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Fascaplysin as a specific inhibitor for CDK4: insights from molecular modelling.

Shafiq, M.I.; Steinbrecher, T,; Schmid, R. (PLoS One, 2012)

Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) play a key role in the cell cycle and are important anti-cancer drug targets. The natural product fascaplysin inhibits CDK4 with surprising selectivity (IC(50) = 0.4 µM) compared to the close ...
Reflection and transmission coefficient of yttrium iron garnet filled polyvinylidene fluoride composite using rectangular waveguide at microwave frequencies.

Soleimani, H.; Abbas, Z.; Yahya, N.; Shameli, K.; Soleimani, H.; Shabanzadeh, P. (2012)

The sol-gel method was carried out to synthesize nanosized Yttrium Iron Garnet (YIG). The nanomaterials with ferrite structure were heat-treated at different temperatures from 500 to 1000 °C. The phase identification, ...
Relationship between food habits and tooth erosion occurrence in Malaysian University students.

Manaf, Z.A.; Lee, M.T.; Ali, N.H.; Samynathan, S.; Jie, Y.P.; Ismail, N.H.; Bibiana Hui Ying, Y.; Wei Seng, Y.; Yahya, N.A. (Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia,, 2012)

BACKGROUND: Tooth erosion is a growing dental problem; however, the role of diet in the aetiology of tooth erosion is unclear. A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the association between tooth erosion ...
Maternal health interventions in resource limited countries: a systematic review of packages, impacts and factors for change.

Nyamtema, A .S.; Urassa, D.P.; van Roosmalen, J. (BioMed Central, 2011)

BACKGROUND: The burden of maternal mortality in resource limited countries is still huge despite being at the top of the global public health agenda for over the last 20 years. We systematically reviewed the impacts of ...
Application of ICT in strengthening health information systems in developing countries in the wake of globalisation.

Simba, D.O.; Mwangu, M. (2004)

Information Communication Technology (ICT) revolution brought opportunities and challenges to developing countries in their efforts to strengthen the Health Management Information Systems (HMIS). In the wake of globalisation, ...
Factors affecting the utilisation of improved ventilated latrines among communities in Mtwara Rural District, Tanzania.

Kema, K.; Semali, I.; Mkuwa, S.; Kagonji, I.; Temu, F.; Ilako, F.; Mkuye, M. (The Pan African Medical Journal, 2012)

INTRODUCTION: The Tanzania government, working in partnership with other stakeholders implemented a community-based project aimed at increasing access to clean and safe water basic sanitation and promotion of personal ...
The Tanzania Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program: building and transforming the public health workforce.

Mmbuji, P.; Mukanga, D.; Mghamba, J.; Ahly, M.; Mosha, F.; Azima, S.; Senga, S.; Moshiro, C.; Semali, I.; Rolle, I.; Wiktor, S.; McQueen, S.; McElroy, P.; Nsubuga, P. (PAMJ, 2011)

The Tanzania Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program (TFELTP) was established in 2008 as a partnership among the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MOHSW), Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, ...
"My children and I will no longer suffer from malaria": a qualitative study of the acceptance and rejection of indoor residual spraying to prevent malaria in Tanzania.

Kaufman, M.R.; Rweyemamu, D.; Koenker, H.; Macha, J. (BioMed Central, 2012)

BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to identify attitudes and misconceptions related to acceptance or refusal of indoor residual spraying (IRS) in Tanzania for both the general population and among certain groups ...
Impact of training in clinical and microscopy diagnosis of childhood malaria on antimalarial drug prescription and health outcome at primary health care level in Tanzania: a randomized controlled trial.

Ngasala, B.; Mubi, M.; Warsame, M.; Petzold, M.G.; Massele, A.Y.; Gustafsson, L.L.; Tomson, G.; Premji, Z.; Bjorkman, A. (BioMed Central, 2008)

BACKGROUND: Prescribing antimalarial medicines based on parasite confirmed diagnosis of malaria is critical to rational drug use and optimal outcome of febrile illness. The impact of microscopy-based versus clinical-based ...
Assessing agreement between malaria slide density readings.

Alexander, N.; Schellenberg, D.; Ngasala, B.; Petzold, M.; Drakeley, C.; Sutherland, C. (2010)

BACKGROUND: Several criteria have been used to assess agreement between replicate slide readings of malaria parasite density. Such criteria may be based on percent difference, or absolute difference, or a combination. ...
Temporal trends of molecular markers associated with artemether-lumefantrine tolerance/resistance in Bagamoyo district, Tanzania.

