Bayesian analysis of zero inflated spatiotemporal HIV/TB child mortality data through the INLA and SPDE approaches: applied to data observed between... (Publications)
Longitudinal mortality data with few deaths usually have problems of zero-inflation. This paper presents and applies two Bayesian models which cater for zero-inflation, spatial and temporal random eff
Bisabololoxide derivatives from <em>Artemisia persica</em>, and determination of their absolute configurations by ECD (Publications)
Five antiplasmodial bisabololoxide sesquiterpene diesters were isolated from an EtOAc extract of the aerial parts of Artemisia persica following an HPLC-time-based activity profiling of the extract. S
Impact of a national HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) campaign on VCT in a rural hospital in Tanzania (Publications)
Summary Objective To evaluate the impact of a national HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) campaign on presentation to HIV care in a rural population in Tanzania. Methods Retrospective analysi
Brain development in the yellow fever mosquito <em>Aedes aegypti</em>: a comparative immunocytochemical analysis using cross-reacting antibodies from... (Publications)
Considerable effort has been directed towards understanding the organization and function of peripheral and central nervous system of disease vector mosquitoes such as Aedes aegypti. To date, all of t
Synthesis and evaluation of 2-pyridyl pyrimidines with in vitro antiplasmodial and antileishmanial activity (Publications)
A series of 2-pyridyl pyrimidines, reported inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum methionine aminopeptidase 1b were synthesized and evaluated for their antiplasmodial activities. An analysis of physicoc
The sensitivity of the OptiMAL rapid diagnostic test to the presence of <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>gametocytes compromises its ability to monitor... (Publications)
Using in vivo samples from treatment failure malaria cases, we demonstrate the high sensitivity of the parasite lactase dehydrogenase (pLDH)-based OptiMAL rapid diagnostic test in the detection of P.
Factors affecting home delivery in rural Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Studies of factors affecting place of delivery have rarely considered the influence of gender roles and relations within the household. This study combines an understanding of gender issue
Identification of oleamide in <em>Guatteria</em> recurvisepala by LC/MS-Based <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> thioredoxin reductase ligand binding... (Publications)
Our current research on applications of mass spectrometry to natural product drug discovery against malaria aims to screen plant extracts for new ligands to PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM thioredoxin reductase
Pacing and sprint performance in speed skating during a competitive season (Publications)
PURPOSE: This study assessed the effect of time spent in several race sectors (S) on finishing time and determined the variance in distribution of skating time and in total race time for official 1000