In the recent years, global concerns have increased on the environmental occurrence of
Pharmaceutically Active Compounds (PhACs) due to their pronounced ecotoxicological risk.
Several studies have shown their presence ...
Laufer, Nicolai; Schaufelberger, Sonja; Cardis, Tibaud; Tanui, Isaac C.; Kandie, Faith; Brack, Werner; Backhaus, Thomas; Inostroza, Pedro A.(SSRN, 2024)
Microbial communities, in particular bacterial assemblages, are key players in the provision of essential ecosystem services such as the mediation of biogeochemical cycles as well as the degradation of chemical pollutants. ...
Background: Pesticides are washed from agricultural fields into adjacent streams, where even short-term exposure
causes long-term ecological damage. Detecting pesticide pollution in streams thus requires the expensive ...
Background: Within the last decades, there has been increasing research on the occurrence of chemicals of emerg-ing concern (CECs) in aquatic ecosystems due to their potential adverse effects on freshwater organisms and ...
Steroid hormones are significant contributors to endocrine disruption, affecting the hormonal functions of both humans and aquatic organisms. However, data on their occurrence and risks in fresh water systems particularly ...
Becker, Jeremias M.; Ganatra, Akbar A.; Kandie, Faith; Mühlbauer, Lina; Ahlheim, Jörg; Brack, Werner; Torto, Baldwyn; Agola, Eric L.; McOdimba, Francis; Hollert, Henner; Fillinger, Ulrike; Liess, Matthias(Springer Nature, 2020)
Schistosomiasis is a severe neglected tropical disease caused by trematodes and transmitted by freshwater snails. Snails are known to be highly tolerant to agricultural pesticides. However, little attention has been paid ...
Background: Uganda has a high teenage pregnancy rate. The risk of morbidity and mortality is high if pregnant adolescent mothers do not utilize maternal
health services. This study analyzed the trends and predictors of ...
Water resources play a crucial role in sustaining life on earth yet chemicals of emerging concern (CECs) arising from extensive human applications are an increasing threat towards their existence. In this study, we examined ...
The unintended release of chemicals to the environment has led to global concern on water quality prompting widespread research on the occurrence of these compounds in water. While increasing information on organic ...
K'oreje, Kenneth Otieno; Kandie, Faith Jebiwot; Vergeynst, Leendert; Abira, Margaret Akinyi; Langenhove, Herman Van; Okoth, Maurice; Demeestere, Kristof(ELSEVIER, 2018)
Although there is increased global environmental concern about emerging organic micropollutants (EOMPs)
such as pharmaceuticals, personal care products (PPCPs) and polar pesticides, limited information is available
on ...
Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global public health challenge, with 10.8 million cases
and 1.23 million deaths reported in 2023. Children comprised 11% of these cases and deaths globally. In ...
Verbücheln, Nicolai; Schaufelberger, Sonja; Cardis, Tibaud; Tanui, Isaac C .; Kandie, Faith; Brack, Werner; Backhaus, Thomas; Inostroza, Pedro A.(2025)
The responses of bacterial communities to changing environmental conditions are manifold but can include structural as well as functional alterations depending on the environmental stressors and toxic chemicals they are ...
Tarus, Daniel Kipkirong; Nganga, Stephen Iruria(IISTE, 2013)
Developing countries are facing a formidable unemployment challenge due to a combined effect of slow economic
growth and rapid increase in population. In Kenya, Economic Recovery Strategy (ERS) estimates that 500,000
jobs ...
Background
Routine screening for perinatal depression is not common in most primary health care settings. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force only recently updated their recommendation on depression screening to ...
BACKGROUND: Over 70% of Africans rely on polluting sources of energy for cooking. There is a paucity of epidemiological evidence on the burden
of cooking fuel–related burns (CRBs) among women and children in low- and ...
Introduction
Approximately 80 % of children with cancer live in resource-limited settings where prompt access to diagnosis and treatment is challenging. Data regarding delays in diagnosis and treatment and outcomes of ...
PURPOSE Sub-SaharanAfricabearsadisproportionate share ofthe global burdenof HIV
associated Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS), with high morbidity and mortality rates
influenced by stigma, delayed diagnosis, and limited access to ...
Introduction The WHO’s Integrated Management of
Childhood Illness (IMCI) in young infants <2 months of age
includes the identification and management of signs of
possible serious bacterial infection (PSBI). However, ...
Wellness challenges experienced by adolescents and youth living with HIV (AYLWH) during
COVID-19 are unknown and could guide HIV care in resource-limited settings. Between
February/2021 and July/2022, perinatally-infected ...
Background
Zoonotic diseases such as brucellosis, Rift Valley fever, anthrax, rabies and bovine tuberculosis are highly prevalent among pastoralist communities in low-and middle-income countries.
Methods
This study ...