Chicken egg yolk antibodies (IgY) for detecting circulating antigens of <em>Schistosoma japonicum</em> (Publications)
BACKGROUND: IgY isolated from egg yolk has been widely used in immunodiagnostic tests, including tests to detect circulating antigen (soluble egg antigen or SEA) of Schistosoma japonicum. RESULTS: A s
Highly selective antiplasmodial naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids from <em>Ancistrocladus tectorius</em> (Publications)
Naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids, named ancistectorine A(1), N-methylancistectorine A(1), ancistectorine A(2), 5-epi-ancistectorine A(2), ancistectorine A(3), ancistectorine B(1), and ancistectorine C(1
Nonirritant intradermal skin test concentrations of ciprofloxacin, clarithromycin, and rifampicin (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Intradermal skin testing of the clinically important antibiotics ciprofloxacin, clarithromycin, and rifampicin in the case of suspected allergies to antibiotics is poorly standardized. For
Assessment of intensity, prevalence and duration of everyday activities in Swiss school children: a cross-sectional analysis of accelerometer and... (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Appropriately measuring habitual physical activity (PA) in children is a major challenge. Questionnaires and accelerometers are the most widely used instruments but both have wel
Smoking cessation, lung function, and weight gain: a follow-up study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Only one population-based study in one country has reported effects of smoking cessation and weight change on lung function, and none has reported the net effect. We estimated the net bene
Using <em>Drosophila melanogaster</em> to validate metabolism-based insecticide resistance from insect pests (Publications)
Identifying molecular mechanisms of insecticide resistance is important for preserving insecticide efficacy, developing new insecticides and implementing insect control. The metabolic detoxification o