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Assessments of the transmission of Onchocerca volvulus by Simulium sanctipauli in the Upper Denkyira District, Ghana, and the intermittent disappearance of the vector by Garms, R, Badu, K, Owusu-Dabo, E, Baffour-Awuah, S, Adjei, O, Debrah, A. Y, Nagel, M, Biritwum, N. K, Gankpala, L, Post, R. J, Kruppa, T. F

“…Following studies on the transmission of Onchocerca volvulus (Leuckart) by Simulium sanctipauli Vajime & Dunbar (Diptera, Simuliidae) in Upper Denkyira…”
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Filariasis in Africa—treatment challenges and prospects by Hoerauf, A., Pfarr, K., Mand, S., Debrah, A.Y., Specht, S.

“…Lymphatic filariasis (LF) and onchocerciasis are parasitic nematode infections that are responsible for a major disease burden in the African continent…”
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Filariasis and lymphoedema by PFARR, K.M, DEBRAH, A.Y, SPECHT, S, HOERAUF, A

“…Among the causes of lymphoedema (LE), secondary LE due to filariasis is the most prevalent. It affects only a minority of the 120 million people infected with…”
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A Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Trial of a 3-Week Course of Doxycycline plus Albendazole and Ivermectin for the Treatment of Wuchereria bancrofti Infection by Turner, Joseph D., Mand, Sabine, Debrah, Alexander Yaw, Muehlfeld, Johannes, Pfarr, Kenneth, McGarry, Helen F., Adjei, Ohene, Taylor, Mark J., Hoerauf, Achim

“…Background. Eight- and 6-week courses of doxycycline are superior to standard treatment of bancroftian filariasis. Standard treatment (albendazole plus…”
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Doxycycline as a novel strategy against bancroftian filariasis-depletion of Wolbachia endosymbionts from Wuchereria bancrofti and stop of microfilaria production by HOERAUF, Achim, MAND, Sabine, FISCHER, Kerstin, KRUPPA, Thomas, MARFO-DEBREKYEI, Yeboah, YAW DEBRAH, Alexander, PFARR, Kenneth M, ADJEI, Ohene, BÜTTNER, Dietrich W

“…Chemotherapy of onchocerciasis by doxycycline, which targets symbiotic Wolbachia endobacteria, has been shown to result in a long-term sterility of adult…”
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Manufacturing management practices of Japanese subsidiaries in Singapore by Cunningham, J.B, Debrah, Y.A, Petzall, S

“…Seeks to better understand the implications of Japanese management methods in non-Japanese and non-Western contexts. Utilizes a framework proposed by Young to…”
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Mhealth tools for community-based infectious disease surveillance in Africa: a scoping review by Aku, F, Amuasi, J H, Debrah, L B, Opoku, D, Gmanyami, J M, Debrah, A Y, Hoerauf, A, Quentin, W

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A cross-cultural application of a career planning model by Aryee, Samuel, Debrah, Yaw A.

“…Data obtained from a sample of technical, professional and administrative/managerial employees (N = 214) in Singapore were used to examine the cross-cultural…”
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Reduction in Levels of Plasma Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A and Improvement in Hydrocele Patients by Targeting Endosymbiotic Wolbachia sp. in Wuchereria bancrofti with Doxycycline by Debrah, Alexander Y, Mand, Sabine, Marfo-Debrekyei, Yeboah, Batsa, Linda, Pfarr, Kenneth, Lawson, Bernard, Taylor, Mark, Adjei, Ohene, Hoerauf, Achim

“…The treatment for hydrocele is expensive, invasive surgery-hydrocelectomy. A drug that could prevent or improve this condition could replace or supplement…”
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Macrofilaricidal Activity and Amelioration of Lymphatic Pathology in Bancroftian Filariasis after 3 Weeks of Doxycycline Followed by Single-Dose Diethylcarbamazine by Mand, Sabine, Pfarr, Kenneth, Sahoo, Prakash K, Satapathy, Ashok K, Specht, Sabine, Klarmann, Ute, Debrah, Alexander Y, Ravindran, Balachandran, Hoerauf, Achim

“…In a placebo controlled trial, the effects of 21- and 10-day doxycycline treatments (200 mg/day) followed by single dose diethylcarbamazine (administered 4…”
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Filariasis in Africa—treatment challenges and prospects : Neglected and emerging diseases in sub-Saharan Africa by HOERAUF, A, PFARR, K, MAND, S, DEBRAH, A. Y, SPECHT, S

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Plasma vascular endothelial growth Factor-A (VEGF-A) and VEGF-A gene polymorphism are associated with hydrocele development in lymphatic filariasis by Debrah, Alexander Yaw, Mand, Sabine, Toliat, Mohammad Reza, Marfo-Debrekyei, Yeboah, Batsa, Linda, Nürnberg, Peter, Lawson, Bernard, Adjei, Ohene, Hoerauf, Achim, Pfarr, Kenneth

“…Hydrocele is a build-up of fluid in the scrotal regions of a proportion of men infected with the filarial nematode Wuchereria bancrofti. Vascular endothelial…”
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Acute Phase Responses Vary Between Children of HbAS and HbAA Genotypes During Plasmodium falciparum Infection by Tetteh, Mary, Addai-Mensah, Otchere, Siedu, Zakaria, Kyei-Baafour, Eric, Lamptey, Helena, Williams, Jovis, Kupeh, Edward, Egbi, Godfred, Kwayie, Anna Boadi, Abbam, Gabriel, Afrifah, David Amoah, Debrah, Alexander Yaw, Ofori, Michael Fokuo

“…Haemoglobin genotype S is known to offer protection against infections but the mechanism underlying this protection is not completely understood. Associated…”
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Emerging managerial competencies of professionals in the Tanzanian construction industry by Debrah, Yaw A., Ofori, George

“…The managerial competencies required by professionals in the construction industry in Tanzania to operate effectively in a business environment which is…”
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Complementarity or competition: the development of human resources in a South-East Asian Growth Triangle: Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore by Debrah, Yaw A., McGovern, Ian, Budhwar, Pawan

“…Globalization has led to the emergence and strengthening of regional and subregional economic co-operation as a means of promoting economic growth. In East…”
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Conclusion: Globalization, Work and Employment - Asia Pacific Experiences in Retrospect by Smith, Ian G., Debrah, Yaw A.

“…In the concluding essay, the authors of this special issue provide a synthesis of the contributions presented in the volume. It is argued that globalization…”
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The State, skill formation and productivity enhancement in the construction industry: the case of Singapore by Ofori, Yaw A. Debrah, George

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Determining the future challenges in industrial relations management in Singapore: A Delphi approach by Lan Maria, Chow Siu, Debrah, Yaw, Cunningham, J. Barton

“…This study uses a Delphi technique to determine the future challenges in industrial relations (IR) management in Singapore. It attempts to explore whether…”
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Globalization, employment and the workplace: diverse impacts by Debrah, Y A, Smith, I G, Upchurch, Martin

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