Malmberg, M.; Ngasala, B.; Ferreira, P.E.; Larsson, E.; Jovel, I.; Hjalmarsson, A.; Petzold, M.; Premji, Z.; Gil, J.P.; Björkman, A.; Mårtensson, A. (BioMed Central, 2013)

Background: Development and spread of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) constitutes a major threat to recent global malaria control achievements. Surveillance of molecular markers ...
Must diabetes be a fatal disease in Africa? Study of costs of treatment.

Chale, S.S.; Swai, A.B.; Mujinja, P.G.; McLarty, D.G. (BMJ, 1992)

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the costs of diagnosis and treatment of diabetes in Tanzania. DESIGN: Costs estimated from the reported and recorded experience of patients with newly presenting diabetes in 1989-90 and of ...
Effectiveness of a community intervention on malaria in rural Tanzania - a randomised controlled trial.

Eriksen J, Mujinja P, Warsame M, Nsimba S, Kouyaté B, Gustafsson LL, Jahn A, Müller O, Sauerborn R, Tomson G. (Hospital, Huddinge and Division of International Health, 2010)

Background: Malaria infections are a major public health problem in Africa and prompt treatment is one way of controlling the disease and saving lives. Methods: This cluster-randomised controlled community intervention ...
'How to know what you need to do': a cross-country comparison of maternal health guidelines in Burkina Faso, Ghana and Tanzania.

Baker, U.; Tomson, G.; Somé, M.; Kouyaté, B.; Williams, J.; Mpembeni, R.; Massawe, S.; Blank, A.; Gustafsson, L.L.; Eriksen, J. (BioMed Central, 2012)

Background: Initiatives to raise the quality of care provided to mothers need to be given priority in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). The promotion of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) is a common strategy, but their ...
Outlook for survivors of childhood in sub-Saharan Africa: adult mortality in Tanzania. Adult Morbidity and Mortality Project.

Kitange, H.M.; Machibya, H.; Black, J.; Mtasiwa, D.M.; Masuki, G.; Whiting, D.; Moshiro, C.; Klima, P.M.; Lewanga, M.; Alberti, K.G.; McLarty, D.G.; Unwin, N. (BMJ., 1996)

OBJECTIVE: To measure age and sex specific mortality in adults (15-59 years) in one urban and two rural areas of Tanzania. DESIGN: Reporting of all deaths occurring between 1 June 1992 and 31 May 1995. SETTING: Eight ...
Attenuation of multiple Nef functions in HIV-1 elite controllers.

Mwimanzi1,Philip (2013)

Abstract Background: Impaired HIV-1 Gag, Pol, and Env function has been described in elite controllers (EC) who spontaneously suppress plasma viremia to < 50 RNA copies/mL; however, activity of the accessory protein ...
The challenges of developing an instrument to assess health provider motivation at primary care level in rural Burkina Faso, Ghana and Tanzania

Prytherch, H.; Leshabari, M.T.; Wiskow, C.; Aninanya, G.A.; Kakoko, D.C.; Kagoné, M.; Burghardt, J.; Kynast-Wolf, G.; Marx, M.; Sauerborn, R (Glob Health Action, 2012)

Background: The quality of health care depends on the competence and motivation of the health workers that provide it. In the West, several tools exist to measure worker motivation, and some have been applied to the health ...
Morphologic and genetic identification of Taenia tapeworms in Tanzania and DNA genotyping of Taenia solium.

Eom, K.S.; Chai, J.Y.; Yong, T.S.; Min, D.Y.; Rim, H.J.; Kihamia, C.; Jeon, H.K. (Korean Society for Parasitology, 2011)

Species identification of Taenia tapeworms was performed using morphologic observations and multiplex PCR and DNA sequencing of the mitochondrial cox1 gene. In 2008 and 2009, a total of 1,057 fecal samples were collected ...
Perceived causes of obstetric fistulae from rural southern Tanzania.

Kazaura, M.R.; Mangi, E.J.; Kamazima, R.S, (African Health Sciences, 2011)

BACKGROUND: Although the magnitude of obstetric fistulae (OF) is reported to have decreased in industrialized countries, it is still a major problem in developing countries. While the main cause of OF is prolonged ...
Schistosomiasis transmission at high altitude crater lakes in western Uganda.

John, R.; Ezekiel, M.; Philbert, C.; Andrew, A. (BioMed Central, 2008)

BACKGROUND: Contrary to previous reports which indicated no transmission of schistosomiasis at altitude >1,400 m above sea level in Uganda, in this study it has been established that schistosomiasis transmission can take ...

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