<em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> lineage 4 comprises globally distributed and geographically restricted sublineages (Publications)
Generalist and specialist species differ in the breadth of their ecological niches. Little is known about the niche width of obligate human pathogens. Here we analyzed a global collection of Mycobacte
Can performance-based incentives improve motivation of nurses and midwives in primary facilities in northern Ghana? A quasi-experimental study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Lack of an adequate and well-performing health workforce has emerged as the biggest barrier to scaling up health services provision in sub-Saharan Africa. As the global community commits t
2,N6-disubstituted adenosine analogs with antitrypanosomal and antimalarial activities (Publications)
A library of 2,N(6)-disubstituted adenosine analogs was synthesized and the analogs were tested for their antiprotozoal activities. It was found that 2-methoxy and 2-histamino and N(6)-m-iodobenzyl su
Land use regression modeling to estimate historic (1962-1991) concentrations of black smoke and sulfur dioxide for Great Britain (Publications)
Land-use regression modeling was used to develop maps of annual average black smoke (BS) and sulfur dioxide (SO(2)) concentrations in 1962, 1971, 1981, and 1991 for Great Britain on a 1 km grid for us
Genome-wide joint meta-analysis of SNP and SNP-by-smoking interaction identifies novel loci for pulmonary function (Publications)
Genome-wide association studies have identified numerous genetic loci for spirometic measures of pulmonary function, forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV(1)), and its ratio to forced vital capa