Mass screening and treatment on the basis of results of a <em>Plasmodium</em> <em>falciparum</em>-specific rapid diagnostic test did not reduce... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Seasonal increases in malaria continue in hotspots in Zanzibar. Mass screening and treatment (MSAT) may help reduce the reservoir of infection; however, it is unclear whether rapid diagnos
Surveillance and response: tools and approaches for the elimination stage of neglected tropical diseases (Publications)
The presentation of the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Roadmap for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in January 2012 raised optimism that many NTDs can indeed be eliminated. To make this happen, t
Application of land use regression modelling to assess the spatial distribution of road traffic noise in three European cities (Publications)
Noise prediction models and noise maps are used to estimate the exposure to road traffic noise, but their availability and the quality of the noise estimates is sometimes limited. This paper explores
Acquisition of antibodies against <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> merozoites and malaria immunity in young children: influence of age, force of... (Publications)
Individuals in Plasmodium falciparum endemic areas develop immunity to malaria after repeated exposure. Knowledge of the acquisition and nature of protective immune responses against P. falciparum is
Protection from childhood asthma and allergy in Alpine farm environments - the GABRIEL Advanced Studies (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Studies on the association of farm environments with asthma and atopy have repeatedly observed a protective effect of farming. However, no single specific farm-related exposure explaining
A novel multiple-instance learning-based approach to computer-aided detection of tuberculosis on chest x-rays (Publications)
In order to reach performance levels comparable to those of human experts, computer-aided detection (CAD) systems are typically optimized by means of a supervised learning approach that relies on larg
