Critical linkages between land use change and human health in the Amazon region: a scoping review (Publications)
Land use change (LUC) is a main cause of global environmental change, and is an important activity to be studied. Our research aims to examine the current state of evidence on the link between LUC and
Geographical variation of overweight, obesity and related risk factors: findings from the European Health Examination Survey in Luxembourg, 2013-2015 (Publications)
The analyses of geographic variations in the prevalence of major chronic conditions, such as overweight and obesity, are an important public health tool to identify "hot spots" and inform allocation o
Prognostic value of quickSOFA as a predictor of 28-day mortality among febrile adult patients presenting to emergency departments in Dar es Salaam,... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) is a three-item clinical instrument for bedside identification of sepsis patients at risk of poor outcome. qSOFA could be a valuable triag
Phytochemical study of <em>Salvia leriifolia</em> roots: rearranged abietane diterpenoids with antiprotozoal activity (Publications)
Phytochemical investigation of the lipophilic extract of the roots of Salvia leriifolia resulted in the isolation of the new rearranged abietane diterpenoids leriifoliol (1) and leriifolione (2), toge
The impact of acute air pollution fluctuations on bronchiectasis pulmonary exacerbation: a case-crossover analysis (Publications)
In bronchiectasis, exacerbations are believed to be triggered by infectious agents, but often no pathogen can be identified. We hypothesized that acute air pollution exposure may be associated with br
Risk factors for schistosomiasis in an urban area in northern Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis is a water-based disease transmitted by trematodes belonging to the genus Schistosoma. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the prevalence of schist
List randomization for eliciting HIV status and sexual behaviors in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a randomized experiment using known true values... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: List randomization (LR), a survey method intended to mitigate biases related to sensitive true/false questions, has received recent attention from researchers. However, tests of its validi
Proximity to overhead power lines and childhood leukaemia: an international pooled analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Although studies have consistently found an association between childhood leukaemia risk and magnetic fields, the associations between childhood leukaemia and distance to overhead power li
Traffic-related air pollution and solid organ transplant failure in Great Britain: a retrospective cohort study (Publications)
Background: Limited evidence suggests that exposure to traffic related air pollution is associated with graft failure among lung transplant recipients. We explored associations between pollution and t
