infections: detectability, transmissibility and public health relevance (Publications)
Most Plasmodium falciparum infections that are detected in community surveys are characterized by low-density parasitaemia and the absence of clinical symptoms. Molecular diagnostics have shown that t
