Identification and characterization of trypanocides by functional expression of an adenosine transporter from <em>Trypanosoma</em> <em>brucei</em> in... (Publications)
The causative agents of sleeping sickness, Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and T. brucei gambiense, do not synthesize purines de novo but salvage purine bases and nucleosides from their hosts. We used
Aminoalkyl derivatives of guanidine diaromatic minor groove binders with antiprotozoal activity (Publications)
Considering the strong DNA minor-groove binding observed for our previous series of di-aromatic symmetric and asymmetric guanidinium and 2-aminoimidazolinium derivatives, we report now the synthesis o
Validation of a questionnaire to assess dietary habits among 5-13-year old school children of farmers and anthroposophic families (Publications)
Objective. To evaluate dietary habits among 5-13-year old school children of farmers, anthroposophic families and controls and to evaluate the validity of a food questionnaire as part of a lifestyle q
Comparing universal kriging and land-use regression for predicting concentrations of gaseous oxides of nitrogen (NOx) for the Multi-Ethnic Study of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies that assess the health effects of long-term exposure to ambient air pollution are used to inform public policy. These studies rely on exposure models that use data
Reinfection with <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> following school-based chemotherapy with praziquantel in four highly endemic villages in Côte... (Publications)
We present the comparative evaluation of school-based chemotherapy with praziquantel on Schistosoma haematobium reinfection patterns, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months after systematic treatment of schoolchildr
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
Systems to support health technology assessment (HTA) in member states of the European union with limited institutionalization of HTA (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to support health technology assessment (HTA) capacity building in Member States of the European Union with limited experience or without institutionalized HTA. T