Maternal and paternal stimulation: mediators of parenting intervention effects on preschoolers' development (Publications)
This study examined mothers' and fathers' developmentally stimulating parenting practices (i.e., engagement in play and communication activities) as mediators through which an early parenting interven
The HPAfrica protocol: assessment of health behaviour and population-based socioeconomic, hygiene behavioural factors - a standardised repeated... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: The objective of the Health Population Africa (HPAfrica) study is to determine health behaviour and population-based factors, including socioeconomic, ethnographic, hygiene and sanitatio
Investigation of the plasma virome from cases of unexplained febrile illness in Tanzania from 2013 to 2014: a comparative analysis between unbiased... (Publications)
High-throughput sequencing can provide insights into epidemiology and medicine through comprehensive surveys of viral genetic sequences in environmental and clinical samples. Here, we characterize the
Repository describing an aging population to inform physiologically based pharmacokinetic models considering anatomical, physiological, and biological... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Aging is characterized by anatomical, physiological, and biological changes that can impact drug kinetics. The elderly are often excluded from clinical trials and knowledge about drug kine
Objectively measured physical activity in population-representative parent-child pairs: parental modelling matters and is context-specific (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Evidence for the context-specific influence of parental modelling on physical activity (PA) in childhood remains inconclusive. This nationwide Swiss study assessed the cross-sectional asso
<em>SERPINA1 </em>methylation and lung function in tobacco-smoke exposed European children and adults: a meta-analysis of ALEC population-based... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The pathophysiological role of SERPINA1 in respiratory health may be more strongly determined by the regulation of its expression than by common genetic variants. A family based study of p