Correlates and outcomes of low physical activity posttransplant: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Little is known about associations between low physical activity (PA) and its correlates and outcomes in solid organ transplant recipients. This systematic review with meta-analysis examin
Association between transportation noise and cardio-metabolic diseases: an update of the WHO meta-analysis (Publications)
For the development of the WHO Noise Guidelines for the European Region, meta-analyses for various cardio-metabolic outcomes were conducted to derive exposure-response associations for road traffic, a
Status of birth and pregnancy outcome capture in Health Demographic Surveillance Sites in 13 countries (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: We compared pregnancy identification methods and outcome capture across 31 Health Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) sites in 14 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. METHODS: From
Nutritional status and intestinal parasites among young children from pastoralist communities of the Ethiopian Somali region (Publications)
Pastoralist children in the Ethiopian Somali Regional State (ESRS) are at high risk for undernutrition and intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs). We assessed the nutritional status and its associatio
The impact of rehabilitation-oriented virtual reality device in patients with ischemic stroke in the early subacute recovery phase: study protocol for... (Publications)
Background and rationale: Stroke is considered the most common cause of adult disability. Intensive rehabilitation protocols outperform nonintensive counterparts. The subacute stroke phase represents
Nutritional and health status of children 15 months after integrated school garden, nutrition, and water, sanitation and hygiene interventions: a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: It has been suggested that specific interventions delivered through the education sector in low- and middle-income countries might improve children's health and wellbeing. This cluster-ran
Short term seasonal effects of airborne fungal spores on lung function in a panel study of schoolchildren residing in informal settlements of the... (Publications)
Background The individual effects of biological constituents of particulate matter (PM) such as fungal spores, on lung function in children are not well known. This study investigated the seasonal sho
Structure-activity relationship in pyrazolo[4,3-c]pyridines, first inhibitors of PEX14-PEX5 protein-protein interaction with trypanocidal activity (Publications)
Trypanosoma protists are pathogens leading to a spectrum of devastating infectious diseases. The range of available chemotherapeutics against Trypanosoma is limited, and the existing therapies are par