Search Results - "LAURENT, Christian"
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Advanced polymeric dielectrics for high energy density applications
Published in Progress in materials science (01-10-2016)“…This article provides an overview of the present state-of-the-art pertaining to polymer capacitor dielectrics appropriate for high electrostatic energy density…”
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Independent and combined effects of Bisphenol A and Diethylhexyl Phthalate on gestational outcomes and offspring development in Sprague-Dawley rats
Published in Chemosphere (Oxford) (01-01-2021)“…Bisphenol A (BPA) and Diethylhexyl Phthalate (DEHP) are well-studied endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), however, the effects of mixtures of these EDCs are…”
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Spectroscopy on the wing: Investigating possible differences in protein secondary structures in feather shafts of birds using Raman spectroscopy
Published in Journal of structural biology (01-07-2020)“…The central shaft of a bird’s flight feather bears most of the aerodynamic load during flight and exhibits some remarkable mechanical properties. The shaft…”
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An abelisaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) ilium from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of the Kem Kem beds, Morocco
Published in PloS one (02-04-2019)“…Abelisaurid theropods first appear in the fossil record in the early Jurassic and survived at least until the end of the Mesozoic. They were known to have…”
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Examining educational attainment and allostatic load in non-Hispanic Black women
Published in BMC women's health (17-03-2022)“…Research suggests that non-Hispanic Black (henceforth, Black) women and people with lower educational attainment have higher levels of allostatic load (AL)…”
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Revealing Alzheimer's disease genes spectrum in the whole-genome by machine learning
Published in BMC neurology (10-01-2018)“…Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an important, progressive neurodegenerative disease, with a complex genetic architecture. A key goal of biomedical research is to…”
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Individual and healthcare supply-related HIV transmission factors in HIV-positive patients enrolled in the antiretroviral treatment access program in the Centre and Littoral regions in Cameroon (ANRS-12288 EVOLCam survey)
Published in PloS one (06-04-2022)“…Despite great progress in antiretroviral treatment (ART) access in recent decades, HIV incidence remains high in sub-Saharan Africa. We investigated the role…”
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Correlates of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy among a Community Sample of African Americans Living in the Southern United States
Published in Vaccines (Basel) (08-08-2021)“…In the United States, African Americans (AAs) have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 mortality. However, AAs are more likely to be hesitant in…”
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Intimate partner violence by men living with HIV in Cameroon: Prevalence, associated factors and implications for HIV transmission risk (ANRS-12288 EVOLCAM)
Published in PloS one (18-02-2021)“…Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is frequent in Central Africa and may be a HIV infection risk factor. More data on HIV-positive men (MLHIV)…”
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Targeted next-generation sequencing analysis identifies novel mutations in families with severe familial exudative vitreoretinopathy
Published in Molecular vision (23-08-2017)“…Familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) is a genetically and clinically heterogeneous disease, characterized by failure of vascular development of the…”
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Non-inferiority test for a continuous variable with a flexible margin in an active controlled trial: an application to the "Stratall ANRS 12110 / ESTHER" trial
Published in Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine (05-03-2022)“…Non-inferiority trials are becoming increasingly popular in public health and clinical research. The choice of the non-inferiority margin is the cornerstone of…”
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Socio-behavioral correlates of pre-exposure prophylaxis use and correct adherence in men who have sex with men in West Africa
Published in BMC public health (29-09-2022)“…Abstract Background Multiple barriers compromise pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) engagement (i.e., use and adherence) in men who have sex with men (MSM). In…”
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Maxwell–Wagner Effect in Multi-Layered Dielectrics: Interfacial Charge Measurement and Modelling
Published in Technologies (Basel) (01-06-2017)“…The development of high voltage direct current (HVDC) technologies generates new paradigms in research. In particular and contrary to the AC case,…”
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Nanomechanical properties of bird feather rachises: exploring naturally occurring fibre reinforced laminar composites
Published in Journal of the Royal Society interface (06-12-2014)“…Flight feathers have evolved under selective pressures to be sufficiently light and strong enough to cope with the stresses of flight. The feather shaft…”
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Evaluation of Different RNA Extraction Methods and Storage Conditions of Dried Plasma or Blood Spots for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA Quantification and PCR Amplification for Drug Resistance Testing
Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology (01-04-2009)“…The development and validation of dried sample spots as a method of specimen collection are urgently needed in developing countries for monitoring of human…”
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Transactional sex among men who have sex with men participating in the CohMSM prospective cohort study in West Africa
Published in PloS one (06-11-2019)“…Although the HIV epidemic is generalized in West Africa, some population groups such as men who have sex with men (MSM), especially those engaged in…”
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Loss to Follow-Up from HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Care in Men Who Have Sex with Men in West Africa
Published in Viruses (28-10-2022)“…Loss to follow-up (LTFU) from HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) care compromises the goal of HIV elimination. We investigated the proportion of LTFU and…”
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Monitoring of HIV viral loads, CD4 cell counts, and clinical assessments versus clinical monitoring alone for antiretroviral therapy in rural district hospitals in Cameroon (Stratall ANRS 12110/ESTHER): a randomised non-inferiority trial
Published in The Lancet infectious diseases (01-11-2011)“…Summary Background Scaling up of antiretroviral therapy in low-resource countries is done on the basis of decentralised, integrated HIV care in rural…”
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Male clients of male sex workers in West Africa: A neglected high-risk population
Published in PloS one (01-05-2019)“…Research on male clients of male sex workers (MCMSW) has been neglected for a long time globally. We aimed to characterize MCMSW and to identify factors…”
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Plasmodium falciparum-like parasites infecting wild apes in southern Cameroon do not represent a recurrent source of human malaria
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (23-04-2013)“…Wild-living chimpanzees and gorillas harbor a multitude of Plasmodium species, including six of the subgenus Laverania , one of which served as the progenitor…”
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