A <em>Photorhabdus</em> natural product inhibits insect juvenile hormone epoxide hydrolase (Publications)
Simple urea compounds ("phurealipids") have been identified from the entomopathogenic bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens, and their biosynthesis was elucidated. Very similar analogues of these compoun
Brucellosis and bovine tuberculosis prevalence in livestock from pastoralist communities adjacent to Awash National Park, Ethiopia (Publications)
This cross-sectional study investigated the prevalence of brucellosis and bovine tuberculosis (BTB) in local cattle and goat breeds of Oromo and Afar pastoralist communities living in two distinct par
Health & demographic surveillance system profile: the Taabo Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
The Taabo Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) is located in south-central Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 150 km north-west of Abidjan. The Taabo HDSS started surveillance activities in ear
LUR models for particulate matters in the Taipei metropolis with high densities of roads and strong activities of industry, commerce and construction (Publications)
Traffic intensity, length of road, and proximity to roads are the most common traffic indicators in the land use regression (LUR) models for particulate matter in ESCAPE study areas in Europe. This st
Anti-trypanosomal cadinanes synthesized by transannular cyclization of the natural sesquiterpene lactone nobilin (Publications)
Acid-catalyzed transannular cyclization of the germacrene-type sesquiterpene lactone nobilin 1 was investigated with the aim of obtaining new anti-trypanosomal cadinane derivatives. The reaction was r
Antibody and T cell responses associated with experimental human malaria infection or vaccination show limited relationships (Publications)
This study examined specific antibody and T cell responses associated with experimental malaria infection or malaria vaccination, in malaria-naive human volunteers within phase I/IIa vaccine trials, w
New diagnostic tools in schistosomiasis (Publications)
Schistosomiasis is a water-based parasitic disease that affects over 250 million people. Control efforts have long been in vain, which is one reason why schistosomiasis is considered a neglected tropi