Air quality in Tehran, Iran: evaluating acute health effects and modeling the long-term spatial variability (Publications)
The burden of disease due to air pollution can be very large because of its acute and chronic effects. This dissertation focused on these two key challenges in the megacity of Tehran, Iran. First, it
SESOTHO trial ("Switch Either near Suppression Or THOusand") - switch to second-line versus WHO-guided standard of care for unsuppressed patients on... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends viral load (VL) measurement as the preferred monitoring strategy for HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in resource-lim
Indoor bacteria and asthma in adults: a multicentre case-control study within ECRHS II (Publications)
Both protective and adverse effects of indoor microbial exposure on asthma have been reported, but mostly in children. To date, no study in adults has used non-targeted methods for detection of indoor
Community knowledge, perceptions and attitudes regarding leprosy in rural Cameroon: the case of Ekondotiti and Mbonge health districts in the... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Although leprosy is one of the oldest diseases known to humanity, it remains largely misunderstood. Misconceptions about leprosy leads to stigma towards people with the disease. This study
Development of a focused library of triazole-linked privileged-structure-based conjugates leading to the discovery of novel phenotypic hits against... (Publications)
Protozoan infections caused by Plasmodium, Leishmania, and Trypanosoma spp. contribute significantly to the burden of infectious diseases worldwide, causing severe morbidity and mortality. The inadequ