Asthma and allergies: is the farming environment (still) protective in Poland? The GABRIEL Advanced Studies (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Evidence exists that a farming environment in childhood may provide protection against atopic respiratory disease. In the GABRIEL project based in Poland and Alpine regions of Germany, Aus
Preparedness of anesthesiologists working in humanitarian disasters (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Many skills needed to provide patients with safe, timely, and adequate anesthesia care during humanitarian crisis and disaster relief operations are not part of the daily routine before dep
Collection, verification, sharing and dissemination of data: the CONTRAST experience (Publications)
The scientific community is charged with growing demands regarding the management of project data and outputs and the dissemination of key results to various stakeholders. We discuss experiences and l
The impact of a depression awareness campaign on mental health literacy and mental morbidity among gay men (Publications)
BACKGROUND: High prevalences of depression and suicidality have been found among gay men. This paper assesses the possible impact of Blues-out, a depression awareness campaign based on the European Al
Potential long-term toxicity of repeated orally administered doses of artemether in rats (Publications)
Artemether, an efficacious antimalarial drug, effectively prevents patent schistosome infections and morbidity, as established in laboratory models and in clinical trials. In view of concern about the
Novel <em>Bacteroides</em> host strains for detection of human- and animal-specific bacteriophages in water (Publications)
Bacteriophages active against specific Bacteroides host strains were shown to be suitable for detection of human faecal pollution. However, the practical application of this finding is limited because
Identification of fecal input sites in spring water by selection and genotyping of multiresistant <em>Escherichia coli</em> (Publications)
The localization of fecal input sites is important for water quality management. For this purpose, we have developed a new approach based on a three-step procedure, including a preparatory phase, the