Comparing universal kriging and land-use regression for predicting concentrations of gaseous oxides of nitrogen (NOx) for the Multi-Ethnic Study of... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies that assess the health effects of long-term exposure to ambient air pollution are used to inform public policy. These studies rely on exposure models that use data
Validation of a questionnaire to assess dietary habits among 5-13-year old school children of farmers and anthroposophic families (Publications)
Objective. To evaluate dietary habits among 5-13-year old school children of farmers, anthroposophic families and controls and to evaluate the validity of a food questionnaire as part of a lifestyle q
Dog ownership enhances symptomatic responses to air pollution in children with asthma (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Experimental data suggest that asthma exacerbation by ambient air pollutants is enhanced by exposure to endotoxin and allergens; however, there is little supporting epidemiologic evidence.
Design, synthesis and evaluation of novel uracil amino acid conjugates for the inhibition of <em>Trypanosoma cruzi </em>dUTPase (Publications)
Potential inhibitors of the Trypanosoma cruzi dUTP nucleotidohydrolase were docked into the enzyme using the program FlexX. Compounds that docked selectively were then selected and synthesized using s
Traffic, susceptibility, and childhood asthma (Publications)
Results from studies of traffic and childhood asthma have been inconsistent, but there has been little systematic evaluation of susceptible subgroups. In this study, we examined the relationship of lo
Systems to support health technology assessment (HTA) in member states of the European union with limited institutionalization of HTA (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to support health technology assessment (HTA) capacity building in Member States of the European Union with limited experience or without institutionalized HTA. T
Bis(oxyphenylene)benzimidazoles: a novel class of anti-<em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> agents (Publications)
A small library of 26 2,2'-[alkane-alpha,omega-diylbis(oxyphenylene)]bis-1H-benzimidazoles has been prepared and evaluated against Giardia intestinalis, Entamoeba histolytica, Trypanosoma brucei rhode
Antiparasitic agents: new drugs on the horizon (Publications)
The need for new drugs against tropical parasites such as Plasmodium falciparum and Trypanosoma brucei is persistent since problems with resistance and toxicity are jeopardizing the currently availabl
Reinfection with <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> following school-based chemotherapy with praziquantel in four highly endemic villages in Côte... (Publications)
We present the comparative evaluation of school-based chemotherapy with praziquantel on Schistosoma haematobium reinfection patterns, 6, 12, 18 and 24 months after systematic treatment of schoolchildr
