Levels of physical activity and sedentary time among 10- to 12-year-old boys and girls across 5 European countries using accelerometers: an... (Publications)
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The study aim was to objectively assess levels of sedentary time, light, moderate and vigorous physical activity (PA) among 10-12 year olds across five European countries and to
Short-term effects of particulate matter on total mortality during Saharan dust outbreaks: a case-crossover analysis in Madrid (Spain) (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The role of Saharan dust outbreaks on the relationship between particulate matter and daily mortality has recently been addressed in studies conducted in Southern Europe, although they hav
Risk factors of bovine tuberculosis in cattle in rural livestock production systems of Ethiopia (Publications)
This study shows a representative stratified cluster sample survey of the prevalence of comparative intradermal tuberculin test in cattle from four regions in Ethiopia. Using a cut-off for positivity
In vitro and in vivo efficacy of tribendimidine and its metabolites alone and in combination against the hookworms <em>Heligmosomoides bakeri</em> and... (Publications)
Worldwide, 3 billion people are at risk of hookworm infection, particularly in resource-poor countries. While control of soil-transmitted helminthiases relies mostly on chemotherapy, only few drugs ar
Language competence of 14-year-old adolescents in relation to their sociocultural origin: results from a logopedic study in the framework of the Basel... (Publications)
Between 1986 and 1988 speech and language abilities of a representative sample of 341 fourteen-year-old Basle schoolchildren were assessed as part of the 2nd Follow-up examination of the Basle Kinderg
Abklärung und Antibiotikatherapie von Infektionen in der Hausarztpraxis : Eine Befragung von Allgemeinpraktikern und Internisten mit Praxistätigkeit... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The study aim was to analyse the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to selected infectious diseases, in particular with regard to the use of antibiotics, in the light of current guideline
Immuno-detection of anthrose containing tetrasaccharide in the exosporium of <em>Bacillus anthracis</em> and <em>Bacillus cereus </em>strains (Publications)
Abstract Aims: Bacillus anthracis strains of various origins were analysed with the view to describe intrinsic and persistent structural components of the Bacillus collagen-like protein of anthracis g
IS6<em>110</em>-based global phylogeny of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> (Publications)
IS6110, a Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex species-specific insertion element, is targeted primarily for DNA fingerprinting of M. tuberculosis strains. The number and chromosomal positions of copies
Detection of arsenical drug resistance in <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> with a simple fluorescence test [Research letters] (Publications)
The resurgence of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), coupled with an increased incidence of drug resistance, is of concern. We report a quick, simple, and sensitive test for identification of parasi
