<em>Strongyloides stercoralis</em> prevalence and diagnostics in Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Despite the high prevalence of strongyloidiasis in the Laotian population, Laotian hospitals still lack diagnostic capacity to appropriately diagnose Strongyloides stercoralis infections.
Palladium-catalysed synthesis of arylnaphthoquinones as antiprotozoal and antimycobacterial agents (Publications)
Malaria and tuberculosis are still among the leading causes of death in low-income countries. The 1,4-naphthoquinone (NQ) scaffold can be found in a variety of anti-infective agents. Herein, we report
Financial costs of the Zanzibar elimination of schistosomiasis transmission project (Publications)
We estimated the financial costs of different interventions against urogenital schistosomiasis, implemented by the Zanzibar Elimination of Schistosomiasis Transmission (ZEST) project, on Pemba and Ung
Asthma in farm children is more determined by genetic polymorphisms and in non-farm children by environmental factors (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The asthma syndrome is influenced by hereditary and environmental factors. With the example of farm exposure, we study whether genetic and environmental factors interact for asthma. METHOD
Tick species from cattle in the Adama Region of Ethiopia and pathogens detected (Publications)
Ticks will diminish productivity among farm animals and transmit zoonotic diseases. We conducted a study to identify tick species infesting slaughter bulls from Adama City and to screen them for tick-
Synthesis and biological evaluation of natural-product-inspired, aminoalkyl-substituted 1-benzopyrans as novel antiplasmodial agents (Publications)
Herein, relationships between the structures of 1-aminoethyl-substituted chromenes and their antimalarial activities were thoroughly investigated. At first, the methyl moiety in the side chain was rem
Breastfeeding, physical growth, and cognitive development (Publications)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Breastfeeding is an evidence-based recommendation for all countries, but breastfeeding rates have been declining in many middle-income settings. One reason behind this decli
Scoping review of the inclusion of economic analysis in impact studies of natural resource extraction projects (Publications)
The extraction of natural resources, such as minerals, oil, and gas, can have profound economic effects. The application of economic analysis methods in impact studies of resource extraction projects
Activation, structure, biosynthesis and bioactivity of glidobactin-like proteasome inhibitors from <em>Photorhabdus laumondii</em> (Publications)
The glidobactin-like natural products (GLNPs) glidobactin A and cepafungin I have been reported to be potent proteasome inhibitors and are regarded as promising candidates for anti-cancer drug develop