Is water delivery a good idea to prevent obstetric anal sphincter injuries in low risk primiparae? An exploratory study in a Swiss public teaching... (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Obstetric anal sphincter injuries are feared perineal injuries that are associated with increased pelvic floor disorders. The knowledge of influencing factors as the mode of delivery is the
Quantifizierung des Gesundheitsnutzens der neuen Luftqualitätsleitlinien der Weltgesundheitsorganisation in der Schweiz: Projekt GeLuft,... (Publications)
Die aktuellen Immissionsgrenzwerte der Luftreinhalte-Verordnung (LRV) entsprechen weitgehend den Richtwerten der Luftqualitätsleitlinien der Weltgesundheitsorganisation (WHO-AQG, «World Health Organiz
Tetrahydropyridinylidene ammonium salts with arylalkyl and diarylalkyl substitution and their antiprotozoal activity (Publications)
Tetrahydropyridin-4-ylidene salts with benzyl and dibenzyl substitution showed good antiprotozoal activity. This paper reports the synthesis of analogues with longer side chains. They were investigate
Effectiveness and safety of Chinese herbal injections combined with sox chemotherapy regimens for advanced gastric cancer: a Bayesian network... (Publications)
Background: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have demonstrated that combining Chinese herbal injections (CHIs) with oxaliplatin plus tegafur (SOX) chemotherapy regimens improves clinical effectiven
Design of a targeted blood transcriptional panel for monitoring immunological changes accompanying pregnancy (Publications)
Background: Immunomodulatory processes exert steering functions throughout pregnancy. Detecting diversions from this physiologic immune clock may help identify pregnant women at risk for pregnancy-ass
Monthly average air pollution models using geographically weighted regression in Europe from 2000 to 2019 (Publications)
Detailed spatial models of monthly air pollution levels at a very fine spatial resolution (25 m) can help facilitate studies to explore critical time-windows of exposure at intermediate term. Seasonal
Seasonality of mortality under climate change: a multicountry projection study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Climate change can directly impact temperature-related excess deaths and might subsequently change the seasonal variation in mortality. In this study, we aimed to provide a systematic and
Relative effects of climate factors and malaria control interventions on changes of parasitaemia risk in Burkina Faso from 2014 to 2017/2018 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: In Burkina Faso, the prevalence of malaria has decreased over the past two decades, following the scale-up of control interventions. The successful development of malaria parasites depends
