The influence of biological, epidemiological, and treatment factors on the establishment and spread of drug-resistant <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> (Publications)
The effectiveness of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) to treat Plasmodium falciparum malaria is threatened by resistance. The complex interplay between sources of selective pressure-trea
Determinants of patients' adherence to malaria treatment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Publications)
(1) Background: Malaria heavily affects the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) despite the use of effective drugs. Poor adherence to malaria treatment may contribute to this problem. (2) Methods:
Cystic fibrosis related diabetes is not associated with maximal aerobic exercise capacity in cystic fibrosis: a cross-sectional analysis of an... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Previous studies have reported differences in aerobic exercise capacity, expressed as peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak), between people with and without cystic fibrosis (CF) related diabetes (C
Residential exposure to greenspace and life satisfaction in times of COVID-19: a cross-sectional analysis of 9444 participants from a population-based... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Subjective well-being is an important target in the COVID-19 pandemic. Residential greenness may help cope with stress and hence influence subjective well-being during this mentally and ph
Lung allograft microbiome association with gastroesophageal reflux, inflammation, and allograft dysfunction (Publications)
RATIONALE: It remains unclear how gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) affects allograft microbial community composition in lung transplant recipients, and its impact on lung allograft inflammation
Assessment of pesticide safety knowledge and practices in Vietnam: a cross-sectional study of smallholder farmers in the Mekong delta (Publications)
Over the past three decades, the Vietnamese Mekong Delta experienced a significant increase in agricultural productivity, partly achieved through increased agrochemical use. To abate negative effects
Gender moderates results of a randomized clinical trial for the Khanya intervention for substance use and ART adherence in HIV care in South Africa (Publications)
Little is known about gender effects of alcohol and drug use (AOD) among people living with HIV (PLWH) in resource-limited settings. Using multilevel models, we tested whether gender moderated the eff
Prevalence and force of <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> blood-stage infection and associated clinical malaria burden in the Brazilian Amazon (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Understanding the epidemiology of malaria through the molecular force of the blood-stage infection of Plasmodium vivax (molFOB) may provide a detailed assessment of malaria transmission. O
Knowledge, attitudes and practices towards malaria diagnostics among healthcare providers and healthcare-seekers in Kondoa district, Tanzania: a... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Despite the large-scale rollout of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) in Tanzania, many healthcare providers (HCPs) continue using blood film microscopy (BFM) and clinical examination t
Transmission and diversity of <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> and <em>S. bovis </em>and their freshwater intermediate snail hosts <em>Bulinus... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The Zanzibar Archipelago (Pemba and Unguja islands) is targeted for the elimination of human urogenital schistosomiasis caused by infection with Schistosoma haematobium where the intermedi
