Seroprevalence of Brucellosis and Q-fever in southeast Ethiopian pastoral livestock (Publications)
To assess seroprevalences of Brucella and C. burnetii in pastoral livestock in southeast Ethiopia, a cross-sectional study was carried out in three livestock species (cattle, camels and goats). The st
Mobile phone use and risk of intracranial tumors: a consistency analysis (Publications)
A meta-analysis of studies on intracranial tumors and mobile phone use published by the end of 2012 was performed to evaluate the overall consistency of findings, assess the sensitivity of results to
Antiprotozoal activity of dicationic 3,5-diphenylisoxazoles, there prodrugs and aza-analogues (Publications)
Fifty novel prodrugs and aza-analogues of 3,5-bis(4-amidinophenyl)isoxazole and its derivatives were prepared. Eighteen of the 24 aza-analogues exhibited IC50 values below 25nM against Trypanosoma bru
Antitrypanosomal triterpenoid with an epsilon-lactone E-ring from <em>Salvia urmiensis</em> (Publications)
A new triterpenoid, urmiensolide (1), was isolated from Salvia urmiensis. The structure was elucidated by a combination of 1D and 2D NMR, HRESIMS, and X-ray crystallographic analyses. The absolute con
Not to be missed! Differential diagnoses of common dermatological problems in returning travellers (Publications)
After systemic febrile illnesses and diarrhoea, dermatological disorders are the third most frequent health problem of returning travellers consulting travel clinics. While most travel-related dermato
Serum vitamin E concentrations at 1 year and risk of atopy, atopic dermatitis, wheezing, and asthma in childhood: the PASTURE study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Prospective studies investigating the role of serum vitamin E concentrations during early life in the development of childhood allergies and asthma are limited. OBJECTIVE: To study the ass
Sialic acid linkage in glycosphingolipids is a molecular correlate for trafficking and delivery of extracellular cargo (Publications)
Gangliosides, glycosphingolipids containing sialic acid moieties, are well known mediators of transmembrane signaling and endocytosis at the plasma membrane. However, little is known about their preci