Smoking cessation, lung function, and weight gain: a follow-up study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Only one population-based study in one country has reported effects of smoking cessation and weight change on lung function, and none has reported the net effect. We estimated the net bene
Using <em>Drosophila melanogaster</em> to validate metabolism-based insecticide resistance from insect pests (Publications)
Identifying molecular mechanisms of insecticide resistance is important for preserving insecticide efficacy, developing new insecticides and implementing insect control. The metabolic detoxification o
Prevalence of sarcoidosis in Switzerland is associated with environmental factors (Publications)
The current study aimed to investigate incidence, prevalence and regional distribution of sarcoidosis in Switzerland with respect to environmental exposures. All sarcoidosis patients hospitalised betw
Incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a cohort of young adults according to the presence of chronic cough and phlegm (Publications)
RATIONALE: The few prospective studies aimed at assessing the incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in relation to the presence of chronic cough/phlegm have produced contrasting re
Some discrete competition models and the competitive exclusion principle (Publications)
A difference equation model, called that Leslie/Gower model, played a key historical role in laboratory experiments that helped establish the "competitive exclusion principle" in ecology. We show that