Crucial issues in think aloud techniques for cross cultural studies (Publications)
Implementing user-centered design (UCD) principles and conducting usability testing is especially critical in projects where developers do not originate from the deployed environment. However, traditi
A tradition and an epidemic: determinants of the campylobacteriosis winter peak in Switzerland (Publications)
Campylobacteriosis is the most frequently reported food borne infection in Switzerland. We investigated determinants of infections and illness experience in wintertime. A case-control study was conduc
Characterisation of a melamino nitroheterocycle as a potential lead for the treatment of human African trypanosomiasis (Publications)
This paper reports an evaluation of a melamine-nitroheterocycle, a potential lead for further development as an agent against human African trypanosomiasis (HAT). Studies on its efficacy, physicochemi
Pharmacokinetic comparison to determine the mechanisms underlying the differential efficacies of cationic diamidines against first- and second-stage... (Publications)
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), a neglected tropical disease, is fatal without treatment. Pentamidine, a cationic diamidine, has been used to treat first-stage (hemolymphatic) HAT since the 1940s
Toward the development of dual-targeted glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase/trypanothione reductase inhibitors against <em>Trypanosoma... (Publications)
A significant improvement in the treatment of trypanosomiases has been achieved with the recent development of nifurtimox-eflornithine combination therapy (NECT). As an alternative to drug combination
B-type natriuretic peptide in patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery: a prospective cohort study (Publications)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Postoperative cardiac complications pose a substantial risk to patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery. METHODS: B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) was determined preoperativel