What agro-input dealers know, sell and say to smallholder farmers about pesticides: a mystery shopping and KAP analysis in Uganda (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Pesticides can have negative effects on human and environmental health, especially when not handled as intended. In many countries, agro-input dealers sell pesticides to smallholder farmer
From the factory to the field: considerations of product characteristics for insecticide-treated net (ITN) bioefficacy testing (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) undergo a series of tests to obtain listing by World Health Organization (WHO) Prequalification. These tests characterize the bioefficacy, physical and chem
Synergising research and service activities at Swiss research institutions to accelerate sustainable development (Publications)
citing mResearch that takes a pro-active role in bridging science and practice holds promise to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. While passing on best practices outside o
The effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields exposure on tinnitus, migraine and non-specific symptoms in the general and working population: a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Applications emitting radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMF; 100 kHz to 300 GHz) are widely used for communication (e.g. mobile phones), in medicine (diathermy) and in industry (RF
Marine natural products from the Turkish sponge <em>Agelas oroides</em> that inhibit the enoyl reductases from <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em>,<em>... (Publications)
The type II fatty acid pathway (FAS-II) is a validated target for antimicrobial drug discovery. An activity-guided isolation procedure based on Plasmodium falciparum enoyl-ACP reductase (PfFabI) enzym
Antituberculotic and antiprotozoal activities of primin, a natural benzoquinone: in vitro and in vivo studies (Publications)
Primin (=2-methoxy-6-pentylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1,4-dione), a natural benzoquinone synthesized in our laboratory, was investigated for its in vitro antiprotozoal, antimycobacterial, and cytotoxic poten
Evaluation of antiprotozoal and antimycobacterial activities of the resin glycosides and the other metabolites of <em>Scrophularia cryptophila</em> (Publications)
Resin glycosides are secondary metabolites exclusive to the convolvulaceous plants. In this study, crypthophilic acids A-C (1-3), the first resin glycosides occurring in another family (Scrophulariace
Characterization of <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> isolated from lymph nodes of rats (Publications)
Forms of Trypanosoma brucei isolated from lymph nodes of cyclically or intravenously infected rats, at different stages of infection, were morphologically compared with the corresponding bloodstream f