Responding to a crying infant - you do not learn it overnight: a phenomenological study (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: to examine the views and practices of first-time and experienced mothers in response to infant crying during the first 12 weeks post birth. DESIGN: longitudinal, qualitative study using an
Changes in oral health over a 10-yr period in Switzerland (Publications)
The Swiss Health Surveys are conducted every 5 yr, and alternate surveys contain information on oral health. Worldwide the population is ageing and oral health is improving. The aim of this study was
A review of bovine tuberculosis at the wildlife-livestock-human interface in sub-Saharan Africa (Publications)
SUMMARY Infection of wild animals by bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is raising concern worldwide. This article reviews the current epidemiological situation, risk of emergence and control options at the wi
Distinguishing social and cultural features of cholera in urban and rural areas of Western Kenya: implications for public health (Publications)
Abstract Urban and rural areas have distinctive health problems, which require consideration. To examine sociocultural features of cholera and its community context, a semi-structured explanatory mode
Effect of nocturnal road traffic noise exposure and annoyance on objective and subjective sleep quality (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Various epidemiological studies have found an association between noise exposure and sleep quality, but the mediating role of annoyance is unclear for this association. OBJECTIVES: To inve
Potent antimalarial 1,2,4-trioxanes through perhydrolysis of epoxides (Publications)
Perhydrolysis of a sterically congested multifunctional epoxide was achieved in ethereal H2 O2 with the aid of a recently developed Mo catalyst. The resulting hydroperoxide cyclized to give a 1,2,4-tr
UV-triggered affinity-capture identifies interactions between the <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> multidrug resistance protein 1 (PfMDR1) and... (Publications)
A representative of a new class of potent antimalarials with an unknown mode of action was recently described. To identify the molecular target of this class of antimalarials, we employed a photo-reac
Malaria and soil-transmitted intestinal helminth co-infection and its effect on anemia: a meta-analysis (Publications)
This study aimed to synthesize available evidence on the extent of malaria and soil-transmitted intestinal helminth (STH) co-infections in people living in endemic countries and to explore the effect