Mapping stakeholders of the Palestinian health research system: a qualitative study (Publications)
Background: There is a growing international and regional interest in Health Research Systems (HRSs) in light of a global strategy for HRS stakeholders' (HRSSHs) active involvement. HRSSHs in Palestin
<em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis </em>associated with severe tuberculosis evades cytosolic surveillance systems and modulates IL-1beta production (Publications)
Genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis affects immune responses and clinical outcomes of tuberculosis (TB). However, how bacterial diversity orchestrates immune responses to direct distinct T
Experiences and reactions of adolescent offspring to their fathers' heavy drinking: a qualitative study from an urban metropolis in India (Publications)
The study assessed the experiences and reactions of adolescent offspring of alcohol-dependent fathers (N = 15) to their fathers' heavy drinking. Data were analyzed qualitatively, identifying themes an
Medical anthropology in, of, for and with Africa: three hotspots (Publications)
Medical anthropologists offer an empirically rich and conceptually nuanced account of how and why people in Africa engage with diverse forces influencing their ways of experiencing illness and practic
wIRA: hyperthermia as a treatment option for intracellular bacteria, with special focus on Chlamydiae and Mycobacteria (Publications)
The emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the last century is alarming and calls for alternative, nonchemical treatment strategies. Thermal medicine uses heat for the treatment of infectious d
Identification of risk factors for rabies exposure and access to post-exposure prophylaxis in Chad (Publications)
Rabies remains a global public health problem, with Africa as one of the most affected continents. Endemic transmission in the unvaccinated domestic dog population of developing countries leads to man
Sustaining LLIN coverage with continuous distribution: the school net programme in Tanzania (Publications)
Most malaria-endemic countries have struggled in the past decade to establish effective national-scale continuous distribution mechanisms for long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs). Since the implemen
Structure-activity relationship of antischistosomal ozonide carboxylic acids (Publications)
Semisynthetic artemisinins and other bioactive peroxides are best known for their powerful antimalarial activities, and they also show substantial activity against schistosomes-another hemoglobin-degr