Vaginal practices as women's agency in sub-Saharan Africa: a synthesis of meaning and motivation through meta-ethnography (Publications)
This paper reports on a systematic review of qualitative research about vaginal practices in Sub-Saharan Africa, which used meta-ethnographic methods to understand their origins, their meanings for th
Comparative ex vivo activity of novel endoperoxides in multidrug-resistant <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> and <em>P. vivax</em> (Publications)
The declining efficacy of artemisinin derivatives against Plasmodium falciparum highlights the urgent need to identify alternative highly potent compounds for the treatment of malaria. In Papua Indone
FLOTAC: a promising technique for detecting helminth eggs in human faeces (Publications)
There is a tendency to neglect diagnostic issues in the era of 'preventive chemotherapy' in human helminthiases. However, accurate diagnosis cannot be overemphasized for adequate patient management an
Impact of a single exercise bout on energy expenditure and spontaneous physical activity of obese boys (Publications)
The main objective of the present study was to determine whether a structured, laboratory-based exercise task would modify the energy expenditure (EE) and the pattern of spontaneous physical activity
Soil-transmitted helminth infections and risk factors in preschool children in southern rural Lao People's Democratic Republic (Publications)
The current widespread school-based control of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections is also advocated for preschool children. The objective of this study was to assess infection with STHs as wel
Neurophysiological evidence for muscle tone reduction by intrathecal baclofen at the brainstem level (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Intrathecal baclofen (ITB) is an efficient treatment modality for severe spasticity that is considered to act at the spinal level. Its influence on phasic spasticity is usually determined c