Social networking site use in young adolescents: association with health-related quality of life and behavioural difficulties (Publications)
Despite Social Networking Sites (SNS) having a minimum age of 13, younger adolescents are using them. In this study, we examine self-reported overall SNS use and SNS use if awake at night in relation
Colloidal transformations in MS2 virus particles: driven by pH, influenced by natural organic matter (Publications)
Enteric viruses, such as enterovirus, norovirus, and rotavirus, are among the leading causes of disease outbreaks due to contaminated drinking and recreational water. Viruses are difficult to remove f
Financial support to medicaid-eligible mothers increases caregiving for preterm infants (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of financial support on maternal caregiving activities for preterm infants. METHODS: We conducted a small randomized controlled trial (RCT) in two Massachusetts Neonat
Association between the proportion of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> and <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> infections detected by passive surveillance and the... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Passively collected malaria case data are the foundation for public health decision making. However, because of population-level immunity, infections might not always be sufficiently sympt
Aceitabilidade da quimioprofilaxia em área endêmica para a hanseníase: projeto PEP-Hans Brasil (Publications)
The aim was to analyze the acceptability of chemoprophylaxis with single-dose rifampicin (PEP) in contacts, index leprosy cases, and health professionals and related factors that can influence adheren
Germline Elongator mutations in Sonic Hedgehog medulloblastoma (Publications)
Cancer genomics has revealed many genes and core molecular processes that contribute to human malignancies, but the genetic and molecular bases of many rare cancers remains unclear. Genetic predisposi
Total synthesis and antitrypanosomal activity of janadolide and simplified analogues (Publications)
Janadolide is a cyclic depsipeptide natural product isolated from the marine cyanobacterium Okeania sp. Herein, we describe the total synthesis of janadolide, along with eight simplified analogues, vi
Health and economic burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease and the cost-effectiveness of potential interventions against RSV among... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) frequently causes acute lower respiratory infection in children under 5, representing a high burden in Gavi-eligible countries (mostly low-income and lowe
Re-annotation of the <em>Theileria parva</em> genome refines 53% of the proteome and uncovers essential components of N-glycosylation, a conserved... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The apicomplexan parasite Theileria parva causes a livestock disease called East coast fever (ECF), with millions of animals at risk in sub-Saharan East and Southern Africa, the geographic
A random forest approach to estimate daily particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone at fine spatial resolution in Sweden (Publications)
Air pollution is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. An accurate assessment of its spatial and temporal distribution is mandatory to conduct epidemiological studies able to estimate long