Managing research and surveillance projects in real-time with a novel open-source eManagement tool designed for under-resourced countries (Publications)
is lightweight and uses minimal internet resources. It was designed to be used with the open source software Open Data Kit (ODK). The users can easily configure odk_planner to meet their needs, and the [...] tracked sputum samples, and collected clinical and laboratory data. CONCLUSIONS: The user friendly, open source odk_planner is a simple, but multi-functional, Web-based eManagement tool with add-ons that
Local heat application for the treatment of Buruli ulcer: results of a phase II open label single center non comparative clinical trial (Publications)
efficacy of a local heat application device based on phase change material. METHODS: In a phase II open label single center non comparative clinical trial (ISRCTN 72102977) under GCP standards in Cameroon
Open source drug discovery with the malaria box compound collection for neglected diseases and beyond (Publications)
industry. Open source drug discovery, with sharing of information, is clearly a first step towards overcoming this gap. But the interface could especially be bridged through a scale-up of open sharing of [...] expertise in biological assays involving human pathogens into drug discovery starting points, by providing open access to new families of molecules, and emphasize how a small additional investment made to help
Whole genome sequencing of<em> Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em>: current standards and open issues (Publications)
Whole genome sequencing (WGS) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has rapidly progressed from a research tool to a clinical application for the diagnosis and management of tuberculosis and in public health
Using open street map data in environmental exposure assessment studies: Eastern Massachusetts, Bern region, and South Israel as a case study (Publications)
while in most developing countries, there are often no official geo-spatial data sources. OpenStreetMap (OSM) is an open source Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) mapping project. Yet very few environmental
A prospective, open-label, randomized trial of doxycycline versus azithromycin for the treatment of uncomplicated murine typhus (Publications)
evidence for optimum treatment duration. Azithromycin is a potential alternative. Methods: A prospective, open, randomised trial was conducted in non-pregnant, consenting inpatient adults with rapid diagnostic
Software application profile: opal and mica: open-source software solutions for epidemiological data management, harmonization and dissemination (Publications)
improvements in health. To address this, Maelstrom Research proposes Opal and Mica, two inter-operable open-source software packages providing out-of-the-box solutions for epidemiological data management, [...] conducting more complex federated analyses involving statistical models. Availability: Opal and Mica are open-source and freely available at [ www.obiba.org ] under a General Public License (GPL) version 3, and
Home- and community-based growth monitoring to reduce early life growth faltering: an open-label, cluster-randomized controlled trial (Publications)
Background: Despite the continued high prevalence of faltering growth, height monitoring remains limited in many low- and middle-income countries.Objective: The objective of this study was to test whe
"You cannot collect data using your own resources and put it on Open Access": perspectives from Africa about public health data-sharing (Publications)
Data-sharing is a desired default in the field of public health and a source of much ethical deliberation. Sharing data potentially contributes the largest, most efficient source of scientific data, b
