Prevalence of dementia, depression, and mild cognitive impairment in a rural area of the island of Crete, Greece (Publications)
The studies on the prevalence of dementia, depression, and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in Greece are sparse and show major variations of prevalence depending on geographical areas, nutritional hab
Urbanization is a main driver for the larval ecology of <em>Aedes</em> mosquitoes in arbovirus-endemic settings in south-eastern Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Failure in detecting naturally occurring breeding sites of Aedes mosquitoes can bias the conclusions drawn from field studies, and hence, negatively affect intervention outcomes. We charac
HIV viral load as an independent risk factor for tuberculosis in South Africa: collaborative analysis of cohort studies (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Chronic immune activation due to ongoing HIV replication may lead to impaired immune responses against opportunistic infections such as tuberculosis (TB). We studied the role of HIV repl
Evaluating the comparative effectiveness of different demand side interventions to increase maternal health service utilization and practice of birth... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In this protocol we describe a mixed methods study in the province of South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo evaluating the effectiveness of different demand side strategies to increase
Tracking development assistance and government health expenditures for 35 malaria-eliminating countries: 1990-2017 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Donor financing for malaria has declined since 2010 and this trend is projected to continue for the foreseeable future. These reductions have a significant impact on lower burden countries
Effects of liver-stage clearance by Primaquine on gametocyte carriage of <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> and <em>P. falciparum</em> (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Primaquine (PQ) is the only currently licensed antimalarial that prevents Plasmodium vivax (Pv) relapses. It also clears mature P. falciparum (Pf) gametocytes, thereby reducing post-treatm
Antileukemic ancistrobenomine B and related 5,1′-coupled naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids from the Chinese liana <em>Ancistrocladus tectorius</em> (Publications)
A striking feature of the metabolite pattern of the Southeast Asian liana Ancistrocladus tectorius (Ancistrocladaceae) is the predominance of 5,1'-coupled naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids. About 20 alka